Christine McVie and Fleetwood Mac’s Legacy
Christine McVie had a beautiful voice and talent for the keyboard. Her death, however, made me think of Fleetwood Mac’s enduring legacy.
Christine McVie had a beautiful voice and talent for the keyboard. Her death, however, made me think of Fleetwood Mac’s enduring legacy.
Since The Beatles “White Album” came out, people have been saying a single-album version would be a masterpiece. Let’s do that…
A piece that’s beloved, and for good reason. Today, we’ll discuss an even better-known Haydn Symphony, the Surprise.
For a lot of Canadians, Gord Lewis played on the soundtrack of their youth. For me, he was the kind, quiet man in the bar with the radiant smile. All praise to the ones who showed us some kinda fun.
Is it too much to ask that perhaps we could do some swayin’ to records playin’ and forget our differences for this Independence Day?
Now that we, Hominus Americanus, are anesthetized to art in musical form and musicianship as expression, I would like present a solution.
Attention! As of this week, Apple is no longer offering the IPod for sale, it is now sold out and discontinued. An end of an era they say.
Of course there are bands and artists that I wish I could have witnessed live, but I have immersed myself into their momentous live recordings
“Painter John Strickland” was a necessary characterization to get the first paragraph dealt with, but let me tell you about John Strickland.
Naomi Judd has passed. I mourn the death of a woman who embodied hope, feminism and zero f’s given long before it was fashionable.
Dire Straits is one of those bands that put out well-written and well-played rock music for over a decade.
The Rhythm changes is just one contrafact that gave us our treasure trove of pop and jazz musical magic.
To see Pink Floyd come together today to raise awareness of the tragedy unfolding in the Ukraine would make my dad happy.
Successful musicians, athletes, politicians, big business; they all figured how to beat taxes while asking us to donate our time and money for causes they chose to support
I blow hot and cold on whether rock and roll has been, on balance, a force for good or bad. It’s powerful; there’s no denying that.
Warren Ellis’s new book “Nina Simone’s Gum” is everyone he encountered in his mad quest to save a piece of chewing gum that the legendary singer had left behind on her piano
Looking back into the history of rock and roll you can see how bands dealt with the loss of one of the group.
Calling the 90s the Grunge Era does a massive disservice to the generation’s wide range of quality and influential minds that really set the tone.
Back then I was not a fan of the hair bands and was a straight up classic rock guy. To me they were just too polished, to predictable.
I have always been intrigued by movie and tv soundtracks. When the right song is paired to a scene it can elevate it to something unforgettable.