101 Series Lesson 21: The Black Keys

Students, are you ready to rock? Are you ready to kick the world’s ass so hard it’ll get sent into the next millennium? Well, fasten your seat belts and get ready for hyper rock action as The 101 Series reaches maturity with Lesson 21 and a workout with The Black Keys. Two guys who sound […]

Soulville Ep 3: Stax Records

For this installment of Soulville we decided to do a review of one of the greatest record labels in the history of music – Stax Records. We crate-dig through the history of Stax and listen to the famous and near-famous artists who put deep grooves into little plastic discs with big holes. It all started […]

101 Series Lesson 20: Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young!)

Hello again, students. This week’s lesson will concern mainly David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. But, obviously, a part of their career included someone who’s been featured in this classroom before, Neil Young. (CSN and sometimes Y!) So the lesson will be liberally peppered with Mr. Young. But mostly the three voices that had […]

Off The Wall Ep 2

When you have too much vinyl (like us!) you want to play it as often as possible (like us!). And when it begins to overtake the entire living area of your home then you want to show it off (like us!). So, now we present our second installment in our love and devotion to the […]

101 Series Lesson 19: Wilco

Hello there, students! It’s school time (again). This week’s lesson in ye olde 101 Series is a band from the great state of Chicago: the Wilco! In Lesson 19 of the 101 Series we sit down for two hours of Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt and whoever else is in the band at the time. And, […]

I Remember That Ep 2

You are getting sleepy, very sleepy. You’re beginning to go back into the furthest reaches of your mind. You’re beginning to remember. Yes, you’re thinking of all the great songs you knew when you were growing up but somehow got forgotten by your favorite radio station. Well, this program will help you to remember the […]

101 Series Lesson 18: Lucinda Williams

Welcome back, students. Time now to step up to the bar and order a round for the house. This week we’ll listen to music from a genuine artist and a genuine lady: Lucinda Williams. We’ll hit the gravel road all up and down her catalog. Step aside, boys – time to get some serious country […]

Sock Rockin’ Beats Ep 2

When ya gotta rock, ya gotta rock. And now’s the time to do it, balls out runnin’. Take a little time to rock  with Sock Rockin’ Beats Episode 2 and you’ll be a whole lot happier. It frees you of worry, makes you’re mind clear of confusion and puts everything into perspective for a proper […]

101 Series Lesson 17: Todd Rundgren/Utopia

Welcome back, students of music and/or madness. The next topic in your syllabus for the 101 Series features Todd Rundgren and his sometime/all the time band Utopia. It will be like sitting at a Todd show only with studio tracks from many of his great albums. There will be some prog, some pop, and even […]

Embryonic Ep 2

Which came first – the note or the staff? Was it thought before sound? Or, perhaps, cassette tape before vinyl? We attempt to answer those questions with our  look at the sketches that became masterpieces. It’s Embryonic Ep 2 and we listen to the songs you know before they became the songs you know by […]