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Record Review from web archive June 30, 2009

Future Clouds & Radar

If last year’s self-titled debut album of Future Clouds & Radar was immediately accessible in places and bewilderingly opaque in others, this follow-up combines each side of leader Robert Harrison’s brain in every one of its eight songs. The melodies may not be as bright this time – there’s no “You Will Be Loved” or [...]

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Farther Along - Obituary from Issue #53 Sept-Oct 2004

Bill Lowery / Jimmie Lee Fautheree / Robert Quine / Ersel Hickey

Legendary music publisher Bill Lowery died of cancer June 8 at age 79. For more than 50 years, the Lowery Group was one of the most successful music publishing houses, representing such classic songs as “Be-Bop-A-Lula” and “I Never Promised You A Rose Garden”.…
Hillbilly/rockabilly guitarist Jimmie Lee Fautheree died June 29 at age 70 from [...]

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Sing along with me...F-Y-E...U-M-G...M-O-U-S-E: The Tale of the Ten Dollar CD
Do y'all know who Trans World Entertainment is? Probably not. They're the Albany-based company that's pretty much considered the "last man left standing" in music retail. Over the years they have acquired the carcasses of pretty much every national and regional record store chain in America including Sam Goody, Musicland, National Re […]
JACK TEMPCHIN: THE MAN WHO WROTE THE PEACEFUL, EASY SONG EVERYONE REMEMBERS
JACK TEMPCHIN: FOR THE WRITER OF THE EAGLE'S CLASSIC, PEACEFUL, EASY FEELING, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SONG by Terry Roland Artist Website: www.tempchin.com How many songs from the last 50 years are there that the general, baby boomer public can recognize just by name and e… […]
British Broadcasting luminary Charlie Gillett Dies
Its a dark day, rest in peace Charlie, he has left the world of music a better place for his presence, he will be badly missed, I had the great good fortune of knowing Charlie and knew him as an insperation, he was always ready to talk about music, happy to pass advice and genuinely interested to h… […]

Moments in songs that are better than the song itself
Earlier this evening I heard "Don't Fear The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult and though I suppose I should be more jaded about it, I still really like the part where the guitar solo ends on one sustained note (partially feeding back) and then the main arpeggio riff comes back in. I found a YouTube clip of a live performance and it did nothing for […]
How Do You Listen To Music?
Hey all...Just curious...I realized today I'm buying almost twice as many albums a year as I was ten years ago...With so much music floating around how does everyone here listen to their music? If a new album comes out do you just play the album for a week or so...Do you add it to a new album playlist (One of my friends does this...5 at a time and rotat […]
Festivals of summer 2010
Hello everyone, I just uploaded a post with a calendar and links to summer music festivals. I am trying to add more fests to the list, so please leave comments about any festivals you are excited about this year. I will then include them in the post. Thanks, and please check out the rest of the blog. A summer of music fests in 2010 […]