This is the first in a series of four posts spotlighting music from the Fort Stockton (Texas) “Pride of Pantherland” High School band. These posts will span the school years from 1966-67 through 1969-70, corresponding to the time yours truly (and MLB) spent in the band. I’m doing this as a way of preserving some… Continue reading The Fort Stockton High School Band (1966-67)
Category: Music
Glenn Miller & Liner Notes, Pt. II
Alert Gazette readers will recall the Gazette’s staff’s unnatural fixation on vinyl albums featuring the music of Glenn Miller, and album notes related thereto. For those who were hoping this was a passing fancy, we regret to inform you that there’s (at least) one more episode. I have previously mentioned that I’m digitizing LPs from… Continue reading Glenn Miller & Liner Notes, Pt. II
Digitizing My Life: Five Vinyl Album Takeaways
The first rule of digitizing vinyl albums is that you always talk about digitizing vinyl albums. Sorry; I don’t make the rules.
A Modest Tribute to Glenn Miller…And Album Liner Notes
One of the things we lost in the transition from vinyl to digital music is liner notes. Many won’t be missed, but some are worth saving.
Vinyl Ripping (Bonus: Remember the Southwest Conference?)
1996 marked the end of the Southwest Conference, but the music lives on…somewhere.
A Post-Modern Jukebox Sampler
It’s Sunday morning and I’m losing a fight with a cold and/or allergies, and I’m taking the lazy way out by blogging someone else’s material…in this case (because, really, most of my stuff is stolen plagiarized borrowed from someone else) some music videos from Scott Bradlee’s Post-Modern Jukebox. SBPMJ (hereafter referred to as PMJ for… Continue reading A Post-Modern Jukebox Sampler
PSA: Ballroom Music for DJs
I received an email a few months ago from a DJ in Alabama who was preparing for an upcoming event where a number of ballroom dancers would be present, and he wanted some help in preparing a playlist. He admitted that he tended to play the same songs over and over when he got requests… Continue reading PSA: Ballroom Music for DJs
A Week in the Texas Hill Country
MLB and I spent last week at Horseshoe Bay, and it turned into quite a busy time. (Important Note: The following is the equivalent of showing blurry vacation slides from that trip with your parents to Knott’s Berry Farm to captive friends who reciprocate by never coming back to your house, even when tempted by… Continue reading A Week in the Texas Hill Country
Captured by The Highwaymen
As I drove home after work yesterday, Mojo Nixon was interviewing Mickey Raphael on Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country channel. I’m not a big fan of Nixon’s work, nor do I usually listen to anything but music in the car, but I was intrigued by the subject matter. It seems that a new boxed set of… Continue reading Captured by The Highwaymen
Ten Cover Songs Worth Checking Out
One measure of the success of a song is the number of cover versions it spawns. A great example is the multi-Grammy-winning Uptown Funk. I didn’t bother getting an exact count, but the iTunes Store shows page after page of remakes (including inexplicable ukulele and violin renditions, and multiple acapella arrangements by college groups) of… Continue reading Ten Cover Songs Worth Checking Out