Category Archives: music

Jimmy Page and Chopin

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Mike

Originally written in 2020 as a script to a mini-episode of the Rush Strutter Zep Magik podcast. Revised in 2025 to improve readability, etc. The intersection where Jimmy Page and Nineteenth Century composer Frédéric Chopin meet is one of my … Continue reading →

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Rush Reflections: Different Stages

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Mike

Introductory note: I wrote these essays in 2007 as part of a series for my previous blog. It was intended to be a four-part series, and I actually completed the first three parts. Over the years since I wrote these, … Continue reading →

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The Five Syllables or Less Review: Quiet Riot Live at the US Festival

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Mike

Subject: Quiet Riot. Live at the US Festival 1983. Shout! Factory LLC, 2012. CD/DVD. The Five Syllables or Less Review: Excerpt Source: Marcuse, Herbert. Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud. New York: Vintage Books, 1961. Other T5SOLRs: The … Continue reading →

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Lullabies from the Axis of Evil

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Mike

I keep a decent selection of CDs by the big, comfy rocking chair in Dimitri’s room so that we always have something interesting to listen to around nap time…or, if nothing else, I’ll have something pleasant to focus on when … Continue reading →

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