2/5/2007

Wasim Muklashy

Ok, this cat went directly from parking cars in a condominium complex to being asked to write songs for Miles Davis. Miles immediately made John "JB" Bigham his protege - touring and playing together - knowing that if he passed on this obviously untapped talent, someone else would snatch him as soon as they heard a pair of notes...and he was right. It wasn't long before he was asked to join Fishbone to rock stages the world over. "The Good Girl Blues" is his debut solo effort, and people, make sure you pick up everything this guy gets his hands into, for this expertly and perfectly crafted blues rock record is one of the best listens of the year. The pains and pressures and heartbreaks and losses and tragedies changes and stresses and all (y)our everyday-life turds are transformed into something, well...quite beautiful. We all feel the same things...JB just happens to embody our troubled spirits in a fashion that makes you want to cry smiling.