Okay, so I’m sure it has been done before. Everyone knows how great the Beatles are, right? But, what I’m finding lately (especially when I talk “music” with my two children) is that the gap between music then and music now is widening . . . and the younger generation is missing out on the greatness that is The Beatles. I grew up in the era of grunge, and sure, I loved Kurt Cobain, but while all of my friends were head-thrashing to morose punk-like More »
I’ve been stuck at the hospital for almost four days now. My seven month old daughter was confined because of bacterial pneumonia. The stress of having your child at the hospital and being on 24 hour watch meant that I’m not able to post regularly (besides, the hospital doesn’t have WiFi).
In between feedings, nebulization schedules and cleaning Alex up, I would talk to her and soothe her with songs. More »
It’s 2010! Another year full of possibilities. For this year, I am filled with hope that more awesome music releases will be unleashed on us — the music loving public.
But if there’s one thing that I also fervently wish for 2010 is the death of emo. More »
I’ve been obsessively collecting albums since I was 14 years old. I began collecting cassette tapes first because my Dad, chucked off our turntable in the river during a big disagreement with a technician who was supposed to repair it. More »
A friend of mine paid me a visit a few days ago.
My friend and I both love music and we had an enjoyable conversation about the new bands and artists we’ve discovered. We were having so much fun giving each other recommendations. Eventually, we began to discuss how we’ve been supporting our “hobby.” I was surprised to find out that he doesn’t buy CDs anymore. He has, instead, began to use torrents to “acquire” the music he listens to. More »
Even though I grew up with a record player at home — an old cabinet-style phono system that my dad bought, I really only started collecting LPs two years ago. I’ve been a hardcore collector of cassette tapes and CDs. I began collecting cassettes when I was 14 (my first album being The Police’s Synchronicity) but was a bit late joining the CD bandwagon because I couldn’t afford to buy a CD player until I was already in the work force and earning a steady salary. In the decades that I’ve been collecting I’ve amassed more than 400 cassettes and almost 2000 CDs. But I’ll tell you a secret — I love looking at the ten LPs in my collection the most. More »
The Beatles.
If there’s one band that clearly defines and describes how much I love music, it has to be the Fab Four. Their music is indelibly imprinted on me not just as a music lover but as a person. My inevitable downward spiral towards music obsession mirrors how I slowly got into their music as well. I can still vividly remember my mom listening to their “teenybopper” phase songs every Sunday when she tunes in to this old radio show that played music from the Sixties. I yeah-yeah’ed to “She Loves You” decades before I fell in love with Karen O. More »
