Radio Gameli

Music Football Humor Food Fitness Politics Sport Auto World Various Hitech Hardware Business

• A Look Back at the 50th Anniversary of Altamont – the anti-Woodstock

  musicenthusiast.net | Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:30:08 +0000

  “Hell’s Angels don’t do security. Hell’s Angels fight. They like to fight. It’s part of their M.O. They fight all the time. They’re good at it, ok? If you don’t want the tiger to eat your lunch guests, don’t invite the fucking tigers to the … Continue reading A Look Back at the 50th Anniversary of Altamont – the anti-Woodstock

• Tres Songs

  musicenthusiast.net | Tue, 03 Dec 2019 19:12:34 +0000

  I’m working on a series about an Important Artist You Will Know. But while I’m researching that, I will play DJ here and spin three tunes for, as usual, your dining and dancing pleasure. You will wind up banging your head but first I’ll lure … Continue reading Tres Songs

• New Music Revue 11/26/19

  musicenthusiast.net | Tue, 26 Nov 2019 23:34:41 +0000

  Wherein I come out of my hippie cave every once in a while and realize, hey, Woodstock was SO long ago… Some info on Shotgun Tori & The Hounds: “Out of Johannesburg, South Africa, Shotgun Tori & The Hounds are articulate and intelligent storytellers, able … Continue reading New Music Revue 11/26/19

• Soul Time

  musicenthusiast.net | Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:06:11 +0000

  (Pictured – Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes) Periodically I do a Shot of Blues post. What about, I sez to myself, a shot of Soul? This is that good old fashioned stuff you don’t hear anymore. Or maybe I’m just not clued in … Wikipedia: … Continue reading Soul Time

• Featured Album – Waves – Pray for Sound (post-rock)

  musicenthusiast.net | Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:40:16 +0000

  Long-time readers will know that my son Nick plays guitar in – and writes music for – a post-rock band called Pray for Sound. I’ve mentioned their previous albums here and here and here. I won’t repeat what I said in those posts but they … Continue reading Featured Album – Waves – Pray for Sound (post-rock)

• Randy Newman – Master Songwriter

  musicenthusiast.net | Thu, 07 Nov 2019 05:08:19 +0000

  “There isn’t anything more important to me than writing well. It’s how I judge myself and how I feel best.” – Randy Newman. He cites Ray Charles as his greatest influence growing up, stating, “I loved Charles’ music to excess.” Wikipedia: Randy Newman was born in … Continue reading Randy Newman – Master Songwriter

• A Six-Pack of Pearl Jam

  musicenthusiast.net | Mon, 04 Nov 2019 20:51:24 +0000

  Finally, patient long-term readers of this blog are thinking. ME is finally saying something intelligent by featuring PJ. Well, no, you’ll have to keep waiting for some smart words to leak from these pages. But in the meantime, enjoy some Pearl Jam. One out of … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Pearl Jam

• Concert Review – The Royal Scam – Steely Dan at the Orpheum Boston

  musicenthusiast.net | Fri, 01 Nov 2019 01:10:49 +0000

  And they wandered in From the city of St. John Without a Dime Spotify link Sitting in a dead-end street across from the Boston Common, The Orpheum Theater – it says here – is one of “the oldest theaters in the United States. It was … Continue reading Concert Review – The Royal Scam – Steely Dan at the Orpheum Boston

• An ME Tribute to Jack Bruce

  musicenthusiast.net | Tue, 29 Oct 2019 04:00:16 +0000

  You might be tempted to think that this tribute to the former Cream-ster was precipitated by the recent death of Ginger Baker. Well, yes and no. Back in 2005, the band re-formed to play some shows at Royal Albert Hall. (Which, BTW, now they know … Continue reading An ME Tribute to Jack Bruce

• The ‘Deconstructing the Beatles’ Series – a Critique

  musicenthusiast.net | Thu, 24 Oct 2019 20:09:17 +0000

  So the story here is that I kept seeing these advertisements for a guy named Scott Freiman in conjunction with something called Deconstructing the Beatles that was showing up periodically at small local theaters. After a little research I found out that these were – … Continue reading The ‘Deconstructing the Beatles’ Series – a Critique