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Category Archives: Music
Diva / Anti-Diva — Missing Persons, Rough Trade & Carole Pope
It’s 1980 and two new bands, one American and one Canadian, emerge with a raw new sound. One, Missing Persons, with a four song 7″ EP recorded at Frank Zappa’s Utility Muffin Research Kitchen on a shoestring budget. A second, … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music
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Neil Young: Into The Blu
Ol’ Neil has released his long awaited “Archives” — on Blu-Ray discs no less: Thrasher’s Wheat has a good recap of the pro’s and con’s of Blu-Ray technology, as well as fan’s reactions: I can completely understand why some people … Continue reading
Parallel Worlds
Having first aired on BBC Four about a year ago, Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives is finally given a re-run that us lowly mainland Euro’s can watch — on BBC Two: A documentary which follows the singer of US rock band … Continue reading
On The Edge
U2’s The Edge is a talentless twit. Bill Bailey agrees. Plenty more where that came from!
Very Saxy
Strange what one finds on YouTube…Is it jazz, or is it big band, or is it porn? Or is it Big Band Jazz Porn? You decide…
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged big band, erotica, jazz, video
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3 from Rain Dogs (live)
What is it about the music and lyrics of Tom Waits that popular culture has clung to so heartily? Has he touched upon something deep within our common unconscious, like some dimestore novel from which we are all characters? And … Continue reading
Stanley Zappa: Live Constructions
Stanley Jason Zappa & Nick Skrowaczewski (tenor saxophone & drums), live this evening on WKCR — 9PM Eastern Standard Time. Don’t miss it! (Hey Stanley, don’t suppose you could sqeeze in It Had To Be You for our birthday girl, … Continue reading
Got Rhythm?
Drummers worldwide listen up: People who score high on intelligence tests are also good at keeping time, new Swedish research shows. The team that carried out the study also suspect that accuracy in timing is important to the brain processes … Continue reading