Category Archives: Music Fridays

Music Fridays: Steely Dan – Lonely Teardrops

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Music Fridays: Television

While 1977 is know as a prominent year for the burgeoning Punk movement, it’s foundations can be traced to the pioneering CBGB’s venue in New York. From 1973 CBGB’s began hosting rock gigs that later became the launching pad for The Ramones, Television, Patti Smith, Blondie, and Talking Heads among others. ‘Marquee Moon‘ the debut [...]

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Music Friday – Yello

It’s been a while since I have posted a track for Music Fridays on Solid Principles.  Lately I’ve been slowly buying up 7 inch vinyl releases of MX-80 and Yello issued on Ralph Records via EBay.  This item arrived during the week, and given the antics of a certain Alaskan bus tourist, this song seemed [...]

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Goodbye Captain Beefheart

If Don Van Vliet’s life could summed up in an expression, it would be “People Never Noticed’. The music business collective sucked up, and spat out his Captain Beefheart persona, then the art-world never elevated him to the heights he deserved.  In retrospect, after dying at the age of 69 from multiple sclerosis, Don may finally [...]

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Commentary: Charlie Crist and the Lizard King

By Carl Hiaasen | The Miami Herald An absolutely true news item: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will seek a pardon for the late Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, who was convicted of exposing himself and using profanity during a chaotic Miami concert in 1969. Dear Gov. Crist, I’m writing to you from Rock [...]

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The Late Great Lee Hazlewood (1929 – 2007) Lately I’ve been on a music bender, over the work of the late great Lee Hazlewood.  You might have heard his Nancy Sinatra production era (These Boots Are Made For Walking), or perhaps his Nancy Sinatra duets (Some Velvet Morning/Jackson/Ladybird).   The Hazlewood era that intrigues me the most, [...]

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David Letterman: Michael Buble Top Ten List

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(Late) Music Friday: Easybeats ‘St. Louis’

From time to time, I like to post some music on Fridays, however circumstances yesterday prevented me from posting this item.  With the recent trip from Obama to John Cronin’s (Solid Principles co-founder) home town, plus interviewing Ed Martin had me think of this track. The Easybeats were Australia’s most successful ‘rock music’ export during [...]

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It’s been a while since I posted a Music Fridays item, so let’s correct that shall we?  The Flying Burrito Brothers featured ex Byrds members Chris Hillman & Gram Parsons, one of the first groups of long hairs (hippies/rock musicians) to embark on playing Country Music.  The Flying Burrito Brothers continued with the country rock direction as taken on [...]

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Washington, D.C. – The Magneti… The fantastic Magnetic Fields and their ode to Washington D.C. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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