Music

Here are your three chords. Now GO!

Here’s your motivation for the day: All you need are three chords and the truth (or whatever the equivalent of…

7 days ago

It’s the 36th anniversary of Nine Inch Nails’ first single, “Down In It!”

Damn, do I feel old now. On September 15th, 1989, Nine Inch Nails released their first single, Down In It, which…

3 months ago

A couple of DJX “DAWless jams”

Over the past few weeks, I’ve tripled the number of keyboards in my office (the electronic music kind of keyboards, not…

6 months ago

The NEW new keyboard

Last month, I bought the Yamaha DJX pictured below from someone in Valrico who’d put it up for sale on…

6 months ago

My newest piece of music gear: the 1998 Yamaha DJX!

On Monday, I took time out of my day to drive a little out of my way to Valrico during rush…

7 months ago

Last Sunday’s accordion gig in Bonita Springs

It’s been over a year since I’ve played with Tom Hood’s band, the Tropical Sons. 2024 was an unusually busy…

10 months ago

The “Home Alone” Yule Log

How did I not know about the Joe Pesci Home Alone yule log stream until now? This version’s got 24/7 music,…

12 months ago

An underappreciated “Billy Idol” gem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2GSBEcOKo0 In my dream last night, I heard a song I haven’t listened to in ages: The Dead Next Door,…

1 year ago

Unexpected: Body Count’s cover of “Comfortably Numb” with David Gilmour on guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl8zhYA0BHU Definitely not anything I would’ve predicted.

1 year ago

Lollapalooza 1991: Now THAT was a concert!

Wednesday, August 7, 1991: A sunny day at Toronto’s CNE Grandstand, and what a lineup: Butthole Surfers Siouxsie and the…

1 year ago