Archive - Zapato's Jam: Music without Borders

A Blast From The Future?

When young musicians re-animate a couple of classics

Feb 3

January 2025

December 2024

When Words Aren't Needed

A gorgeous New Year’s present from the Jazz Avengers

Dec 29, 2024

My Favorite Musical Finds Of 2024

Women are on a roll! My picks of bands, songs, videos and the Album of the Year

Dec 23, 2024

Heavy Metal Protest Songs

Beginner's Guide to Heavy Metal, Chapter 11: Woody Guthrie would have been proud...? (with a nod to Ellen from Endwell)

Dec 17, 2024

Beginner’s Guide to Heavy Metal: A New Contributing Writer, and a List of Previous Articles

Reposted from "The Riff"

Dec 1, 2024

November 2024

Automatic: How a Hit Single Keeps Being Reborn

Song of the Week

Nov 26, 2024

“The Rings of Power” Misses The Mark --Over and Over

Taking a detour from music to say something that needs saying

Nov 18, 2024

Women in Rock: Denting the Metal Ceiling

Part 9 of the Beginner’s Guide to Heavy Metal

Nov 14, 2024

How I Learned to Love Heavy Metal

Part 8 of "The Beginner's Guide to Heavy Metal"

Nov 9, 2024

The Last-Minute Voter’s Guide

A checklist that may help you decide how to vote (as though you are undecided...)

Nov 1, 2024

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