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New Music in 2023: Rings on a Tree
https://youtu.be/f5_-TZcOcrk Rings on a Tree (click to preorder) I’m happy to announce that the new album of 15 songs will be officially released on September

Larry Campbell Interview on his years with Bob Dylan
Ray Padgett on his Flagging Down the Double E’s blog posted an interview with Larry Campbell discussing his years in Bob Dylan’s band. There were

Food choices as knobs on vintage audio gear
Do you prefer to think about your daily nutrition choices as vintage audio gear? From my reading of Greger and Ornish, it looks like optimal

Classic Jazz Album Playlist
Greg Thomas of the Jazz Leadership Project posted a list of his 25 favorite jazz albums. I enjoy jazz, but I know I have huge

Songfarmer Book released as Kindle edition
After many long conversations about songwriting over the years, Gordy Quist and I emptied our pockets of all the songwriting tricks we used and put

Pump It Up by Elvis Costello – Modern Song #2
The new book by Bob Dylan is The Philosophy of Modern Song – essays on 65 songs he admires. I’m gonna listen/revisit one a day,