Welcome to Concert Memories May!  All of my Monday blog entries this month will be about memorable concerts.

Once upon a time, I was somewhat obsessed with The Cranberries.  Not only did they have a tastefully named bassist, their Irish…

Remember when I told you that you should listen to the Duet or Don't podcast, hosted by Baby Molly?  If perchance you took me up on that advice, you've already heard from Emmrose.  This talented young artist…

Dad's Album of the Week is back.  This is the series where I briefly review my late father's vinyl.

Rush - Exit...Stage Left

Dad was a drummer.  He loved Neil Peart and his work, as…

Let's get international again over here on Amplified.  Today we meet an Italian... an Italian who hosts a podcast called Dare to Be Seen. This podcast features independent female singer-songwriters and lets the world into their individual stories, songs…

Dad's Album of the Week is back.  This is the series where I briefly review my late father's vinyl.

Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy

The name of this album has aged poorly, as I understand that the Roma people…

Chris Keats is the first British person to appear here on this interview series.  After the picture, let's amplify his voice... and as I did with our Canadian guest recently, I have left the  English spelling unchanged.

1. Let's…

I had this bass line in D major around for awhile.  It was fun enough to play through that it deserved to have a song written around it, even though I don't generally write in major keys.  The bass line…

Let's say I vanish.  How long would it take before anyone noticed?  That's a little personal mental game that I have been playing for decades now.  Here are three editions.

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I'm not here
This isn't happening

Not only is…

Dad's Album of the Week is back.  This is the series where I briefly review my late father's vinyl.

Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea - No Mystery

Another fusion album from my father's collection.  There is funk here.  There…

Here's another concert that, if it were a human being, would be of legal drinking age in the United States.  In case you are wondering, yes, this makes me feel old.  Here's how long ago this show was:

That's right…

Got a gun, fact I got two
That's ok man, 'cause I love God
Glorified version of a pellet gun
Feels so manly when armed

Double think, dumb is strength
Never shot at a living thing
Glorified version of a…

Plenty of folks don't use Twitter.  If you are one of those folks, you didn't see some brief songwriting thoughts I wrote over there earlier this week.  I feel like sharing those here.

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I have been learning Fountains Of…