Shame on me for only just finding out about Tommy Shaw and his penchant for bluegrass…
A couple of nights ago, while sipping on expensive imported beer, I got in the mood for some Styx. I went to YouTube and started watching videos. The more I watched, the more interested in Styx I became. I was particularly drawn in by the adorable Alabama born rock star Tommy Shaw, who is the lead guitarist […]
Artist: Joan Armatrading
Album: Starlight
Joan Armatrading, who released her debut album in 1972, has had an impressively varied career. Starting with generic folk-pop elevated only by her soulful voice, she grew to experiment with Elton John-style rockers, disco, reggae, collaborations with Springsteen’s E Street Band, perky New Wave synth-pop, and — as her voice got deeper and richer — into roots-rock and blues. Starlight shows her still venturing, now into jazz-pop that sounds like the work […]
This morning, I had an interesting experience while taking a music survey…
And I didn’t take the survey because I write about music. I actually took the survey because I am a member of MySurvey.com, which is a site where members take surveys and earn points that can be traded in for cash or gift cards. I’ve been on MySurvey.com for about ten years and it’s been an interesting experience. Sometimes I test […]