Mind Smoke Records

Jan 19 2021

Time is a River (The Wonk Bros Basement Demos 1996 - 2003)

Time is a River...I'm in a boat Life is so funny but I don't get the joke

Photo Credit: Paul Colliton

The story behind this blog post is rooted in my past…

Dec 1 2020

LI Sounds December 2020

December 2020

1st - Steve Robinson & Mike Nugent Showtime: 7:30 pm KJ Farrells Bellmore, NY The Tuesday Backyard Series continues (indoors , of course) with
Stephen Robinson at 7:30 and
Mike …Read more

Sep 29 2020

Freelance Vandals Yer Money Or Yer Ears!

Special Thanks to our friends who donated photos for this blog post: Mike Tully - Rose Rosemarie Rizzi Cirillo - Paul O. Colliton Terri Goldstein - Carolyn Olson

By 1983, the Freelance…

Jun 17 2020

Summer's Here & the Mind Smoke Records Guitar Farm is back in business!

Around stately Mind Smoke Manor, the first true sign of the Summer season is when the staff of Mind Smoke Records gets our Guitar Farm up and running. 5 years ago, we started the whole thing as a lark…

Dec 2 2019

Christmas Cards: It's almost that time of the year!

Next Monday... December 9th...is National Christmas Card Day!

From Smithsonian magazine, A History of Christmas Cards:

" A prominent educator and patron of the arts, Henry Cole, travelled in the elite, social circles of early Victorian…

Sep 13 2019

Johnny Pierre Interview 2019 Fireworks Magazine (UK)

JOHNNY PIERRE INTERVIEW 2019 FIREWORKS MAGAZINE (UK)

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Aug 27 2019

Where Songs Come From: Boy Gone Bad (The Wonk Bros)

Yesterday marked the 33rd anniversary of a crime

that took place in New York city on August 26, 1986.

Today's blog post is about a song that was

inspired by this heinous murder in Central Park.

May 31 2019

Long Island Sounds June 2019

JUNE 2019

For those who haven't heard the sad news: The Grey Horse Tavern, one of LI's most eclectic music venues which is located in Bayport, will be closing this June. "The Grey Horse Tavern…

Mar 21 2019

Rock & Roll I Gave You The Best Years of My Life

As a songwriter, I've always enjoyed writing in a wide variety of musical genres but the rock & roll genre has always been my favorite genre. More often than not, rock & roll music has always been there to…