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Thursday, 19 April 2018
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:
"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?
SCRIPT IS NOT THE PLAY
SCRIPT IS NOT THE PLAY
DRAFT IS NOT THE BANK
Foundations not the edifice
Actions are required.Activation.Assistance.
Your applied energies.Your kindness.Compassion.
You make a difference with your plans,intentions,actions.
You build a future that has solid Foundations.
Spirals of delight,ellipses of ecstasy.Your applied energies
become Art,and Love,Poem,Prayer,Healing.
They Affirm Harmony in a scarred and broken time
Your Inner Temple is a Butterfly.
And a Heart with Wings
That Flies..
FOR RED TRAVELER
LEONARD COHEN IN THE NEWS
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In death, Leonard Cohen's voice
popping up in hit TV shows, violent video games
MONTREAL — When it comes to getting permission to use
Leonard Cohen's music, Ubisoft's bloody Assassin's Creed trailer gets an
enthusiastic green light, while ads, pornography and even the Montreal Symphony
Orchestra don't fare as well. Since his death in 2016, the late Canadian
singer's ...
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In death, Leonard Cohen's voice
popping up in hit TV shows, violent video games
Leonard Cohen sits for a portrait in Toronto on
February 4, 2006. When it comes to getting permission to use Leonard
Cohen's music, Ubisoft's bloody Assassin's Creed trailer gets an
enthusiastic green light, while ads, pornography and even the Montreal Symphony
Orchestra don't fare as well. Since his ...
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Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Jimi
Hendrix's Chelsea Hotel doors sold at auction
Bob Dylan's door went for $100,000 (around £70,000)
alone, while the door to a room occupied by Leonard Cohen and Janis
Joplin during an affair that is rumoured to have inspired Cohen's track Chelsea
Hotel No. 2′ went for $85,000. Author Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road while
staying at the hotel ...
Bob
Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, & Janis Joplin's Chelsea Hotel
Doors Sold At Auction - Stereogum
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In death, Leonard Cohen's voice
popping up in hit TV shows, video games
MONTREAL—When it comes to getting permission to use
Leonard Cohen's music, Ubisoft's bloody Assassin's Creed Origins trailer
gets an enthusiastic green light, while ads, pornography and even the Montreal
Symphony Orchestra don't fare as well. Since his death in 2016, the late
Canadian singer's ...
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FRANK ZAPPA BLOGPOST
Discography: Frank Zappa: Episode 1
– Freak Out! to Fillmore East
Frank Zappa is considered to be one of the most influential rock musicians of the late twentieth century. Between the start of his career in the late fifties and his death in 1993 he recorded and rele..
On September 19, 1985, Frank Zappa testified before the United States Senate Commerce, Technology, and Transportation committee, attacking the Parents Music Resource Center or PMRC, a music organizati..
For this maiden voyage, Marc takes on Frank Zappa.
Zappa is one of the most revered American musicians of all-time, and with 100+
records to his name, one of the most impenetrable. What's more, Zappa claimed
that all of the 63 or so albums released in his lifetime can be listened to
end-to-end to ...
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Frank Zappa is considered to be one of the most influential rock musicians of the late twentieth century. Between the start of his career in the late fifties and his death in 1993 he recorded and rele..
On September 19, 1985, Frank Zappa testified before the United States Senate Commerce, Technology, and Transportation committee, attacking the Parents Music Resource Center or PMRC, a music organizati..
JOEY MOLLAND INTERVIEW
Badfinger's Joey Molland on
overcoming tragedy, hanging with the Beatles
Two of its members, guitarist Tom Evans and singer Pete
Ham, committed suicide, and drummer Mike Gibbins died of a brain aneurysm in
2005. Now guitarist Joey Molland, 70, the sole surviving member of
Badfinger, is on the road performing the group's best-selling 1971 album,
“Straight Up.” He spoke ...
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Wednesday, 18 April 2018
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Maggie Reilly - Everytime We Touch (Official Video)
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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:
"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?
FIRST A SPARROW
FIRST A SPARROW
LEAPS INTO THE BRANCH
of that wind-swaying tree outside my
window
Next,a dove,singular and
singing
investigates reflections in green
windows
The trees are in their best
uniform
Spring green and glistening with
night-dew
Morning will take and shake their
leaves
Little limbs will crack and
fall
There are nests high up away from
predators
Forest city that we live
within
Independent Republic of the Birds
&Trees of South Austin!
ZAPPA STUFF
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Discography: Frank Zappa: Episode 2
– 200 Motels to Zappa In New York
Marc With a C intends to find out as he continues to
traverse Frank Zappa's monolithic catalog this time from 1971's 200
Motels to 1978's Zappa In New York. Zappa contended that if you played all of
his recordings together end to end, they'd create a big song, and we're in the
early stages of testing that ..
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Frank Zappa tribute band
Project/Object returns to Sellersville Theater
Project/Object has been delighting Frank Zappa
fans with live performances of Zappa's music for over 20 years. Over the years
founder, bandleader and guitarist/vocalist Andre Cholmondeley grew the band from
a minor tribute act that played in tiny clubs in the New Jersey/New York City
area to a ...
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YES feat. ARW NEWS
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YES to Bring Its 50th Anniversary Tour to
Hard Rock Live
The forthcoming studio album wil represent the first new
music in 28 years featuring Jon Anderson/Trevor Rabin/Rick Wakeman
together. The 50th anniversary tour comes to Hard Rock Live on Sept. 8. Tickets
go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday. Tags: YES, 50th Anniversary Tour, Hard Rock
Live, Image.
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Rock band YES has set a Dayton tour stop --
here's how to get tickets
Click a link below to get the app. The 2017 Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame inductees are known for their progressive rock sound, and will
be unveiling their first new music in 28 years featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor
Rabin and Rick Wakeman. Lee Pomeroy will be on bass and Louis Molino III on
drums.
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YES
Jon Anderson Trevor Rabin Rick Wak
Thanks
to our friends at Nederlander, 88-5FM has several pairs of tickets to see Yes
featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman on August 29th at the
Greek Theater. No purchase necessary. Tickets on sale Friday at 10:00 a.m.. You
can sign up below before 10:00 p.m. (PT) on Sunday, April ..
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Richard Christopher 'Rick' Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also known for hi.. Starmus is a festival of music and astronomy on the beautiful island of Tenerife. It is the brain child of Garik Israelian (the astrophysicist who led the team which found the first observational.. On this extraordinary album, legendary keyboard player teams up with an Italian singer named Mario Fasciano. Stavros Moschopoulos writes: 'Recorded on the Isle of Man, the CD contains 8 new.. With special guests Various artists including: Ian Paice, Rick Parfitt, Steve Hackett, Andy Fairweather Low, John Entwistle etc.. Richard Christopher 'Rick' Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also known f.. Musician, producer and former Yes member Billy Sherwood has put together what he’s dubbed “the biggest super group of progressive rock players ever assembled,” to form .. 26 tracks in all, of which 10 are previously unreleased (these including an epic version of Matthew the Man - live in Tokyo 2001 and Beijing - widescreen remix from Iona, and other unreleased tra.. |
YES NEWS
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Yes, “Miracle of Life” from Union (1991):
YESterdays
Long-time Yes collaborator Eddy Offord was enlisted to
co-produce with Mancina and Rabin, and his touch seems evident in the song's
dense and swirling opening. Tony Kaye's organ is featured prominently with
Trevor Rabin's acoustic guitar and Alan White's inspired off-meter
playing. The Yes choir
Rock band YES has set a Dayton tour stop --
here's how to get tickets
UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 11: NEW THEATRE Photo of Alan WHITE
and Steve HOWE and Rick WAKEMAN and YES and Jon ANDERSON and Chris
SQUIRE, Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Jon Anderson, Alan White
- posed, group shot (Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns) Mick Hutson/ ...
YES North American 50th Anniversary Tour
Comes to Virginia Credit Union LIVE! at Richmond ...
“It is awe-inspiring to reflect on the caliber and
invention of the musicians who have forged the legacy of YES since 1968, always
pushing the boundaries.” YES alumni include Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Rick
Wakeman, Bill Bruford, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Tony Kaye, Peter Banks,
Patrick Moraz, ..
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Monday, 16 April 2018
FAIRPORT CONVENTION NEWS
22 acts lined up to appear at Fairport's
Cropredy Convention
22 acts lined up to appear at Fairport's Cropredy
Convention ... Taking place in Cropredy just off the A361, the three day
musical extravaganza will be packed with some established names such as Brian
Wilson, The Levellers and of course Fairport Convention alongside some
emerging stars such as ...
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FRANK ZAPPA NEWS
Symphony orchestra mixing Zappa with Mozart
for boutique concert series
The music of Frank Zappa is having new life
breathed into it, as the country's national orchestra embarks on a new boutique
concert series. The Shed Series at Wellington's Shed 6 is a push by the New
Zealand Symphony Orchestra to present a diverse mix of music in more intimate,
informal spaces than ...
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THE GARDENING CLUB REVIEW
GARDENING CLUB (The) - The Riddle
/ published on 12-04-2018 /
Where we
talk again about Martin
Springett and his
project The
Gardening Club , which is resurfacing these days
on the occasion of the release of "The
Riddle" , latest production of Canadian
musician draftsman. We
made the acquaintance - late - of The Gardening Club on the occasion of the
reissue of " The
Gardening Club " , first album of the same name of
1983 and true treasure forgotten of the Eighties, for the amateurs of
progressive rock of very high holding. And here is Martin Springett reactivates his
project with a brand new album that will prove once again to be a real pleasure
for the ears and the soul.The making of this album is a delicate alchemy that brought together a number of people who met at specific times and places, as if fate had wanted to cause the conditions of a miracle, so as to create on this Earth a new manifestation of beauty. In modern times, beauty is not really popular and you should not miss an opportunity to enjoy it when it comes to you.
In this case, the conditions that led to "The Riddle" brought Martin Springett and Norm McPherson together, through Terry Findley, a music lover already friends with Springett and who fell by chance on his friend McPherson, lost for nearly forty years, during a concert given in a small club. Norm McPherson, an exceptional guitarist, was seen by Findley as one of the few people able to decipher the complex and incredibly imaginative musical universe of Martin Springett. In addition, McPherson owns a personal studio, which makes it possible not to count the hours of recording and to avoid paying huge bills. And even more, McPherson is the father of a young James McPherson who is a little prodigy of rhythm programming and keyboard.
Just find an off-the-wall bassist (which is done with theSean Drabbit ) and an inspired saxophonist ( Wayne Kozak ) and we have all the ingredients of what will make a great album. Martin Springett composes a complex, fresh and lunar music, transcribed on partition by Norm McPherson. A young poet by the name of Cyril McColgan provides the texts (sung by Springett) and Norm McPherson plays the wizards of the mixer in his studio, during recording sessions that are not tight by a demanding timing, a guarantee of calm and peace of mind for the creators. And, best of all, Martin Springett also draws sumptuous, magical illustrations that adorn the CD booklet admirably.
It does not take more - but it's already a lot - to end up with 45 minutes of progressive rock lined with a reassuring poetic silk, and embellished with melodies carefully unrolled in a series of fifteen rather short pieces (two to four minutes) but in close interaction with each other. The production subtly doses the sharing of the sound space between the vocals, the guitar, the bass and the drums (entirely artificial but it does not mean at all). The atmosphere is calm and soft, cradling our ears with a delicate and felted song and the whole thing lets itself be listened to with a reassured and soothing spirit.
The album "The riddle"("The Enigma") does not benefit from gigantic distribution currents on a global scale but it is worth to be found. In case of difficulties, we can always turn to Martin Springett's website, which includes a link to his Facebook page. And look at his drawings, it's beautiful.
François
Becquart
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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?
SHE GIVES ME RESCUE REMEDY
A wildflower psychic alcohol based
healing
for shock(the world we live in
/shattered glass
She worked in hospice,and quickly
learned
the families were her true need for
counseling.
She gave Reiki quietly to those who
asked
(Western medicine frowns upon the
East)
How come healers come down with Immune Deficiencies?
How come healers come down with Immune Deficiencies?
One i knew had M.E,another M.S,still
more PTSD
(The shock of this world is hard
rock)
Soft as a pillow for the accident
victims
Nurse prepares for healing.Another
broken,rising..
Sunday, 15 April 2018
On The Track (of Unknown Animals) Ep. 90 (Mystery sharks, a mystery fish, Common Moor Carcass etc)
Here we have the ninth episode of the relaunched webTV show by the Centre for Fortean Zoology, written and presented by Jon Downes and Charlotte Phillipson, their families and other animals. This episode contains: • A shadowy figure in the snow • The CFZ Poster Boy from 2007 grows up • Greg goes to Hong Kong • The mystery of Tadpole Pond • A Hong Kong paradise fish? • The druid gives us Oriental weather loach • The search for Gambusia • Mystery great white sharks • A great white shark in Plymouth? • Retrieving trail cameras • Have we solved the mystery of the Common Moor carcass? • PRODUCT PLACEMENT - Weird Weekend North 2018 - Mr Biffo and Digitiser TV - Mr Loxodonta has a record out • Watcher of the skies • New and rediscovered: New genus of Chinese freshwater crab • New and rediscovered: Two new Mexican snakes • New and rediscovered: Large new knifefish • New and rediscovered: New rat-like rodent • New and rediscovered: Rediscovered bat • New and rediscovered: New Thai spitting cobra • New and rediscovered: New lizard • New fiddler crab with enormous range • Fair use • Coming next month • The Patreon campaign • Archie sings the Beach Boys • The team says goodbye until next month You can support us, and help us make this show ever more bigger and better at our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/CFZ
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: ഗുണ വാരിധേ (Guna Varide) - Prayer Song & Dance
Being Sunday I always post sacred music. The name of the deity may change, or even the deity Him/Herself but the spirit remains the same.
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:
"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?
NO SEED EVER SEES THE FLOWER
NO SEED EVER SEES THE FLOWER
NO RIVER EVER COUNTS THE
FISH
No moon demands a
forest(to shine within
No species knows they are
exterminated
No bullet knows the names
of birds
The bird in your heart
wants to sing in a forest
But the forest is in love
with the moon
The moon is in love with
the tides
The tides have an affair
with the beach
The beach is an ambivalent
lover
All of them both close and
in distance shine
on each other,your heart
and your breath
This is the alchemy that
keeps us alive
Homeopathic antidote to
ends.
Saturday, 14 April 2018
PLAYLIST: Strange Fruit 05-04-18 – SHOW 254 – IF I COULD ONLY…
Strange Fruit is a unique two-hour radio show exploring the world of underground, strange and generally neglected music. All shows are themed and all shows set out to give the most hardened of sound-hounds some new delight to sample.
The show is also unique in providing homework for undergraduate students on North West Kent College’s Foundation Degree in Professional Writing (who dig up many of the odd facts featured in the links between tracks).
Neil Nixon, the founder and presenter of the show has released a book about rare albums for Gonzo Multimedia.
The show is broadcast on Miskin Radio every Sunday from 10-00-midnight.
05-04-18 – SHOW 254 – IF I COULD ONLY…
The Moody Blues: Departure
Essential Logic: Stay High
Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind
David Crosby: Music is Love/Cowboy Movie
Boubcar Traori: Ben de Kati
Neil Young: The Sultan
Mastodon: Jaguar God
Jim Ghedi: Home for Moss Valley
David Crosby: Laughing
XTC: Battery Brides
VoiceROM: The Menacing Eyes of Eden Zhu
Mya P-B: Change (feat. Nathan Hood)
Prymate: Hollow Swallows
Miles Davis: Mr Freedom X
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams: Talkin’ to the Buddha
Kali Bahlu: A Cosmic Telephone Call
Kirlian Camera: Sky Collapse (moonlight for holograms)
David Crosby: Traction in the Rain
David Crosby: Song with no Words (Tree with no Leaves)
Frank Sinatra: Reflections on the
Friday, 13 April 2018
Gonzo Weekly #282
Gonzo Weekly #282
THE GROWING FINS ISSUE
Doug Harr leads us through the latest twist in the Fleetwood Mac saga, as
Lindsey Buckingham is out and Neil Finn from Crowded House etc is in. Richard
writes on Bill Kreutzmann, post Grateful Dead, Alan raves about Fifty Foot Hose,
and Jeremy goes to see Ferocious Dog, now augmented by he who was Fruitbat from
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. And Jon? He is away with the fairies and
writing about a Series of Unfortunate Events...
#Hail Eris!
And there are radio shows from Strange Fruit, AND Mack Maloney, BUT Friday
Night Progressive is on hiatus this week, there are columns from all sorts of
folk including Neil Nixon, Kev Rowlands AND the irrepressible Corinna, although
Roy Weard, C J Stone, and Mr Biffo are sadly absent this week. There is also a
collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and southern dibblers who
have stood around in twos (OK, nothing to do with small marsupials who have
paired up under last weekend's blue moon, but I got carried away with things
that rhymed with OOOOS) than you can shake a stick at. And the best part is IT's
ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
This issue features:
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Beatles, Brett Anderson,
Yoko Ono, Yes, Johnny Marr, Justin Hayward, Belle & Sebastian, Laura
Marling, Mike Lindsay, U2, Elvis Presley, Strange Fruit, Friday Night
Progressive, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Viacheslav Koleichuk, Jacques Joseph
Victor Higelin, Cecil Percival Taylor, Ronald Dunbar, Nathan Tate Davis, Yvonne
Stapley, Tim Matley, Rick Wakeman, Natural Gas, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke,
Michael Bruce, Man, Jeremy Smith, Ferocious Dog, Doug Harr, Fleetwood Mac, Alan
Dearling, Fifty Foot Hose, Richard Foreman, Bill Kreutzmann, Kev Rowland,
Witchhammer, Alestorm, Ammunition, Amor, Ampline, Anvil, Galahad, Mr Biffo,
Hawkwind, Jon Downes, Wild Colonial Boy, Martin Springett, Simon Young, Ceri
Houlbrook, Madness, Keith Moon, Alice Cooper, Grateful Dead, Calpurnia
And the last few issues are:
Issue 281 (Carl Palmer)
Issue 280 (Steve Andrews)
Issue 279 (Biffo)
Issue 278 (The Beatles)
Issue 277 (Auld Man's Baccie)
Issue 276 (Dukes of the Orient)
Issue 275 (Martin Gordon)
Issue 274 (Steve Took)
Issue 273 (Live Dead 69)
Issue 272 (George Butler)
Issue 271 (Mark E Smith)
Issue 270 (Eric Clapton)
Issue 269 (Narnia)
Issue 267-8 (Happy New Year)
Issue 265-6 (The Who)
Issue 264 (John McLaughlin)
Issue 263 (The magic Band)
Issue 262 (DikMik)
Issue 261 (Leonard Cohen)
Issue 260 (Amsterdam Squat Festie)
All issues from #70 can be downloaded at www.gonzoweekly.com if you prefer.
If you have problems downloading, just email me and I will add you to the Gonzo
Weekly dropbox. The first 69 issues are archived there as well. Information is
power chaps, we have to share it!
You can download the magazine in pdf form HERE:
SPECIAL NOTICE: If you, too, want to unleash the power of your inner rock
journalist, and want to join a rapidly growing band of likewise minded weirdos
please email me at jon@eclipse.co.uk The more the merrier really.
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