One of my favorite genres of music is what is commonly referred to as "Big Band.” I had the good fortune to stumble across a library of 78s when I was quite young (and luckily enough had a 78 RPM record player on which to play them) so I was introduced to the work of Bing Crosby, … [Read more...]

The Doors became a band known for its multi-faceted approach to rock and blues, as well as their creative stage performances. A band tied together under coincidental circumstances created a gorgeous new rock sound, as well as influenced a culture to become enlightened with truth … [Read more...]

Shoegaze music has many interpretations and major criticism due to the extent of experimental style and growth. Since the 80’s, companies such as Marshall and Casio have come out with intricate sound technology within their reverberation and feedback systems to plug into electric … [Read more...]

Born in a time full of discrimination, war, crime, and drugs, Jimi Hendrix decided to fully immerse himself in the music culture. Not only did he do this with a variety of textures cloaking the sounds streaming out of bottleneck slides and psychedelic dreams, but Jimi also played … [Read more...]

Tracing back to the earliest days of music, blues has always held a special place in musical culture. From the old days of plucking and bottleneck drawls, there have never been a collection of pieces too simple that didn’t tell some sort of story related to freedom, happiness, or … [Read more...]