Obviously

On February 10, 2025 By lif strandIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

I’m not keeping this blog up, mostly because I can’t stand WordPress. When I have something to say about music that I’m not going to post on my own website’s blog, https://www.lifstrand.com/blog/, I’ll say it on my Blogger account, https://jimmypagemusic.blogspot.com/. I recommend you don’t bother subscribing here because it’s not going to be worth it. In fact, this blog will be going belly up next year – I’ve already set that up.

I’m still listening to the music – how could I not? But I’m not sure I have much new to say about it right now. Anyway, this post is just a FYI to let you know where to find me once I’m not here.

How to find the other blog

On January 10, 2024 By lif strandIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

I try to not use the word hate but in this case, I really hate WordPress. Always have. Always will. And yet I use it because… well, that’s a story for another day. Anyway, I don’t have the time to wrestle with WP to fix this blog’s home page, so I’m just telling you that the other blog, the one with all the posts since 2012, can be found at https://jimmypagemusic.blogspot.com/ I post there on an almost daily basis because it’s soooo much easier than posting here.

Just sharing that photo of Jimmy Page and his daughter, Scarlet Page, because Scarlet posted it on Instagram yesterday (January 9, 2024) on the occasion of her father’s 80th birthday.

Introducing Mage Music blog

On February 13, 2021 By lif strandIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

On Monday, May 7, 2012, I started a blog called Mage Music. I intended to write about the music of my favorite guitarist, musician, musical producer, and creator, Jimmy Page. The blog soon morphed into my thoughts about the meaning of creativity, the magic of it. And then I began exploring magic itself.

I’m continuing the blog on a new site. But it’s still about music and magic, about acts of creativity.

What I wrote almost nine years ago still applies today

MAGE MUSIC

I’m curious about music – why it works, why it generates the responses it does. I’m not educated in music theory, but I want to know more about music than just that I like it or that it seems powerful. I want to know why. I’m hoping you do, too.

There’s lots of pages devoted to Jimmy Page as guitarist, solo, with Led Zeppelin and others. There’s discussion of the lyrics of the songs, and there’s lots about Mr. Page’s guitars and techniques too. There’s not so much out there about the music itself, though.

I’m curious about the music. About why it is so magical, how someone with no classical music education could compose the way Mr. Page does, about what works, what doesn’t. About the influences – both on Mr. Page and that of his music on others.

With the help of thinking people everywhere who admire Jimmy Page and his work, this blog is dedicated to serious (and maybe not-so-serious) analysis of his awesome music.

Be advised that it is this blogmaster’s opinion that Jimmy Page is truly The Rock God; nevertheless we understand that there are other musicians and music of value. Thus, all music can be discussed with reference to Mr. Page’s work as long as it is done in a respectful manner, and with insight that will allow us all to learn.

PS – we will NOT beg Jimmy Page to reunite Led Zeppelin on this blog, OK?

Hey there, it’s me, Lif

On February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 By lif strandIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

I’ve blogged before. You might have seen my stuff on my original Mage Music blog, or on my website, lifstrand.com, or even my Patreon page. The original MM (Mage Music) blog was more focused on the music of Jimmy Page and for the moment I’ve said what I want about that. I started this blog so I could have a place separate from my personal one, where I babble on about my adventures (hiking, bread making, cooking, wrassling with writing and photography and fabric art).

Yeah. This is a place where I babble on about magic.

Not magic as in card tricks, but as in manifesting from the non-physical to the physical. It’s not a new or even unique concept, but I like to think that my point of view is just different enough that maybe sharing it would be an okay thing to do.

So I am.

[Note that I’m learning how to use this WordPress interface, so everything is subject to change for a while!]