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August 1, 2020

020b. (EP9 A&B) Waiting In Vain: 20 Performances I Missed + 2 (Updated) 1980-2020

XTC at Centennial Hall, London, Ontario, Monday November 24, 1980. Too bad the show never happened. (Handbill: MZ. Tinting: VA) Original Blog Entry Follows…

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May 20, 2020

175. (EP6) I’m Your Man: Leonard Cohen, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 7, 2012

Yes, it was pricey.  Yes, it was worth it. No, he was not on stage promptly at 8 pm.   After giving up hope…

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April 12, 2020

076. (EP4) Flower: Lollapalooza ’92 w/Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, & Lush, Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, Aug 5, 1992

I bloody well took the day off alright, and then some.  This concert was a microcosm of a new flowering in the culture.  And…

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February 1, 2016

VA’s BEST OF 2015: GREAT TUNES FROM A ROTTEN YEAR

(Graphic by VA) My year-end recap is appearing late, just as it usually did back on Open Salon.  But I see this as a…

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MyLifeInConcert.com Best albums, tracks and media of 2011
January 30, 2016

8 x 11: My “Best of” Musical Favourites from 2011

(Photo/Graphic by VA) NOTE TO READERS: Owing to the March 2015 closure of OpenSalon.com — which was my primary publishing platform, where I initiated…

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VA-Tel presents 20 OUTTASIGHT XMAS SENSATIONS, mylifeinconcert.com
December 19, 2014

(Xmas#8) VA-Tel presents 20 OUTTASIGHT XMAS SENSATIONS!

(Cover by VariousArtists; Pics grabbed from ye olde Internet) This is a blog entry was originally published on December 14, 2010. This is the…

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October 6, 2014

186. In The Flesh: Blondie, Ottawa Bluesfest, LeBreton Flats, Ontario, Thursday July 10, 2014 (& their mid-70s birth)

Blondie’s 40th and Ottawa Bluesfest’s 20th Ticket Price: Approx. $50 I first encountered Blondie in the pages of NYC-based Rock Scene magazine in the summer…

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November 3, 2013

RIP Lou Reed: “Between Thought & Expression Lies A Lifetime”

One of the greats; not to be forgotten. (Photo by VA: A lifesize Lou that used to live on my wall at the top…

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September 23, 2013

177. We Rule the School: Belle & Sebastian, Ottawa Bluesfest, LeBreton Flats, Ontario, Canada, Saturday July 6, 2013

 This year’s much-used Ottawa Bluesfest full fest passes featuring their mascot, Leadbelly.  He waved at me on Day One.  I think he looks like…

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August 1, 2013

Picture This: VA Poster Collection Highlights

Howdy to those of you on both Open Salon and WordPress … I’ve had another OS/WP absence owing to a few reasons: life stuff,…

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  • 006. (EP14) The Fine Art of Surfacing: The Boomtown Rats with B.B. Gabor, London Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday March 19, 1980 + A Meditation on the Amorphous Nature of Memory & Why the Present Is Always in the Past
  • 2020: VA’s MUSIC AND MEDIA FAVOURITES THAT SAVED THIS TRASH-CAN YEAR
  • (Xmas#3) Ludicrous Seasonal TV: “Star Wars Holiday Special”
  • (Xmas#2) Twisted Seasonal Sounds: “A John Waters Christmas”
  • (Xmas#1) December 1986: MY 3 XMAS WEEKENDS FROM HELL!

PODCAST EPISODES

  • EP 14 (no.6) The Fine Art of Surfacing: The Boomtown Rats with B.B. Gabor: London Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday March 19, 1980 + A Meditation on the Amorphous Nature of Memory & Why the Present Is Always in the Past
  • EP 13 (no.5) What’s In the City: NFG’s Second Annual Halloween Bash with The Regulators and Sinners, Polish Hall, London, Ontario, Canada, Friday November 2, 1979
  • EP 12 (no.4) This Is the Modern World: The Jam with The Dwight Twilley Band, Rex Danforth Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday April 10, 1979
  • EP 11 (no.020a) You Won’t See Me: 20 Acts I Wish I’d Seen (1920s-1980) featuring Billie Holiday, The Sex Pistols, Fela Kuti, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and more
  • EP 10 (no.8 pts. 1-4) Once In A Lifetime: Heatwave Festival at 40 with Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, B-52s, Pretenders, Rockpile, Teenage Head & more, Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 23, 1980
  • EP 9A&B (no.20b) Waiting In Vain: 22 Performances I Missed (1980-2020) including The Clash, Bob Marley, XTC, Sonic Youth, Simon & Garfunkel, U2, & morein
  • EP 8 (no.3) This Year’s Model: Elvis Costello & The Attractions with The Battered Wives, Alumni Hall (UWO), London, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 6, 1978
  • EP 7 (no.2) Still the Same: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band with Toby Beau, London Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Friday May 19, 1978
  • EP 6 (no.175) I’m Your Man: Leonard Cohen, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 7, 2012
  • EP 5 (no.104) Never Get Old: David Bowie with The Polyphonic Spree, Corel Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 2, 2004
  • EP 4 (no.76) Flower: Lollapalooza ’92 w/Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, & Lush, Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, Wed Aug 5, 1992
  • EP 3 (no.7) Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Ramones with The Demics, Centennial Hall, London, Ontario, Canada, May 20, 1980
  • EP 2 (no. 1) The Thrill of It All: Roxy Music with Devotion, London, Ontario, Canada, February 8, 1975
  • EP 1 (no.0) Ticket To Ride: An Introduction

The 2010s:

  • 186. In The Flesh: Blondie, July 10, 2014 (& their mid-70s birth)
  • 178b. Enjoy Yourself: Ottawa Bluesfest 2013 (Pt. 2) with The Specials, The Waterboys, Animal Collective, Solange, and more, July 8-12
  • 178a. Magic Chords: Ottawa Bluesfest 2013 (Pt. 1) with The Black Keys, Sharon Van Etten, Femi Kuti, Neko Case, Bahamas, and more, July 4-6
  • 177. We Rule the School: Belle & Sebastian, Saturday July 6, 2013
  • 176. Lightning: Ottawa Jazz Festival 2013 with David Byrne & St. Vincent and Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, June 23 & 29
  • 175. (EP6) I’m Your Man: Leonard Cohen, December 7, 2012
  • 174. Walk Like A Giant: Neil Young and Crazy Horse with Patti Smith, November 24, 2012
  • 173. Hold On Me: Esperanza Spalding with Gretchen Parlato, June 28, 2012
  • 172. Locked Inside: Janelle Monáe, June 23, 2012
  • 171. Chameleon/Comedian: Kathleen Edwards, February 9, 2012
  • 170. The Shape I’m In: Etc #7 2008-11 with Rush, Austra, Stephen Malkmus, Cyndi Lauper, John Hiatt, Levon Helm, Carole Pope, & Margaret Cho
  • 169. Do U Lie?: Prince, December 3, 2011
  • 168. Trees Outside the Academy: 2011 Ottawa Folk Festival with Thurston Moore, Bright Eyes, Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman, & The Little Stevies, August 27-28, 2011
  • 167. Stop!: Jane’s Addiction and Death From Above 1979, July 16, 2011
  • 166. Lookin’ Out My Back Door: John Fogerty, July 12, 2011
  • 165. On & On: Erykah Badu, The Tragically Hip, Shpongle, & more, July 9, 2011
  • 164. Bootzilla: Bootsy Collins, The Flaming Lips, and more, July 5 & 8, 2011
  • 163. Splendor in the Grass: Pink Martini, June 26, 2011
  • 162. Sugar Buzz: k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang, June 25, 2011
  • 161. The Other Side of Summer: Elvis Costello & the Imposters, June 24, 2011
  • 160. The Rain Song: Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, June 23, 2011
  • 159. Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson, June 20, 2011
  • 158. Better Things: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, May 11, 2011
  • 157. Monkey Gone To Heaven: The Pixies perform “Doolittle,” April 16, 2011
  • 156. It’s the Year Two Thousand & Ten: Broken Social Scene, December 16, 2010
  • 155. Hanging Around: Hugh Cornwell from The Stranglers featuring Blondie’s Clem Burke, November 5, 2010
  • 154. We Can Get Together: The Hold Steady, “Night of the Living Dead” Live featuring The Hilotrons, July 17, 2010
  • 153. I Feel Possessed: Crowded House, July 15, 2010
  • 152. Ready To Start: Arcade Fire, July 13, 2010
  • 151. All We Have Is Now: The Flaming Lips, July 10, 2010
  • 150. Good Sister/Bad Sister: Hole, Joan Jett, July 9, 2010
  • 149. Keep This Party Going: The B-52s, Renaissance, July 8, 2010
  • 148. Dr. Feelgood: Aretha Franklin, May 30, 2010
  • 147: Outtasite: Wilco, March 1, 2010
  • 146. Sludgefeast: Dinosaur Jr., January 22, 2010

The 2000s:

  • 104. (EP5) Never Get Old: David Bowie & Polyphonic Spree, April 2, 2004

The 1990s:

  • 084. People Have the Power: Patti Smith, July 5, 1995
  • 076. (EP4) Flower: Lollapalooza ’92 w/Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, & Lush, Aug 5, 1992, $29.25 (Concert no.76, Podcast EP 4)

The 1980s:

  • 056. Stoned Soul Picnic: Laura Nyro, July 15, 1989
  • 025. So Here I Am: UB40, Centennial Hall, London, Ontario, March 7, 1984; Alumni Hall, UWO, London, Ontario, March 14, 1985
  • 024. Discopravity: Psychic TV … & NYC, Nov. 17, 1983
  • 023. Back Against the Wall: Circle Jerks … & NYC, Nov. 16, 1983
  • 022b. Let’s Dance: David Bowie with Rough Trade, September 3, 1983
  • 022a: Changes: Bowie, The 70s, & Me
  • 021. Dangerous Acquaintances: Marianne Faithfull, August 15, 1983
  • 020b. (EP9A&B) Waiting In Vain: 22 Performances I Missed, 1980-2020 including The Clash, Bob Marley, XTC, Sonic Youth, Simon & Garfunkel, U2, & more
  • 020a. (EP 11) You Won’t See Me: 20 Acts I Wish I’d Seen (1920s-1980) featuring Billie Holiday, The Sex Pistols, Fela Kuti, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and more + 1 Honorary Mention
  • 019. Walking on the Moon: Police Picnic III featuring The Police, Peter Tosh, James Brown, King Sunny Adé, & more, August 5, 1983
  • 018. I Keep A Close Watch: John Cale, June 13, 1983
  • 017. Fucked Up Once Again: Flipper, May 1983
  • 016. End of the Party: The (English) Beat with R.E.M., April 12, 1983
  • 015. I Found That Essence Rare: The Gang of Four with The Hoi Polloi, March 5, 1983
  • 014. Gimme Danger: Iggy Pop with Nash the Slash, October 27, 1982
  • 013. Night & Day: Joe Jackson, October 4, 1982
  • 012. Clash City Rockers: The Clash with Black Uhuru, September 5, 1982
  • 011. What A Day That Was: The Police Picnic II with The Police, Talking Heads, The Beat and more, August 13, 1982
  • 010. Electricity: OMD, March 9, 1982
  • 009. The Boiler: The Police Picnic I with The Police, Specials, Iggy Pop, Killing Joke and more, August 23, 1981
  • 008d. (EP10) I’m Not Angry: The Heatwave Festival (Part 4) and How I Found My Way Back After Being Stranded in the Middle of Nowhere, August 23, 1980
  • 008c. (EP10) Once In A Lifetime: The Heatwave Festival (Part 3) with the Talking Heads and Elvis Costello & the Attractions, August 23, 1980
  • 008b. (EP10) Dance This Mess Around: The Heatwave Festival (Part 2) with the Pretenders, The B-52s, Rockpile, Teenage Head, and more, August 23, 1980
  • 008a. (EP10) I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down: The Heatwave Festival (Part 1), August 23, 1980
  • 007. (EP3) Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Ramones with The Demics, May 20, 1980
  • 006. (EP14) The Fine Art of Surfacing: The Boomtown Rats, March 19, 1980

The 1970s:

  • 005. (EP13) What’s In the City: NFG, Regulators, and Sinners, November 2, 1979
  • 004. (EP12) This Is the Modern World: The Jam, April 10, 1979
  • 003. (EP8) This Year’s Model: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, November 6, 1978
  • 002. (EP7) Still the Same: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, May 19, 1978
  • 001. (EP2) The Thrill of It All: Roxy Music, February 8, 1975
  • 000. (EP1) Ticket To Ride: An Introduction

VA’s Annual Music Recaps

  • 2020: VA’s MUSIC AND MEDIA FAVOURITES THAT SAVED THIS TRASH-CAN YEAR
  • BEST OF THE 2010s & 21st CENTURY (SO FAR): VA’s Top 10 LPs and 45/Tracks from Each Year (2000-2019)
  • VA’s BEST OF 2015: GREAT TUNES FROM A ROTTEN YEAR
  • Best of 2014: Fave Music, Media and Re/Discoveries From The Century’s Inaugural Teen Year
  • (Get) Lucky ’13: My Musical Faves & Re/Discoveries of 2013
  • 20/12: My Musical Favourites and Re/Discoveries of Last Year
  • 8 x 11: My “Best of” Musical Favourites from 2011 (on OS)
  • 5×5: My “Best Of” Musical Round-Up for 2010

Blogiversary Posts

  • Ceremony: mylifeinconcert.com’s 10th Anniversary (2020)
  • The Things We Did and Didn’t Do: mylifeinconcert.com’s 9th Anniversary (Belated From 2019)
  • In The Light: mylifeinconcert.com’s 8th Anniversary (Belated from 2018)
  • Getting Better: MLIC’s 7th Anniversary
  • Blackstar: MLIC’s 6th Anniversary (Belated from 2016)
  • Take Five: My 5th Anniversary
  • Four & (Hopefully) More: My Fourth Blogiversary
  • Three is a Magic Number: My Third Anniversary (originally on OpenSalon.com)
  • It Takes Two: My Second Anniversary (originally on Open Salon)
  • One Year Anniversary … Crivens! (originally on OpenSalon.com)

Etc.:

  • The My Life in Concert.com Podcast is now here!
  • 15 Favourite LPs
  • Can You Identify These 16 Mystery Album Covers from June 1966?
  • Dear Record Store, I QUIT!: The Most Joyful, Protracted Job Exit of My Life
  • 13 Halloween Listening Recommendations
  • 13 Halloween Viewing Recommendations
  • I Need A Fix: Beatles’ White Album @ 45/”I Buy White Albums”
  • June 1, 1974: Eno, Cale, Nico, Ayers — 40th Anniversary
  • David Bowie 1947-2016: Often Copied, Never Equalled
  • RIP Lou Reed: “Between Thought & Expression Lies A Lifetime”
  • VA’s KARAOKE: Proceed With Caution!
  • Picture This: VA Poster Collection Highlights
  • Important OS Anniversary

Christmas & Seasonal-Themed

  • #8: VA-Tel presents 20 OUTTASIGHT XMAS SENSATIONS!
  • #7: 12 Days of Christmas Viewing
  • #6: I Believe In Father Christmas, or: Brown Shoes Don’t Make It
  • #5: Christmas Advertising: LIFE Magazine, Nov. 30, 1959
  • #4: KA-CHING-A-LING: Christmas Advertising Highlights 1949-2011
  • #3: Ludicrous Seasonal TV: “Star Wars Holiday Special”
  • #2: Twisted Seasonal Sounds: “A John Waters Christmas”
  • #1: December 1986: MY 3 XMAS WEEKENDS FROM HELL!
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