The No Depression Community's Top 50 Albums of 2009 - Americana and roots music - No Depression
The Americana/roots/indie/alt/whatever music world has had a pretty great year full of new releases. With a saturated music market delivering innumerable new releases all the time, it’s no picnic trying to decide what stands out as the finest recording(s) of the year. But, as you’ve shown all year on this site, the No Depression community has remarkable taste.
“New research reveals that musicians can pick out relevant speech sounds from a noisy environment better than non-musicians, suggesting that musical training helps people hear better under “speech-in-noise” conditions like a restaurant or crowded room.”
Making Music Hacks Your Hearing | Wired Science | Wired.com
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“Haters had a field day during the first decade of rock ‘n’ roll. Almost as soon as it appeared, the sensation was derided as animalistic and uncouth, the reckless expression of uncontrolled hormonal urges”
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Summer School: The Songwriters - All Songs Considered Blog : NPR
Be sure to check out the video of a young Buddy Guy with Big Mama Thornton.
I think I’d rather see this than the Twitter “fail whale.”
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“You could chart the early history of rock ‘n’ roll based just on dance crazes — those electric but silly-looking fads that popped up seemingly weekly, and often disappeared just as quickly.”
NPR: Rock ‘n’ Roll Summer School: Dance Craze!
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