Beyond Exotic |
Shortly after I noticed the similarities between the Zorongo and a Exotic 1 I also noticed that the Zorongo/Exotic chorus riff appears (somewhat modified) elsewhere in surf music, in the Space Cossack...
Posted by John on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:45:00 PST |
All Things Exotic (the song, not the dancing) |
What the Heck?
This is an essay on the history of a surf song called Exotic. I am going to try to trace here what I think is Exotic’s lineage in the traditional Spanish song and da...
Posted by John on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:04:00 PST |
Band Videos |
A word on the band videos I've posted.
These are all local bands performing live. At least so far I haven't gotten a call to take my team of seasoned professionals out to Calif...
Posted by John on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:52:00 PST |
Al Garcia is Probably Not in Your Extended Network |
But now he can be ... see http://www.myspace.com/algarciatherhythmkings.
I have been listening to Al Garcia & the Rhythm Kings a lot lately, along with some of their cohorts from the early 1960s C...
Posted by John on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:04:00 PST |
My School |
MySpace keeps pestering me to add my school. "You haven’t added you school yet." "Why not add your school?" "Hey? You never went to school!"
Well, here’s why...
Posted by John on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:35:00 PST |
Favorite Instrumental and Surf Bands |
OK - I'm actually playing music as I enter upon this project, but the all-powerful MySpace search tool can't find the Nebulas' It's GO! Time. Fair enough, if it can't find me, why sh...
Posted by John on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:23:00 PST |
The Wedge |
OK, so, if you're not really a musician, how do you describe the structure of The Wedge? Dick Dale's Wedge, not the simple machine we all know and love.
I make it
drum rolldoo...
Posted by John on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:31:00 PST |
Maybe I'm a Leo |
I see I'm listed as a Leo. Maybe I'm a Leo. I'm not sure. What if only some of your veins are deep purple?
Actually, I prefer the first three albums and then Lazy and Space Tr...
Posted by John on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:09:00 PST |
