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Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

Over the last several years, Eric Clapton has made a point of performing with, and collaborating on albums with, different notables from the world of music, particularly legendary blues musicians. 2011’s Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues: Live … Continue reading →

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Oculus Infernum

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Morgan R. Lewis

“Patience… that it had, in abundance. Watching. Wanting. Waiting for the time. Then it would feed. Then they would know suffering. The thought made it smile. Nothing else could.” So begins the 2003 Halloween concept album Oculus Infernum, the first … Continue reading →

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Welcome 2 My Nightmare

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Morgan R. Lewis

Alice Cooper can, admittedly, be something of an acquired taste. The original shock rocker, his works treat the macabre and the grotesque as sources of inspiration and often humor, sometimes to the outrage of self-designated moral guardians (whose heads would … Continue reading →

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Alpocalypse

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Morgan R. Lewis

I’ve been a fan of “Weird Al” Yankovic since I was a kid. I can remember my brother bringing home a cassette of Even Worse and playing it, and being immediately engrossed by the idea of musical parody, and of … Continue reading →

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