I got into reading comic books well before gaining a deep appreciation of music. With a rather limited allowance, my comic purchases would usually come in the form of a “Three For The Price Of One” bag of assorted comics that would often contain back issues from either DC or Valiant Comics. The top comic … Continue reading Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics (Revolutionary Comics)
Author: quarnoz
Childhood Car Tunes – Bad Hair Day by “Weird Al” Yankovic
I'd like to take some time to explore my main method of music absorption when I was a kid. I would rarely listen to music through my headphones on my portable cassette player. The last time I remember doing that was listening to my copy of (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, and the batteries were … Continue reading Childhood Car Tunes – Bad Hair Day by “Weird Al” Yankovic
Dream Notes – “Stay Clean???”
My love of music often works its way into my dreams, occasionally in rather unusual ways. I've talked about this type of thing previously in my old blog, and since this blog deals exclusively with music, I'm going to bring this idea over here. If you'll indulge me, here's another mess my brain cobbled together. This … Continue reading Dream Notes – “Stay Clean???”
Ways To Discover Music
I've been asked on a number of occasions how I go about discovering music. Someone will learn that I went to a Peter Brotzmann concert, and wonder how the hell I ever heard of a guy like that, or someone might come to my apartment and see that I have an increasingly rare thing called … Continue reading Ways To Discover Music
Allan Holdsworth
This was not what I expected to see when logging into Facebook on Easter Sunday. As soon as I saw Allan Holdsworth's name in the “trending” section, I knew something was up. I had the exact same feeling when I saw Charlie Haden's name listed in the same spot a few years earlier. I knew … Continue reading Allan Holdsworth
John Scofield “Loud Jazz” Contest (Musician Magazine)
This June, I'm going to have the pleasure of seeing guitarist John Scofield in concert for the third time in my life. I usually don't make habit of seeing an artist more than once to make opportunities for other concerts of interest. However, I will make an exception if I deem the event to be … Continue reading John Scofield “Loud Jazz” Contest (Musician Magazine)
Brockum Rock Cards
Collectable trading cards have been in existence for over 100 years, with some of the earliest examples being ones that came with tobacco products or Cracker Jack snacks. By the end of the 1980s and into the 1990s, the hobby expanded at a seemingly exponential rate as the marketplace was flooded with product. It seemed … Continue reading Brockum Rock Cards
Mount Rockmore
In the music industry, artists are often honoured late in their careers with an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. However, to the criticism of many, they've let in a number of artists (such as Madonna, or practically any hip-hop artists) that people don't deem to “rock”, leaving many to conclude the … Continue reading Mount Rockmore
Armchair Maestro 