Category Archives: Music

Hoyt And The Pusher

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Terry Taylor

(Warning: Contains rock lyrics from 40 years ago) Some music goes beyond the sound that comes out of your speakers. From time to time, these sounds define a cultural or political movement. In a few cases, they become the soundtrack … Continue reading →

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Bring the Beatlesjuice

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Terry Taylor

How did George Martin get that final sound at the end of “A Day In The Life” on the Sgt. Pepper album? What popular song written by Paul McCartney used orchestra strings in a major way for the first time … Continue reading →

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For Those About To Declare Bankruptcy We Salute You

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Terry Taylor

The economic environment has gotten to the point where GM is being talked about in the past tense. CNN is a barrage of red-fonted gloom. The Dow is flushing in a daily swirl. Men are having babies (I saw the … Continue reading →

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Wall of Vinyl

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Terry Taylor

The Virgin Megastore. Times Square. New York City. Two weeks ago. A group of 23-24 year-old consumers embrace the revival of vinyl.

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Immaculate Funk

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Terry Taylor

I heard the man’s name a long time ago – I can’t remember exactly where – but the music he championed was the soundtrack of my life growing up.

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Grand Cayman

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Terry Taylor

I didn’t see one rare, world famous blue lizard in Grand Cayman, mainly because I was staring straight down into the bottom of the ocean. I did see what looked like a 4-foot barracuda, grinning a mouthful of sharp teeth … Continue reading →

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Pandora’s Music Box

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Terry Taylor

As I type this, I am listening to some cool music from the Music Genome Project. Went to Pandora.com (thanks Jeff) and typed in what I wanted and they loaded me up with that and everything like it. You want … Continue reading →

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Ridin’ With Jimmy and The Boss

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Terry Taylor

If you haven’t read “Hammer of the Gods,” the seminal and raunchy history of Led Zeppelin by Stephen Davis, don’t worry, you have a couple of chances to get a close-up feel for the senior citizen gods of rock at … Continue reading →

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Profits After Death

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Terry Taylor

Go to the Pearly Gates, take a left, and there beside the guy with the harp on Cloud Nine, is St. Peter’s Investments, Inc. The First National Bank Of The Great Beyond is down to your right. Can’t miss it. … Continue reading →

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T-Boned in Opp

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Terry Taylor

I can’t remember why we went to Opp, Alabama that day in my mom’s 1969 Impala. There wasn’t much in Opp back then and there’s even less there now. I do remember this: Mom’s Impala didn’t come back.

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