Christine McVie Solo Album (1984)
Christine McVie's has always been my favorite member of Fleetwood Mac. Her self-titled solo album released in 1984 is the only one she released while she was still with Fleetwood…
The Buzz And The Edge
In Houston, radio station KTBZ 94.5 FM is called "The Buzz." (These days, you almost never hear the station letters. In the old days you had to announce your station's…
Allan Pettersson’s Symphony 6
Allan Pettersson's Symphony 6 is my favorite piece of orchestral music. It received international acclaim when it premiered in 1967, along with his Symphony 7 in 1968. YouTube Links: Allan…
Best-Engineered Albums
Two of the best-engineered albums of the twentieth century, or of all time, are Exodus from Bob Marley (1977), and Avalon by Roxy Music (1982). Neither ever won awards in…
It’s A Beautiful Day
Here are five tracks from the San Francisco band, It's A Beautiful Day, featuring classically-trained violinist, David LaFlamme, and his wife Linda Baker LaFlamme. "LaFlamme" was a stage name he…
A Recording Engineer Mixes a Song
Recording engineer Daniel Duskin does a live sample mix of the Doobie Brothers' "Long Train Runnin'". This is for those of you who have never seen how a song is…