Lately, I’ve been thinking about weird combinations … taking two things I like and then putting them together. Color and Music are the best example. Because when they get paired up, magic happens. But there are other good combos, too. Like peanut butter and jelly … sopapilla and cheesecake … and “The Wizard of Oz”

Here’s my prediction for 2011:  it’s going to be a great year. And for music, it will be outstanding. Yes, we’ll have cool, new technologies … like high-tech stereo speakers, Zunes, and iPods. But what’s going to make 2011 really cool isn’t the way we listen to music. It’s all about how we will actually

Pop quiz, y’all. What was the first thing that was ever recorded in audio? Since we’re all music fans here, then it’s good to know a little history. Was the first line: a)  “Oh, Romeo. Oh, Romeo. Where for art thou, Romeo?” b)  “Mary Had a Little Lamb … whose fleece was white as snow.”

Like Bob Dylan once said, “The times they are a-changin’.” In music, this is totally true. Today more than ever, it’s easier to find and listen to great music. Digital technology makes it possible to record and share tons of songs. And it seems like everybody has an iPod or some kind of MP3 player.