Music

My Sweet Obsession, Music with Al Maginnes: Writing About Music

When I was a newly hatched music nut, riding my bike to the record store every two weeks to buy the new

It’s been a while since I posted anything here, so apologies. The usual excuses: work, family, more work,

I wish I had a road to Damascus story to explain my love of jazz, but like most things that mean a lot to me

The time has come to speak of dead things. To be more specific, the time has come to talk about things related to the

Recently on Facebook, I posted a link to a song from the upcoming album that Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore are

I first heard of The Allman Brothers Band in 1971. I was thirteen and just beginning to explore music beyond the

Style is a fickle thing. And musicians, like all the rest of us, are prone to shifting styles, sometimes for reasons of marketing,

I began listening to jazz in the early 90s. I had always known about jazz, of course. As a kid I remember

I’ve often said that in life I am unlucky in small things and lucky in large things. If I sit down for a few hands of poker, I will