Home > Music > Page 3

Ten Albums That Made An Impact

A couple friends recently made posts about the 10 albums that affected them. See Alex’s list at this link.  See my friend Jeff’s post here.  This was great for a couple reasons. I am also nostalgic about the music I have listened to over the years, especially with an overflowing rack of CDs. The second was also to remind people that Facebook sucks and they will vacuum up the data from your personal posts and build more data on you. In addition, as Alex said, #SayNoToWalledGardens.

Read more

Home > Music > Page 3

25 Years: DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing…..

Endtroducing Album Cover

25 years ago today, DJ Shadow released Endtroducing….. and it forever changed what I thought was possible listening to music.

Read more

Home > Music > Page 3

30 Years: Nirvana’s Nevermind

One of the truly remarkable things about Nirvana is how brief their journey with us was.  After a quiet debut on Sub Pop, they emerged 30 years ago today and were launched into reluctant superstardom, with that star fading with Kurt Cobain‘s death in 1994, just 2.5 years later.

Read more

Home > Music > Page 3

35 Years of Master of Puppets

35 years ago today, Metallica released the greatest Metal album of all time, Master of Puppets.

Read more

Home > Music > Page 3

20 Years Of Kid A

Kid A By Radiohead

I don’t remember if I purchased Radiohead’s Kid A on exactly October 2, 2000.  I probably did.  Back then, it was a quick lunch-time trip to Best Buy to browse their massive Compact Disc layout that took up most of the retail floor space.  On an end-cap, you would find the displays with all the “New Releases.”  I would have paid in cash.  Probably after I made the trip to the bank to cash my paycheck. I don’t think I even had a credit card in 2000.  I am not sure if I even had a checking account.

Read more

Home > Music > Page 3

All The AC/DC Songs With The Word Rock

Many people consider AC/DC  one of the greatest rock bands of all time.  This blog is not one of them.This blog will hesitantly admit to enjoying some of their work.Making fun of AC/DC is enjoyable because they have basically shown no development in their music for 45 years.  Some bands show consistent development and artistic … Read more

Home > Music > Page 3

My Letter To Joe

John Lennon Thinks Steely Dan Rocks, Dude!

Friend and fellow photographer Joe (https://www.jwsmithphoto.com) wrote me a letter.  This wasn’t some email or message over social media.  It was a good old actual letter requiring a postage stamp.  More on that in a minute.

Read more

Home > Music > Page 3

RIP Scott Weiland

RIP Scott Weiland
RIP Scott Weiland (source: wikipedia.org)
Scott Weiland (source: wikipedia.org)

RIP Scott Weiland.  In the end, I suppose it was a miracle he made it to 48 years.  After a life blessed with incredible talent and cursed by unstoppable drug use, it is time to reminisce.

Read more