The CD, or Compact Disc, made it feasible to store more information than the past storage media, the cassette and the floppy. Originally invented in the early 90s, CDs were designed to replace floppy drives and cassettes, and over a 10-year period, they not only replaced floppies and cassettes, but made them completely obsolete....
During a generation of peace and love came the one honest voice of Jim Morrison, consumed with an honest anger and devotion. He put a stop to fake love and opened a gateway of sensuality that was missing in music. The Doors have been examined and talked about for over four decades. They have...
During a generation of peace and love came the one honest voice of Jim Morrison, filled with an honest angst and devastation. He was pure sexuality and unashamed of his unabashed masculinity. There are dozens books, documentaries and movies made about The Doors over the past forty years. They have left a deep and...
It is a difficult time to own an independent record store. With the world of digital music, finding and downloading your favorite albums is simple. Independent record stores stay open due to a small group of music fans who want to experience something more. Many of these places have to do more than just...
If you think you know Hendrix, you may be bowled over to learn that there’s an impressive amount of Hendrix material yet to make it to a turntable or CD player near you. Often jamming in recording studios with a mixed bag of other musicians, Hendrix let the tapes roll, and consequently a lot...
Vinyl albums are starting to make a nice little comeback. Just by researching the internet and walking the streets, you will see record albums in places that might surprise you. You will even find new artists releasing record albums and jumping in on this new wave. We can only hope that younger music lovers...
In 1965, the Los Angeles community witnessed the creation of The Doors, a rock and roll band that blended together blues rock, acid rock and hard rock into a unique style. Despite their prosperity, the band received much heat by the media because of Jim Morrison’s often erratic behavior both on and off the...
There are trends, fads and flashes in the pan that pull in a lot of attention at first, but then fade quickly from memory after they are brought outdoors and seen in the unyielding clarity of pure sunlight, never to be heard from again, and often that’s probably just as well; however, this is...
The Beatles, one of the most successful groups of all time, continue to leave their mark on popular culture, continuing to win additional fans with every new generation, showing that they posess the longevity to withstand the test of time. The band continues to sell countless records each year, in every medium available, from...
Growing up a quiet boy and an only child who was very close to his mother and father and teased at school for being a “momma’s boy” before beginning his calling in the music industry, Elvis Presley is generally thought of as the King of Rock and Roll, and his tour to the top...