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Wuthering Heights by Jess Anderson and Hanna Goodall
I never thought of anyone covering Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights. Why try? But I just found out that there is a small raft of singers who attempt it. Kate Bush in the original sings in a key many vocalists can’t … Continue reading
Twitch.TV
Have You Heard About Twitch? Have you heard about Twitch? It’s a website for musicians to perform their art through live streaming. You can watch for free or donate if you can. I find it fascinating. Every kind of musician … Continue reading
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Tagged classical piano, music, piano, singers, twitch.tv, vocalists
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Look What They’ve Done To Our Songs
Look What They’ve Done to Our Songs Digital recording was never meant to reproduce sound faithfully. Rather, it was a way to replace bulky tapes and records and to allow recordings to be easily shared and manipulated. Digital only samples, … Continue reading
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Tagged audio, digital, digital life, melanie, melanie safka, music, sound, wave
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I Can’t Get Used to This Lifestyle!
The normally kempt grounds at U.C. Davis have fallen into a lazy grace as groundskeepers stay home, the manicured lawns and flower beds now growing up and out on their own. Linda Dodge supplied these photos from today. I know … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental horticulture department, music, nothing but flowers, talking heads, UC Davis, unkempt, video
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We’ll Meet Again
I’m enjoying watching Picard on CBS All Access, the latest installment in the decades old Star Trek franchise. Episode Seven hit me very hard as it featured old friends reunited in a warm, sunny place of great beauty and peace. … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlife, god, heaven, hope, loved ones, music, parents, peace, sunny day, the afterlife, vera lynn, we'll meet again
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To All The Bands Corporate Radio Never Played
Sci-Fi Caper (internal link), a power trio who has a chance at success with the rise of the internet. I can’t express how suffocating it was to go through the 70s and 80s with radio playlists controlling which bands got on … Continue reading
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Tagged broken sleep, corporate radio, garage bands, Mendota, music, playlists, rock music, Sci-Fi Caper, the west, xoxo
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The Darkest Performance by Johnny Cash
With his voice giving out, Johnny Cash gave a rousing, sometimes joyous rendition of Cocaine Blues in his famous 1968 Folsom Prison concert. Best known from that concert was Folsom Prison Blues, with Cash delivering its signature line, “I shot … Continue reading
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Tagged Cocaine Blues, Folsom Prison Concert, Johnny Cash, music
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Pimping A Favorite Video — Sci-Fi Caper
This is Sci-Fi Caper out of Mendota, California. I know it primarily as home to a wildlife refuge. Sci-Fi Caper is a power trio, reminding me of the simple punk bands of my youth. In this video everybody seems happy. … Continue reading
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Tagged Mendota, music, power trio, punk, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Sci-Fi Caper, video
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Next Time I’ll Make Sure That The Girl Will be Much Poorer
Two of my favorite Rolling Stone’s songs are from their Aftermath album. Aftermath marked the first time that Mick and Keith wrote all original material. Brian Jones, now an often unrecognized band member, powered the group during these early years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Jones, lyrics, music, Rolling Stones, writing for music
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