Author Archives: steviehimself

I was always a “go with the flow” person, which doesn’t sit too well with others. Some prefer to fly by the seat of their pants. Others are very calculating and cunning. I’m neither. Which explains why I am seen as “quirky” and “eccentric” to some. Fine with me. Anyway, I recorded some ambient tracksContinue reading “TIME FOR ANOTHER AMBIENT PIECE…”

In a world on internet hoaxes, I had to really make sure this was true. Sadly it is. We lost TM Stevens Sunday night at the age of 72. He was without question the best bass player that I ever played with. We didn’t do many shows but the ones we did were thrilling andContinue reading “LOST A BIG ONE”

Two gigs with two different cover band over two weekends. That’s a world tour for me. In the words of TM Stevens, “Gotta put mustard on that hot dog!” I prefer ketchup. Last Saturday I sat in with Supernova at Sparta Lanes. Yes, a bowling alley! Let me tell you (because it’s my blog) thatContinue reading “TWO GIGS, TWO WEEKENDS…”

A picture of Rush? Why not! I am typing this on a Saturday morning, so you won’t see this until either Sunday or Monday, depending on how I schedule it. No matter how many bands/artists influenced me over the years, if there’s one band that really made a severe dent in my skull, it’s theContinue reading “NO COMPROMISE”

It’s been six months since the release of my latest cd ACT NATURAL. Buzz for it started off kinda strange. Peoples’ reaction to the first video, the title track, varied from “Wow this is cool” to “This is f—-n’ weird!” (No weirder than a Tool or Mr. Bungle video!) Radio stations warmed up to theContinue reading “JUST BEING HONEST HERE”

Yes I sent out a blog two days ago so forgive me here. This will be quick…kinda. On this date back in 2014, I signed a deal and became an official artist endorser/ambassador for Orange Amplifiers! Ten years…wow! And to think it all started when my daughter Emma played an Ibanez RG through an OrangeContinue reading “HAVE TO MENTION…”

Things come and go in our lives. Family, friends, guitar effects…huh? It’s all coming back to me now. Three years ago, right after the lockdowns were lifted, I went to the now-demolished Sam Ash on Route 4. They had a used pedal display case and a purple wah caught my eye. Never heard of thisContinue reading “IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW…”

Well I went ahead and did it… I put my first two albums on various streaming sites through DistroKid. I honestly held back for the longest time. Yes, I put these albums on my Bandcamp page as I felt that was the right thing to do. So why the change of heart? I figured WHYContinue reading “I WENT AHEAD AND DID IT…”