This channel is a big playlist of Youtubes that will fit the bill. I still can't tell if these are real releases, or recent good fakes that only sound like pop tunes from another era. In any event, if you haven't stumbled onto it yet, have at it. If you're a fan of Wayne Napadogan, I'm fairly confident you'll like this: https://www.youtube.com/@ObscurestVinyl/featured ..read more

Here's the Rolling Stones' show in Houston from this past Sunday. https://www.archive.org/serve/RollingStones2024-04-28StadiumHoustonTX/RollingStones2024-04-28StadiumHoustonTX.mp3 Here's the setlist: 01 Start Me Up 02 Get Off of My Cloud 03 Rocks Off 04 Out of Time 05 Angry 06 Beast of Burden 07 Mess It Up 08 Tumbling Dice 09 You Can't Always Get What You Want 10 (band introductions) 11 Little T&A (Keith Richards on vocals) 12 Sympathy for the Devil 13 Gimme Shelter... In case you couldn't get tickets ..read more

I just don't get how YT through a laptop can blow your mind, but that's what some of the comments say. I guess anything's possible when you blow almost a half $ million on a turntable? The turntabling gets underway at the 9:10 mark ..read more

The sound engineer for the recording studio took these photos. Had a couple of days of good tracking. We finished the rhythm parts for the 10 songs. More sessions coming up for the vocals, backup vocals, sax, percussion and a bit of guitar ..read more

Lately I've been jamming off and on with an informal jam group. They are all 30 or 40 years younger than me. They are free form jams where someone just starts playing then everyone joins in. Even the lyrics are usually free form. They often use chatgpt to make up the lyrics as they are singing. It is not great music by any means. I was lost at first then I realized they needed some structure instead of everyone doing their own thing. Now I sit in the background playing rhythm, keeping the... Joy in playing rhythm guitar ..read more

Bought a mid-priced acoustic, didn't come with a case or bag. So, bought a gigbag. Within one week, the top strap had disintegrated at the joint. The next time I went to Ottawa, I brought the bag back (25 Apr) and asked if I could get a replacement. I waited around for fifteen - 20 minutes while they hunted one down. They brought it out and then said I can't have it. Yup, you read that right. They told me the owner instructed them not to replace the bag. They said they're going to send a... Is this normal music store behaviour (Fleet Pro Sound & Lighting ..read more

Bought a mid-priced acoustic, didn't come with a case or bag. So, bought a gigbag. Within one week, the top strap had disintegrated at the joint. The next time I went to Ottawa, I brought the bag back (25 Apr) and asked if I could get a replacement. I waited around for fifteen - 20 minutes while they hunted one down. They brought it out and then said I can't have it. Yup, you read that right. They told me the owner instructed them not to replace the bag. They said they're going to send a... Is this normal music store behaviour ..read more

I have been on an Otis Gibbs kick lately. I am working on this tune and trying to figure ot some of the chords he uses in the chorus any guidane would be appreciated ..read more

Just found that jam video with Josh on the Collings NAMM booth: All great players of course, but Josh is what I want to sound like when I grow up, all improvised ..read more

This gal has gone through some difficult things in her life which should touch all of our hearts. It's good to see she is still smiling and singing. There are not a lot of performers I would like to meet but she is one of them. I've never heard anyone say a bad word about her. Kellie Pickler makes emotional return to stage in 1st performance since husband’s death Kyle Jacobs died in February 2023 at their home in Nashville, Tennessee. www.nbcnews.com ..read more