Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture of the independently owned record store. It is observed annually Continue reading
From the New York Times – Merle Haggard, one of the most successful singers in the history of country music, a contrarian populist whose songs about his scuffling early life and his time in prison made him the closest thing Continue reading
40 years ago today Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band raised the roof at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium. Cameron, at the time, was a mecca for major acts, an ideal size and acoustically sound, with tiles hung vertically from Continue reading
Jazz legends Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter have posted a timely open letter to the next generation of musicians, addressing music, the world situation and life in general, noting – “We’d like to be clear that while this letter is Continue reading
“Forty-five years ago, on March 11th, 1971, the Allman Brothers Band took the stage at Bill Graham’s vaunted Fillmore East Theater in New York for the first of a series of shows that are among the most celebrated in rock Continue reading
Sir George Henry Martin, who produced and arranged the Beatles’ recordings from 1962 to 1970, has died at age 90. Often referred to as “the Fifth Beatle” because of his extensive involvement on each of the band’s original albums, Martin Continue reading
I heard on TV this weekend an acoustic version of my (and probably every EB fan’s) favorite English Beat song, “Save It for Later.” I couldn’t put my finger on the familiar artist; an Internet search revealed that it was Continue reading
A friend forwarded this blog post to me and made my day. Wax and Wane “I felt like I was part of a community. And I love my community. And that was magical.” Related: Current CD Alley website Fun exercise Continue reading
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has released the day-by-day list of performers for this year’s event. Headliners include Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Steely Dan, Beck and Van Morrison. Among the other big names are Bonnie Raitt, Continue reading
English singer/songwriter David Bowie (born David Robert Jones) has died, two days after his 69th birthday. Bowie’s career, over 4 decades, was marked by reinvention, musical innovation and visual presentation. He was diagnosed with cancer eighteen months ago. Bowie released Continue reading