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Category Archives: Thoughts from the Guv’nor
Review: Ghost (Main Street Armory, Rochester NY; September 16, 2016)
Heard the one about the Episcopalian who went to a Satanic metal show? He wasn’t excommunicated, his head didn’t rotate 360 degrees and he wasn’t even turned into a newt.
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Tagged concert reviews, Ghost BC, Nameless Ghouls, Papa Emeritus III
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B(r)and on the Run: Social Media Marketing Basics with Nancy A. Shenker
In the 13 years since she started the ONswitch, Nancy A. Shenker has become a branding and marketing guru, spreading her gospel to her clients and to audiences across the country. She has brought her expertise to everything from a … Continue reading
The View From Inside (Part Two)
So, you’re off to a good start–you’re a killer band, hungry for success and now you want to get out into the world and make a name for yourself. Here’s some more sage advice from The Guv’nor to put you … Continue reading
The View From Inside (Part One)
It’s been an interesting summer for music, and by that I am not referring to the Guns ‘n’ Roses reunion. For the first time in many years, I’m performing live again, this time with my old band, The Bards, which … Continue reading
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Tagged advice for young bands, music business, music marketing
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CD Review: DIAMOND HEAD – Diamond Head (Dissonance Records, 2016)
Diamond Head’s first album of new material in almost ten years has been greeted with nearly unanimous favorable reviews, and it’s not hard to hear why. New lead vocalist Rasmus Bom Anderson has breathed new life into the band, banishing the … Continue reading
Review: Iron Maiden (Molson Amphitheater, Toronto ON. July 3, 2010) (From the Archives)
To celebrate the opening of Iron Maiden’s 2016 Book of Souls tour, here’s a flashback to 2010 and The Guv’nor’s review of their appearance at the Molson Amphitheater, Toronto, on The Final Frontier tour.
Fifty-five Years in Twenty-five Songs: The US Days
Part two of my musical autobiography, in which I cross the Atlantic, play hundreds of gigs, become a family man, hit bottom and change careers, all while humming, whistling, singing and/or screaming along to the following soundtrack. It’s been a … Continue reading
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Tagged "Aces High", "Babylon Sisters", "Blackbird", "Can't Win", "Heart of the Matter", "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth, "Let It Go", "Nadine", "Pacing the Cage", "Routine", "Tell Mama", Billy Bragg, Bruce Cockburn, Chuck Berry, Coheed & Cambria, Def Leppard, Don Henley, Iron Maiden, Kyoji Yamamoto, Richard Thompson, Savoy Brown, Steely Dan, Steven Wilson, Tank Park Salute, The Beatles, The Story of a Little White Whale
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Fifty-five Years in Twenty-five Songs: The UK Days
Early this December, one of my oldest and dearest friends, Glenn Williams, tagged me for the Seven-Day Music Challenge on Facebook. It’s one of those silly games where you have to post seven songs in seven days and say a … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Serenade to Music", "All the Young Dudes", "American Pie", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "Follow You, "Give My Compliments to the Chef", "I'm A Boy", "I'm Telling You Now", "Lady Eleanor", "Nimrod", "Wake Up and Make Love With Me" The Police, City of Leicester Boys School, Don McLean, Follow Me", Freddie and the Dreamers, Genesis, Ian Dury, Lindisfarne, Loughborough University, Mott the Hoople, Radio Luxembourg, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Edward Elgar, The Enigma Variations, The Jam, The Old Grey Whistle Test, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The Who, Top of the Pops
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Review: Steven Wilson (The Egg, Albany NY. May 21, 2015)
Last night, I dreamed that a skinny Englishman with long, lank hair, nerd glasses and an awkward stage presence took every riff I ever loved from every band I worshipped as a teenager and seamlessly wove them together into an … Continue reading
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