Mapping Influences Over Time
Was it stupid luck or destiny? If you have been following along you know that I went through The Metal Years and you also know that I like the crooners and lounge acts like Bing Crosby and Dean Martin. Here is where those two worlds collide. I was online one day doing some research and …
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She sorts out the recycling. That’s not part of the foreplay process but still very important. Again we see the cycle returning to humor in music. Flight Of The Conchords is a duo from New Zealand. The first time I heard of them it was a link to HBO’s website where I was able to …
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Before my access to the News Groups was cut off, I was able to score a couple more times. Again I find myself trying to understand exactly what it is that makes me like stuff like this so much. Is it the fact that it is so far under the radar? Could be it be …
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As you know, I was frequenting New Age Music News Groups to find out about new artists and music since I didn’t have any New Age peers. At some point along the way a couple things happened. I signed up for an Easy Listening News Group and Verizon announced that they were discontinuing News Group …
Hôtel Costes is apparently and upscale hotel in Pais, France. Hôtel Costes is also a series of great music Compact Discs that were made for the hotel. Stéphane Pompougnac is a DJ and the creative mastermind behind this series. Again we have Ben Porter to thank for bringing this to our attention. The music of …
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For a few years, I worked with a guy named Ben Porter. Ben is a musician. He plays guitars and other similarly string instruments. He always seems to be playing in a band of some kind. He is a fan of a good coffee press and a bunch of unusual music. As you know, I too like unusual music but I …
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It is interesting and enjoyable to watch your children on their own Musical Evolutions. Sure I provided some influence and guidance along the way but while I shared my favorites with them, I really tried to let them explore on their own as well. I’ve been writing here on My Musical Evolution for nearly a …
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My interest in Pink Floyd never went away but for a number of years, it was overshadowed by New Age Music, Blackmore’s Night, Loreena McKennitt and the like. On a pitch black night on an island in the boundary waters of Canada, my interest in Pink Floyd was rekindled. I had brought along one of …
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How convenient that one of the items in this post is Brian Setzer’s Christmas albums. I have been fortunate to have had musical friends throughout most of my life. Maybe their interest in music is part of that bond. As you know, music appreciation has been a reasonably large part of my life at every …
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I knew a little bit about the Blue Man Group. I had seen the Intel commercials and our company was sued by them over a poster that resembled one of their posters. So I knew them as kind of quirky percussion aliens. I was interested but only mildly. That is until I turned on the …
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