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Month: February 2008

So you’re young and you wanna be famous, huh?

Posted onFebruary 24, 2008February 24, 2008AuthorSkafish7 Comments

Most musical artists who become famous almost always “hit it big” when they’re young – very young in fact. Very seldom do we see someone breaking big as a popular artist in their 40’s, 50’s or beyond. It is such a paradox that becoming famous Read More …

CategoriesTips for Musicians

Bleeped Again

Posted onFebruary 17, 2008February 17, 2008AuthorSkafish4 Comments

When Glinda Harrison, the vice president for my new record company, 829 Records, was making a one sheet for radio, (a one page description that goes out to radio stations detailing a new release) for my new CD What’s This? 1976-1979, she ran into a Read More …

CategoriesMusings

How I ended up in the grocery store with Joey Ramone

Posted onFebruary 10, 2008February 10, 2008AuthorSkafish24 Comments

As the first Chicago punk/new wave/alternative artist ever to play the legendary CBGB’s in New York on April 12th and 13th 1977, my band and I were excited to first bring Chicago punk to New York.  At the time, we were all between the ages Read More …

CategoriesBack In The Day, MusingsTags#CBGB, #chicagopunk, #clubb'ginnings, #joeyramone, #newyorkpunk, #ramones, Punk

New Skafish CD “Whats This? 1976-1979”

Posted onFebruary 9, 2008February 9, 2008AuthorSkafish8 Comments

A big wonderful divine hello to all of you punk and punkettes in cyberspace, your own space, here in Skafish Blog space and any space for that matter! I wanted to let you know about my new CD What’s This? 1976-1979.  What a labor of loving childbirth it Read More …

CategoriesNews

And in the beginning…

Posted onFebruary 2, 2008February 2, 2008AuthorSkafish16 Comments

Divine greetings to you and welcome to my first ever music blog, where, approximately once a week, in my own words, I will post a new entry. First, I will share my perspectives and perceptions of the musical world from back in the day till Read More …

CategoriesMusings

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