Electronic dance music (EDM), dub step, house, and techno have developed into commonplace names in regard 21st century music. Percussive undertones and the infamous “womp” have saturated today’s musical profile, not only making appearances in mainstream music, but also picking up momentum as a separate genre. People use the names listed above interchangeably depending on […]
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I am, I am the blues I am, oh I am the blues I know the world know I’ve been mistreated And the whole world know I’ve been misused I am the moan of suffering women I am the groan of dying men I am the last one to start But I am the first
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Paul Westerberg of The Replacements famously wrote, “Growin’ old in a bar, ya grow old in a bar” in his 1985 song “Left Of The Dial.” I spent fourteen years of my life proving him right in an effort to become a successful musician. When I first started playing out in clubs, MTV had just
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I saw the danger, yet I walked Along the enchanted way. . . . “On Raglan Road” More than three months now and I just can’t get the music of Van Morrison out of my heart and feet. After five full decades his voice, his songs, his high-art approach to backstreet blue ballads and stonegood
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A harmonica? The thing’s only four inches long! All kinds of notes are missing! Harp players have to show up with a briefcase full of different keys, just to play! They’re so tinny and shrill! So why would a serious musician ever choose the harmonica to play music on? Admittedly, this is good question. But
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Including reviews of two of her books: Sanity and Grace: A Journey of Suicide, Survival, and Strength and The Seven T’s: Finding Hope and Healing in the Wake of Tragedy Like many Judy Collins fans, I was first taken with her voice. She never reaches for a note, she hits each one like a finely-tuned
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