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Category: Random Bullshit
Reflections on Rolling Stone’s Updated 500 Greatest Albums List
Yes, yes I know. Everybody hates Rolling Stone and thinks their Top X lists are full of shit. However, give them this credit – at least they do a Top X list now and again. Back in 2003 – before the world went entirely went … Continue reading Reflections on Rolling Stone’s Updated 500 Greatest Albums List
Announcing – The Bloggers’ Playlist – Volume 2
A year ago I published a post announcing The Bloggers’ Playlist. The idea was that I would gather together songs from any bloggers (or for that matter, casual readers) who wanted to create a Spotify playlist. For historical context, you can read the original post … Continue reading Announcing – The Bloggers’ Playlist – Volume 2
Happy New Year 2019
WordPress advises me that this is my 500th post. Thanks to all who visited this blog in 2018 and especially to those who commented frequently. Here’s to a great 2019. His shit was the most exciting music I was hearing in 1982. – Miles Davis … Continue reading Happy New Year 2019
A Music Enthusiast Selection of Christmas Tunes
A couple of years ago, I did a post about my favorite Christmas songs. So feel free to travel back to that one here. But it occurred to me that it was time to introduce – plus or minus a few classics – some new … Continue reading A Music Enthusiast Selection of Christmas Tunes
One-hit Wonders (Novelty songs)
I don’t know if the people who made these tunes really thought of them as novelty songs. (Well, one of them definitely is.) Maybe they were dead serious. In any event, each of them was some level of hit, exactly zero of them are “Witch … Continue reading One-hit Wonders (Novelty songs)
News from Up the Street
“News from up the street, she’s people I’d like to meet.” – Dan Hicks Wherein I mention a few random things that have been floating around in my head or of which I’ve become aware, of greater or lesser import. The first two are of … Continue reading News from Up the Street
New Music Revue – 9.7.18
Time for another New Music Revue wherein Music Enthusiast stops hoping for a resurgence of blues-rock bands like Cream and looks beyond the end of his own nose. This time, without really trying, I think I came up with an unusually eclectic mix. See for … Continue reading New Music Revue – 9.7.18
What I Did On My Summer Vacation (Final of 2)
Spotify link I should mention that much of the territory we covered on our Grand Canyon trip includedΒ Navajo Nation which, per the last census, was comprised of 350,000 people. In fact, our trip to Monument Valley was led by Navajo guides and we, of course, … Continue reading What I Did On My Summer Vacation (Final of 2)
What I Did On My Summer Vacation (Part 1)
This blog is very much a music blog and not at all a travelogue. But I found our recent Grand Canyon vacation interesting enough that I thought readers might get a kick out of seeing some of what we saw. (Mouse over the above picture … Continue reading What I Did On My Summer Vacation (Part 1)
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