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Over seas music vendors
I have also bought from a German label called Blue Rose Records www.bluerose-records.com which is a great source of Americana. They have some pretty obscure bands like the Del-lords, Danny and Dusty (Steve Wynn from the Dream Syndicate and Dan Stu... 
RIP Scott Weiland
I thought he was good in Velvet Revolver playing the role of the "lizard king". Unfortunately, with his history of abuse, his tragic death was not a complete surprise. 
Are stars that have contracts with the Vegas hotels relevant anymore
I think that overall gaming revenues are down and the casinos have to provide entertainment to attract people. They underestimated the competition from the Indian casinos, yet still have to pay for the investments in their facilities. I think that... 
The War On Drugs
I thought that they were excellent on Austin City Limits a few weeks ago. 
Rock with strings
Escovedo has a great Boxing Mirror era performance on Austin City Limits that uses the string section if you can find it on some kind of archive site.Like Marty said, this is a far cry from Procol Harem or the Moody Blues, but it is really powerfu... 
Rock with strings
Some pretty good recommendations here. I had to think about this one a little bit. I suppose you are referring to full orchestras rather than a few strings. "Pirates" from ELP's Works vol. 1 is great and "Gates of Delerium" from Symphonic Yes uses... 
Anybody into 80s big music?
I enjoy the Call and like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club even more. Michael Been's son Robert is founder of BRMC. BMRC covered "Let the Day Begin" on their last live album. 
"All Things Must Pass"-Tower Records Documentary
I used to visit the store at Broadway and 66th street during my New York days and the Atlanta stores regularly after that. The video comments about the local buying of indie band records was interesting to me. I sought out the local indie records ... 
Anybody into 80s big music?
Love the genre. Every now and then I dust off a few of these and offend the neighbors:The Cult- LoveU2- the first 3 or 4 albumsChameleons UK- the first 3 or 4 The Cure- Disintegration is my favoriteHoodoo Gurus- Mars Needs GuitarsThe Bolshoi- (Tre... 
Well recorded solo piano and solo acoustic guitar?
Chuck Leavell- Forever Blue 
new gilmour album
Live in Gdansk is fantastic. Phil Manzanera from Roxy Music worked with Gilmour on the new album. Should be great. 
Why Listen To FM Radio For Music Anymore At Home?
I live in Atlanta and we used to have a really great selection on the FM dial. Unfortunately, consolidation and the purchase of the best college station to be converted to a 3rd NPR format has destroyed the former diversity. I used to enjoy gettin... 
Why not accordion ?
Years ago in my bachelor days,I went through a Cajun phase where I regularly visited friends in New Orleans to party. I picked up a taste for zydeco. Of course, the accordion is integral in zydeco music and the best practitioners use the instrumen... 
Chris Squire, Rest in Peace
Misspelled "chords'...sorry. 
Chris Squire, Rest in Peace
One of the best bass players ever. I have had the pleasure of seeing Yes live several times and Squire's musicianship and song writing ability laid the foundation for very complex works. It takes real skill for a bass player to perform as the lead...