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When I was a young lad growing up way back in the 60’s and 70’s, I a number of times used to think how excellent it would be to be able to custom make my own albums. A bunch of your all-time favorite tunes grouped together in once place. It was possible to record tracks [...]

Different styles of music have diverse “sounds.”  all of us  can all pretty much agree on that point. By way of example, Jazz uses seventh chords al the majority exclusively. This, and the type of chord progressions used in Jazz gives it its unique flavor. But what about new age music? Does it have it [...]

I just learned that April 19, 2008 was Record Store Day, an opportunity to celebrate independent record stores. As record stores slowly vanish across the country, it is revealing that April 19 came and went with little fanfare. Perhaps, like me, the event was invisible to you, too. And I am sorry I missed it, [...]

Soul is still a decidedly popular music genre which grew out of 50’s rhythm and blues. There were two decidedly diffined record labels which dominated this era, Stax and Tamala Motown.
The record label Stax started life in Memphis in 1959, founded by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton. Around the same time Berry Gordy was creating [...]

Live music blog flashback- Bell Biv Devoe. Back in the early 90’s, Bell Biv Devoe or BBD as they were known were blowing up the world of hip hop/r&b. I saw a show recently on VH1 and I think they mentioned them and where they are and what they are doing. [...]

Live Music Venue- The Blue Moon Saloon is one of the coolest live music venues period. It is based in Lafayette, Louisianna and was established in 2002. It has become one of world’s premier venues for roots music and is a great place to meet all kinds of people. You might [...]