I just posted a new clip – a version of “I Walked With A Zombie” by psychedelic rock legend Roky Erickson, arranged and performed by myself and local dark rock superstar Carol Blaze. It features wild footage from Pittsburgh’s annual zombie march through Monroeville Mall, where George Romero shot his classic zombie satire of consumerism [...]

Bob and Bing It had been my intention to devote my next posting to an exciting rendition of a planned trip to groovy Asheville, North Carolina, to help celebrate Bob Moog’s birthday. The Bob Moog Foundation, based in Bob’s home town where the original synthesizer factory and archives remain, is hosting a fundraising event this [...]

LA Confidential My feel-good at being in the empty row with extra leg-room evaporated like an inhaled mary-jane cigarillo. The doe-eyed dame with the bub was swaying excited-like towards the seat one over from mine. “You got kids”? she asked. This without any invitation to talk from my eyes or body. These were slouched into [...]

I Feel Almost Normal The last few weeks I have used this blog not to chronicle my American adventures as usual, but to interview people involved in aspects of Australian cultural life I find inspirational. This is because my quick dash back to Australia in December turned into a four month hospital holiday due to [...]

This is the third in a series of interviews with people who are committed to aspects of Australian cultural life that I find inspirational. This time I talk to Nick Wilson, electronic noodler and independent label manager about the illustrious history and output of the Australian electronic underground. Nick Wilson has a long background in [...]