BourbonAndVinyl is about the timeless joys of listening to rock and roll music and having a sip or two of bourbon, preferably at the same time. You don’t need to be a drinker to enjoy B&V – we have the whole spectrum from teetotalers to herbal enthusiasts here – although for me, my favorite t-shirt sums it up, “Whiskey Helps.” My name is Kenneth Corsini (not the one on TV) and I founded this blog for the simple reason that I wanted to share my absolute love of rock n roll with anybody who shares that feeling.
If you’re into rock n roll music, B&V is for you! I like to focus on older, established artists who are making new music. That seems to be a sadly overlooked niche these days. That said, we still look back at classic albums or vault releases from major artists as well… Although I’ll admit I’m always looking for brand new bands like Greta Van Fleet or Starcrawler. And I always try to share my concert experiences when I’m lucky enough to see a band live. It’s my hope that in these pages I’m able to evangelize rock and roll and the great bands who play it. I hope to shine a light on good music you might not know is out there.
Music has meant a lot to me over the years. Music and our reaction to it can be both a profoundly personal experience and at the same time something very communal. It’s my hope here to share some of my personal experiences listening to music and discovering bands and move those personal recollections to that shared communal space. Memories I have often evoke certain songs and vice versa. Most of what I write here, the stories I tell about my experiences with certain music or bands, I try tell from the perspective of two friends sitting and talking… Luckily for me, I married a woman (referred to in these pages as the Rock Chick), who shares my love of music. I appreciate anybody reading B&V and all of your comments or thoughts and of course, “likes.” All are welcome.
One thing I can always promise you, I will always write “from the heart” about rock n roll. Listening to music is as close to a spiritual experience that most of us can have in this life.
I grew up in the American Midwest, specifically in Kansas City. And as everyone is a product of where they come from, KC does occasionally pop up as if it’s an additional character in the story. Every city has it’s rock n roll history and folklore so I will once in a while share KC’s stories with you. I still feel that these stories, whether they happened in Kansas City or Las Vegas or the Moon, are all sort of universal.
I have spent a lifetime listening to rock n roll, going to concerts, reading liner notes and anything else I can get my hands on about the artists and music I enjoy. Some might say I’m slightly obsessive about rock n roll. Put simply my mission is to share that love of music with like-minded people. If there is something that I’ve discovered over the years that helps you learn something you didn’t know about an artist or an album then my job will have been successful. At the end of the day most of the thoughts here are my personal opinion…this is merely my point of view. I do appreciate a good dialogue and again, comments/reactions are welcome.
Beyond new music and “lookbacks” at classic albums or artists we also occasionally drop a playlist into a post, typically organized around a theme. Our goal there is to try and take a song you haven’t heard in a while or perhaps have never heard and put it in your ear. Our goal here is to turn you onto some great music. Many of the artists I love have vast vaults full of unreleased music. I try to sort through a lot of that looking for forgotten gems. Again, if I find something that sounds great, I just want to share it!
Early on, I posted my Mission Statement and if you’re interested you can see it here. I’m pleased I’ve been able to stick to the original plan I laid out…
On occasion, some of these posts may have nothing to do with music or bourbon but will be my attempt to entertain by telling a story. It seemed funny at the time… In most cases the names are changed in these stories to protect the guilty.
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“It’s never to late to be what you might have been” – George Eliot
Cheers!