Thanks, I had no idea. I was just going by what I'd read about Beyond the Lighted Stage and that a good deal of the footage consisted of old home movies.

I love this clip from Beyond A Lighted Stage. It's so cool how their parents held onto all of their old home movies from over the years and that they have sound. Those are a true treasure.

I've never really been much of a Billy Idol fan (nor do I hate him) but I've always thought of him as a rock n' roll artist. Sure, some of his songs crossed over from the rock n' roll charts to the pop charts but that doesn't automatically make him a "pop singer". I'm also not sure I get the "blues based music will always overcome pop music" thing. How, exactly does that work? For example, the Rolling Stones are a blues based group but they were also pretty damn successful on the pop charts (nor is that sort of thing all inclusive to them). For those that may be unaware, Idol's roots can be traced back to the band Generation X, definitely not a "pop" act. Just because the guy got played to death on MTV and Top 40 radio doesn't make him a pop singer.

Thanks for the heads up on Beasts of the Southern Wild. You're the second person I've seen mention it within the past couple days. It opens here on the 20th. I'll have to be sure to give it a looksee.

Sarah and Johnny I have seen before though it's been a while. They opened for Tift Merritt at Playmakers Theatre on the campus of UNC in Chapel Hill several years ago. The connection is that Johnny Irion was in a band called Queen Sarah Saturday back in the 90's with Tift's drummer (and now, husband), Zeke Hutchins.

Haven't watched it in a while. All things considered, it still stands up pretty well.

I highly recommend their R30 DVD which just so happens to include live versions of some of those covers from Feedback.

Nice feature from The Quietus on some of Geddy Lee's favorite albums. He lists a bunch you'd absolutely expect but he also has a few curveballs hidden up his sleeve. In The Mood: The Favourite Albums Of Rush's Geddy Lee

I'd say "misguided" is a massive understatement when it comes your deceit. Funny that your previous persona here as "Boullion" was also supposedly from Leicester. Small world...

So, this actually is you?

Maybe because it isn't actually him (or his "child") in any of the photos he's posted?

Like I said, there's not many. It's a rare gift for a solo performer to being able to do that. I'd say Dylan is another but he usually performs with a band these days.

I'm not trying to be argumentative but for all anyone knows he plays everyday and just has no real desire to perform in front of a live audience. Only Page knows for sure. Back to Neil, I've never seen him solo but it takes a special gift to be able to pull that off. Very few seem to be able to do that. Todd Snider would be another one. Armed with just a guitar, a harmonica and his wit he can hold audiences in rapt attention for two hours.

Not that he couldn't pull it off but since Page isn't a vocalist I don't think it's really a fair comparison.

Seems appropriate for a Led Zeppelin board...

Wave photographer Clark Little hard at work in Hawaii