Welcome to Off The Record

Say what you want about The Star -- many of you do -- but our newsroom is jam packed with music fans whose CD collections (or MP3 files) are full of all genres of music.

Some of us like country.

Some of us like jazz. (Well, not many.)

Some of us like rock.

And rap. And classical. And pop. And ... well, you get the point.

So, we're kicking off The Star's music blog, where our staffers will type about all things musical -- local concerts, shows in Atlanta and Birmingham, new CD releases, our favorite oldies, whatever comes up. We'd love your comments.

So click over here often. It'll be worth your time.