Jazz Licks Dot Com: The Sedo Domain Purchase Review

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

After I reviewed the new Jazz Licks pack in Agile Partners’ excellent “Lick of the Day”  app a couple of weeks ago, I decided to see where the domain JazzLicks.com would land me.  I was surprised to find it grounded me on a page where that particular domain was offered for sale.  The price was $300.00USD and I decided to make an offer on the domain.

Sedo were the escrow agent for the transaction.  That meant Sedo played the “Man in the Middle” role who would hold my payment in escrow until the domain was transferred over to me, and then they’d release payment to the seller.  I bid $200.00USD for JazzLicks.com on March 7, 2012 — and a few hours later my offer was accepted — and nine days later the domain was mine and fully re-directing right here to BolesBlues.com.

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The Alan Loax Collection: Is iTunes Censoring Musical History?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Last week, I was watching Stephen Colbert interview Elvis Costello, Don Fleming and Emmylou Harris about the historical work of live music performance archivist Alan Lomax.  I immediately leapt onto iTunes and found over 110 Lomax albums available for purchase.  I was happy to have those Lomax gems in my iTunes Match library in the iCloud at 256 kbps.

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Lick Packs for Guitar World Lick of the Day

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

UPDATE – March 19, 2012:  My friend John Liu at Agile Partners sent me this keen update this morning:

Dave, just wanted to send you a quick note about the three new Jimi Hendrix Lick Packs (in-app purchases) in our Guitar World Lick of the Day app. The fully licensed Hendrix content (Purple Haze, Little Wing, Crosstown Traffic, etc) is among the best content we have in the app.

I can confirm the high quality of the new Hendrix Lick Packs.  I bought all three!  

The licks are such fun to play because the difficult parts are broken down into bits for easier mastery.

One of the first reviews I ever wrote here in Boles Blues, appeared way back on November 18, 2010 when I gave a rave to the Guitar World Lick of the Day App for the iPad:

Guitar World’s Lick of the Day is my newest, and most favorite, iPad App.  We love all sorts of Licks, but Lick of the Day delivers a unique Lick home to your hands for enjoyment and memorization without any effort on your part.

I’m still wild about that App, and last week it was updated to include “Lick Packs” in addition to the Lick of the Day!

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Wes Montgomery and the Echoes of Indiana Avenue Review

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Today, March 6, 2012, is a big Drop Day for new music on iTunes!  We have a mediocre, “live” iTunes album from Paul McCartney that sounds muted and fuzzy because it was Mastered for iTunes.  We have a new “Wrecking Ball” album from Springsteen that, once again, tries to prove what a great guy and a sufferer for the human condition he is — all while he counts his millions in a New Jersey mansion.  John Mayer provides a new single called “Shadow Days” where he repeatedly tells us what a “good man” he really is down deep — and when anyone tells you how wonderful they are, check your wallet and run the other way!

The real watershed moment for historical new music released today is actually found in great Jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery – who died in 1968 — and who comes to us direct from the grave in the stunning, “Echoes of Indiana Avenue” released on what should have been his 88th birthday.

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