Warren Zevon - The Album, the Man, the Mortality

While straightening the CDs at Himmel Library, I came across Warren Zevon the first major release by, of course, Warren Zevon.  Some 20 years ago, this album was a favorite of mine.  Somehow, it did not make it through the transition of my music collection into the digital world, and I had not heard many of the tracks in a long while.  I checked out the CD and immediately realized why I had so much fondness for this CD and this artist.  It also compelled me to re-watch the VH1 documentary about the making of Zevon's final album, The Wind, recorded following Zevon's diagnosis of terminal lung cancer in 2002.  Read on to find out more about both of these great works.

Linda Ronstadt: Simple Dreams

Last week we sadly learned that one of our greatest Tucsonans Linda Ronstadt has Parkinson's Disease and it will end her legendary career.  If it hurts this much as a fan, I cannot imagine how hard this is for Ms. Ronstadt. I searched our catalog and was pleased to find that we still own a wonderful assortment of her discography and her new biography that the library will soon be receiving.  As a loving tribute to this Goddess of  Rock and Latin American music, I'd like to share some stories, discuss the importance of her as a rock icon,  and applaud her majestic Spanish records. Please continue reading.

Everyday Should Be Halloween

 I love Halloween, horror films, and all sorts of music. They go so well together. To get in the mood for the upcoming month of Halloween, I will share my annual October custom of listening to music that correlates to Halloween, the macabre, the occult, ghosts, vampires, witches, the undead and downright spooky stuff.