It doesn’t get much better than this, folks… http://ping.fm/ypLB1
NP: “Music Goes ‘Round and Around” by NRBQ from ‘Tiddly Winks’. Put that in yr pipe & smoke it American Idol… http://tinyurl.com/7np6jfl
Just finished Paul Myers’ “A Wizard A True Star - Todd Rundgren in the Studio”. A must read if you’re a TR fan http://tinyurl.com/88mtqup
The brilliant Clay Shirky on why SOPA is a bad idea… http://ping.fm/05y3s
Some love from down under 4 “Flop of the World”. Sweet http://ping.fm/vCuEU
Look Ma!
Flop of the World…
Thought I’d kick off the new year on a positive note and share some hot-off-the-press music. See below for the self-doubting, tongue-in-cheek title track to my (some time in the distant future) new album, “Flop of the World”.
(Yes, music journos, I know the title’s a “gimme”, snark away).
Produced by yours truly and my musical director of some 38 years, Jay Sherman-Godfrey, “Flop…” will be streaming here on the Blog for your listening pleasure through 1/22/12.
Lyrically speaking, the writing for this new album seems to be shaping up as kind of a loose exploration in perspective (one man’s ceiling…, etc) and how it relates to our definitions of “success/failure”, whether it be in life or in love.
Musically, the record looks as if it might turn out to be a mingling of French Quarter-infused, music hall romps and “Million Dollar Milkshake”-era powerpop jams. Sounds odd? Possibly so. But maybe it’s all in the way you look at it.
XO,
-mb
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Mark Bacino - “Flop of the World” by markbacino
Flop of the World
Flop of the world,
Flop of the world
Looking up at the bottom
Even the Japanese forgot him
Flop of the world…
”Don’t change you’re beautiful, each song’s a hit
Just try and lay off of that 70’s bit.
Think something edgy, outside the box
How ‘bout some hip hop, or some classic rock?”
Flop of the world,
Flop of the world
Looking up at the bottom
Even the Japanese forgot him
Flop of the world…
Does this sound hipper?
Angry and lean
Should I try screamin’?
I’m not that mean, it’s not my scene…
Maybe it’s true, maybe I’m not that great
Even this melody is second rate
Just a legend in my own mind
Soon flipping burgers for the take-out line…
Flop of the world (look Ma!),
Flop of the world
Looking up at the bottom
Even the Japanese forgot him
Flop of the world
Flop of the world
Flop of the world…
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Riding Spotify’s sonic time machine back to ‘72 this AM with the Rundgren classic “Something/Anything?” http://tinyurl.com/77fpx2c
R.I.P. NRBQ’s Tom Ardolino. Great, great drummer. Sad news. http://ping.fm/NSrG3
Wait 4 It: Diamond Dave with a talk-up to rival Paul Stanley’s best. Awesome. VH at Cafe Wha last night, NYC… http://ping.fm/OyJ5c
“Born Fighters”: Love this Edmunds/Lowe/Rockpile short film from ‘79… http://ping.fm/oXBxl
