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I was going to take this website down and downgrade to an email host. I haven’t posted here since April and it doesn’t seem worth... Read more

“They were”/”they was?” “They are”/”They is?” It’s not obvious writing about somebody in the singular, non-binary. Merriam-Webster has an article about this. Basically, use whatever... Read more

It’s April 14th and I’ve already spent over $300 on dining this month. That’s a lot on my income, and food costs were already getting... Read more

Lead or rhythm? Read more

I can’t stop looking at this cover. It’s The Byrds in 1969, a mesh of ‘country psychedelic’. The font looks like sci-fi. The rest is... Read more

This year’s Blues Music Awards ceremony will be unlike any of its predecessors. In light of the current coronavirus pandemic, the annual BMA gala will... Read more

While some large events have been canceled in lieu of the COVID-19 virus scare, all of the local music venues seem to be going on... Read more

Some bands sound like they generate their music by an algorithm, but can every song be re-created this way? Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin seem... Read more

A long time ago, I tried to teach myself to play the banjo. I eventually gave up and hawked it at a pawn shop, but... Read more

Former industry writer and PR man Paul Merry has boundless knowledge of the blues and rock & roll, and their correlated history and development. He’s... Read more