Classy for the weekend. The go-to piece for cartoons and TV commercials.
Classy for the weekend. The go-to piece for cartoons and TV commercials.
-- Assessing the Value of Vinyl Records: An Overview
-- 7 Quick Tips on Optimizing Your Turntable Cartridge
-- Why Vinyl Records Continue to Thrive
-- Finding the Best Phono Preamp
-- What Speakers Do I Need for My Turntable?
Check out more articles on analog equipment and vinyl.The site also is home to The Internet Music Mapping Project, an effort to list and describe as many music-related sites as possible.
Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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--A Tribe Called Quest to The Dick Hyman Trio (In other words, A to H) --Indigo Girls to Queen Ida (I to Q) --Radiohead to ZZ Top (R to Z)
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