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A Response to “Why Bands Need to Stop Bitching”

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Lyle Raymond

I follow Music Clout on Twitter, and often see posts that suggest they view their target audience as aspiring pop stars, not musicians for hire. So when I caught the title Why Bands Need to Stop Bitching, and upon skimming the… Continue Reading →

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In Memoriam: Prince

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Lyle Raymond

2016 has been brutal for music fans. Today, we add the artist usually known as Prince to the list of recently departed pop music greats. Prince’s impact was certainly felt by all fans of rock and pop music: Not only… Continue Reading →

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The Occult and Rock Music

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Lyle Raymond

I recently encountered a lengthy article detailing the history of famous rock musicians’ involvement with the occult. Read it here: Devil Music: A History of the Occult in Rock & Roll It’s no secret that rock artists have used occult themes in… Continue Reading →

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We Can Keep Jazz Interesting, And Here’s How

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Lyle Raymond

No One’s Listening. Why? Jazz can be as sophisticated as classical music, but with a beat. This gives jazz the potential to capture the interest of “casual” listeners, i.e. those who usually opt for less challenging (threatening?) popular styles, while… Continue Reading →

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In Memoriam: Jim Hall

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Lyle Raymond

Of the memorials I’ve posted to date, this is perhaps the most meaningful to me. Jim Hall was a large influence on my approach to improvisation, and on my sense of melody. His performances on Sonny Rollins’s album The Bridge were… Continue Reading →

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Rock is Dead.

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Lyle Raymond

Well, not “dead” like tissue, but “dead” like a marriage. So says Sam McPheeters in this Vice article from 2010. Comparing rock circa 1994 to the Wild West circa 1890, he describes a “closed frontier,” a state in which the once… Continue Reading →

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Houston Press: Every Metal Subgenre Began as a Black Sabbath Song

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Lyle Raymond

In part one of my Video History of Metal, I described Sabbath’s second and third albums as “a blueprint for the creation of metal music.” In his article for the Houston Press, Nathan Smith takes us on a tour of… Continue Reading →

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In Memoriam: Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Lyle Raymond

For whatever reasons, Dave Brubeck is often overlooked by purists when recounting the greatest artists of jazz. But his legacy is nearly as impactful as any artist of the last century, and his music easily as inspiring. I first encountered… Continue Reading →

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Was Miles an Insightful Critic, or a Relentless Crank?

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Lyle Raymond

Over at Noise Made Me Do It,we are treated to an excerpt from a 1964 Down Beat magazine interview with Miles Davis, in which he is given a blind listening test. In typical Miles fashion, he spares no energy in… Continue Reading →

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Fewer People are Listening to Jazz and Classical Music, and Education Hasn’t Helped.

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Lyle Raymond

Jazz seems to be on a decline. Here in Madison, I have seen most of the (already few) clubs that hosted live jazz either change their format or close their doors. In this article by Kurt Ellenberger, we learn that… Continue Reading →

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