Dispatches from the Front - Judas Priest
It’s been awhile since Power Chord TV sent me to a concert. Garth Brooks was the last one I believe, and that was in November. This time the (metal) Gods shined down on me. They (Power Chord, not the Gods) decided to send me to see Judas Priest! Judas Priest has been one of my favorite groups since I was a teenager. They have been through a fair number of changes in their 49(!) year history. They just released their 18th studio album called Firepower. This time I will be head
What Happened to Music That Inspired Me?
I was recently inspired by a recent Simpson’s episode where Homer gains intelligence by improving his sloppy penmanship with a fountain pen. I poked around my own pen collection (yes, I have one) and chose to write this article for PCTV fandom with a cartridge fountain pen instead of the word processor or Word. I leave it to you dear readers to ascertain if my IQ increased by the end of this article. (I should get at least a 2 point increase as I will have to ‘re-type’ this f
Is David Byrne the American/Scottish David Bowie?
Two things happened in March 2018. PCTV choose David Byrne’s new release, “American Utopia” for its March Whiteboard Sessions and the Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition “David Bowie Is” opened. I attended the very crowded Bowie exhibition which included over 400 objects from Bowie’s own personal archives, and let me say upfront I was disappointed. Especially with the exhibition quality. A poorly lit, poorly (dis)organized chronology of Bowie’s life. Despite my lack of enthusiasm fo
Rock & Blow Up Dolls
(Listen to this playlist while you read!) In 1966 Michelangelo Antonioni directed a strange movie called Blow Up!. Its main claim to fame (to me anyway) was that The Yardbirds (including both Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page) had a cameo in it. Jeff Beck even smashes a guitar in the scene! This article could have been about the early days of film and Rock n Roll coming together but that just didn’t feel like it would be that interesting. At least not right now. Nope, this one is abou
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