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Wednesday, 8 January 2020

There is more: This tour includes Jon Davison doing vocals, Steve Howe on guitar, Alan White on drums, Geoff Downes on the keys and Billy ...

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Yes

Yes are quite rightly considered one of the leading lights of the progressive rock scene, a position they have held for more than forty years.Releasing albums such as Close To The Edge, Tales From Top..

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?"

LOVE THE OPEN TUNING!

Love the AUM RIFF repetition

Love Phillip Glass(still performing)

Like Steve Reich and Le Monte Young

(Terry Reilly worked with Daevid Allen of GONG

Tape loops and open -ended compositions..

Modern jazz improvisations allow new aural tunings

Exposed to Chinese instruments,Arabian tuning

To align earth in space with sounds and sounding

We do not need to understand-just expose ourselves to poetic possibilities

when round sounds and drones and open tunings change us

As we change the strings and instruments we use

We become the vessels for the instruments we choose

We become what we use.

Monday, 6 January 2020

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Genre Peak - Hell on the Surface

Genre Peak

Martin Birke's original compositions began getting nationally published in 1990. His history as a drummer, keyboardist, programmer, songwriter and vocalist is in a current variety of US & European..

The Universal - Small Faces

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Steve Marriott

Steve Marriott was an English musician, songwriter and frontman of two notable rock and roll bands, spanning over two decades. Marriott is remembered for his powerful singing voice which belied his sm..

Ringo Starr’s End of Year Recap 2019

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The Beatles: Myths and Legends
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HOT RATS SESSIONS REDUX

'Hot Rats Sessions' Is a Frank Zappa Epic Worth Investing In

American Songwriter

Captain Beefheart's scuzzy, Howlin' Wolf-styled vocals power the swamp funk of the existential “Willie the Pimp” and the soundtrack inspired “Son of ...

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Frank Zappa et al

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..

STREAMING THE TROUT MASK

Captain Beefheart's 'Trout Mask Replica' has unexpectedly come to Spotify

Happy Mag

Trout Mask Replica, the infamously weird and wonderful 1969 album by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, has unexpectedly appeared on ...

Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica hits streaming platforms for the first time: Stream

Consequence of Sound

One of the last great digital holdouts has ended with the release of Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band's Trout Mask Replica. Stream it in full below ...

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Captain Beefheart

Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work..

Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band

Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work..

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

MAN SHEDS (ARE PRIVATE TEMPLES)

WHERE TOOLS GO TO RETIRE

and come out when a new project

delights the eyes and heart and mind

of any elder who thinks inside of the box.

He will disappear for hours,demonstrate his powers

by making some metal machine work again

that up to now was full of rust and dust.

Friends come only by invitation

(perhaps for consultation)-for there are projects

so immense in difficulty/one mind alone can never see solution.

Conferences solve much.How to restore,clean,repair..

How to extend,clip,add on,take off.All require meditation.

Most demand conversation.So the tap tap tapping

of the last male Sanctuary,can only best be preserved

by other Solitary Seekers,who know The Way Of Shed

And by so knowing-are released...from domesticity..

Sunday, 5 January 2020

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Shinto Prayer for Heaven and Earth [Miku as a Medium] English subtitles

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:

SUNSHINE RESISTANCE!(January 2020)

WE HAVE TO FORGE NEW WORDS!

"Love"has been weaponized

"Peace"a petition/affirmation (ignored)

And we are civilians in a New Word War

With no desire to be"collateral damage"

Nor to live in a 'Free Fire Zone"

This is far past 1984/Brave New World

We need a New New Normal

Where peace and prosperity are mere starting points

and good health and happiness necessary steps

towards communities we can all live within

with no harm coming to any man,woman,child

and every one of us being FOR all of all of us

So we might be/come both song,poem and chorus

And sing our way with new word orders!

Friday, 3 January 2020

Gonzo Weekly #371/2

Gonzo Weekly #371/2
THE NEW YEAR ISSUE
http://www.gonzoweekly.com/

And in this first issue of the new decade we say goodbye to Mother, and to Paul Whitrow. Alan hikes the Pennine Way, Doug eulogises Terry Hall, and Jon remembers a night with Dr Strangely Strange, Mad Iccy looks at the ups and downs of 2020, while Graham looks at the last 12 months of activity on Planet Hawkwind.

Hail Eris!

And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney and Friday Night Progressive AND Canterbury sans Fronieres AND Merrell Fankhauser, but no sign of Strange Fruit this week, there is a column from Kev Rowland, but Mr Biffo, and C J Stone, and Neil Nixom abd Roy Weard, are on hiatus. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and antichinuses who have lost their shoes (OK, nothing to do with tiny marsupials who are searching for their footwear, 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:

Joan James, Paul Whitrow, Lee Pring, Rick Wakeman, Hawkwind, The Beatles, Elton John, Marillion, Pet Shop Boys, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Dr. Strangley Strange, Richard Freeman, Friday Night Progressive, Canterbury San Frontieres, The Merrell Fankhauser Show, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Amelia Cabeza de Pelayo Patterson (also known as Amy Patterson), Garrett List, Art Sullivan (born Marc Liénart van Lidth de Jeude), Thomas Paulsley LaBeff, Kelly Fraser, David Michael Riley, Alta Sherral "Allee" Willis, Ubirajara Penacho
dos Reis, Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert), Robert Edward Creech, Francisco "Patxi" Andión González, Kenneth Lynch, OBE, Arty McGlynn, Neil James Innes, Norma Cecilia Tanega, Gerry Beckley, The Waterson Family, The Fall, Richard Wright and Dave Harris - Zee, Chasing the Monsoon, Icarus Ruoff, Doug Harr, Terry Hall, PAART, Alan Dearling, Pennine Way, Calderdalee Valley, Kev Rowland, Disen Gage, Dvne, Entering Polaris, Eunomia, Back From Zero, Fomalgaut, Fuchsia, Tony Klinger, Jonathan Downes, The Wild Colonial Boy, Martin Springett, Thom the World Poet, Goodreads, The Internet Archive, Agatha Christie, Joan Aiken

And the last few issues are:

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:
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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.

Frownland by Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band: Analysis

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Captain Beefheart

Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work..

Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band

Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work..

Frank and Moon Zappa Late Night with David Letterman August 10, 1982

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Frank Zappa et al

The Beatles interview in Dublin (1963)

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The Beatles: Myths and Legends
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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

HABIT FORMING

Poetry addiction is real

BUT it needs spaces and sanctuaries to be practiced within

with consenting autonomous individuals(groups of friends)

After the initial shock of free speech wears off,

a delightful buzz settles in,wherein and whereby

the mellifluous flow of conversation

becomes a habit-forming exercise.Of course,

much active listening is required,with patience and attention.

Once the gathering of unlike minds in di/verse patterns is established,

then more obvious affiliations with art,music,dance and sculpture can be extended....

Then the continuing New Renaissance can resume,

with self-selecting individuals temporarily addicted

to free speech,happiness and freedom of assembly

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: THE DEVIANTS: let's loot the supermarket (Brighton, 26th May, 2013)

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Barbarian Princes Live in Japan 1999
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The Deviants Have Left The Planet
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Dr Crow
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Thursday, 2 January 2020

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Tangerine Dream -- Phaedra (1974)

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Live at Coventry Cathedral
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Interview with Hawkwind HRH Prog 2018

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Hawkwind

Hawkwind was formed in 1969 being part of the Ladbroke Grove artistic community. The band first appeared as Group X or Hawkwind Zoo, before finally shortening the name to Hawkwind and securing a..

"Sometimes I feel less than useless at these sessions" - The Beatles Vocal Overdub Session (1965)

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The Beatles: Myths and Legends
Book - £9.99

AUDITIONING FOR FRANK ZAPPA

Vinnie Colaiuta Recalls Brutal Zappa Audition, Reveals How Much He Was Paid

Ultimate-Guitar.Com

"He had an amazing ability to mix that stuff together so that all the insane stuff he could give that to the world and dress it up in a way that it was ...

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Frank Zappa et al

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

"DATA IS THE NEW MONEY"

You are already tracked,traced,trolled

via your Smartphone and computer.

You can use burner phones,

but your data is still retrievable.

"Pre-Crime"as in MINORITY REPORT

is hassling homeless with vagrancy laws

derived from Black Plague days.

Accountability for data management

is as rare as setting free whistleblowers.

"What is a crime?"is now a variable quotient,

depending upon politics and access to technology.

2020 is way past 1984.ANIMAL FARM is real.

Minorities question why social criteria excludes them

When they become Masters,they will not tolerate such questions

Ask A.I.Ask your apps.Ask Siri.Ask ALEXA.

All of them are programmed.Just like us.

Wednesday, 1 January 2020

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: George Harrison - Ding Dong, Ding Dong

2020

THE LATEST FROM YESterdays

Yes, “Magnification” from 'Magnification' (2001): YESterdays

Something Else! Reviews

The core lineup of Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White continued with producer Tim Weider, producing Yes' second attempt at ...

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Yes

...BECAUSE SOME OF US THINK THAT THIS STUFF IS IMPORTANT

What happens when you mix what is - arguably - the world's most interesting record company, with an anarchist manic-depressive rock music historian polymath, and a method of dissemination which means that a daily rock-music magazine can be almost instantaneous?

Most of this blog is related in some way to the music, books and films produced by Gonzo Multimedia, but the editor has a grasshopper mind and so also writes about all sorts of cultural issues which interest him, and which he hopes will interest you as well.

Wednesday, 8 January 2020

YES TO EUROPE

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Monday, 6 January 2020

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Genre Peak - Hell on the Surface

The Universal - Small Faces

Ringo Starr’s End of Year Recap 2019

HOT RATS SESSIONS REDUX

STREAMING THE TROUT MASK

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Sunday, 5 January 2020

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Shinto Prayer for Heaven and Earth [Miku as a Medium] English subtitles

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Friday, 3 January 2020

Gonzo Weekly #371/2

Frownland by Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band: Analysis

Frank and Moon Zappa Late Night with David Letterman August 10, 1982

The Beatles interview in Dublin (1963)

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: THE DEVIANTS: let's loot the supermarket (Brighton, 26th May, 2013)

Thursday, 2 January 2020

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Tangerine Dream -- Phaedra (1974)

Interview with Hawkwind HRH Prog 2018

"Sometimes I feel less than useless at these sessions" - The Beatles Vocal Overdub Session (1965)

AUDITIONING FOR FRANK ZAPPA

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Wednesday, 1 January 2020

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: George Harrison - Ding Dong, Ding Dong

2020

THE LATEST FROM YESterdays

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