Beyond Necessity

Not even the Maverick had the gumption  to post a link to a song by Fabian Forte. Nothing too schlocky for this place, however, so here is  ...

I found this website a bit troublesome.  It's a website, apparently used mostly by women.  It is mostly about cooking, clothes and chil...

I searched YouTube for examples of the sort of music you hear when you are put 'on hold' but could find nothing much except this  sp...

I was passing the charity shop when I noticed a six-pack of CDs, still in their box. Compilations of Elton John, the Bee Gees, The Carpenter...

Not that bad, actually, but a necessarily preliminary if we are to tackle the difficult subject of jazz rock .  Here is Kahimi Karie singing...

Following the unexpected success of my last music post , I investigated the attic and found enough vinyl and shellac to justify a regular w...

I have a broad musical taste and there is no music that I entirely dislike.  Often I have wondered whether there is any really bad, irredeem...

I recently finished Thomas Kulka’s interesting book  on kitsch, where he takes a philosophical approach to the problem of defining kitsch. M...