Okee dokee … I spoke with Todd Rundgren for about an hour last month in advance of his May 14 performance at The Odeum in East Greenwich. Here is the conversation. John Fuzek: Are you in Hawaii? Todd Rundgren: I am at the moment, yes. JF: Are you vacationing or do you live there now? TR: […]
Don’t forget New London Okee dokee folks… A couple of months ago I found out Kris Kristofferson was coming to the Wilbur in Boston. My girlfriend loves him and we bought tickets to the show. Going to Boston for concerts is a pain in the ass, to put it lightly, because of traffic and parking. […]
Cable access shows Okee dokee folks… When I first started this column, somewhere I wrote, “Love is fleeting but cable access is forever.” Once you record a show for cable access it seems to be in reruns indefinitely. I have recorded episodes that still pop up after ten or fifteen years. The other day I […]
Full interview with Graham Parker (see introduction/overview). Graham Parker: Helloooo, John, how are you doing? Graham here! John Fuzek (Motif): Great, how are you? GP: I’m alright, how is it there? Where are you, in Rhode Island? JF: Yes I am, miserable Rhode Island, it’s been raining for like two weeks! GP: I’m sorry to […]
See the April 19 Roots Report for details on Garry Tallent’s appearance on Thursday, May 4, at the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, Mass. Garry Tallent: Hi, John. I’m sorry I didn’t get the first call, I had my ringer on so low that an old man can’t hear it! Motif (John […]
Okee dokee folks … Lately I have been trying to get out and hear some of my friends play music in bars and restaurants. It’s kind of a new thing for me as I am more used to concert settings <cranky old dude rant> Now that I have done this I have developed a […]
Okee dokee folks… I spoke with Olivia Newton John today. This was a thrill for me as I was a huge fan when I was young. It was a tough interview to arrange but I finally nailed it down and we had a lovely conversation about her upcoming show at Twin River on Friday, April […]
Okee dokee folks … I spoke with comedian Kathy Griffin last week about her upcoming show at Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Providence on Sunday, April 9. This is how it all went down. Kathy Griffin: How are you doing? John Fuzek: Exhausted. We had a snow storm and it froze into black ice. I’m trying […]
Okee dokee folks… Spring is springing … sort of. Officially spring is about a week away, but I think Mother Nature is going to toy with us for a while longer just because she can. At least the days will be getting longer and it will be lighter out later, which will come in handy […]
Okee dokee folks… In 13 years of writing this column I have had two byline photos. Sometimes I try to update them, but for some reason it never gets done. The current pic is about five years old and for the most part is still representative, except for the beard. I tricked my father into letting […]