September 27, 2007 
The RIAA has managed to “shut down” allofmp3.com (wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more!). I won't state the obvious in what fans of Russian-marketed music can do, but what I WILL do today is offer an alternative to walking into a music store at the mall and paying a horribly inflated price f... continue reading...
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wink wink nudge nudge September 26, 2007 
Man, I can't wait until the RIAA and its pack of lawyers are gone. It shouldn't take much longer. Right now, they are like the horse lobbyists screaming the wrongness of the automobile circa 1910.
Today's FamilyFirst pick lets you enjoy music with no worries about sleazy RIAA goons spying on you view... continue reading...
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yahoo music engine August 21, 2007 
What do you call a lawyer that . . .
There's nothing funnier than a lawyer joke. When you mention the word lawyer, you envision a blood sucking TV-advertising ambulance-chasing underhanded slimeball.
However, even though a disturbing number of lawyers do engage in such shenani... continue reading...
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vicious animal July 6, 2007 
There are lots of talented musicians out there who are getting their starts by advertising their stuff via the world wide web. One such individual is Scott Albert Johnson.
Scott Albert is a fantastic singer/song writer and harmonica player from Mississippi. With a toddler, a newborn and ... continue reading...
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wife susan June 23, 2007 
Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840. He is one of the most famous Russian composers, for good reason. He was GOOD!
Composers enjoyed rock star like status in their time. And Tchaikovsky was well known and, for the most part, well loved... continue reading...
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tesla coils April 27, 2007 I hate the RIAA. I believe they are corporate evil incarnate. They are there to serve the interests of the RIAA. They are not concerned with the interests of the musical artists they purport to represent. No, they care about one thing only: the most profit they can wring out of the public to fill t... continue reading...
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scoundrels March 23, 2007 
Music is a unifying force that brings cultures together across both distance and time.
And if you think country/rock music is strictly an American art form, you have another thing coming.
Today's FamilyFirst site is a poignant, excellent documentation of a group that you may have never heard of,... continue reading...
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wonderful person March 18, 2007 
There are a small number of songs that are classic, and timeless. These tunes may have been recorded during a certain era, but they still sound as fresh and compelling as they did the first time you heard them.
Certainly, one of these is Tears on My Pillow, by Little Anthony a... continue reading...
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why do fools fall in love March 7, 2007 
You grew up with them. Well, if you're forty or older, you grew up with them. I'm talking about 45's, those discs of vinyl designed to be spun at precisely 45 revolutions per minute, while a needle traces its way towards the center and translates the grooves into music. And music from a 45 sounds ... continue reading...
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wurlitzer March 6, 2007 
When I was seventeen years old, I knew contemporary music (1977) had problems. Groups like Styx and Foreigner were charting huge hits with music that had very little substance. I was listening to my Beatles eight-tracks and a few familiar faces like Paul Simon and James Taylor.
Then, I made a new... continue reading...
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