Wednesday, 24 August 2022

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: The Beatles - Paperback Writer

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Tuesday, 23 August 2022

Chris Squire: Ace on the bass

 How Chris Squire got his iconic bass tone - Guitar World

The classic Chris Squire bass tone is best described as 'clanky', 'clacky', 'brittle', 'hollow' and so on, but rather than deciphering endless ...

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Monday, 22 August 2022

Reaction - Hawkwind - Space Is Deep - A Lemmy Era Song That Sounds Like No Other From 1972



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Paul McCartney Get Back Concert Film Blu Ray NEW



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PJ Harvey sings Leonard Cohen

 PJ Harvey Offers Lush Cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Who by Fire' - Rolling Stone

PJ Harvey and Tim Phillips release a cover of Leonard Cohen's song "Who By Fire" Apple TV+ series 'Bad Sisters.'


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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?"
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STORM WITHIN A STORM
YOU SAY THERE IS CALM WITHIN A STORM
That there is Zen stillness and equilibrium
That is not the case.Our world is in turmoil.
It spins off orbit,making shorter days and longer nights
Nothing is Almanac predictable.Rain .Rumpists.Republicans.
The only way to surf a Tsunami is to ride the wave(above and beyond..
My sister worked on yachts.She was in Sumatra on a hill,watching
lots of rich yachts colliding and smashing in the Tsunami wake..
Millions of dollars turned to matchsticks.I think of this
every New Year's Eve.I seek the Genuine Epiphany..
One New Year's Eve,in New York-there was a stabbing in Queens
so all celebrants were cordoned off,block by block.So nothing happened.
Another Eve ,at Sydney Opera House,I saw the Angels and Midnight Oil
perform punk style to half a million broken glass people.I do not like fireworks.
To me(cat)they are a fulminating war zone..So the most peaceful storm
that i have ever witnessed-was at a Down to Earth festival..I saw
frenzied Bacchanalian,Dionysian dancers all leaping flames around a fire..
Up on the hill-Apollinarians meditating in a circle around Brazilian Singing Bowls..
It was the calm within the storm..Peace and love and harmonies within the Wilds..
While the drinking drunken crazed leapt like flames..Peace within a circle of sentience/
Content like a Bubble of Light from Zardoz...

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Arthur Brown - Nightmare (1968)

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Sunday, 21 August 2022

Leonard sang for Nico

 The classic Leonard Cohen song inspired by his love for Nico - Far Out Magazine

After moving to New York in the 1960s, Leonard Cohen found himself in the orbit of female singers, including Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchel, ...

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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?"

ONCE,WOOD WHITTLERS
Carved beauty from discarded limbs
Lace-makers,quilters,musical instrument creators
with quixotic devotion,invested lives in the forging of jewelry
Every artist recognizes most art is loss.Lost to herstory.
Your diary moments.Your invisible memoir.Your unwritten epics.
Ghosts were invented to project us into other lives.Ephemera.
Visions of celestial visitors,like aliens and UFOs-are common
We all share stories of the unexpected and unexplained.
Our lives a creaking hinge,an open door,one black bird moon.
We invest in each other as volunteers of heart.All art is love,incarnate.
Some ornate.Some plain as Bibles of believing.Interpretation is everything.
What we hold on to is air.It fills all colored balloons.Gives Light-to flight...

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: O Thou the Only Begotten Son, Come Let Us Worship


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Saturday, 20 August 2022

Remembering Chris Squire

 Remembering Chris Squire – the bass pioneer who redefined the instrument in the '70s with ...

Seven years since his death and half a century since his band Yes released their masterpiece, Close to the Edge, the influence of Chris Squire is ...


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Friday, 19 August 2022

Hey Hey its Frank Zappa

The surreal moment Frank Zappa appeared on 'The Monkees' - Far Out Magazine
Whilst it is surprising, Frank Zappa was a fan of The Monkees and even appeared on their eponymous TV show alongside Michael Nesmith in 1968.

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John v George


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Frank Zappa and his golden rule

 The one rule Frank Zappa set for his bandmates - Far Out Magazine

Exploring the reasons why Frank Zappa didn't trust the police and how his distrust made him stop his bandmates from taking drugs while on tour.

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Thursday, 18 August 2022

Kevin Ayers profiled

 Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes: Progressive Pioneer Kevin Ayers - Yahoo

Kevin Ayers. English singer-songwriter, record producer · Jimi Hendrix. American guitarist, singer and songwriter · Brian Eno. English musician, ...


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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?"

SAGA OF ROSEANN SINGER
ALWAYS SPINNING TRAVEL STORIES
(but she does not travel). With her first husband-
a month in India.With her second husband,
Hawaii.Now post-husband#2,she dreams to travel again.
Her girlfriend  wants to go to California(Sacramento)
then to Seattle,then Victoria.But i have heard her plans before-
to go to New Mexico.To go to Portland,Oregon.She knows i know,
and smiles when i donate her a Doubting Thomas.We shall see..
All plans are under advisement-Omicron/Monkey Pox/indecision..
Most of our travel now-is in our Dreaming...

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: ARTHUR BROWN'S KINGDOM COME:WATER

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Wednesday, 17 August 2022

Frank vs Acid Generation

Frank Zappa's problem with the "Acid Generation" - Far Out Magazine

Despite sitting at the very vanguard of the '60s psychedelic movement, Frank Zappa was strongly opposed to drug use. We explore why

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Alan White tribute

 Yes members to take part in tribute concert for late drummer Alan White this fall in Seattle

A special tribute concert for longtime Yes drummer Alan White, who died on May 22 at age 72 after a brief illness, will take place on October 2 at ...

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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?"

SOUTH AUSTIN CHEESECAKE FACTORY
WHERE WE GO FOR HER BIRTHDAY
To share Gift Cards with our neighbors
who we would otherwise see only en passant
Squeezed into a booth,given bread and water
We choose exotic variants of carbs and cholestoral
Our "server"is new-48 hours on the job
She had had a five day menu Powerpoint induction
Only to be told the menu will be changed next week
Youth serves the aged-we all remember when we were servers
(I was a waiter-but could not wait any longer...)
This began a chain of stories of when we served others-
no tips,angry customers,lack of politeness and compassion
Which means we become quite solicitous,smile more
and leave a huge tip so she also could smile sweet.
We mirror each other and will always be
THE OTHER in another skin,so we can see
What it is truly being human,within this feral society..

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: ARTHUR BROWN'S KINGDOM COME:WATER

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Monday, 15 August 2022

Covering Jon Anderson

 Ex-Yes singer Jon Anderson says he's considering potential tour with Yes cover group The ...

The bass player, perfect Chris Squire sound ... [The] guitarist, perfect Steve Howe. And [the drummer sounds like] Alan White, Bill Bruford-y Alan ...
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Brand X partial reunion

 CYMBALIC ENCOUNTERS Feat. Former BRAND X Members To Release Cerulean Cathedral Album

Cerulean Cathedral features former Brand Xmembers John Goodsall (R.I.P.) and Percy Jones, who also contributed tracks on two previous releases; ...


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GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: The Beatles - Blue Jay Way

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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.