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George Newall, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg and Jack Sheldon certainly influenced my youth in a big way. Rest in peace, George. George Newall, ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Co-Creator, Dies at 88

Guitar Center and Southwest Airlines apparently teamed up to drive some passengers absolutely bonkers for 5 hours and 43 minutes on a recent flight from southern California to Hawaii by distributing complimentary ukuleles. Amtrak couldn't resist taking to social media to opine on the matter...

Current events as of late have me digging into my DVD and VHS archives to find stuff that's worth watching again. That made me wonder: Who were the early explorers in the "theatre rock" genre? I'm not talking about rock musicals, but rather a different genre. Long before ambitious efforts such...

Oh, the drama. Still, I find it sad that "Get Off My Lawn" disease is so pervasive in the music biz.

Today, the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress announced its 2019 inductees. Somehow, I'm not surprised that two of the films involve prominent appearances by Levon Helm: "The Last Waltz" (1978) – as himself; directed by Martin Scorsese "Coal Miner's Daughter" (1980) – as Ted...

Curious if there are other examples of recordings with odd volume numbers attached to them. Off the top of my head: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988) Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 (1990) The albums were separated by the unfortunate passing of Roy Orbison, but I sense that George Harrison's unique...

I'm a big fan of screenplays – perhaps moreso than actual films. Without a doubt, dialogue can truly make or break a movie. No, I'm not talking about well-known movie lines like "Play it again, Sam" (Casablanca, 1942), "We're gonna need a bigger boat" (Jaws, 1975) or "Son, you've got a panty on...

I'm looking forward to Invalid Link Removed in September. I thought he did an admirable job with Jazz (2001). Does anyone recognize this performer at the Grand Ole Opry? I did a real-time chat on the Opry website, but unfortunately, my "chatter" didn't recognize the artist.

I enjoy reading the sordid details about how many of my favorite albums were produced, and it's amazing to see just how far recording technology has progressed over the decades. The Beatles' Please Please Me (1963) was recorded in less than a day at EMI in London. In the '70s and '80s, it...

Over time, some artists and bands become known for certain sounds on their recordings. I'm not referring to musical styles like dual guitar harmonies from groups like The Allman Brothers Band or Boston, or to one-time wonders like the reverse guitar lead on The Beatles "I'm Only Sleeping" (from...

Today marks the sixteenth anniversary of a tragic nightclub fire in Rhode Island. At the time of the event, I remember being dumbfounded about how such a tragedy could occur in the modern era. In the weeks and months that followed, the investigation made it clear that the fire was a disaster...

Just curious if anyone knows what this instrument might be. Photo is of Craig Carter & Dennis DeYoung from a recent local performance. Thanks.

A recent thread on Joe Osborn's impressive contributions to The Carpenters' catalog got me to thinking about a lot of '70s stuff that I listened to on AM radio as a kid back in "the day." Call it "schmaltz" or "elevator music" or what you will, but those compositions did sell millions of...

John Hurt – one of my favorite actors of all time – has passed away at age 77. May you rest in peace, Sir. "Lonely driver out on the road With a hundred miles to go..."

I'm usually answering these types of threads, not posting them. But for some reason, this one has me stumped. Don Henley is in the midst of his 2016 North American tour, and a New England newspaper recently published a few photos from one of the shows. Anybody know what this bass is? (Not the...

Last night, my local PBS station was in the midst of one of their many annual fund drives, and they aired The Highwaymen's 1990 concert at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on New York's Long Island. Of course, I was attuned to the backing musicians, and really enjoyed Mike Leech's work on bass...

A quick question for luthiers who have done fretboard inlay work. I have a fretted Jazz bass neck with a rosewood fingerboard and dot-style position markers. I’m considering having the dots replaced with MOP-type blocks. Nothing fancy — I just love the neck and don’t want to swap it out with...