Michael Whalen, Future Shock | The Vinyl Anachronist
Future Shock, the new album by keyboardist/composer Michael Whalen, comes at you from so many directions that you’ll wonder what it is, other than good and snappy and [...]
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Steve Gadd Band at Blue Note Tokyo | The Vinyl Anachronist
I can imagine a hardcore Steely Dan fan, one who probably does agree with that popular YouTube video that makes the case for Steve Gadd’s drum solo in “Aja” [...]
Diego Baliardo, Este Ritmo | The Vinyl Anachronist
Colleen has told me once or twice that she wishes I would play more music for her in the evenings, when she comes home from work. She’s a great cook, but sometimes she [...]
The Music List: Is It Really Necessary? | The Vinyl Anachronist
A few weeks ago, I found myself editing an equipment review and I got to that section. You know the section, the one where the reviewer gathers up copious notes on the music [...]
dCS Legends: Al Schmitt and Steely Dan’s Aja | The Vinyl Anachronist
When I first read about the dCS Legends series, which celebrates Grammy-winning engineers, I was surprised at just how many of these classic recordings I own and how I have a [...]
