Triple disc broadcast collection features three complete live sets from across the 1970s In 1975, Waits moved to the Tropicana Motel on Santa Monica Boulevard and released the double album Nighthawks at the Diner, recorded in a studio with a small audience in order to capture the ambience of a live show. The record exemplified […]
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The title Resistance Is Futile can be read two ways: it can be seen as a statement of defiance, a claim that no listener can withstand the bombast of Manic Street Preachers, or it can be seen as an admission that there is no reason to put up a fight in these politically charged times. […]
Whether or not the cornetist Buddy Bolden invented jazz (Jelly Roll Morton is one of the best known other claimants to the title), he certainly created the enduring archetype of the jazz musician as doomed romantic hero when he suffered a mental breakdown in 1907, at the age of 30, and spent his remaining […]
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The gigs and shows played by the Ramones between 1977 & 1980 were perhaps the finest they ever performed. Despite having, duringtheir 22 year career, played live over 2000 times – more than The Grateful Dead ever did, and without all the hoo-ha – it was the threeyears following the release of the groups debut […]
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SUPERB LIVE ZAPPA BROADCAST RECORDED IN ROTTERDAM 1980 By 1980 Frank Zappa had endured one of the most turbulent periods of his career. The working relationship between Zappa and his long-time manager Herb Cohen had irreparably broken down due to disagreements over their jointly owned DiscReet label, and he had also parted ways with Warner […]
This concert was a recording made especially for Dorothy McGuinn in celebration of her 102nd birthday at the beautiful Fox Tucson Theater in Arizona. In this one man play, Roger sings and shares stories behind the songs, explains why he changed his stage name from Jim to Roger, re-lives the origination of the 60’s musical […]
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Previously published https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/06/artificial-intelligence-and-will-we-be-slaves-to-the-algorithm
Originally published 2016 Tom Jones, the hitmaker whose work dates back more than half a century, continues to draw fans and make interesting recordings. Since 2010, he has been working with rock producer Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagne) on a trilogy of albums that both return Jones to his bluesy roots in […]
“Woody Guthrie wrote songs that became the soundtrack of an era and permanent fixtures of American identity. His early Dust Bowl ballads, along with more than 3,000 work songs, union and labor songs, political and philosophical songs, anti-war songs, anti-fascist songs, love songs, and children’s songs marked the pulse of hard-hit people in times […]
Good Golly Miss Molly Bad Moon Rising Long Shot Born On The Bayou Ramble Tamble Commotion Midnight Special Summer Of Love Deja Vu Dont You Wish It Was True Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Long Dark Night I Cant Take It No More Travelin Band Proud Mary Looking Out Of My Back Door Gunslinger […]
French philosopher François Noudelmann took to the piano to demonstrate the intersection of philosophy and amateur music making, the subject of his new book, March 14 in A.D. White House. Noudelmann, of Paris Diderot University and New York University and author of “The Philosopher’s Touch,” gave a talk and performed a four-handed Ravel piano piece […]
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In a seven-part series, Guardian and Observer writers are trying to tell the history of modern music. Rounding everything off, today they pick out 50 key moments in the story of jazz – but what did they miss? Continue HERE
Collected Recordings 1983-1989 is a 5CD+DVD box set that contains newly remastered versions of the three studio albums (Rattlesnakes,Easy Pieces and Mainstream), a disc of B-sides/remixes, a further CD of largely previously unreleased demos and to finish the set off, a DVD featuring all 10 promo videos and eight TV performances (Top Of The Pops, The Old Grey Whistle Test & Wogan). Full track listing to come, but disc four will […]
Fascinating and enthralling promotional radio performances from Joni in the 90’s. The first from February 1991 takes place with Murray McLauchlan on the Swinging on a Star show at CBC-FM, Toronto promoting her “Night Ride Home” album. The second is from KSCA-FM in Glendale, California in October 1994 where Joni plays songs from the […]
We are told ….. The Future World Tour began in late April, 1993, in support of The Future, Cohen’s 1992 album. It was the only tour Cohen would go on in a nearly 20 year period (1999-2007). Just prior to the first date of the tour, Cohen and his group recorded a live set at […]
James O’Connor: The song, “Dirty Work,” is from Steely Dan’s 1972 debut album Can’t Buy A Thrill and is likely the most pop feeling song on the record, featuring an almost Philly Soul sound that stood in contrast to the more Jazz/Rock style of the rest of the LP. David Palmer was the lead vocalist […]
BOB SMITH: Oooh good question as the sounds are very hard to identify, but thankfully John Fogerty explained this and more in his 2015 autobiography. The song is a cover of a “Screamin’ Jay” Hawkins song from 1956 done by Creedence ClearWater for their self titled album in 1968. In an attempt to create a […]
GERAINT HALL … Saxophones can be made out of wood (I looked on YouTube) but usually (and traditionally) they are not, they are made out of brass. Prince Chokorda and his wooden saxophone Wooden saxophone Wooden Saxophone — Bart Hopkin (this one doesn’t look like a saxophone but still sounds like one) Thoughts on the […]
Paul McGowan writes: In Stereophile Magazine John Atkinson opines about the goals and challenges of reviewing audio equipment: a challenging task to do it as well and as thoroughly as does John. I have always admired his measurements plus listening approach to high-end audio as being really down to earth and informative. At one point […]