June 15th, 2015 § Comments Off on Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd § permalink
This was our favorite album of the 60s! The Monkees captured all of it!
1967: the end of the age of innocence!
Jimi Hendrix opened for them on part of their concert tour! I saw them in Toronto! WOW!
We wore those shirts to school in grade 6!
She Hangs Out!
June 8th, 2015 § Comments Off on SAVE AIR STUDIOS! § permalink
Dear friends,
I just signed the petition “Save Air Studios“ and wanted to ask if you could add your name too.
This campaign means a lot to me and the more support we can get behind it, the better chance we have of succeeding.
You can read more and sign the petition here: Save AIR Studios
Can you also take a moment to share the petition with others?
Thank you!
John
May 28th, 2015 § Comments Off on Ordinary World Unplugged § permalink
1993 MTV Unplugged – Duran Duran with John Jones, Andy Gangadeen, Fergus Gerrand, Curtis King Jr., Lamya, Yolisa Phahle, Carol Poole, Ellen Blair, Ivan Hussey, Mineko Yajima, Mitue Takayama
May 3rd, 2015 § Comments Off on Joey Only Knows § permalink
Joey Niceforo and John Jones (the temporary piano player!)
May 3rd, 2015 § Comments Off on Flightdeck’s Flying Simulators § permalink
Toys for big boys were in abundance when we recently visited Flightdeck in Newmarket.
John Jones at the helm of the Flightdeck 747 cockpit simulator
These machines are used in conjunction with Computer Flight simulator software to train pilots and to enhance the homes of wealthly enthusiasts around the globe. I must admit, I never thought that people would want the cockpit of a 747 in their living room, but apparently they do!
John, Peter and Sam and the gigantic 777 cockpit!
The big machines are $150,000 and up, but Flightdeck also make the beautiful Jetmax, at $15,000, that I would definitely have in my house!
May 3rd, 2015 § Comments Off on Fleetwood Mac at the old Potrero Country Club § permalink
Sadly, the golf course and country club have been gone since the new Forum replaced it in the 1960’s! Despite disappearing for a few years, the newly remodeled Forum is back with a vengeance, and is undoubtedly the best indoor stadium venue for a rock concert in the Greater Los Angles area!
And Fleetwood Mac gave a monumental performance!
Mick Fleetwood on stage at the Forum c.2015 (j.jones)
Fleetwood Mac at the Forum, April 2015 (j.jones)
April 29th, 2015 § Comments Off on The Fairlight at AIR Studios Oxford Street § permalink
Here is the long lost episode of the BBC’s “Science in Action” program from 1987. In this segment I show how to sample with our Fairlight CMI Series III in Studio 5 at AIR Studios Oxford Street.
We sold the Series III to J. J. Jeczalik of the Art of Noise a few weeks after taping this episode! I wonder why!
March 22nd, 2015 § Comments Off on John Jones band 1999 § permalink
Our first gig! Send checks c/o Oscars House of Fish to have it taken down.
The lost car-crash-song-of-1995, performed in the opening slot of the MP3.COM concert at the Troubador in West Hollywood, California, with Richard Martinez, Sean Halley and John Jones.
March 22nd, 2015 § Comments Off on Alan Frew band 1995 § permalink
Thanks to the kindness of Ken Roberts we are able to visit the past and watch Alan, Anthony Vanderburgh, Richard Martinez and Dr Who, rehearse the Frew/Reid composition HOLD ON, in the Mondrian dressing room for the Fleetwood Mac shows at the House of Blues, Los Angeles, in January 1995.
March 17th, 2015 § Comments Off on Snowbirds in L.A.- Joey and Sam § permalink
A great surprise to hang out with Sam Reid and Joey Niceforo last week! We saw the location of a number of old train depots in the Los Angeles area!
The Tokio P.E. Station on Venice Blvd. at Shell Ave.
We had a sweet session with Steve Postell at his studio in Alla, with Craig Macintyre (drums), Jon Ossman (bass), Peter Adams (Keys) and Steve (electric and acoustic guitars) at the helm.
John Jones, Jon Ossman, Joey Niceforo, Craig Macintyre, Steve Postell, Peter Adams
Sam Reid & Jones Jones, after the Farmer's Market