By Michael, on October 4th, 2009%
On Jamendo artists allow anyone to download and share their music. It’s free, legal and unlimited. Jamendo has 25,173 published albums with 164,336 album reviews from 623,270 active members. Looking for something special? Want to listen to something the music maker machinery hasn’t pre-digested for you? Have a special niche you’d like to explore? Here’s [...] . . . → Read More: Jamendo: Open Your Ears
By Michael, on July 4th, 2009%
It’s all too easy to forget music videos didn’t start with MTV. It’s got it all. . . . → Read More: Music Video, C Jam Blues
By Michael, on March 15th, 2009%
My wife starting humming along with music coming from my laptop. I didn’t recognize the piece so I clicked open the Pandora tab to see what was playing. Ah, the prelude from La Traviata. Not something I normally listen to it is, obviously, part of Jennifer’s musical world. It is due to Pandora that I’m [...] . . . → Read More: Musical Meandering
By Michael, on August 6th, 2008%
Yogi Berra on Jazz, ff you’re lucky you won’t understand Jazz when he’s through. . . . → Read More: Yogi Berra Explains Jazz
By Michael, on August 2nd, 2008%
John Philip Sousa in 1906 gave a statement to a congressional hearing on the subject of the emerging recording industry. These talking machines are going to ruin the artistic development of music in this country. When I was a boy…in front of every house in the summer evenings, you would find young people together singing [...] . . . → Read More: Recorded Music
By Michael, on January 12th, 2008%
YouTube is … yeah, you know. I find lots of interesting music on YouTube that I’d never find otherwise. Today’s example is this piece from Aleksey Kiskachi . . . → Read More: The Fish
By Michael, on December 19th, 2007%
From (best known as Talking Heads founder) David Byrne: What is called the music business today, however, is not the business of producing music. At some point it became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But that’s not bad news for music, and it’s certainly not [...] . . . → Read More: Music Biz
By Michael, on December 6th, 2007%
Two years ago my wife gave me a clarinet for Christmas. I hadn’t touched a musical instrument for decades. The only real music education I had was whatever they tossed at junior high school tuba players in the late 60s. It’s an adventure to learn. It’s also much more difficult than I imagined. Seemingly simple [...] . . . → Read More: It’s Better Together
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