Diary of Musical Thoughts

Finally getting back to this project and jumping straight into the chaos of 1969! Salome, "Vivo cantando" (Spain).   There are...

I have been watching clips from the festival all week and what is there to say?  There are dozens of huge festivals all over the world each ...

On paper, Idan Raichel ticks so many of the right boxes.  His music combines Middle Eastern, funk, klezmer, and a host of other world music ...

This past week, Chris Richards detailed the slow conversion of indie rock bands into jam bands in an article for the Washington Post .  Cert...

I don't have much to add to this story beyond expressing the same feelings of shock and sadness as everyone else.  I do think that this ...

I was somewhat hesitant to buy this book because of its brevity -- 43 thousand words seemed lacking in the value for money department -- and...

I'm not going to finish this project before the start of this year's Eurovision as I'd hoped, but we'll reach the end eventu...

1965.  France Gall, "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (Luxembourg). In which Serge Gainsbourg fulfilled one of his career goals ...

It's hard to justify a covers album most of the time. The source material is probably going to be good, so the album won't be bad pe...

Courtesy of Resident Advisor, this feature is possibly the equivalent of a mid-90's interview with Eric Clapton about the proper use of...