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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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John Cage and Morton Feldman Shooting the Breeze

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Lyle Raymond

Years  ago  in  Chicago      I  was  asked  to  accompany two  dancers  who  were  providing  entertainment  at a  business  women’s  dance  party  given  in  a  hall of  the  YWCA.                  After  the … Continue Reading →

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History of the Amen Break

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Lyle Raymond

Whether or not you know it by name, the drum break from “Amen Brother,” recorded by the Winstons in the late 1960’s, has been everywhere in music you have heard. Here is an excellent overview of its use throughout the… Continue Reading →

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LA Times – What the Critics Wrote About the Beatles in 1964

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Lyle Raymond

Like anyone who understands good music, I hold the opinion that the Beatles were the most significant popular music act of the 20th century, and, depending on what standards by which you measure significance, perhaps the most significant in recorded… Continue Reading →

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Hurrian Hymns: The Earliest Notated Music

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Lyle Raymond

Roughly three millennia before the standardization of western musical notation, the Hurrians had recorded transcriptions of some 36 hymns. Presumably, their language was dying; and this may have been part of an attempt to preserve an aspect of their culture.… Continue Reading →

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Thelonious Monk’s Advice

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Lyle Raymond

Here is an image that has been around the internet a few times. If you play in a group and haven’t yet come across it in your FaceBook feed, check it out: This is a transcription of advice Thelonius Monk… 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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I Haven’t Had Much to Post Lately, So Here’s a Documentary About the Wah Pedal.

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Lyle Raymond

Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World from Joey Tosi on Vimeo.

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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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