Archive | April, 2012

Sunshine & Bullets Feel Good

“Feel Good” by Sunshine & Bullets

Sunshine & Bullets just keeps getting better and better. Sooner or later more of you lazy heifers are going to have to wake up to the reality that Sunshine & Bullets is one of the best, most original bands in the Tampa Bay area, the state of Florida and possibly the United States. Get with [...]

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Will Work For Food

No Sympathy For The Creative Class

A recent article on Salon.com mirrors something that I’ve been pondering for some time. Why is it that the masses feel free to consume the output of creative people, their art, music, and writing, but still feel such a contempt for those creators? Why is it that musicians are compelled to note that while people [...]

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The Ballad of Big D

“The Ballad Of Big D” by Ramsey/Loikkanen

If you like getting songs stuck in your head, here’s a perfect candidate from The Ramsey/Loikkanen Project. Fair warning, though. The chorus you’ll have stuck in your head goes “Hey mullyfucker, hey mullyfucker, hey!” Not for the squeamish or easily offended. But well worth the listen for anybody who likes their Rock And Roll with [...]

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Pekka Loikkanen

Featured Interview: The Ramsey/Loikkanen Project

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Gary Ramsey and Pekka Loikkanen of the Ramsey/Loikkanen Project. If you’ve never heard these guys, you’re really missing out. And their story is an interesting one. Pekka lives in Finland and collaborates with Gary in the United States via the Internet. Here you have music being made by [...]

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