Dmitry M. Epstein

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Here's something I've dabbling with, nightly, for the last week. If you have kids or want to have some fun yourselves, please take a look and spread the word.

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NEKTAR Expand "Down To Earth" With Concert Documents - DMME.net “There were individual pieces, rather than one long piece, on the album, but the storyline still linked them together. We had a bunch of songs that we wrote, and we liked the idea of the circus. We we...

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NEKTAR Expand “Down To Earth” With Concert Documents -
dmme.net/nektar-expan...

#Nektar

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND Turn Nocturnal For A While - DMME.net NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND have been roaming the land for nigh on six decades now, since 1966, and they’re not hurrying to stop any day soon, with two original members, Jeff Hanna and Jimmie Fadden, still...

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NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND Turn Nocturnal For A While -
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#NittyGrittyDirtBand

To locate the Little Al

JAZZ SABBATH To Present First Concert Album - DMME.net It may have started as a clever joke with a make-believe backstory, all concocted by Adam Wakeman, but after a hat trick of studio platters JAZZ SABBATH became a rather serious proposition. A series o...

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JAZZ SABBATH To Present First Concert Album -
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#JazzSabbath, #AdamWakeman

Tetsu Yamauchi Passed Away - DMME.net “His English was pretty much restricted to a shout of ‘Teachers'”: this was how Ian McLagan described his FACES bandmate Tetsu Yamauchi who died today, aged 79. It speaks volumes, then, of the bassist...

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Tetsu Yamauchi Passed Away -
dmme.net/tetsu-yamauc...

#TetsuYamauchi

Wow!

If I were to open Patreon, with exclusive content, recommendations and early access to some of my site's materials, how many of you would subscribe?

JOHNNY MOPED Report From Stage - DMME.net They may not have issued any recording from the time when Captain Sensible and Chrissie Hynde were in the band, but JOHNNY MOPED seem to go from strength to strength now – been at it ever since their ...

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JOHNNY MOPED Report From Stage -
dmme.net/johnny-moped...

#JohnnyMoped

Donate to My recovery, organized by Dmitry Epstein I never thought it would come to this, but after 25 years spent serving musicians and music lovers to conne… Dmitry Epstein needs your support for My recovery

Gettin' there...
gofund.me/3a5c40857

Sleep well, Steve Cropper

YouTube video by Let It Rock - Classic Rock And Beyond The Beatles' "Free As A Bird": is 2025 mix horrible or wonderful?

There are two mixes of The Beatles' "Free As A Bird": most people prefer the one from 1995, while I like the 2025 version better. Why?

youtu.be/T__TV_aY0xI

FERNANDO PERDOMO - Waves 11 - DMME.net Fernando Perdomo 2025 Restless composer distills his creative method to essentials and accesses surface tension in most elemental ways. The idea of creating a series of – mostly – marine-themed pieces...

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FERNANDO PERDOMO – Waves 11 -
dmme.net/fernando-per...

#FernandoPerdomo / @fernandoperdomo.bsky.social

YouTube video by Let It Rock - Classic Rock And Beyond DME's YouTube Channel - What and Why?

In order to retain sanity, you have to entertain yourself - and hopefully, others too:

First Two Years Of RAINBOW Get Anthologized - DMME.net This year marks the semicentennial anniversary of the mighty RAINBOW, the ensemble devised by Ritchie Blackmore and upon leaving, respectively, DEEP PURPLE and ELF with a prospect of creating medieval...

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First Two Years Of RAINBOW Get Anthologized -
dmme.net/first-two-ye...

#Rainbow, #RitchieBlackmore, #RonnieJamesDio

THE BEAT Issued Beeb Sessions - DMME.net They’re called THE BEAT, although in the States this band are known as THE ENGLISH BEAT and in Australia THE BRITISH BEAT, and they’re one of the most prominent representatives of the two-tone movemen...

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THE (ENGLISH) BEAT Issued Beeb Sessions -
dmme.net/the-beat-iss...

#TheBeat, #TheEnglishBeat

My name - it means nothing.
My fortune is less.
My future is shrouded
In dark wilderness.
Sunshine is far away.
Clouds linger on.
Everything I possessed -
Now they are gone.

The Whole Of WILD HORSES Works To Be Boxed - DMME.net A supergroup of sorts, with former and future members of THIN LIZZY, RAINBOW and UFO, WILD HORSES left a scarce legacy of only two albums, but those two records remain interesting. Sure, people expect...

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The Whole Of WILD HORSES Works To Be Boxed -
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#WildHorses
#BrianRobertson, #JimmyBain, #ThimLizzy

MICHAEL VINCENT - Sky Blue - DMME.net Angel Blossom 2025 Californian artist’s past, present and future get taken to celestial heights to glisten amidst the clouds. The refrain from Dylan’s “My Back Pages” in the foldout of “Sky Blue” serv...

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MICHAEL VINCENT – Sky Blue -
dmme.net/michael-vinc...

#MichaelVincent

It's been less than a month since I interviewed Gilles Snowcat - and now he's gone...

John McLaughlin Releases Soundtrack For "Abandoned Heights" - DMME.net Not a novice in the world of movie scores, John McLaughlin isn’t exactly famous for such endeavors, the guitarist’s sole previous effort in this niche being his work, with Trilok Gurtu, on “Molom: A L...

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John McLaughlin Releases Soundtrack For “Abandoned Heights” -
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#JohnMcLaughlin ...with #GaryHusband

YouTube video by Let It Rock - Classic Rock And Beyond Interview with Matthew Fisher - April 2012

New raw audio on my YouTube channel is of a 2012 interview with Matthew Fisher:
youtu.be/oDrInnSwxaM

#ProcolHarum

CONEY HATCH's Carl Dixon To Get A Career-Spanning Box Set - DMME.net Carl Dixon is a legend in Canada, but the singer’s fame has long since crossed over his country’s frontiers, and this artist’s six solo albums – in addition to those he recorded with CONEY HATCH are w...

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CONEY HATCH’s Carl Dixon To Get A Career-Spanning Box Set -
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#CarlDixon, #ConeyHatch

Donate to My recovery, organized by Dmitry Epstein I never thought it would come to this, but after 25 years spent serving musicians and music lovers to conne… Dmitry Epstein needs your support for My recovery

I never thought it would come to this, but after 25 years spent serving musicians and music lovers to connect, with nothing to show for it, I almost hit rock bottom.
gofund.me/4da107c47

For years I've been attending concerts alone or with friends. Now, I have a much better companion: my kid.

Joe Jackson Merges Optimism With Anger On New Record - DMME.net Unlike fans of many other artists, Joe Jackson‘s followers never had to worry about a long wait for their favorite performer’s next album, the longest gap in this singer’s studio discography numbering...

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Joe Jackson Merges Optimism With Anger On New Record -
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#JoeJackson

YouTube video by Let It Rock - Classic Rock And Beyond Interview with Judy Dyble - May 2013

Today's raw audio on my YouTube channel is one of interview with Judy Dyble from 2013:

Where in the world is...

Eric Bibb Returns To His Delta Roots - DMME.net There’s a lot of artists whose delivery of blues sounds natural, but only a previous few remain who do their thing with profound authenticity, and one of those is Eric Bibb who, despite entering this ...

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Eric Bibb Returns To His Delta Roots -
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#EricBibb

YouTube video by John Randolph Stravinsky Conducts Pulcinella (ending)

My wife demanded I watch this - spellbinding, indeed!
Stravinsky Conducts Pulcinella:
youtu.be/KHdhZeFLQ18