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I’m Chuck. I am retired as of December 31, 2023. I like playing guitar, listening to music, recording music, reading books and comic books, portrait and toy photography, writing and playing Pokemon Go. I don’t miss work at all.
Tag Archives: Creem
Album of the Month – Alive! by KISS
I remember buying KISS Alive! while living in Puerto Rico. It was my second KISS album purchased, Dressed to Kill being the first. After listening to Dressed to Kill, I was hooked. I was a KISS fan, and I sought … Continue reading
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Tagged ace frehley, Album of the month, Alive!, Creem, Dressed to Kill, hotter than hell, KISS, kiss inserts, Music, paul stanley, puerto rico, vinyl
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Album of the Month – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols
Growing up, I wasn’t a fan of Punk Rock. I had read about a number of Punk bands in CREEM magazine. CREEM seemed to cover more punk than mainstream bands at the time, and so I knew who the Sex … Continue reading
Album of the Month – KISS by KISS
My first introduction to KISS came through a CREEM magazine article entitled “I dreamed I was Onstage with KISS in my Maidenform Bra” by Jaan Uhelszki. I was mesmerized by the pictures. Who the hell were these guys. Months later … Continue reading
Posted in Album of the month, LIFE AS BAND MEMBER, Music
Tagged Album of the month, battle of the bands, Creem, Dressed to Kill, Jaan Uhelszki, KISS, Music, music center, strutter
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Vinyl of the Month – Starz by Starz
Ever heard of Starz? Probably not. Starz is a New Jersey born band. I did not know at the time (until I investigated for this posting) but Starz was formed from three members of the band Looking Glass. remember them? … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, brandy, Creem, destroyer, fallen angel, featured, KISS, looking glass, news, pull the plug, starz, television, trivial pursuit, tv, vinyl, violation
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Vinyl of the Month – The Tubes by The Tubes
Have you ever heard of The Tubes? If you were a teen in the 70’s reading CREEM magazine you would have first been introduced to them. Like KISS, who I also learned about through CREEM magazine, The Tubes were featured … Continue reading
Vinyl of the Month – Angel – On Earth As It Is In Heaven
Ever heard of Angel? Most people haven’t. They were part of the Casablanca Records artist pool along with KISS. Like KISS they had a stage show and gimmick. They released 7 studio albums (one as recent as 2019) and one … Continue reading
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Tagged 1977, Album of the month, Angel, Casablanca, Creem, KISS, On Earth as it is in Heaven, vinyl
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PawPaw’s Vinyl Album of the Month – Thin Lizzy’s Jailbreak
This post has Amazon affiliate links but since I’m not making some expected quota I’m about to lose that designation. So whatever. I have a vinyl collection. Hell, I had a really good cassette tape collection too back in the … Continue reading
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Tagged circus magazine, columbia house, cowboy song, Creem, jailbreak, Monza, thin lizzy, vinyl
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PawPaw’s Vinyl of the Week: Too Much Too Soon by the New York Dolls
I’m changing these to every other week as my schedule and what I’ve been doing over on Facebook during October have kept me busy. Once again I find myself typing this after midnight. So this weeks’ vinyl is Too Much … Continue reading
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Tagged Creem, mumps, New York Dolls, puerto rico, too much too soon, vinyl
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PawPaw’s Vinyl of the Week – Ted Nugent by Ted Nugent
I remember exactly where I was when I bought this album. Plus five of the nine songs on it remind me of my best buddy Dennis, today would’ve been his 59th birthday, but more on that later. Ted Nugent (by … Continue reading
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Tagged Creem, jailbreak, nugent, pawpaw, rockenstein, second chance, stranglehold, ted nugent, thin lizzy, vinyl
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PawPaw’s Vinyl of the Week – Dressed to Kill by KISS
Oh yeah, this album was the gateway to all things KISS for me. Dressed to Kill was KISS’ third album released on March 18, 1975. Prior to this album they had put out two albums in 1974, KISS and Hotter … Continue reading
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Tagged Creem, Dressed to Kill, Jaan Uhelszki, KISS, vinyl
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