In The Midtown Island Sessions, Miss Lana Rebel and Kevin Michael Mayfield serve up some outstanding country music.
Texas Flood: In a Stevie Ray Vaughan mood
I guess the one good thing about the recent flooding in Texas is that it reminded me of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s song “Texas Flood”, which then reminded me of a bun
Music Festivals + Library Card = ♬
It is music festival season! Did you know that many of the artists who have performed at SXSW (South by Southwest for the uninitiated) and Coachella have tracks on Freegal, the library’s free music download and streaming service? A few festival headliners with lots of albums and songs on Freegal: Calvin Harris Hinds Sia And here are some…
The Family Stone Wants to Take You Higher
Perhaps some Tucsonans caught The Family Stone here in town when they played the Fox Theater as part of the "Hippie Fest" in early July. Unfortunately, I missed this event. The good news is, I saw The Family Stone last week as part of my annual trip to upstate NY and The Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival…
The Show I’ll Never Forget
Not long ago, I came across this wonderful book while I working at the Golf Links Library. It is must reading for any type of music buff, as it covers nearly every genre of music. There is nothing better than talking with someone about the music they love and why they love it. Usually, when…
The Monkees
While growing up in the 80s I started listening to my sister's albums of the "old" Monkees, those mop-haired fellows from twenty years before, I figured they were a joke band and a sad parody of the Beatles. I mean they even had a British guy leading them! But the tunes were pretty catchy. I…
Daft Punk Get Lucky
Daft Punk is one of those musical groups that just about everyone loves. And for good reason: who can resist two dance-crazed robots who fill our lives with glorious electro-disco-synthpop? As the two members of Daft Punk (French producers Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter) tell it, "We did not choose to become robots. There…
Kate Bush: Dream pop alternative rock
I first discovered Kate Bush through my mother when I was about seven years old. Having been a child with an extremely overactive imagination, I was immediately allured into this new world of dream pop alternative rock. Imagine if Glenda The Good Witch from The Wizard Of Oz went on to pursue new wave rock…
Yeah…THAT Lisa Marie Presley…
Lisa Marie Presley. What do you think when you hear that name? Elvis' daughter? A spoiled heiress? Ex-wife to both Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage? How about a songwriter/singer? Yes, indeed, Elvis' daughter seems to have inherited some of her legendary dad's musical ability. I'm pretty sure Elvis didn't have much involvement in writing the…
Movies for a rainy day
I'm at work today, but maybe you decided to stay at home and watch some movies on a rainy day. Monsoon season is here, and it could be raining somewhere right now. Here are some suggestions, both old and new... The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 version) I never saw the original with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway…
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