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A Daily Celebration of the Great American Songbook

By Matt

Posted Oct 12, 2009 – 4:06 pm | No Comments »

Friend of Retroland Emma Wallace's interview with Brian Solomon calls our attention to Solomon's Standard of the Day blog, where a different American standard is examined and celebrated nearly every day! Most posts on Standard of the Day focus on a particular song. You get the lyrics, a little background ... More »

Buying 45’s

By Motorboat Cruiser

Posted May 1, 2007 – 3:53 pm | No Comments »

As I sat downloading music from the Internet today, I couldn’t help but recall the days of my youth, a time when, according to my limited budget, songs were purchased one at a time. Most surprising to me was the realization that the price hasn’t changed much. It would seem ... More »