My buddy Dexter is behind a lot of the stoopid things I do. I copped this one from you, 100%, dude. It’s a warm, blue-sky Saturday afternoon… You’re driving home… It’s been a good day… at the beach, maybe… or maybe successfully running errands.You’re kickin’ ass. Saturday night is on its way, and you canContinue reading “For Those About to Rock: A Salute to Stoopid Rock”
Category Archives: Music
Jason Isbell Goes Georgia Blue
It seems like every other week, I find myself shaking my head and saying, “Jason Isbell has gone and done something really wonderful.” Maybe it’s sponsoring a “sensory room” at the Tennessee Titans’ stadium in Nashville, accommodating fans who have sensory challenges (autism, PTSD, dementia). It might be raising money for 300 Afghan refugees whoContinue reading “Jason Isbell Goes Georgia Blue”
The Ryan Adams Dilemma
I’ve never been a big fan of R Kelly.I can’t name two of his songs. Michael Jackson? I’m more of a Jackson Five guy.Sure, I like “Man in the Mirror”. And “Black or White” was pretty cool.But I never learned the “Thriller” dance. I didn’t go crazy over “Beat It”.I didn’t care if the kidContinue reading “The Ryan Adams Dilemma”
A Soundtrack For These Times: The Strength of Our Convictions
Whaddaya think, gang?Ready for another soundtrack? A pandemic, an insurrection… any old thing will get one going in ol’ Daddy Gibs’ mind.My last one (“American Soundtrack for an Apocalypse”) got me through last year.Honestly, it’s just what I do. Originally, the working title to this one was “Soundtrack to the Upcoming Civil War”. Fortunately, IContinue reading “A Soundtrack For These Times: The Strength of Our Convictions”
The Insanely Beautiful Music of The Queen’s Gambit
A montage has got to be a challenge for a movie director.You show a series of mini-scenes, a sped-up series of events, as you move your viewers from one moment to another, marking the passage of time.All without a word of dialogue. How do you fill the space?Here’s one way: In that two-minute scene, propelledContinue reading “The Insanely Beautiful Music of The Queen’s Gambit”
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