A Lament & A Note of Encouragement

I’ve started so many blog posts over the last few weeks, only to leave them half done because I get discouraged about it feels like I’m beating a dead horse.  When it comes to the music industry, there are others you can watch (Rick Beato) or read (John Strohm) who are much better positioned and equipped to talk than me.  And those are just two examples, there are many more.  I do like breaking down albums and concepts and putting them into writing, but that takes a different brain power than the musician brain power.  So, on that note, my book is also on pause.  I’m still listening to those Indiana artists, but the podcasts and interviews and research are on pause, I don’t have the bandwidth.  


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70 More Music Films to Enjoy

When sharing my previous list of music documentaries, I realized I wrote it in June of 2023.  I’ve seen a lot of music documentaries, biopics and music related films since.  So, I went through my viewing history as well as the DVDs I’ve purchased and came up with this list of things I’ve seen since June of 2023.  I tried to avoid duplicates, but because I will sometimes re-watch things, and these lists are long, I apologize if I missed one or two.  I’ve also decided to make some notes on a few of these that I think are of particular worth.  Hope you enjoy some of these as much as I did.

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From Bad Religion to Bach

This morning when I got in the car, the first thing Apple Radio played was “Lisztomania” by Phoenix.  My initial thought was how my tastes had changed in the time since that record was released, because now I’m a huge fan of Franz Liszt.  And, in the wake of Brian Wilson’s death, coupled with it being quite some time since I last wrote a blog post, I thought exploring how our tastes change would be a good topic for a post.

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