On The Road With Al and Ivy: Blog

A MONTHLY ONLINE PUBLICATION  EDITOR & PUBLISHER: AL HANDA deltasnake@yahoo.com Contents Copyright 2023 By Al Handa unless otherwise noted. MARCH ISSUE - Top Ten Glam-Rock Albums Of The 70s - Classic Album Review: Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music - Classic Album Review: Stephen Stills 2 - Blues, Rap, and ChatGPT - Part 2 - Gear Talk: Fender Blues Harmonica QUICK TAKES:  - Will AI Replace Musicians? - The Revolutionary History Of The Charango - Industrial Dance And Shuffle - Arms Versus Legs? Special Preview: Excerpt Of Episode 3 from Vintage Musical Instrument Reviews - A Myth Busting Primer For The Layman - The Regal R-210 And Thoughts On Parlor Guitars In General  THE TOP TEN GLAM ROCK ALBUMS OF THE CLASSIC ERA (1971-1976) The Glam Rock era began when Marc Bolan of T.Rex performed Hot Love on the BBC in the early 70s. He wore a glittery satin outfit that gave him a decadent androgynous look, a combination of fashion and rock later taken to the limit by David Bowie, R...

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...