I'M YER GONZO BLOG DOO DAH MAN

Once again I am up surprisingly early. Corinna has an appointment in Barnstaple and everyone else (including Prudence the dog) is fast asleep. I have to admit, I quite like these times when I have the whole house to myself and can get on with stuff in a leisurely manner. So, what do we have today?

We have details of the contents of the Extended edition of Michael Des Barres forthcoming album 'Carnaby Street', and also a link to preorder. And whilst on the subject, yesterday I heard the album in its entirety for the first time. It is even better than I had expected, and you can expect a song-by-song breakdown in the next few days.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/06/michel-des-barres-carnaby-st.html

We have the legendary Chris Thompson (yes, him out of Manfred Mann's Earthband) being interviewed on Dutch radio. We even have a link from which you can download the MP3. Aren't we groovy? Answers on a postcard please...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/06/chris-thompson-dutch-radio-show.html

You will have probably noticed that Rick Wakeman has a new Live CD out, (as well as the new - and rather swish - biography by Dan Wooding, designed by yours truly). The CD is garnering a fair degree of praise, like this review...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/06/link-r.html

I am getting really rather fond of the music of neo-prog metallers (golly, I find these new genre distinctions confusing) Galahad. They are much more subtle, literate and well crafted than other such things that I have heard, and I am rapidly becoming quite a fan.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/06/link-galahad-review.html

News of a major new release from pro-rockers GPS, featuring Asia guitarist John Payne. Gosh. This should be really good, and the two tracks I have heard so far definitely are.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/progressive-rock-band-gps-releases-live.html

More details of the forthcoming 4CD set from San Francisco psychedelic legends Jefferson Starship. I hope to be speaking to the band in the near future, and attempting to find out what makes them so damned groovy! I doubt whether I shall find out, however, because if it were possible to bottle a mojo like that, the world would be an entirely different place.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/classic-rock-legends-jefferson-starship.html

I really am a fan of Martin Stephenson. In this insightful article it is revealed how and why he sabotaged his own career at its creative peak. By the way, I have not forgotten about posting the second half of my song-by-song of California Star. I finally got around to writing it late last night, and I emailed it to Martin for his comments. I look forward to hearing what he has to say.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/link-how-martin-stephenson-sabotaged.html

And that, boys and girls, is about it for today. See you on thursday...