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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...

IN THIS ISSUE: - THE BLUES, RAP, AND ChatGPT - PART ONE -  LIES, MORE LIES, AND MUSIC HISTORY…AND STREAMING -  INSTRUMENT REVIEW: DONNER DLH-003 16 STRING LYRE HARP -  A SURVEY OF BUDGET INSTRUMENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - SPECIAL PREVIEW: EPISODE 2 OF “I, IVY” ON VELLA, TITLED “MY GAELIC GARDIAN,   JEZEBEL” - SHORT TAKES All content unless noted otherwise by  Al  Handa ( deltasnake@yahoo.com) The Blues, Rap, And ChatGPT: Part One I'm sure most of you have heard about the new ChatGPT and the various views, ranging from embarrassingly uncritical raves to it being a third column for the AI conquerors who'll destroy humankind. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle; there's no doubt it'll be misused, but from my initial exposure to it, it looks like the next wave in search engines. It also has the feel of a paradigm shift and could profoundly change the tech landscape. I know it's new, but think it will be a great quick and dirty tool for research tasks...