Music

Full circle, back to vinyl.

Full circle, back to vinyl.

I remember as a kid and teenager, going to the record store and buying records, and then returning home with them to spend the evening listening to them, reading the liner notes, and studying the album art. I did that for a long time even during the advent of cassette...

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New music or at least music that is new to me!

New music or at least music that is new to me!

Funny thing… I’ve bought more music lately than I have over the past year or two. Not sure why, maybe I’m just bored with my 500+ GB? Ha, doubtful. I think that I am just trying to spread the good karma and contribute towards artists I like. So here are...

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A Change Is Gonna Come….

A Change Is Gonna Come….

In the immortal words of the great Sam Cooke, “A Change Is Gonna Come”, and some would argue it’s already here. What I’m referring to is the current state of the music industry. Last week in New York was the New Music Seminar, and while I didn’t go myself, I was...

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The Body, The Blood, The Machine.

The Body, The Blood, The Machine.

If you didnt know already, i like to listen to alot of music. All types. This week I dug out the second to last CD of one of my favorite bands of the past few years, The Thermals – “The Body The Blood The Machine”. I haven’t listened to it in...

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This business of music.

This business of music.

The music industry is dead. Long live the music industry. Unless you’ve been asleep or uninterested the past ten years you have to have noticed a major change in how you purchase music. Ten years ago I was an avid music collector who spent hours combing my way through record...

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