Agent Palmer

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Geddy Lee’s Show About Bassists is Worth Discovering, Even If the Platform Hides It

The trailer for Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? Sets very little expectation as it states, “Welcome to a different kind of music show.”

Furthermore, the series title sequence narration shares, “I’m Geddy Lee. Bass player in the band Rush for almost five decades. But also, a bird photographer, a wine collector, baseball aficionado, you know, a nerd! Which got me wondering whether my fellow bass folk are more than just the shadowy figures we see skulking around the stage. I wanna know, ‘Are Bass Players Human Too?’”

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A Complete Unknown does justice to Dylan’s electrified 1965 revolution

For those unaware, A Complete Unknown is a 2024 film based on the 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric by Elijah Wald. They both focus on the events leading up to the evening of July 25, 1965, when Bob Dylan took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival backed by an electric band. If you don’t know why that seems worthy of an entire movie or book, then it’s likely you are under the age of 50. The good news is…

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The A to Z Files

Looking Through the Digital Library: A to Z Bands

In case it isn’t obvious or if you’re a new reader, I listen to a lot of music.

The list below is based solely on what I’ve curated on one of the music streaming services I have access to. If it weren’t for that limitation, this list might never be completed. Guidelines are helpful, and for something like this having a limiting factor is almost a necessity.

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