Mark's Musicial Interests

At one time I played the piano, violin, recorder, and clarinet. These days I mainly listen to music other people have recorded on my stereo.   

Favorite Artists

• Bob Allen Trio
• Tori Amos
• Kate Bush
• J.S. Bach
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Bliss
• Dave Brubeck
• T-Bone Burnett
• Bruce Cockburn
• John Coltrane
• Elvis Costello
• Cousteau
• Miles Davis
• Bob Dylan
• Aretha Franklin
• Arlo Guthrie
• Franz Joseph Haydn
• Mark Heard
• Indigo Girls
• Iron & Wire
• Jars of Clay
• Rickie Lee Jones
• King Crimson
• Gustav Mahler
• Van Morrison
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Over the Rhine
• Sam Phillips
• Phish
• Bonnie Raitt
• Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
• Spin Doctors
• Steely Dan
• Sufjan Stevens
• Talking Heads
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Tonio K.
• U2
• Vigilantes of Love

Musical Resources on the Web

• Audiogalaxy
• Concerts in the SF/Bay Area
• Internet Underground Music Archives
• Welcome to the World of Classical Music
• Jazz Central Station
• All About Jazz
• JAZZ Online!
• CDworld
• TrueTunesNow
• Pandora
• last.fm
• rhapsody
• music.com
• allmusic.com
• classicalarchives.com
• National Recording Preservation Board  
• archive.org's netlabels
• pandora to ,fm
• pandora -vs- last.fm steve_krause
• metacritic music

Desert Island Albums

• Janacek - Sinfonietta & Taras Bulba - Wiener Philharmoniker
• Mahler - Symphony No 9 - Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker
• Mozart - Symphony 40 & 41 - Jeffrey Tate & English Chamber Orchastra
• A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
• The Great Kai & J.J
• Humans - Bruce Cockburn
• Nothing But a Burning Light - Bruce Cockburn
• The Complete Works - King Crimson
• Hymns to the Silence - Van Morrison
• Martinis & Bikinis - Sam Phillips
• Longing in Their Heart - Bonnie Raitt
• Pocket Full of Kryptonite - Spin Doctors
• Popular Favorites - Talking Heads
• Romeo Unchained - Tonio K.
• October - U2
• Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday
• Blue - Joni Mitchell