Birdman records

10/28/2024

Just in time for Halloween....my deep dive into the horror films of 1974. Oh yeah.

This Halloween season, The Signal looks at the most Horrific films that bled onto the screen 50 years ago...

09/06/2024

My thoughts on seeing two of the biggest (literal) bands on the earth within days of each other....

“Truth was, if you were going to believe something, it was best to believe in stuff that made the world seem a more interesting place.”― Christopher Brookmyre

06/28/2024

My picks for the best records released in 2024 thus far....

“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”― Harlan Ellison

06/14/2024

OAR. OAR. Skip Spence's OAR. MORE MORE OAR. More more Oar at the Chapel THIS SATURDAY 8:30. Ft members of Howlin Rain Paula Frazer and Tarnation The OpheliasSonic Youth Mudhoney & Meg Baird Matthew Kelley Stoltz - Music PageScott Matthews Jesse DeNataleBrogan Bentley Bill Orcutt Jerry Miller (of The Moby Grape).....cmon down!!!!!!! Oar with us a while.

“Maybe I'm dreaming you. Maybe you're dreaming me; maybe we only exist in each other's dreams and every morning when we wake up we forget all about each other.”― Audrey Niffenegger

12/28/2023

https://oakiedog.substack.com/p/the-best-of-2023

This newsletter is based on the idea that no matter what darkness descends upon our world, our individual world or the big ole globe that we call home, that there beauty and inspirational thought that we can tap into, a brightness, the yin to the yang, to help make it through. Stories to read while....

12/02/2023

My tribute to Shane...

For the love of Shane MacGowan

10/07/2023

Birdman presents: A deep dive into free jazz...

“Music is the healing force of the universe.”— Albert Ayler

08/18/2023

Photo: Doug Coombe Infinite River is what happens when four veterans of the Detroit underground find themselves with a little extra time on their hands. Coming together during pandemic times, Gretchen...

06/29/2023

Michigan underground veterans join forces to deliver a stunning debut.

01/23/2023

My crazed story about David Crosby....

"Everybody's saying that music is love, everyone's saying it's love"-David Crosby

12/29/2022

Our best-of 2022: Music, Arts, Everything

Sitting here in cloudy (damn) Palm Springs waiting for Shelldon the giant turtle to come out of his hut for a daily meal as I ponder the year that has just rolled by. As our world climate is still afire and as our country lived through a continued tumultuous time where it seemed like we had everythi...