wine: what to buy

There are thousands and thousands of wines on the market.

No wonder it’s so hard to know what to buy.

 

Shouldn't wine be easier to understand? Not really, thanks to a wealth of options.

Catch up with this story from Vox: How to learn more about wine.

 

led zeppelin history

I came across a nice history of Led Zeppelin. It is a post in rollingstone.com that gives us a view from the beginning.

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Circa 1968.  (Getty)

Their first show was in Denmark.
Here's the link to the post: HOW LED ZEPPELIN CAME TO BE

streaming plus vinyl

There has been a slip in sales of music CD's. Music stores are getting rid of CD space and making room for vinyl sales product. Vinyl has strummed a nostalgic chord.

As the chart above shows, the decline in sales has been on a steep slide. CD's are still viable with consumers going for certain genres like country and soundtracks. It does boil down to less CD sales.

Vinyl has made a comeback. Vinyl sales started to climb in 2006. Vinyl sales hit a 25-year high in 2017. Vinyl is seen as the medium of the den and the living room.

 

Streaming has increased among consumers. The car and the kitchen are the most popular streaming locations. 

CD's are still needed, especially for touring acts. It's so much easier to sell CD's at the merch table.

This Rolling Stone article is the source for this post.

35 movies Martin Scorsese likes

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese is one of the most respected movie directors in all of cinema. He is gearing up for the release of The Irishman. One thing I admire about Mr. Scorsese is his knowledge of film history.

Scorsese in Search and Destroy

I came across a post on 35 films that Scorsese likes. I like some of them too. Some I hadn't heard of, but that's what I like from Scosese - I learn from him. This post I discovered was no exception.

Here's some I like too that are on the list of 35.

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Changeling

The Exorcist

Johnny Guitar 

Johnny Guitar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

udiscovermusic rates bass players

I came across udiscovermusic.com with thier list of 50 best bass players. These lists generally interest me. I decided to share it. Take a look, and come up with what you think. It lists 50. Find the link to the article at the end of this post.

Number 50 is Mel Schacher from Grand Funk Railroad.

Schacher

Number 47 is Gail Ann Dorsey

Dorsey

Number 39 is Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead

Lesh

Number 36 is Cliff Burton of Metallica

Burton

Number 21 is John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin

Jones

The bass players carved out signature sounds. Here's the link to the story.