• Dave Brubeck – Bossa Nova USA

    Dave Brubeck – Bossa Nova USA

    Memories in wax started as a way for me to catalog and serialize my buying of records. It stemmed from the idea that every record has a memory attached to it for people. That a record can teleport you back to a time in your life, or transport you to a different life. I originally…

  • Being Inspired by Sound

    Being Inspired by Sound

    Some of my favorite guitar players soak their guitar in effect pedals. My journey with effect pedals is a weird one. I started with my first pedal, a Digitech Crybaby Wah-Wah, the GCB-95 specifically, in 2008. I bought it to play Ali ce in Chains’ “Man In The Box”. After digging into Rage Against The…

  • JID Reintroduces the world to Atlanta

    JID Reintroduces the world to Atlanta

    Ever since I heard the Never Story by JID, I’ve been a fan of his art. His capabilities on the mic are up there with the most elite MC’s and his approach to a track is a sight to behold. I had been highly anticipating the Forever Story pretty much ever since I heard about…

  • The Cars- The Cars – Taking The Baton

    The Cars- The Cars – Taking The Baton

    I followed up the Rolling Stones album with this one. I realized that the only track I knew by the Cars was their big hit “Just What I Needed”. This is an album that will definitely stay in rotation quite frequently, in full.

  • WDIMTY LOG #1: Writing An Album Is Weird

    WDIMTY LOG #1: Writing An Album Is Weird

    The Title. That’s it. That’s the post… Kidding, but it very well could be. As a musician, writing an album is a really weird process. For a majority of musicians, whether you’re a singer, pianist, trumpeter, guitarist etc., you learn from your predecessors. Guitarists will listen to Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Slash, Wes Montgomery, Tom…

  • Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers – Exploring Rock

    Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers – Exploring Rock

    As I looking through top 100 lists and recommendations from friends in years past, I recognized I had a huge gap in my rock knowledge, despite defining myself as a rock guitar player. This list will be admittedly shameful in the sense that I hadn’t heard of these albums prior, but what better time than…

  • Do I Even Like Rock Anymore?!

    Do I Even Like Rock Anymore?!

    Rock and roll is why I play music today. It’s that simple. I got introduced to music in general in 2007/2008 from my middle school best friend Jason. He grew up with classic rock in the house (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Rush, Guns N Roses, the usual suspects) and introduced me to a lot of it.…

  • Meechy Darko- Gothic Luxury

    Meechy Darko- Gothic Luxury

    There are moments in your music listening journey that you don’t forget. Certain passages of music constantly floor you, certain song arrangements, and of course, certain voices. Everyone has a preference for voices. When it comes to hip hop, I love gravely voices. Artists who’s voices sound like they’ve been chewing glass. A great example…

  • Recording a High School Jazz Quartet

    Recording a High School Jazz Quartet

    There are moments in music I feel you never forget. Maybe it’s that band that was busking on your way to work, or the opening band for that act you’ve been waiting five years to see. For me, one of those moments was this past weekend.

  • Who Am I

    Who Am I

    So I jumped into a concert review post pretty much immediately when I started this website, but that’s not all this page is about. The name “memories in wax” stems from my love of vinyl records and how I firmly believe ever record has three stories. The first story is the story of the album…