1980s CD + G (CDG) Releases
adminThe infancy of both music video and gaming culture produced this stepchild If you’re into karaoke then you probably know what CD + G (CDG) is: an extra track of…
Read MoreBlues Music, Ragtime & the Origins of Jazz
NDIM Jazz Guide: Part 1 Jazz music, heavily influenced by ragtime and blues music, first appeared sometime in the 1890s and is typically thought to have originated in New Orleans.
Read MoreZombie Birdhouse Reissued
Iggy Pop’s ‘Haitian Nightmare’ turns into a quirky album Zombie Birdhouse, Iggy Pop’s strange and long out of print album from the early 80s, is being reissued in June 2019…
Read MoreThe NDIM Guide to Dub
Dub music is generally considered a subgenre of reggae, and that is where its roots lie, but it has gone through several periods and a variety of innovative artists so…
Read MoreBlack Uhuru Gets Dubbie with Sly & Robbie
A look back at Sinsemilla, Red, and The Dub Factor Back in my college days I attended a Black Uhuru concert in St. Louis. I was interested in reggae largely…
Read MoreI Am Shelby Lynne: 20 Years After
Amazon | Spotify I Am Shelby Lynne turns 20 this year, and in the years since I first heard it shortly after its release it has rarely been far from…
Read More10cc: Art For Art’s Sake
10CC was one of those bands that were simply too clever for their own good. Once they had established themselves as a band of gifted songwriters with a knack for…
Read MoreKing Crimson Catalog Coming to Spotify
King Crimson’s 13 album catalog will become available on the Spotify streaming service in the summer of 2019, a year of outreach for the venerable prog rock band. Crimson’s has…
Read MoreThe Afrofuturism of Robert Springett and Herbie Hancock
The Art of the Album Beginning in 1972, Herbie Hancock teamed up with artist Robert Springett to produce a series of albums with a vision rooted in Afrofuturism. Although the…
Read MoreJoni Mitchell’s Career Retrospective Travelogue
Joni Mitchell’s career has been a long one, with many twists and turns. It was effectively brought to a close by her 2015 brain aneurysm, from which she continues to…
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