Category Archives: Music

All things related to music: reviews, concerts, birthdays, etc.

This sums it up most days with vinyl’s resurgence

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Steve

Having grown up with vinyl and cassettes, I honestly only miss LPs when it comes to an autograph from the artists. Playing LPs remains a colossal pain in the ass. In its defense, it is helping my favorite Austin store, … Continue reading →

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RIP Biz Markie

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Steve

Another pioneer in many ways. Sure, he didn’t have a long-lasting musical career like his other contemporaries Public Enemy or RUN-DMC, nor did he quite make the shift to acting as Ice-T, Ice-Cube and Tone-Loc did. But he did contribute … Continue reading →

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It’s still cruelty at some level

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Steve

Although my good friend Ethan is nuts for Steely Dan and we saw them before Walter Becker died (half the band) at the Venetian, I must say the owner is cruel for not playing something more contemporary.

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The Simpsons nailed it beyond my expectations

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Steve

You know you’re doing something right/well when it really, really pisses off the object of ridicule. Sure, Morrissey is low-hanging fruit for my generation (Gen X) and he probably isn’t too well known by Mills and Gen Z, but he … Continue reading →

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RIP Jim Steinman

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Steve

I think only Meat Loaf fans were super familiar with Jim since he was the primary writer on Bat Out of Hell but his main speciality was ballads. Great examples are the two he authored for Bonnie Tyler: “Total Eclipse of … Continue reading →

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1981: Weird Al Yankovic’s National debut on TV!

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Steve

Almost forgot to bring this up before I go to bed,  courtesy of the Weird One himself via Twitter! I never saw the original airing because it was on Tom Snyder’s Tomorrow show which I think came on at 11:30 PM … Continue reading →

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KMAG played its two point five millionth song

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Steve

I forgot to even watch for this because so much other crap is going down and let’s face it, I’m jumpy about getting the second shot of Moderna. The stream hit the 2.5 million milestone but it didn’t go with … Continue reading →

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Van Halen-themed hotel

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Steve

Spotted this off Rainey Street but remembered to take a picture. Not exactly sure what the builders were thinking unless they were huge Van Halen fans. I can only imagine the construction workers laying down giant rolls of tape on … Continue reading →

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Virtual SXSW underway

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Steve

Last year it was cancelled (hooray!). This year they found a way to rip people off by making them pay probably outrageous amounts to “attend” via streaming and/or disappointing Zoom conferences. There’s a sucker born every minute, especially into believing … Continue reading →

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RIP: Lou Ottens

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Steve

Music fans throughout the decades have this man to thank for developing two major formats. His first was the cassette. Before them, tape was a reel-to-reel setup. Great quality for production and editing. Crappy for the average user: the machine … Continue reading →

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KMAG Podcast not available on Spotify for hilarious reasons

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Steve

A couple weeks ago, I noticed that I couldn’t find my podcast KMAG via Spotify and then I received an e-mail from a friend verifying this. The latter assured me I wasn’t a moron when it came to searching on … Continue reading →

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Soon to be joining the Vanilla Ice dolls in a discount bin

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Steve

Calling this a ‘toy’ or an ‘action figure’ is being generous since calling her shit recordings music (mumbling) is quite a stretch. But I like to give my posts proper classifications via the categories and tags, including those who are … Continue reading →

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RIP: James White

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Steve

No…you’re thinking of Jack White. This gentleman who passed away yesterday was the founder/owner of Austin’s Broken Spoke, a honky tonk started in the mid Sixties. Over the years, numerous famous performers came through: Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Asleep at … Continue reading →

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Farewell Phil Spector

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Steve

The debate over who’s responsible for the Wall of Sound Spector is credited for will go on forever yet he did contribute immensely to Popular Music. Phil comes more into play for my generation by working with the Ramones since … Continue reading →

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What really happened when Bowie recorded “Warszawa”

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Steve

 Hard to believe the Thin White Duke has been gone five years. For the fifth anniversary of his passing, I’m reposting this cartoon my friend Mark M sent me. It’s a comical take on the song Bowie wrote with … Continue reading →

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