Stories
ZZ Top - Tejas (1976) -In Memory of Dusty Hill
We say farewell to the legendary Dusty Hill by revisiting the Texas blues and country-infused rock and roll found on ZZ Top’s 5th album from 1976, Tejas.
Reclaiming Digital Music with Apple Spatial Audio and Lossless
What do Apple’s new Spatial Audio and Lossless additions to Apple Music mean for the world of digital streaming music? Here are my initial thoughts after just a day of listening, as well as a look back at my history with digital and streaming music.
Revisiting Prince’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Guitar Solo
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just put out a higher quality version of the 2004 performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” featuring a bunch of great musicians, and Prince, who delivers one of the greatest live guitar solos ever.
Reclaiming the “Song of The Summer” with These 12 Songs
These aren't official "songs of the summer". They're a list that I've put together with some of my favorite alternate choices from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and today.
Looking into Hill Country Blues with The Black Keys
The Black Keys are back with an album called Delta Kream that pays tribute to some of the great music that formed and shaped their music from the start: Mississippi Hill Country Blues. Hill Country Blues differs from Delta Blues in a few distinct ways, but has been nearly as influential. Find out more that and about this new album.
Liquid Tension Experiment 3 (2021)
Sometimes I want some good old fashioned rock and roll. Other times I want 2 hours of blistering, melodic, jazz-inspired progressive hard rock and metal featuring musicians that are so good they may be from another planet. That’s Liquid Tension Experiment.
A Return to Live Music with The Allman Betts Band
The Allman Betts Band 2021 tour stop in Omaha, Nebraska was the first live music I’ve seen in over a year. This was a perfect show to return to and the show fits into the Rock and Roll Reclaimed theme perfectly.