Memories of my father
I’m not going to do my father justice with this piece. It’s almost impossible to find words that can convey the depth of his selflessness and love. Love’s a funny…
Blow by Blow by Jeff Beck: A Retrospective Review
Release Date Genre Chart US Chart Aust Rating March 1975 Instrumental Jazz Rock Fusion US Billboard #4 Aust Albums#28 9/10 I was fortunate enough to grow up in a time…
Does Artificial Intelligence Signal the Death of the artist, writer and musician?
I haven’t given artificial intelligence a lot of thought until recently. It seems I’m always late to the party, and now I’ve got a dog in this fight, if that’s…
Music, Memories, Madness, Magic and Mayhem
“There is always music,” a friend reminded me this week. No matter what. There Is Always Music Without it, life would be desolate, cold and so much more confronting than…
Clearly Quite Absurd
Clearly Quite Absurd is a very quiet piece from the Deep Purple album Rapture of the Deep. Its concept is simple. Life would be much simpler if we could clear…
Just For the Fun of it
Around the time of the second Iraq War, I started jamming on a Sunday afternoon with a local Ararat musician, Darren Sherwell. It started out as a bit of fun.…
Why Cloudbusting by Kate Bush Made Me Cry
Well this is awkward. Real men don’t cry especially over 80’s music videos. I have to confess to being well, wooden would be generous, when it comes to my emotions.…