THE HIPPIES WERE RIGHT … a true story
It has been nearly a decade since I released my first solo CD THE HIPPIES WERE RIGHT ... damn. There are no more original CD copies left in the closet (but if you want one I can make you [...]
T.V. Rockstars “the judges go on and on and on”
T.V. Rockstars - Lyrics Rock and Roll is here to stay that’s what ol’ Neil had to say little did he realize he’d live to see the day When your rock star legend type didn’t need to play Rock [...]
THE LAST REQUIEM FOR ROCK N ROLL
LYRICS We found ourselves in dire straits as the last requiem was played The passion and expression would no longer be displayed It was a cold drizzly night on a dark London stage When a way of life was [...]
The Last Of The Old Folk Rockers
The Last Of The Old Folk Rockers ... by Bob Crain It is going to be a sad day when all the real Folk Rockers retire and the hard core, socially conscious, meaningful song writing that dominated the [...]
ASHBURY MEDICINE SHOW
Playin in the band, Like the medicine shows of old, riders get on and off as the wagon moves on down the road. Ashbury Medicine Show has been through several incarnations over the years but I think this is [...]
History Is A Permanent Institution
The Sands Of Time "You can topple statues and rename the streets can't change the facts of history by busting concrete Change the date the name and the symbolic flag the story remains the same and you still [...]
It’s a Lotto World
I wrote the song It's Lotto World back in about 2010 ... nothing much has changed probably more people now with their lives completely hinged on the outcome of a bunch of numbers bouncing around in a big [...]
What is a “Tribute”
Melbourne is suffering a nostalgia plague manifesting itself in the form of the “tribute show”. I understand that this is a societal issue people want to listen to the songs of their youth, so do I but I prefer to [...]
THE MUSIC LED THE WAY … YES IT DID
All songwriters and musicians have influences it might be Beethoven or Bach or it might be Stills and Mitchell … but we are all influenced by the music that came before us, that we listened to, that has left [...]
Snow & Co Album Launch
It is always an honor to be invited to play at someone's "special gig" like an Album Launch so it is my pleasure to be opening for my friend and former bandmate Paul Snowden at the Album Launch of [...]