Posts
You have heard about armchair psychology. So why not armchair musicology? Here, DIYRockAndRoll.Com digs through music history to explore key innovations, recordings, and artists. Are you interested in the tough questions like “what’s the first rock song?” Are you looking for a crash course on rock genres or key figures? DIYRockAndRoll.com can help!
-
Memorial Day is rapidly approaching. With summer, I think surf. So let’s take this as an opportunity to revisit the ultimate summer genre. That’s right, folks, it’s surf rock time! Grab a board and a transistor radio and read on!
-
Well, it’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination season again. In this post DIYRockAndRoll.com reflects on one of the most glaring omissions from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame–the King of the Surf Guitar, Mr. Dick Dale. DIYRockAndRoll.com believes that Dale belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame due to his…
-
Since the beginning of time, humans have grappled with three existential questions, what: (1) is the meaning of life; (2) happens after death; and (3) was the first rock and roll song. In this post, DIYRockAndRoll.com will answer definitively all three questions. Just kidding. We’re not going to answer any of them, but we will…
-
Dog Hill Music awards its album of the year superlative for 2023 to “Yellow Peril” by Nat Myers. The acoustic blues album demonstrates Myers’ thoughtful songwriting, superb fingerpicking, and weathered voice. Myers demonstrates mastery of a variety of pre-war blues idioms, which he reworks in a way that feels personal and fresh.
-
In 1971, two of soul music’s most important musicians coproduced one of the genre’s wildest albums. Despite its unassuming title, on Down to Earth singer-songwriter Eddie Floyd and guitarist-songwriter Steve Cropper took soul music to new frontiers.