Top Music Documentaries brought to my attention

A great top ten list of Documentaries of some of the top musicians of our time has been brought to my attention, and I would like to share with you.

A list that includesMetallica - Some Kind of Monster , Anvil! The Story of Anvil , and Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz along with the powerful story of Daniel Johnston’s lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder in The Devil and Daniel Johnston is definitely something you need to review.

Please stop by http://www.bestcollegesonline.net/blog/2010/10-documentaries-every-musician-must-own/ and see for yourself what makes these stories compelling and heed the warning of the author when he says,

" don’t give up on your dreams, and be careful who gets to film you."

My Pick: Gimme Shelter

Collecting Music - Not just owning a few CDs

We noticed one day while looking at the music racks that "our" kind of music was hard to find. You know, the "classics", The Stones, Janis Joplin, The Doors, etc. We also noticed that there where others missing too...Do wop, blues, classical, jazz etc...Oh yeah, you could find some mixes..."Greatest Hits of the 50s"..etc but the "originals" where all but absent. That's when we decided to "collect music", not just a style or two but all kinds, Blues, Jazz, Classic Rock, Classical, Celtic, New Age, you name it! We firgured if we where having trouble finding Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two or Rufus with Chaka Khan, then our grandbabies would probably never get to hear them! This is our way of preserving a little history for them. Just how does one "collect music?" ...READ MORE

Record Collecting - Grading, Buying, Loving Vinyl

Record Collecting - Grading, Buying, Loving Vinyl by Susan Leak

Remember when everyone had a record player? And a stack of 45’s and LPs to play on it? Well those days are quickly coming back. Many are discovering or rediscovering the quality sound that only vinyl can give. Places like Musiciansfriend, and buy.com are selling turntables and brand new and good quality used vinyl is abundant. Many of you may even still have that stack of vinyl that gave you such pleasure, and have thought about adding some to your collection. But how can you spot the “good” ones and where can you find them? Read More

This is my Guest post on The VintageMeld. Cliff is an entertainment memorabilia expert, specializing in the Classic Movies. Visit his site www.vintagemeld.com