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Category Archives: John French

Awkward Pauses

Silence is a powerful tool. In interpersonal communications it can express rainbows of meaning. In rock, especially rock geared for radio (which is almost all of it), it is as inappropriate as it is effective. It’s hard to listen for, but … there it is.

My Dinner with Ethan and William

For this show, Ethan Madarieta and William Gillespie took turns spinning songs chosen in response to the song the other one just played, creating a spontaneous lattice of segues, transitions, connections, arguments, and intermusical references.

Listen, download, tune in, and UNDERSTAND. Here’s the playlist.

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Spinning Cats and Dogs

How cute is that? A show of songs about cats and dogs. And cats.

Oil vs. water.

Oil vs. water.

The Best Rock Drummer Of All Time…

…is still Animal, from the Muppets.

The wise and powerful Rock Geeks have spoken.