Jim Michaels is somewhat of an enigma not only to others, but to himself as well. Having played in various bands and using a vast array of pseudonyms, he's pretty difficult to pin down. Be it Punk; 'Mick Vulgar', Folk; 'Buzz Doughound', Psychedelic; 'Funky Repairman', or whatever you want to label it, it all boils down to Jim just being himself (whatever that may be at the moment). It's basically just rock 'n' roll, but unfortunately Myspace doesn't grant that option. He's content having played in Dark Skies, The Molesters, FEEdbACK, Zombo, Strawberry Atmosphere, Kracked Eggbert, Jones Crusher, and of course his solo work which he's been at for over 30 years now.
As far as influences go, Jim never stops talking about his favourite guitarist the late great Mick Ronson, who he had the good fortune of meeting on two occasions; the first on August 11, 1981 at "My Father's Place" in Roslyn, and the second on February 13, 1988 at "The Stone Pony" in NJ. Another major influence on Jim was Syd Barrett, the late founding member of Pink Floyd.
According to Jim, rock 'n' roll died an ugly death during the worst musical period in history - the 80's, mainly due to MTV. Don't bother asking him for details, as he was drunk through most of it, while listening to late 60's and early 70's stuff...usually Bowie/Ronno, John Lennon, Rolling Stones, & Syd.
Some people claim that Jim is Long Island's answer to Syd Barrett. Maybe he is, maybe he isn't... I don't know... and neither does he. Perhaps we'll never know...maybe it's just as well.
The music you're listening to on this page was recorded on a Tascam 4-Track Machine from 1989 up to 1998, when the machine broke down.
All songs were written, produced and played by Jim Michaels.
...William H. Turnip, 1832
Just stopping by to say hi and give you some news. The new album 'Welcome To Murraysville' from Phil Murray and the Boys From Bury is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
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Hey, what's new....CALL ME...if you show up as "unknown" on my phone , I usually ignore it so leave a voice mail and I'll call you back...I/m still in sunny Orlando but will head back north in a few weeks...by John's birthday...lol...hope all is well by you...hope it warms up there!!!! Take care...See ya soon!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW!!!! Just giving you some birthday wishes from Florida....and from John too!! Hope you enjoy the day and have a better, healthier and musical New Year! Stay in touch... It's nice and warm here in Orlando and I hate to think of the cold drive back...maybe next month... See ya ...Carol (and John)
Hi Jim – just checked out your latest uploaded tunes. Love the beat to Music is your only Friend – kinda. Country Reggae ?? As for the words – so true, so true
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! I see you added new songs...as always your music is well-done and fun to listen to...Take care and talk to you soon...I'll be at my sister's (Glen Cove) for Thanksgiving Day and Friday I'll be in NYC watching "Wintuk" (Penn Sation)and seeing the Empire State Bldg...again...Anyway, stay well!
love the new? songs.Are these from your vault or did you record dem recently?KINKS,WEEN,classic 70's punk nice mix.LOVE the santa is a hooker great chorus. GREAT STUFF
Just noticed the new tunes. I love the beat of 7:00am. Sounds like early 80s British SKA with 60s Psychedelia. Love the Ronson influenced riffs on one of your other songs - Fat Boy. Great stuff
It was fun seeing and talking with you last night! Thanks for the surprise visit! Hope all stays well with you!! CHILL!!! TTY soon!...Love the new car!! Byeeee Carol
Hi Jim, It's been a while, hope you're well!!!! We're at Beery's Friday with High Teen Boogie(all girl band from Japan), Commando and Lord Of This World(Sabbath Tribute with Dan Crusher). There are a lot of people who have been asking about you and would love to see you, Sean
