Pirates Beware

If you live in Los Angeles and have illegally pirated music or videos in your home, you may want to read this article. Apparently, the city of Los Angeles now considers this activity a "public nuisance" allowing them to seize your property like they do now for gangs, prostitution and drug dealers. Watch out grandma. Better get those Clay Aiken mp3s off your hard drive.

A Lesson In Texas Blues and the "Texas Sound"

If you want to know what Texas blues is all about, all you have to do is ask a Texas bluesman. I know a real Texas bluesman. He's a guy that's been showing people how it's done for years. He's a guy that teaches a lot of local musicians how to play the blues. And his famous blues jams are a fertile ground where great local players are discovered. His name is Hash Brown, aka Brian Calway. And he posted about this video on the NorthTexasBlues group.

Here is the video he mentioned. It's a great example of how the great blues players, even cats like Jimmie Vaughan and giants like Albert Collins go back and listen to those that paved the way for the next generation of blues players. And the great ones, as you will see in the video, pick up a trick or two in the process:



Mmmm, mmm. Now that's some real Texas blues.