SHARKFORUM: OPINION WITH TEETH

Pedro Velez on "Sympathy for the Devil," POSERS AND ROCKERS

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on December 9, 2007 12:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Excerpts: "In art it is important to remember that the most substantial, meaningful, honest, spiritual, cultural rituals, forms and esthetics come from the underground."

"So you know that Dominic Molon, the curator of "Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll since 1967," is in deep trouble..."

"Another big problem was that the MCA seems to have scorned one of the most influential and rich rock ‘n’ roll scenes in America ...Chicago..."

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"Seems like a river washed away your walking shoes..."

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Richard Dobson

on August 27, 2007 5:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

ERIC ANDERSEN AT THE DOLDER 2
FEUERTHALEN, SWITZERLAND JULY 27, 2007

When Edith showed me Eric Andersen’s name advertised for a Friday show at the Dolder 2, it set off a buzz of memory. Crossing paths in Austin, the Kerrville Folk Festival, and Nashville, the last time I had seen him was in the late 1990’s in Piran, Slovenia. An old friend of Townes Van Zandt, Eric was a living link to the storied days of early sixties Greenwich Village, and a stunning songwriter in his own right. Scheduled to be held outside in the garden, this was an evening not to be missed.

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A Man Amongst Boys, It Hardly Seemed Fair: Report From Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Fest In Two Words: JEFF! BECK!

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The Shark

on July 31, 2007 1:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

A Conversation With David Olney

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Richard Dobson

on July 20, 2007 8:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Editors note: David Olney is a master songwriter, raconteur and all-around stand-up guy. His work has been covered by the likes of Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Nanci Griffith, among others. To see him live or hear him recorded is a real treat - by turns melodic and heartbreaking, passionate and world-weary, jocular and deeply profound. Never one to take himself too seriously, Olney is possessing of an abundance of sardonic humor. Who else could write a song about the Titanic disaster, written from the viewpoint of the iceberg? If you haven't yet encountered this artist I envy you the pleasure of new discovery. His web site is davidolney.com

I’ve got this memory: It’s June twenty-something, 1973, Nashville Music Row… Tree Music, do you recall cooling your heels there?

It seems like you and me were getting thrown out—not thrown out, but not asked to stay.

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The Guitar Slinger

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The Shark

on July 15, 2007 4:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

As much as Rolling Stone Magazine has come to signify how far we have come down in our expectations of popular culture –with covers in recent years featuring the likes of Brittany Spears, Ben Affleck, Lindsay Lohan amongst others, occasionally there is a glimmer of the storied rag’s past, a moment where someone working there is able to cut through all of the pulp fiction and serve up some small truth, and a sense of what got them to the place they now are

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A Conversation With Hugh and Katy Moffatt

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Richard Dobson

on July 5, 2007 12:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I was reading a book by Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove and probably Texas’ best known living author. This book is called Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen, subtitled Reflections at Sixty and Beyond. I’m not sure who Walter Benjamin was, some kind of literary critic. But more to the point, McMurtry’s grandparents were land hungry Texas pioneers who lived a life characterized by hard work and perseverance… and the same was true of his father, a cowboy and small time rancher who worked his whole life fighting mesquite and prickly pear cactus. McMurtry said watching his father gave him the idea that work formed character… he spent all those years chopping back the mesquite and it kept growing back…working against impossible odds…it was a Quixotic thing. He said that the cowboy life…

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Kurt Elling/Nightmoves, Track #9, “Leaving Again/In The Wee Small Hours” and why you should download it… NOW!!!

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Nicholas Tremulis

on June 13, 2007 9:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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In New York City, in the East village at West Fourth and Jane Street, there’s a little old tavern that serves the best hamburger you’ll ever have. The place is simply named The Corner Bistro.

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WILCO…SKY BLUE SKY and why they love music more than you ever will, BITCH!

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Nicholas Tremulis

on May 25, 2007 12:39 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Ok, I know I haven’t written for the forum in a while now. Told Sharkboy I was just too busy, but in reality…LAZY is a much more accurate description. Anyway, after a conversation last night with Finface about Wilco’s new album he said to me, (in between assassinating some poor shmendrick on BAS) “You should review the record on Sharkforum, Blockhead!”

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Bo Diddley in the Maghreb

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John Kruth

on May 21, 2007 10:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

In case you didn’t know Bo Diddley had a stroke – Here’s part of an article that appeared on Fri, 18 May 2007

Four days after being stricken by a stroke, rock 'n' roll legend Bo Diddley's condition is steadily improving, according to manager and longtime friend Margo Lewis. Although he's still having trouble speaking, Lewis said she was "encouraged" by Diddley's condition, but adds that it's too early to know whether he'll be able to perform again.

Thinking of Bo I thought I’d share this little story of mine.

A couple years ago I was traveling in Fez, Morocco when a pair of interesting characters approached me and introduced themselves. They resembled the Moroccan version of the old American cartoon characters Mutt and Jeff. Mutt was short of course, with a mustache and dressed in a blazer and loafers. He did all the talking, while Jeff stood beside him, silent and patient. Lanky in his striped djellaba and fez he sort of resembled Boris Karloff in The Mummy with his hollow cheekbones and somnambulant eyes that would occasionally roll back into his head as if he was about to pass out.

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Slammin' Chicago Soon

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The Shark

on May 15, 2007 7:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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