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A MONTHLY ONLINE PUBLICATION  EDITOR & PUBLISHER: AL HANDA deltasnake@yahoo.com Contents Copyright 2023 By Al Handa unless otherwise  noted. APRIL 2023 ISSUE: The Top Ten Albums That Influenced The Americana Movement: Part 1 - John Fahey Classic Album Review: Laura Nyro - New York Tendaberry (1969) Gear Review: Depinto Galaxie 4 Electric Guitar Quick Takes: Will AI create another Victorian Age or just more Big Brother?                         How long will the film market be dominated by special effects films Classic Review Shorts: NEW FEATURE! Instant 10 second takes on Classic and Current Music, Film & the Arts that will be updated every week throughout April. Check back every so often.  The Top Ten Albums That Influenced The Americana Movement: Part 1 - John Fahey Americana, or Roots Music, covers a lot of genres and influences. It's expansive enough that my list of the most influential albums might no...

Al  Handa  deltasnake@yahoo.com CONTENTS: From The Archive: If Music Reviews Are Purely Opinion, Do People Take Reviews Seriously?  (Plus An Informal History Of Music Reviews) (Originally published June 14, 2014, and revised Jan. 19, 2023) GUITAR REVIEW: EPIPHONE LES PAUL SL MELODY MAKER AN ANECDOTAL HISTORY OF CHEAP CHIC GUITARS FROM THE ARCHIVE: REMASTERED RECORDINGS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD (2015) Special Preview: Excerpt from Jook by Al Handa (Due August 2023) From The Archive: 1996 Review Of Television’s Marquee Moon Album (revised 2023) SPECIAL PREVIEW: Episode 3 of The Quitters on Kindle Vella From The Archive: If Music Reviews Are Purely Opinion, Do People Take Reviews Seriously?  (Plus An Informal History Of Music Reviews) (Originally published June 14, 2014, and revised Jan. 19, 2023) The answer to the above question is yes, no, maybe, and who cares. For a new artist who has a new release out, it can be a matter of life or death to have that release reviewed. N...