Showing posts with label Grammy Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grammy Awards. Show all posts

Musical Monday On The Couch

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Saturday, January 30, 2010 12 Of Your Sparks


A new edition of The Couch...Each Monday I will be all about MUSIC. Introductions to new artists, reviews of new albums being released, news from the music industry, and beginning next week it will include our new BlogTalk Radio show, MUSIC ON THE COUCH.

My guest for the premier show is Mr. Phil Putnam. I featured Phil's music last May HERE. Since then he has had much happen in his career and we will explore that and where he is going. I selected him as my guest on the first show because he has sent other artists our way.

Anyone trying to make it in the business, who also promotes friends is A-1 in my book.


A few weeks back, I told you about some great sites on the internet and one of them was Wolfgang's Vault.

If you did not take the time to go over there and check them out, it is NOW time. You will have to register (it's free) to hear this, but it is true musical history.

It is July 16,1969, the Newport Folk Festival and Muddy Waters is introduced to the crowd. No backing band, just Mr. Waters and an acoustic guitar.

Muddy was not scheduled to perform and was actually filling in while they wait for the next guest, his mentor, a delayed Mr. Son House.

As the notes state: "In the midst of his most experimental era, having recently explored psychedelia on his controversial Electric Mud album and soon to record the now legendary Fathers And Sons album (both of which featured younger disciple musicians), here is Muddy Waters returning to the core elements of his 1941 plantation recordings."

It is 6 songs long...a mere 14:37, but what you will hear is pure Muddy Waters.

The great thing about this performance is that you can keep it forever for a tiny fee of $4.98 ($3.49 for Vault members). Even if you do not buy the download, this is one not to miss!

Muddy Waters Live Concert at Newport Folk Festival (Newport, RI) Jul 16, 1969 - WolfgangsVault.com


Let's leave you with a little taste of one of the bands we have coming up in May on MOTC. This is Ten Year Vamp from the Albany, NY area. Straight ahead rock and roll...This is ROCKSTAR from their debut album entitled "Don't Act Like You Know Me".

Let me know what you think...





UPDATED TO INCLUDE A LIST OF THE WINNERS IN THE MAJOR CATEGORIES FROM LAST NIGHT'S GRAMMY AWARDS:

Record of the Year: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
Album of the Year: "Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it)," Beyonce Knowles
New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Pop Vocal Album: "The E.N.D.", The Black Eyed Peas
Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Halo," Beyonce Knowles
Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Make It Mine," Jason Mraz
Rock Album: "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day
Rock Song: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
R&B Album: "BLACKsummers'night, "Maxwell
R&B Song: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Beyonce Knowles
Rap Album: "Relapse," Eminem
Rap Song: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Country Album: "Fearless," Taylor Swift
Female Country Vocal Performance: "White Horse," Taylor Swift
Male Country Vocal Performance: "Sweet Thing," Keith Urban,
Latin Pop Album: "Sin Frenos," La Quinta Estacion
Contemporary Jazz Album: "75," Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
Classical Album: "Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio from Symphony No. 10"
Traditional Gospel Album: "Oh Happy Day," various artists
Dance Recording: "Poker Face," Lady Gaga
Electronic Dance Album: "The Fame," Lady Gaga
Alternative Music Album: "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix," Phoenix
Spoken Word Album: "Always Looking Up," Michael J. Fox
Comedy Album: "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" Stephen Colbert

Scattered Thoughts

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Tuesday, February 13, 2007 23 Of Your Sparks

Tonight, Ladies and gents, the premier of DOCTOR BLOGSTEIN'S RADIO HAPPY HOUR.
Live at 9PM ET and forever archived at Blog Talk Radio.



A monumental achievement in the burgeoning history of internet talk radio. Join the Good Doctor Blogstein and his radio co-host Jane as they break down the barriers of society, influence the outcome of world events and generally wreck havoc on broadbands everywhere.

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Tomorrow is the day pitchers and catchers officially begin reporting to training camps in Florida and Arizona.

YES!!! Baseball is back baby and THE COUCH can not be happier.

The smell of fresh cut grass...the feel of a new glove sliding onto your hand. Fingers wrapping around the barrel of a bat. The sounds of balls hitting the glove and bats smacking brand new baseballs.

A new season, new hopes and dreams.

Already news is streaking across diamonds everywhere...

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Kris Benson, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles will, most likely, miss the entire season with a torn rotator cuff. There are no confirmations to the reports he hurt his arm while trying out new sex positions with his wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Benson have been the subjects of numerous stories over the years of their sexual exploits. Mrs. Benson even has her own website where she does nothing to downplay these rumors.

When Benson was traded from the NY Mets in 2006 the speculation was it was due to Mrs. Benson's escapades on radio shows and on her site. The Mets, of course denied these allegations.


When reached for comments, Mrs. Benson told COUCH reporter Hocka Loogey "What me and my husband do in bed, on the porch, in the shower, against the wall, in the car, in the shower (oh, did I say that already?), on the front lawn, in restaurants, on the pitchers mound of every stadium we can, on airplanes and cruise ships is no one's business but our own. That is until my autobiography "MY HUSBAND PITCHES AND I CATCH" comes out next year."

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For the first time in 16 years, it appears Bernie Williams will not be in Yankee spring training camp. The Yankees offered the 38-year old Williams a minor league contract to come to camp, but Williams has, so far, declined.

A sad day for true Yankee fans, but a result of Williams growing older and the Yankee's team getting younger.

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It is also the last year on the contract of Mariano Riviera, the ace bullpen closer of the Yankees. THE COUCH hopes the brain trust does not pull another bone-head move as they did with Andy Pettitte and ignore Riviera while pursuing some other player. Note to Brian Cashman, give the guy another two year contract, for all he has done, he deserves it...get it done NOW.



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SO, the Dixie Chicks, who spent the last two years being booed and vilified for their comments about George W. walked away as the Queens of the ball at the Grammy Awards.

Funny how time heals all wounds...it was especially nice as they kept a certain male singer from getting up and collecting any statues...Guess they are on "TOP OF THE WORLD"


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So, that is about it for today. Hard writing when you are traveling. Went out to dinner last night at a place called Bern's in Tampa. OMG...huge steak house. After dinner a tour of the kitchen was provided including their wine cellar which is claimed to be the largest for any restaurant IN THE WORLD! They store 100,000 bottles of wine! Then upstairs to their dessert room with 42 pages of wines and cordials.

THE COUCH is now the size of 6 sectionals...

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Hopefully home tomorrow.

See y'all tomorrow for MID-WEEK MUSICAL MEME...

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CREDITS:

MUSIC CODES: Best Audio Codes

TOP OF THE WORLD: Dixie Chicks; Composer: Patty Griffin

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