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Mike Bankhead

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Oct 4 2021

I'd like to give you the shirt off my back

Have you watched the music video for "Wapakoneta" yet?

If not, well, this is it:

 

Do you see that black shirt with the red roses that I am wearing in the video?  I am giving that away.  I have worn…

Sep 19 2021

New music video for "Wapakoneta" coming soon

Yes, I realize it has been a few months since my last blog.   Part of that is general life business.  Part of that is struggling with being in a dark place that I've written about before.  Let's agree to…

May 24 2021

Concert Memories - Toadies at multiple Ohio venues (Diffuser opening)

Welcome to Concert Memories May!  All of my Monday blog entries this month will be about memorable concerts.

Toadies had to tread a long and winding road on the way to getting their second full-length album released.  That's a strange…

May 15 2021

Concert Memories - Local H at Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio

Welcome to Concert Memories May!  All of my Monday blog entries this month will be about memorable concerts.

This time we're going to party like it's 1999... well, because this show happened in 1999.

 

The third Local H album was …

May 7 2021

Concert Memories - Our Lady Peace on consecutive nights in Dayton

Welcome to Concert Memories May!  All of my Monday blog entries this month will be about memorable concerts.

Oh look, what do we have here?

 

That's right, a superstar Canadian band, who were accustomed to playing arenas and stadiums in…

May 3 2021

Concert Memories - The Cranberries at Veterans Memorial in Columbus, Ohio

Welcome to Concert Memories May!  All of my Monday blog entries this month will be about memorable concerts.

Once upon a time, I was somewhat obsessed with The Cranberries.  Not only did they have a tastefully named bassist, their Irish…

Apr 25 2021

Amplified: Emmrose

Remember when I told you that you should listen to the Duet or Don't podcast, hosted by Baby Molly?  If perchance you took me up on that advice, you've already heard from Emmrose.  This talented young artist…

Apr 15 2021

DAOTW7: Rush - Exit...Stage Left

Dad's Album of the Week is back.  This is the series where I briefly review my late father's vinyl.

Rush - Exit...Stage Left

Dad was a drummer.  He loved Neil Peart and his work, as…

Apr 12 2021

Amplified: Elyssa Vulpes

Let's get international again over here on Amplified.  Today we meet an Italian... an Italian who hosts a podcast called Dare to Be Seen. This podcast features independent female singer-songwriters and lets the world into their individual stories, songs…

Apr 8 2021

DAOTW6: Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy

Dad's Album of the Week is back.  This is the series where I briefly review my late father's vinyl.

Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy

The name of this album has aged poorly, as I understand that the Roma people…

Apr 1 2021

Amplified: Chris Keats

Chris Keats is the first British person to appear here on this interview series.  After the picture, let's amplify his voice... and as I did with our Canadian guest recently, I have left the  English spelling unchanged.

 

 

1. Let's…

Mar 25 2021

Songwriting Story - Baile Conmigo

I had this bass line in D major around for awhile.  It was fun enough to play through that it deserved to have a song written around it, even though I don't generally write in major keys.  The bass line…

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