After a brief break from blogaholism(yes I am a blogaholic)I have 2 band to recommend.

Bombay Dub Orchestra.Im dont know where they are from.Gosh perhaps I should have did research before starting this blog.Well anyway they sound kind of middleeastern but Ive been exploring world music for a few years now.They are very calming to listen to.

The Battles-Cool instrumental Rock is back..hmmdid it ever go away?My cousin turned me on to these guys when she put a track of theirs on a mix she made me.A few months ago I went out and purchased An album um rather a CD titled Mirred.its cool.

Ratatat-Another Band thats instrumental and I also got turned onto to them through a mix a friend made me.These guys a funky instrumental and really worth a listen

So there you have it a few bands to check into if you havent already

OK thats it for me.Time to go to blog rehab now!

Peace and Love

Trish Bloginstein

Don Mclain once sasked Can Music save your Mortal Soul?I dont think it can save your soul BUT it can lift your spirits and others as well.

  When I first started making mixes I made them for myself for trips to work and to help motivate me while I was power walking.The first mix I made for someone else was for my dads birthday.Thats was no easy tasking .Sneaking into his record collection to borrow his albums to make his present and not raising suspiction was hard but I did it.I felt like a secret agent on a recon mission.Ms James Bond?Ollie Norths Counterpart?Sneaky DJ?Hmm Ill Take Sneaky DJ!

Dad LOVED his tape.I then started making them for family and friends.Positive feedback fueled my creativy.When I would mailed mixtapes to distant relatives I got happy phones calls saying how they were so touched by the mix.It usually arrived after a hellish day at work or in traffic.

Music may not be able to save your Mortal soul BUT when your give the gift of music it means alot to another music lover especially if its a surprise!I often mail out a couple at a time and it does get ya in the wallet but knowing your putting a smile on some elses face is worth it!

So go ahead make someones day and mail them a mix tape or CD for a birthday,Anniversary or just for the heck of it!Oh and if its for your Parents put on your cammies and belly crawl your way to their music collection!

Music gives you a natural high no pill or bottle can provide without a hangover or withdrawl!Say no to drugs and alcohol and Yes to music!

Groove on!

Agent 007.5

As a blogger and Article writer I feel dissed when folks post comments that have nothing to do with what I just posted.Instead they post a self promotional comment that is a rude as interrupting a decent conversation.We work hard on these blogs and articles.If you want to advertise take out an ad in the New York times,OK!Im sure many agree with me on this.

If you have a comment or constructive critisism heck I for one can take it but leave the self promotion and useless advertising out.

Thank you!

Trish

Fan,writer and blogger!

As much as you think you know about music.or think you know about music there are 2 book that will educate you on the beginning of this fabulous music we call Rock N Roll.

Have Mercy by Wolfman Jack

and

Doowop by Cousin Bruce Morrow

Im sure there are more but these 2 books are a great start.

These 2 men Here DJs when it all began and this books tell there story of they're hard climb to success as Radio Deejays

Happy Reading

Trish

When I discovered The International mixtapeproject Last year I was thrilled there were others like me who Enjoyed swapping mixes.Wow theres a whole army of us!As far As I know mix making took off with the Dual cassette recorder in the 80s.Heck perhaps earlier.I used to tape my fave songs off the radio in the 70s but backround noise was a issue.lol

 I remember my fist Real stereo That had the dual cassette deck and turntable and when I tapes off records,tapes or off the radio and there was no backround noise I felt like a pro.

 Untill a year or two ago I wondered if I was the only one doing this being ipods were now the rage.My answer came when I typed in mixtape in the search bar when I used myspace.There were college groups and such that did it but after a few pages I came accross The International mixtape project.I looked into it and its for real and serious.Ive been a member For about a year now.

Not only do you get to trade cool mixes but Ive actually made a few friendships online with a few mixpartners and we continue to trade on a regular basis sending each other our latest creations.So awsome.

I love stuff Ive heard and know but have gotten turned onto newer stuff too.Being im a DJ Mix trading is also educational!Ratatat,the Ting Tings and Hot Chip are a few bands Ive been turned onto in the last year.

 So I send shout outs to Ryan Mixtape and The IMP team.to learn about IMP go to www.internationalmixtapeproject.com

Trade cool music and meet cool people!

Happy mixing!

Trish

I go into my archives and check out some of my old mix Tapes I made in the late 1980s-2003.I noticed when I first started making them I only listed the song.Around 1994 I started listing the song and artist.Around 95 I started highlighting the artists and if I had room on the index card I wrote down names I credited to inspiring me to make that mixes and thanked anyone who lent me CDs.

  I sometimes listen to these tapes wondering what was i thinking at the time I made them and what mood i was in.Often Id get inspired after DJing school Dances with my friend Frank.He would often lend me new CDs he bought.

 The creative Process in making tapes was fun but long.If I got a mix finished in 2 days it was a miracle.Another thing about tapes is If I was in the middle of making a mix and Id be interrupted by phones calls knocks on the door etc I would have to stope the tapes,rewind it to the last song and go from there hoping my editing skills were on target.

Once in a while various interruptions would cause me to forget to write down a song on the mix and when I played it back Id realize I forgot to write it down and add a pS at the botton of the index card.

With CDs editing and trackilisting isnt an issue if you have a media player that print out the playlist.Most do these days.

CDs-If you have a scratch in the CD and it scips you wont hear it till you play it back.I keep pretty good care of my CDs but Ive run into this issue with music I get from the library etc.

Media players.Music match had the coolest cover art but once in a while would just print out various artist as the artist if your piece of music came from a compilation CD.

I've had pretty good experiances with itunes.If it misprints a name you can double click on it and correct it.

So theres my theory on Tapes V CDs.

Recent ly I read someone making a comment about how some folks are behind the times musically.I dont think thats true.There are many like me who post mixes of oldies,classic rock and some older stuff but Thats because I enjoy sharing some of my faves.

I challenge some of you who think us older folks you think arent musically up to date to explore the beginnings are rocknroll.Consider it a history lesson.Find out where it all began and you may start to get a new appreciation for music.

When I started making mix tapes I truly got an education on the early stages of jazz when I made my dad a mix of jazz and the big band stuff.Benny Goodman,Ella,dizzy and the Duke intruduced me to the wonderful world of jazz and I wanted more.

Reggae -Everyone knows of Bob Marley as the big name in reggae.Check out some music by Harry Belafonte.Great stuff!

Soul.Motown ans Stax.The Soul sounds of the 60s and 70s truly was Soul!It was deep meaning and great to dance too.They did it with live bands too,NOT Computers!Im not knocking the current stuff.I enjoy lots of it.you can really tell the differance detween a real drumbeat and a machine drumbeam if you listen carefully.So before knocking the tunes of the past give them a listen first.Im sure your heart, mind and ears will be changed forever!You will be truly musically educated!

Groove on

In Peace and Love

Trish