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The issue of authenticity of Bach’s so-called lute music is one that continues to perplex artists today; most of the recordings of Bach’s lute music range from transcriptions of the cello and certain solo violin suites to other more capriciously chosen works that are made to “fit” the instrument. Indeed, one of the best (and most popular) of such collections, that by Nigel North (Linn Records, “Bach on the Lute”), consists entirely of these violin and cello works, albeit with the not-uncommon idea of such works finding their way into the repertoire of all sorts of related instruments.

One With Everything is a live album, and concert video, by the rock band Styx which was recorded and professionally filmed in Cleveland, Ohio during their 2006 tour. The band played with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra, playing a set of 16 songs, including three songs from their latest studio album Big Bang Theory. Both an album and a DVD were released, with the Blu-Ray on April 29, 2009.

Veeeery interesting! I've seen more surf CDs in the past few weeks than I had in the six months before them, and I like what I'm hearing. Bands are still experimenting, pushing the envelope, fusing different musical threads to surf to create new sounds, which is quite exciting. Here's a band rooted in traditional surf and not interested in pushing any envelopes…

Atlantics' guitarist Martin Cilia's new CD ventures far afield from the surf sounds of Oz's principal progenitors of the aquatic sound. While this is not at all surf, it sure is good! Superb playing (you expected that, of course) is matched with really good arranging and writing. The Odd One Out is a fine release…