Mike GeeJul 4, 202011 min readOrlando Agostino, Pt 3: Blue sky countryHe's been the ultimate sideman and there’s a few more gigs left in him yet. And he has a little bit of musical glory that will never die.
Mike GeeJun 25, 202016 min readOrlando Agostino, Pt 2: The Tamworth years"I was always torn between hanging on to a job, making sure I had enough money to support my family, and being a musician"
Mike GeeJun 18, 202015 min readOrlando Agostino, Pt 1: The great sidemanORLANDO AGOSTINO stands thoughtfully on a railway track, eyes looking away from the camera, a cool beatnik figure, hands tucked into a...
Mike GeeJun 2, 202012 min readMegan Sue Hicks, Pt 2: Still telling talesTHE STORY SO FAR: In early 1971, our heroine, Megan Sue Hicks, records an album of folk and folk psych songs, Maranatha, with Doug Rowe,...
Mike GeeMay 22, 20206 min readLove still tears us apartMay 18, 2020 Forty years ago, Ian Curtis, lead singer, lyricist and co-founder of one of the greatest bands in the history of music, Joy...
Mike GeeMay 22, 20209 min readBrian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks – the 1997 interview25th ANNIVERSARY RE-RELEASE: In 1966, when Brian Wilson prepared the follow up to his masterpiece Pet Sounds, he employed the services of...