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• Mardi Gras is coming

  by Mark Freiseis February 10, 2013
  I've always been a big fan of Mardi Gras, and this is the mix i'll be listening to this year. It's all over the place, but it ties together nicely. Always looking for new suggestions. 01 - Preservation Hall Jazz Band - When The Saints Go Marching In02 - Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans03 - Hank ...
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• I've Got The Blues For The Blues

  by Mark Freiseis February 8, 2013
  I went to see my friend's band the other night. Unfortunately, they were a bluesband. Now, I have nothing against the blues, In fact, I have seen many of the oldbluesmen, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Mississippi Fred McDowell. But what I seein blues bands these days, is a guy with a pony tail and ...
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• Whatever happened to critical rock music journalism?

  by Mark Freiseis November 29, 2012
  Once there were many magazines that featured rock music. Creem, Crawdaddy, Trouser Press, Bomp, Rock Scene, Rolling Stone, to name a few. If you read any of these magazines you got a feel for the music. The articles and reviews promoted the music and the culture that supported it. If you paid attent...
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