This program begins with an advisory. No, no, not that kind. There’s nothing dirty, obscene, or controversially political coming up. It’s just that, well—what you’re about to hear is different. Very different. And
Read MoreLet me tell the story again. In 2007, a couple of listeners asked if I would do another Ongoing History episode on the origins of band names. I’d done a few in the
Read MoreOne of the most important parts of music is beat and rhythm. Without beats, without rhythm, there’s no groove. Without a groove, there’s no movement or dancing or physically getting into the music.
Read MoreAnyone with a passing knowledge of rock is aware of its origins back in the late 1940s and early 1950s when blues, rhythm and blues, western, country, folk, and hillbilly traditions began to
Read MoreThe way I see it, there are three types of bands that stretch across a spectrum. First, there’s the extreme sort, a group that will do almost anything to attract attention…you’re probably thinking
Read MoreThe way I see it, there are three types of bands that stretch across a spectrum. First, there’s the extreme sort, a group that will do almost anything to attract attention…you’re probably thinking
Read MoreEvery once in a long while, a new genre of popular music emerges, evolves a little bit and then stays almost exactly the same with only the slightest of variations. Not that there’s
Read MoreYou would think that being a musician would be a very safe existence. I mean, your job is to write and perform music. Yeah, you might get into the odd altercation and fight,
Read More[Still summer, so as I dig into research for the fall season, here’s another show from the past couple of years you may have missed. – AC] Once upon a time, I was
Read MoreOn December 24, 1877, Thomas Edison filed a patent for an invention he referred to as a “talking machine.” For the first time ever, audio could be captured, played back, stored, shared, and
Read More[Summer repeat time so you can catch up on the shows you missed. Back with fresh stuff in September! – AC] If you’re a musical artist and start to do well, the point
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