The peripatetic life of the journeyman folksinger has seen our man Tommy Treacle wearing sundry musical hats. From his bid to write horror-movie themes to reworking heavy metal songs into folk ballads to a foray into political tunes, he has generally eschewed the conventions of the touring troubadour. While he’s seen his share of diveContinue reading ““Mad Men and Troubadours””
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“Life Lesson #6: Amuse Yourself”
As you can see, I’m a massive fan of Moleskine notebooks and have used them over the years for various purposes like journaling, poetry, capturing random ideas, sketching, etc. Their first page has a space to record your name and offer a reward in case of loss. I immediately saw this as an opportunity forContinue reading ““Life Lesson #6: Amuse Yourself””
“Good Weird or Bad?”
In recent days, our underground folk troubadour Tommy Treacle has re-tuned to the more political. His latest song was written after the series of awkward public statements made during the campaign by JD Vance, Donald Trump’s Acting Sycophant in Chief. To my eye, he’s an odd cat who looks like the poster child for theContinue reading ““Good Weird or Bad?””
“The SLAYER-er”
Today, we continue the saga of that little-known troubadour, Tommy Treacle. The Jan 25, 2025 blog post exposed his failed commercial attempts to produce horror film themes in the 1970’s. As the 1980’s matured, the many genres and subgenres of heavy metal music began to morph and multiply at an astonishing rate. Mr. Treacle foundContinue reading ““The SLAYER-er””
“The Sounds of Sepia”
Being 26 y/o at the time, I’ve no doubt why I purchased this Oct 1990 issue of Rolling Stone. Three reasons, in fact. Oddly enough in retrospect, I was never a subscriber. I think I felt that the magazine’s best days were past. I did, however, subscribe to CMJ New Music Monthly and Q MagazineContinue reading ““The Sounds of Sepia””
“Music Everywhere…”
It seems that music underlies most things in this life. Even traffic. I once read that the universe gives off a low hum that corresponds to a Bb note, emanating from a black hole 250 million light years away (but it is inaudible at 57 octaves below middle C). God must play trumpet. And oneContinue reading ““Music Everywhere…””
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