A Compilation of Compilations
In the years before mp3’s and other streaming media discovering music was much harder. Sure you could find things on the radio, but just like today, it’s mostly the same…
Sam Cooke Opens the Door
It’s been a bit longer than I planned since the last post in this series. Originally, I thought I’d tackle the first half of the 60’s in one post. I’d…
Music of the Moment
There are many predictions as to how technology, more specifically automation, will alter our day-to-day life. Creative arts are more often than not left out of those, as the common…
Gospel and Rhythm & Blues Pave the Way
New genres of music aren’t created in a vacuum. If you want to learn about the history of funk and soul, you need to learn a little about the evolution…
Bowl Full of Funk n’ Soul
Something Special About that Sound There’s something special about funk and soul music. As a suburban-grown 90s white boy, I was raised on a steady diet of varied rock music—classic,…
Enhancing Melodies – Vocals in Jazz Music #3
While we kinda strayed off our initial path with the previous edition of VJM, we’re going back to actual singing with this one. BUT from now on I want this…
Two New Lankers Get Stranded on Their First Post
Granddesign Hey everybody, I’m Matt (Granddesign), the newest member of the Lanky Bastards (probably only by a few minutes). In real life I’m a professional photographer, videographer and amateur bird…
Basil Kirchin’s ‘Particles’ – Vocals In Jazz Music #2
In this issue we are going experimental. If you’re not into that, try sticking by till the end anyways and get inspired!
This Is Honda – Vocals In Jazz Music #1
I’m starting a new little series where I explore the different shapes of voices in jazz music. The idea came to me after I was repeatedly blown away by the…
This is dope!
For my first post, I thought of presenting myself by talking about my approach to music discovery and the underlying sensitivity which characterise my tastes – it means I will…