Ask The Ages

Is Sonny Sharrock's solo on "As We Used to Sing" the greatest ever?



In a word, yes.

The Visitor

Here's a catchy tune I threw together last night. I think there's hit potential here.

Captain's Log....

Stardate 07012008: Tired... so... tired.....

"Keith Cornella and the Rolling Thunder Review and All-Star Poo-Bah Band featuring Jeff Muzerolle Presents 'Arms Are Falling'" has reached month number seventeen of production. To put this into context since the project began, I am on my 3rd apartment (and eyeing a 4th), my 2nd car, and my 2nd liver. Axl Rose writes us to ask what's taking so long. I had a child, Beauregard. He graduated from Deerfield Academy and enrolled early admission at the Sorbonne. Upon completion of his studies, he lived with the Unkutu tribesman of West Papua New Guinea, an effort documented by the Discovery Channel for an upcoming series. He met a nice girl, settled down, and eventually retired to the Twilight Retirement Spa and Resort of East West-Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He passed away last Tuesday. The doctors said "it was just his time."

Anyways, the CD is set to be sent for mastering. Hasn't BEEN sent. It's SET to BE sent. Once it is sent, it will be SET to be RECEIVED. Once it's RECEIVED, I don't have any goddam idea what will happen.

In bass player news: no one has replied to our flyers. I knew we shouldn't have laminated the tear-off tabs.

Bassist Wanted

As the mighty Keith Cornella & (inhale) Broken City prepare to relocate to our new cushy rehearsal space in Winchester, we are also in need of a new bass player. Andy Johnson has left us to work in an LA recording studio... Hey Andy - playing bass for us at O'Brien's in Allston on a Tuesday night wasn't good enough for you? You wanted more?? You make me sick. Anyways, we need a new bass player. Unbeknownst to Keith and Jeff, I will be personally accepting and reviewing applications. Please submit the following:

• Your choice of either Donna Lee or Teen Town at 240bps, played on upright bass James Jamerson-style, using your index finger only.

• A ten-minute excerpt of your improvisational skills, preferably in the Super Locrian mode, but Hungarian Minor would be accepted as well (unless you are from Hungary originally, in which case, it wouldn't be that much of a challenge). The excerpt should touch upon various major American compositional themes from the 20th century, including your personal interpretations of ragtime, swing, country, bebop, acid jazz, 12-tone, blues, and rockabilly. Submissions not incorporating these themes in Super Locrian or Hungarian Minor modes ONLY will be ignored, and possibly mocked in a public forum.

• A 10,000 word opinion essay concerning the use of the plectrum by bassists in modern rock music. Your essay may not contain the letter "e".

• A haiku, about flowers or sunsets.

• Your checking account number, PIN, and credit score.

• A brief bibliography of your recent (post 2004) appearances in Bass Player magazine, Modern Bassists, or Better Homes and Bassists. Any appearances on 'Oprah' would be worth noting as well.

• If your name is T-Bone Wolk, STOP emailing me. Enough. And no, I don't know where Daryl is.

• If for some odd reason you are unable to supply any of the above, a homemade pie would be accepted as well. I am partial to Peach Cobbler and Banana Cream.

If you've been living under a rock for the past year and a half and don't know who Keith Cornella and the Broken City Ragtime Bebop All-Stars are, info can be found at our myspace page.

These blog things might really take off

Got too lazy to constantly fiddle with html and update the real site, so here I go into the crazy world of online weblogging, or "blogging". Went with cadarette.com since my first choice (wilwheaton.net) was taken. Who knew?