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Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:23:53 -0400

Manager’s Corner - “A&R” We’re back...

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:23:23 -0400

Manager’s Corner - “A&R”

We’re back from summer hiatus with another edition of the ever popular Manager’s Corner. Our seasoned manager, Skip is back on the line with more advice for up and comers in the music industry.

As always, you can submit your own questions for our music industry insider via feltworth@gmail.com

“I Don’t Hate Kids” Dezi and Morris reflect on...

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:36:42 -0400

“I Don’t Hate Kids”

Dezi and Morris reflect on their change in direction.

"I Like What I Heard"

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:11:12 -0400

Feltworth are back in their rehearsal space working on their career shifting opus. Morris runs through some keyboard options while manager, Skip, listens along on the speakerphone….or does he?

Introducing Cozy Balboa. Feltworth’s funky monkey drummer....

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:15:39 -0400

Introducing Cozy Balboa.

Feltworth’s funky monkey drummer. Upbeat, on the beat and offbeat all at the same time.

Raw footage of Cozy Balboa’s 2010 interview with Saul...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:15:51 -0400

Raw footage of Cozy Balboa’s 2010 interview with Saul Kehayas of “ConTEMPOrary Drummer” (w/ subtitles).

In case you missed it the first time around, here’s the issue of...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:13:42 -0400

In case you missed it the first time around, here’s the issue of “ConTEMPOrary Drummer” with Cozy on the cover. We just got sent the unedited files from the interview and I will post some of it here in a minute.

Introducing Morris Katzenburd The cat behind the keys. Morris...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:19:27 -0400

Introducing Morris Katzenburd

The cat behind the keys. Morris is both Feltworth’s resident curmudgeon and bon-vivant. Lover of the classic and the iconoclastic Morris is an enigmatic feline who could use a stiff drink.

Introducing Dezi Feltworth Dezi Feltworth. Pink punk on the...

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:14:31 -0400

Introducing Dezi Feltworth

Dezi Feltworth. Pink punk on the bass guitar. Feltworth’s ostensible frontman has penned a lot of the band’s hits. Kids hits.

Sax, guys, and videotape.

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:21:38 -0400

Letters, we get letters, we get stacks and stacks of letters…

It’s always a pleasure to dig into the Feltworth mailbag and pull out another letter from an inquisitive fan. This week Cozy (Co-Z??) expounds upon his theory concerning the cyclical appearance of the sax solo in popular music.

As always, our e-mailbox is always open. Contact us your your questions via feltworth@gmail.com

Introducing Manny Feltworth

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:37:48 -0400

Everybody’s favorite guitar-slinging bunny balladeer, Manny Feltworth rules with an iron fist of yellow felt. He’ll punch me with that iron fist when he reads this - he hates being called a bunny. -MK

Manager's Corner - 360 Deal

Thu, 03 May 2012 16:25:33 -0400

Skip is back on the phone to answer another music industry question from one of Feltworth’s fans. Thanks for all of your submissions to Manager’s Corner. We’ll try to get Skip on the phone to answer some more soon.

We are always happy to receive your e-mails. Contact us at feltworth@gmail.com

Cozy's Party Vibe

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:14:43 -0400

Away in a Manager

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:30:49 -0400

We recently thrust our paws back into the Feltworth mailbag to...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:42:17 -0400

We recently thrust our paws back into the Feltworth mailbag to pull out another question from one of our curious fans. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out so well this time around. We are not giving up on this feature, and hope to continue to answer all of your letters as they are received. Morris has been asked to take a couple weeks off of mail duty, so feel free to take the gloves off and fire away.

Please forward your own Feltworth Mailbag questions to feltworth@gmail.com.

Katzenblog II - No Pussyfootin'

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:45:00 -0400

As I sat in my cozy neighborhood cafe writing the original Katzenblog, I had no idea that anybody would actually read my missive. I am accustomed to my position at the back of the stage, behind a bank of keyboards.

Now that there are at literally scores of people reading these posts, I feel compelled to add a bit of structure to my musings. I am not proud of my occasional rants, so I will try to keep them to a minimum in this forum. I’ll endeavor to celebrate more than denigrate.

Today, I want to elaborate on the joy of discovering a jewel in the rough. The thrift store LP.

On my troubadour’s budget, it is a rare privilege to pay full market value for the vinyl albums in my prized record collection. I avoid the vortex of e-bay, as it is swamped with blues lawyers and indie derivative traders. These suited and monied aficionados are just as welcome to covet the platters as I am, but there is no way I can compete with their pre-programmed mega-bids.

I even tend to avoid the mainstream record stores in which each disc is cleaned, graded, and awarded a price tag just slightly above it’s actual market value, and well above my impulse-buy threshold.

Like an ornithologist in pursuit of an elusive “lifer”, I wade through stacks of the discarded and mismatched records which have landed in thrift shoppes, church bazaars, and rummage sale bins. I am happy to see a hundred copies of “Breakfast in America” if it leads me to one “Radio Ethiopia”.

The routine of these bins of albums is a security blanket of cultural normalcy assuring me that ‘people are people’ across our great continent. Crystal Gayle, Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass, Yes, Tina Turner, Def Leppard, Teena Marie, they all flip by in a relaxing animation of our shared pop music history.

And then, in a jarring flash, there will be a record jacket that catches my eye. Something either too rare or too prized to belong in such mainstream company. It is the joy found in those rare moments which make the whole pursuit worthwhile. I come home with a couple of novelty discs to show off to my band mates (eg: Sha Na Na “Live at Woodstock”), and a permanent addition to my collection that I will rescue from the bunch and take home to it’s rightful place alongside coveted peers. Pricetag, $1 per disc. 6 for $5.

To wit, I was happy to have recently stumbled across the seminal ambient masterpiece: Fripp & Eno “(No Pussyfooting)” . Quite a find in among the usual well worn copies of “Glass Houses” and “No Jacket Required”.

While I often come up empty-handed, or perhaps just picking up redundant copies of Bowie and T-Rex, the thrill of discovery is but one step on the explorer’s journey. Maybe I’ll see you at a thrift store down the road. Hopefully I’ll be wishing you well as I walk out with a smile on my face.

As always I appreciate your feedback, you can contact me with comments and quibbles on my facebook page or via katzonkeys@gmail.com.

Too Zeppelin?

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:00:00 -0400

Overplayed.

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Here is a two-page pull from a recent article about Feltworth. ...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:03:00 -0500

Here is a two-page pull from a recent article about Feltworth. Click on the side of the page to expand to the second sheet.