Legendary progressive rock and jazz drummer, Bill Bruford, has written a brilliant new autobiography, published by the good folks at Jawbone Press, so I lucked out and got this chance to talk to him on Beyond Beyond is Beyond on Thursday!
The book is absolutely brilliant and covers all the eras of Bill’s career, from Yes to King Crimson to UK to Gong to Genesis to Bruford to Earthworks, and we’ll definitely have lots to talk about on East Village Radio on Thursday at noon eastern, so be sure to tune in! Plus I’ll be giving away a copy of the book to one lucky winner. Email me your favorite Bruford tune at beyondbeyondisbeyond (at) gmail (dot) com for your chance to win it!
Bill Bruford – The Autobiography on Jawbone Press
Bill Bruford’s website
UPDATE: LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVE OF THE INTERVIEW
(here’s the playlist)
Hey there, psych-friendly Beyonderz,
The Entrance Band, the psychedelic rock trio hailing from Los Angeles who recently signed to Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace Records and who I love to play on Beyond Beyond is Beyond, is stopping off on their tour this Saturday, January 30 at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory…and you can win a pair of tickets right now. Here’s how to enter to win (choose from the following):
a) Email me at beyondbeyondisbeyond (@) gmail (dot) com, with your favorite sandwich in the subject line, OR the preferred method…
b) Twitter a sentence using all the following components: @EVRadio, @BBiB, @theentranceband, and the word ‘fuck’ used politely
Good luck and I hope to see you at the show. Look for me. I’ll be the guy with the face.
Cheers then!
Mike
P.S. >>>> LISTEN LIVE AT NOON TO BBIB on East Village Radio! <<<<
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Well my friends, I’ve been listening to Yes since I was 11 years old and am a total fanboy. Do I agree with their decision to replace Jon Anderson with Canadian tribute-band bro? Hell no! But alas, the Yes machine must roll on, whether or not they run all their decisions by me. But I digress…
The point I’m trying to make is that this here Yes fanboy will be talking to the most famous Yes keyboardist, Rick Wakeman on Beyond Beyond is Beyond this Thursday! Wowzers…this makes the second Yes member I’ve had the opportunity to interview!
Rick has always had a successful solo career, and we’ll be talking about his latest project The Six Wives of Henry VIII – Live at the Hampton Court Palace, which is an epic staging from earlier this year of his classic 1973 solo album. He had been petitioning for years to stage the show there at Henry VIII’s house and was finally granted the wish. And Rick is not known to skimp on his projects…the results are absolutely stunning and the sound is fukkin’ tremendous!
And thanks to my friends at Eagle Rock Entertainment and Kayos Productions, I will be giving away copies of the DVD and also the CD to lucky emailers (beyondbeyondisbeyond -at- gmail.com) and Tweeters (http://twitter.com/BBiB). Just be sure to mention your favorite Rick Wakeman joint to be entered!
Oh yeah, and one of the winners will be chosen from the comment section below…
So be sure to tune in to Beyond Beyond is Beyond Thursday at noon eastern on East Village Radio to hear Rick and I shoot the shit and for the usual weekly rock & roll bombast that you’re used to!
Hi, it’s me, Mike…sitting on the other side of your computer. Come BEYOND this week and listen for your chance to win a new CD from a new BBiB-approved band called Rubblebucket! I’ve been listening to it all week and man, it’s a mesmerizing blend of afrobeat, reggae, funk, soul and of course ROCK! And their chick singer kicks serious ass! So tune in to East Village Radio at noon Thursday to hear how to win it…
And stay tuned in for some songs from a couple amazing BLUE bands who are extra blue now, as both Blue Cheer and Blue Ash both lost original members this month. Rest In Peace, Dickie Peterson…
…and Bill Bartolin of Blue Ash…
AND, thanks to the good rockers over at Anthology Recordings, I’ve also got some great EXMAGMA music in ‘Anthology is Also Beyond’. You gotta hear it all on Beyond Beyond is Beyond, Thursday at noon eastern at East Village Radio dot freakin’ com!
CHEERS!
Mike
Positively Cleveland has a contest going right now for 4 tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, complete with a private guided tour with the museum’s curator. If you haven’t been, it’s super-cool, and here’s your chance to go for free. Keep in mind that it does not include airfare or lodging, but could be a great excuse for a road trip. Enter to win right here. Entries must be received by Friday, October 17th at noon. Good luck!
Win It Before You Can Buy It…right here, right now!
Recorded in Todd’s current home state of Hawaii, ‘Arena’ is yet another notable addition to Rundgren’s remarkable career as a performer, songwriter, and producer. The album showcases his unique songwriting style and sonically captures the essence and energy of arena rock with bombastic, guitar-driven tunes like ‘Mountaintop’, ‘Strike’ and ‘Mad’, while the anthemic song ‘Mercenary’, transports you to a stadium with its epic chorus, with ‘How Do You Like Me Now?’ resounding to every seat in the house.
To enter to win Todd’s new rockin’ Arena album via a digital download card (all the jams without all the unsightly plastic), just leave a comment below with your favorite Todd song, and we’ll let you know via email if you’ve won.
Cheers and Good Luck!
UPDATE (as of Thursday 9/25): Hey all, thanks for playing. The winners have been chosen and contacted, so the contest here is closed. BUT, if you still want a chance to win, head on over to the Nights With Alice Cooper blog and enter there. Many more will be given away!
*thanks to Hi Fi Recordings
All right, everyone. Who doesn’t like Led Zeppelin? With the big rescheduled reunion date three weeks away, Zep is on the collective rock brain these days. We even started a Nights With Alice Cooper Zep Reunion Flyaway Contest today on the NWAC website, and since I can’t enter the contest, you should go enter now and bring me along if you win!
So for this most recent Sh*t L*sts installment, I figured we could all pick 5 songs that we would want Zep to play if we were going to be at the reunion show. Let’s pick an opener, a closer, an encore, and then 2 songs that we wish would show up somewhere in the middle. Sound good? Then click on to see mine and leave yers… and be sure to sign up for the CONTEST!!!
…East Village Radio