Pizzicato Five – “Sweet Soul Revue” — This was my first glimpse of my fave J-Pop band Pizzicato Five and the images of Miss Maki Nomiya shaking those maracas and evoking the style and charm of Audrey Hepburn in the roof concert scene while P5 mastermind-maestro Yasuharu Konishi boogies away on his Hofner bass and … Read more
Markharp.net Music Minus One: A Remembrance of Mark Harp (1947-2004) Features live performances of The Tralalas at the 2004 Hampden HonFest, The Mark Harp Band at Baltimore’s Pow Wow fest, performances by Chelsea Graveyard, plus a musical tribute to Mark Harp by his friends and peers (Beatoes, Motor Morons, Ramona Pula, Scott Wallace Brown, Chelsea Graveyard, Dick … Read more
Though they look Japanese, Ex-Girl claim they hail from the planet Kero Kero, where they crafted their signature blend of sugary space rock, psychedelic synth-pop, and jarring noise rock, with jagged three-part harmony layered on top. In 1999, they set out to conquer the U.S., landing in Baltimore to deliver their sonic message to AtomicTV’s … Read more
Music Video by Tom Warner, 1999 A song that says it all. More. Or. Less. From former hometown girl Jules Verdone, who found Charm City to be a metaphor her summer doldrums. Recorded live at Fletcher’s in Fells Point in 1999. (Drop-outs courtesy of S-VHS camera glitch and the wonder of demagnetized analog tape technology … Read more
The Spirit of Christmas Past Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006 It’s that time again…time for the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Parade in Hampden and once again the true reason for the holiday season is to see Suzanne Muldowney (pictured left, next to my Cherubic mug), the dancer/choreagrapher who has appeared in the parade as the cartoon character … Read more
