At almost the same time this evening my phone started vibrating with text messages from all over the country on the passing of Alex Chilton. Here is the news from the Memp… […]

Even though he was considered as a potential American answer to the impetuous British Invasion of the Beatles, Kinks, Stones, Yardbirds, Who, Dave Clark Five etc, and in spite of a group who mockingly addressed him with the “Sir” title, well stating once again that such an unpenitent hippie like Doug Sahm h… […]

Review by Douglas Heselgrave Haunting. Ethereal. Delicate. Each of these adjectives could be used to describe the mood created by the songs on Postdata’s debut. Yet, none of them quite capture the complexity or the ineffable swirl of emotions and slow motion regret that Halifax’s Paul Murphy explores ove… […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]