"...what you got!?" That is what Joaquin Phoenix said to a fan at his latest show, and a whole lotta deleted expletives as you can hear, before stage diving on the dude and having at it. Now, many folks I know with insider status, tell me that Sir Phoenix is merely playing a part, and that he and his filmmaker cohorts are doing their best to make it all seem as "real" as possible, hence there is no official word as to… Continue

What song lyrics had you baffled, or singing something totally different until you read the lyrics? I was blinded like so many to Manfred Mann's Earth Band's version of Bruce Springsteen's tune, Blinded by the Light - thinking the lyric went as follows:

Blinded by the light, revved up like a douche, to a rumor in the night...

when it actually went:

...revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night...

Well, at least that is how they sang it. Springsteen's original lyri… Continue

O.K., for great bassplayers, or favorite player's now a days you hear name's like Jaco, or Victor Wooten. For Me it's Stanley Clarke, I've never seen someone take the uprite bass to a level as he has.… Continue

I was just a lad when I saw Stanley Jordan play a solo show at the Bottom Line in NYC... and was lucky enough to sit front and center, literally at his feet, and could really watch his fretwork. I was totally transfixed by his technique, his tone, and his punctuality... (just seeing if you're paying attention... ;)

Hang in there, and you will hear the familiar melody of Eleanor Rigby. Stick around a little longer to watch him extend… Continue