Before Google There Was… Speech

2012-04-302016-01-14 ezzy

Genre jumping again, I know. Check this funky little thang a few years back from an amazing band that played the music business blues in the nineties then dropped from the scene.

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NEO Neo

2012-04-282016-02-28 ezzy

Ok sentimental fools, here in Cleveland we had our own version of the Beatles, or was it Queen? Well anyway, The Raspberries are one of the most underrated bands of the seventies. Check them out tackling this pop classical masterpiece.… Read the rest

Layup Lines

2012-04-272016-01-14 ezzy

…and Dre on the Break!!!

My basketball team used to warm up to this track, aw yeah!

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Lipstick Kicks

2012-04-262016-04-12 ezzy

One of my favorite beats and bass lines from the UK reggae punk vibe:

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Potus With The Mostest

2012-04-262016-10-06 ezzy

Very funny. Look at that applause too — don’t see that on the news much do you?

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Mellow Madness

2012-04-242015-08-26 ezzy

One of the more radical covers, I dig it for sure. Here’s Come As You Are done jazz bassguitar style.… Read the rest

Why Analog Matters

2012-04-232019-10-08 ezzy

In reply to a thread on CNet about Record Store Day, I laid out a long reply to the idea that buying vinyl these days is pointless, especially if the artist records digitally. The poster implied that the CD … Read the rest

Knock Knock On Your Front Door, Guess Who?

2012-04-212020-04-15 ezzy

Wow Michael Franti has come a long way over the last 20 years. I remember the first time I heard this band, I loved them. A big early influence on 2merica, for sure.

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Standing Around Playing Music

2012-04-182015-08-25 ezzy

Proof that every band I like doesn’t jump around like maniacs — early live performance from the Violent Femmes, circa 1985:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaEUMY8yS9c

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Merging For You

2012-04-172016-03-24 ezzy

Haha the classical musicians and fans are getting younger than the rock ones! ?Here’s some cool fusion going on between Deep Purple and the London Symphony Orchestra.

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Pleasant Valley

2012-04-162015-08-26 ezzy

I’ve been listening to this playlist lately that contains no one but Chopin & Monk. Then I found this nice jazz rendition of a Chopin piece and I dug it much.