Streaming music can save time, effort, and space. But there are valid reasons to hold onto your CD collection. Keeping a copy of your favorites on physical media affords distinct advantages over streaming alone.
Streaming can open you up to thousands (if not millions) of songs, many of which you’ve never heard before. Yet you will still be subject to certain limitations with streaming services. Continue reading Swimming Upstream: Five Reasons to Hold onto Your CDs
Back in the Seventies, Canadian Country singer Anne Murray recorded an Allen/Sager song called “Everything Old is New Again”.
It was a celebration of retro style. But more than that, it was a call to embrace the nostalgia of the past as a comfortable harbor. Continue reading Musical Nostalgia: Retro Styles in Modern Times
In the old days, they were called “singles”. Which was ironic, considering that they always came in pairs.
Decades ago, before the dawn of digitization and streaming media, you could purchase a hit song without buying an entire album, if you were so inclined.
Of course, you were stuck with a “B” side—a less popular song, generally by the same artist. Continue reading Embracing Entire Albums
Branson, Missouri would be a dream destination for me. While I do appreciate some modern music, music written and performed decades before my birth constitutes much of my record collection. A large number of my favorite singers and other musicians now perform in that Great Concert Hall in the Sky. “Rock and Roll Heaven” could be my anthem.
When I’m not chasing down obscure tunes from the ends of time and the ends of the earth, I’m writing about education, ADHD, and language learning. Find out more at StellaWriting’s main site.
