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Saturday Night Retro
THE MAJOR'S LIFE BLOG —
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Starting next Saturday night and continuing through the remainder of December it’ll be a very ‘Retro’ Christmas with three consecutive Christmas hits in a row from Shakin’ Stevens , Band Aid , and José Feliciano . Be sure to not miss the festivity of that as we celebrate the reason for the season. This ...1 day ago -
Liam Clancy, RIP
B12 Solipsism —
Authority: 444
“Liam Clancy” (Liam Clancy) Such a clear, strong voice. If you’ve listened to The Pogues, Sinead O’Connor, or even U2, you’ve heard his influence. Liam Clancy, an Irish troubadour and the last surviving member of the singing Clancy Brothers, who found fame in the United States and helped spread the ...1 day ago -
Blogroll update
Musical Perceptions —
Authority: 413
Ive finally gotten around to (partially) updating my blogroll, because I finally got around to reading through my old emails that were piling up and got some link exchange requests that prompted the editing. One particular new blog that I want to highlight is The Taruskin Challenge , by Zach Wallmark and Mark ...2 days ago -
RIP Bobby Keane : The Rise and Fall of a Music Man
The Rag Blog —
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Ritchie Valens, left, and Bob Keane, then president of Del-Fi Records, on TV show in Los Angeles, 1958. Photo from Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images.Musician and music biz progidy:The ill-starred life of Bobby KeaneBy Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / December 4, 2009Bobby Kuhn was born in California in 1922, at ...2 days ago -
Friday Morning Roundup
KERA Art&Seek Blog —
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GOING TO THE DOGS: The story of The 101 Dalmatians has been told in many forms. But the touring musical currently holed up at the Music Hall at Fair Park goes all the way back to Dodie Smith’s novel, which inspired the iterations to come. And it sounds as if the trip back in time [...]2 days ago -
Little-Known Black History Fact: William Grant Still
Booker Rising —
Authority: 152
I know about William Grant Still (1895-1978) because last year I attended a performance here in Chicago which highlighted his work. Anyway, BlackAmericaWeb.com highlights this talented symphonic composer : "He is the dean of African-American composers. He is an HBCU [historically black college & university] ...3 days ago -
Perfecting Sound Forever – Greg Milner
BookOffers.com.au —
Authority: 146
In Perfecting Sound Forever unravels the strange story of recorded music. Tracing the contours of this history, Greg Milner takes us through the major breakthroughs and glorious failures in the art and science of recording. From our CD collections to iPods bursting with MP3s to the hallowed vinyl of DJs, ...3 days ago -
Music Reviews in the 21st CE
B12 Solipsism —
Authority: 444
Adina Levin has some interesting things to say about new media and music in response to a Christopher Weingarten article that’s making the rounds. For instance: A more interesting critique is that people who aren’t professional critics write like fans. In music blogs, “You can find out about new bands ...3 days ago -
“I’m A Dole Man”1996
The Pop History Dig —
Authority: 104
[...] In the 1996 U.S. Presidential campaign, Republican candidate Bob Dole, former U.S. Senator from Kansas, became involved in a controversy over the use of the 1960s’ song “I’m a Soul Man” at his campaign rallies... A lawsuit was threatened, and Dole’s campaign then tried using other music, including some ...3 days ago -
Review of Maestro Classics Classical Music CD Stories
Take Root and Write —
Authority: 136
Ballet. Classical music. Two loves of my life! How thankful I was when the girls were little and donned their ballet shoes to took lessons. Katie Beth continues to choreograph worship dances for church celebrations that are beautiful. The girls have also enjoyed attending opera and ballet. My son, however, is less ...3 days ago -
Crosby and Armstrong-"Now You Has Jazz"
Rene's Apple —
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Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby swing "Now You Has Jazz", from High Society. Great music, lousy movie. Oh well. H/t: About Last Night. Terry Teachout has an acclaimed new bio of Armstrong on bookshelves even as I type.3 days ago -
Get Your Learn On.
TrendyInk —
Authority: 129
Here is some real history on a drum break. The visual isn’t the best, but very cool information here:SevenhertZ*More info: This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the “Amen Break,” a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used ...4 days ago -
That’s Right Fella… It’s Ella!
threedonia.com —
Authority: 492
The New York Times has a great piece on a recently released 4-disc set (76 songs) of never-before released songs from Ella Fitzgerald recorded over 12 nights in 1961-62 in a 200-seat club in L.A. called The Crescent. For you young ones out there Ella Fitzgerald was what we call a “singer” and a “lady” ...4 days ago -
Worlds Oldest Music Instrument
Neatorama —
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Could this 43,000 year old bone of a cave bear be a musical instrument? If so, it could be evidence that Neanderthals were musically-inclined! The Divje Babe flute is a cave bear femur pierced by spaced holes that was found at the Divje Babe archeological park located near Cerkno in northwestern Slovenia. It ...5 days ago -
Bad Musicologist, Bad!
Musical Perceptions —
Authority: 413
This video has been making the music scholarship rounds, as a poke at musicology: While I acknowledge the humor to a certain extent, I have to say that our knowledge of events 1000 years ago is more complete than the video suggests. Yes, the average person on the streets may think that Charlemagne and Emperor ...5 days ago -
The Beatles You Never Give Me Your Money: music and lyrics
All This Is That —
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You Never Give Me Your Money is one of my all-time top-ten Beatle songs, for sure. Abbey Road may also be my favorite album, but I am not sure Id go that far--the competition is fierce and spirited. You Never Give Me Your Money starts off the second side of the LP, with its chain of interlocked tunes spanning the ...6 days ago -
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Baxojayz - Centricity —
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giglet (GIG-lit) noun A giddy, frolicsome girl. Also known as giglot. EtymologyFrom Middle English gigelot. sacrelicious adj. A description of a recipe that should not exist for religious reasons, but tastes good anyway. Any cooking done with communion wafers. Try some Matzo ...1 week ago -
Dj Rasta Root’s The Rest of Dilla Vol. 1: The Dillamentary
Frolab —
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For those of you who have a copy or downloaded “The Rest of Dilla Vol. 1″, this doco takes you behind the scenes to show you what took place to complete this project. Dj Rasta Root, Ma Dukes, Phife, & Eric Nine give you the rest of dilla.Enjoy and download the mix here.Related Posts:SENOR KAOS [...]1 week ago -
Arlo Guthrie and family have two apearances this weekend: Carnegie Hall and NJPAC
OntheWilderSide —
Authority: 481
On this Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 28, 2009, Arlo Guthrie and his family will be performing at Carnegie Hall. My guess is, it would be nearly impossible to get tickets if you don’t have them already. The Carnegie Hall tradition dates back to Pete Seeger and the Weavers. Although, Arlo Guthrie has been ...1 week ago -
11/25 News: Hip Hop
Booker Rising —
Authority: 152
Minnesota College Offers Americas First Hip-Hop Studies Program A professional DJ since 1992, Freddy Fresh (real name Fredrick Schmid) is among the new teachers brought in by McNally Smith College of Music for a hip-hop studies program that school officials say is the first in the nation . The private downtown St. ...1 week ago
