Fusion 45

It’s the end of the month and, frankly, I’m a little burnt out. There are just a few weeks remaining before fall baseball and soccer practices start again and just a few more weeks more until the kids go back to school.

My daughter starts kindergarten this year, my boys are growing fast, I’m getting old and I miss them already. Just a few of the factors that explain why I’m vamping right now instead of writing something about music. But, alas, I cannot think (to paraphrase Laura Marling).

Having said that, Fusion 45 broke the 3,000 visitor mark this month and I owe it all to YOU and the nice people of the community who have supported me with their links. They are the FRIENDS OF F45 you see listed to the right and I THANK THEM. This is not gratuitous reciprocity, though; these are some the best writers in the music spheres and to them I pay hommage and frommage.

A Deeper Shade of Soul - I wish Ben would post more frequently; the quality of his work is that good. But, even if he writes every few weeks, I read and am grateful. And, as he notes in a recent post, he’s available for work. Check out the scope of what he does and get in touch.

AM Then FM - My wife and I passed on seeing Peter Frampton as he came through town a few weeks ago. Sadly, as I’m just four months into running my own business, $70 for a pair of tickets was just not in my budget. But, Jeff over at AM Then FM is flush and he reports on Pete’s show at the Outagamie County Fair.

Any Major Dude - He produces an amazing amount of content at a very high level of quality. I never go there that I don’t find something new to get excited about (Jay Brannan) or old to smile upon (1980 Albums of The Year)

Armagideon Time - My favorite quote of the month, from his vacation post entitled Objectivist Hygiene: “Ideological purity is no substitute for a can of Ajax and some elbow grease”.

Art Decade - The latest post on includes a picture of the Montreux Casino. I just happened to be expounding on the pure pop merits of Smoke On The Water at the dinner table the other day. My kids were fascinated. An economy of words and great pictures makes it a great visit.

Bag of Songs - One of F45’s newest friends, Bag is the place for newer than new music interspersed with great theme sets that will include Jimi Hendrix and The Shangri-Las in the same set. I dig that. Reach into the bag.

Bleedin’ Out - J’ever meet people who are totally unlike you but became your friends because they just reached out and did something cool? Nazz over at Bleedin’ Out is did that. Little ‘ole Carpenters-lovin’ Fusion 45 gets a link from a pink punk site. Nice. (OK…so I like a few Ramones songs….and Social Distortion.)

Bob Brainen - OK, so Bob doesn’t have a link to my page posted anywhere (that I know of, anyway) but he wrote me a nice email and he does a really cool show on WFMU. And he’s been doing it for something like 57 years or something. They didn’t have turntables when he started. People held pins in one hand and spun the records with the other.

DJ NYC - I like to visit DJ NYC’s site because he has a cool photo gizmo on his site, posts pictures of dear old NYC for me to reminisce by and, when I look at his pictures, I think of the New York Times society page.

Echoes In The Wind - Dude’s a music blogging legend. Writes in-depth articles all the time, comes around to comment, recently posted a zip of Darden Smith’s Trouble No More record. Salud!

Elsebasto - Seems to have drifted off but people keep coming though his/her site. Some great music posted, too. Would like to see him/her back in action.

Fufu Stew - If you did funk, you dig FuFu. ‘Nuff said.

Next month, I’ll pay homage (or maybe even frommage) to the other half of the alphabet.

Went on a music binge at last night to beat my monthly expiration date. (They’ve been nice about crediting me when I miss the mark but, even so, I wish they would quit the whole expiration thing…music ain’t milk.) Bought James Hunter and The Watson Twins. I know a lot of people are this digging this song:

The Watson Twins - How Am I To Be?

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