Alice Cooper is Happening. . .
I have been an Alice Cooper fan for a long time, but sadly I have neglected him. This might be the first time he is referenced here on the Wild West. I actually have given...
Category: The Western Front
Ginsberg’s Howl on Trial – Sixty Four Year Ago
It was on March 25th 1957 that US Customs confiscated five-hundred-and-twenty copies of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”, a collection of poetry Ginsberg recently had published. That was sixty-four years ago. US Customs had claimed that Ginsburg’s...
Live Shows after all this. . .
Jay Shepard of Shepard the Breeze offers up ten basic rules. . . guidelines to keep in mind when we do make it back to concerts, which should be happening sooner than later! Yep. The...
An Interview with Tuk Smith!
For this installment of ‘Dawson’s Pick’ I am delighted to bring you Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts! Many of you already know Tuk as the very charismatic front man from The Biters. My dear...
Where We Are
Cyndi, who is usually is offering up bands and music, this time just laments where we are in the midst of Covid, and likewise the road ahead. A weird thing has been happening to me...
Weekend at Bernie’s – Episode# 2!
Our second Weekend with Bernie all courtesy of Kyoko Cooley! Our new largely weekly feature, focusing on the music and guitar of Bernie Torme. This week we look at how the man plays. . ....
What was, Will be again. . .
This post is a reminder of what was going a year ago today, and likewise a reminder of things to come. It is a place- marker. A reminder of what was normal and hopefully what...
The Prolific, Unique Kurt Vile
Every once in a while I stumble upon a video or song that makes me have to find out who the artist is. Then I become obsessed. I felt this way about Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Kurt Vile....
Weekend At Bernie’s – A First Offering
Of course a nod to the 1989 American film directed by Ted Kotcheff, but more importantly a tribute to the late great rock guitarist Bernie Torme. Fellow Torme fan, Kyoko Cooley has been posting almost...
Random Thoughts And A Plane Ride Home
So why abandon the band right before Woodstock? In hopping that flight to London, Jeff Beck not only bailed on Woodstock but likewise on that band, his band. A project which he had spent the...