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Year In, Year Out

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on January 14, 2020 by The Gunboat DiplomatsJanuary 14, 2020

This charming reflection on life is an easy read. However, the author’s earlier works were a real bear. Time, once again, to look back at the past year’s ebbs and flows, ins and outs, and ups and downs…not to mention … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Music | Tagged Bandwagon Network Radio, Big Blend Radio, Chasing The Essential, Field of Nightmares Radio, Glass, Indie Art South, Middle Tennessee Music, QCIndie.com, Retrosounds Radio, Roy Peak, The Rocking Magpie, The Vintage Music Blog

Take It In Stride

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on December 8, 2019 by The Gunboat DiplomatsDecember 16, 2019

Two heads may be better than one. But the Roman god Janus doesn’t look like he knows if he’s coming or going. “Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’” – – Alfred, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Music | Tagged List songs, Music, New year, Take It In, The Gunboat Diplomats

Making A Judgment Call

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on July 13, 2019 by The Gunboat DiplomatsJuly 13, 2019

“Don’t wait for the last judgment – it takes place every day.” – – Albert Camus Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus was a proponent of the absurdist philosophy that people should continually strive to find meaning in the world, despite … Continue reading →

Posted in Gunboat Diplomat Music, Music | Tagged American, jacksonville music, Judgment Road, The Gunboat Diplomats

Getting The Royalty Treatment

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on February 16, 2019 by The Gunboat DiplomatsFebruary 16, 2019

We advertise ourselves as “a song shop that records indie pop with a vintage vibe in a variety of genres.” We’re a DIY studio band that has no aspirations to play live in front of cheering (or jeering) crowds and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gunboat Diplomat Music, Licensing, Music | Tagged Crazy About You, Glass

My “Savor It” Year

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on January 1, 2019 by The Gunboat DiplomatsJanuary 5, 2019

Over the past twelve months, fortune smiled with favor on The Gunboat Diplomats, so linger with us for a moment as we look back to savor the flavor of the past year. The Embassy Records 45 single of “I’m Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Interview, Listener Mail, Music | Tagged A Shot Of Christmas Cheer, Big Blend Radio, Chasing The Essential, Field of Nightmares Radio, Glass, I'm Not Going Back To Jacksonville, Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More, If Summer Could Stay, Indie Art South, Jacksonville Beaches Music, KBJB, M. Night Shayamalan, Middle Tennessee Music, Opinion Nation, Original Christmas Songs, Original Sin, Power Pop Blog, Radio Indie Alliance, Songs We Learnt in Sundae School, Sweet Sweet Music, The Vintage Music Blog

A Conglomeration Of Connected Concepts

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on October 29, 2018 by The Gunboat DiplomatsOctober 29, 2018

In a recent interview in the elegantly appointed webzine The Nice Rooms, Gunboat Smith mentioned that our “song shop” model of musical production consisted of releasing individual songs that can stand alone as singles while thematically fitting into the collection … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Interview, Music | Tagged concept album, the nice rooms

Throwing A Sundae Punch

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on August 5, 2018 by The Gunboat DiplomatsAugust 5, 2018

Recently, GBD threw its hat into the ring and returned to the Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More show with the exclusive broadcast premier of our end-of-summer lament, “If Summer Could Stay,” featuring some sizzling saxophone from Kenny Hamilton … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomatic Recognition, Gunboat Diplomat Music, Music, On The Radio | Tagged Andre M', Butch Young, Christopher Cash, Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More, Rooni, Songs We Learnt in Sundae School, The Caper Clowns, The Junior League

Singing From The Same Songbook

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on June 19, 2018 by The Gunboat DiplomatsJune 19, 2018

GBD was back at Zoe Tribe Studios recently putting the finishing touches on a couple of songs that will soon be unleashed on shocked and horrified listeners. One of them will be the first tune on a cumulative compilation of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Music | Tagged Brill Buiilding, Motown, The Andantes, The Blossoms, The Sweet Inspirations

Showing You Who’s Bossa Nova

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on March 20, 2018 by The Gunboat DiplomatsMarch 20, 2018

We were recently hunkered down in the embassy at Zoe Tribe Studios recording tracks for some new songs that will soon be cruelly inflicted on a totally unsuspecting public. In keeping with our endless quest to craft songs in wildly … Continue reading →

Posted in Gunboat Diplomat Music, History, Interview | Tagged Antônio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Big Blend Radio, bossa nova, charlie byrd, Elvis Presley, Eydie Gormé, Field of Nightmares Radio, KBJB, Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66, stan getz, woody herman

The Joy of Sax and the Call Sign of the Times

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on February 17, 2018 by The Gunboat DiplomatsFebruary 17, 2018

A gaggle of amiable ambassadors, creative consuls and various charming charge d’affaires recently gathered in the elegantly appointed embassy at Zoe Tribe Studios to make some of our notorious noise. While ensconced in our sturdy recording redoubt, we laid down … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomatic Recognition, History, On The Radio | Tagged Big Indie Giant, Field of Nightmares Radio, From Texas and Beyond, KBJB

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