Playlist, Wednesday, May 26, 2010
A few tunes to keep you lot busy these days!
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
VIDEO: U. S. M. C. Drume & Bigle Corps – 12th Street Rag
A good friend of mine called Jeff in Wales noted the similarity in sound to Frank Zappa in his jazzier moments. I’m wont to agree with him!
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Review: Kyle Bobby Dunn – A Young Person’s Guide to Kyle Bobby Dunn
Kyle Dunn’s music seems to be less about music as commonly understood and more about how one can color a mood with sound. There is certainly a method to Dunn’s style, as though it may well be improvised, it flows … Continue reading
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Bo Hansson RIP
Swedish prog-rock legend Bo Hansson passed away April 24th. He was found dead in a hotel room in Stockholm, Sweden. Hansson had a stellar career in Sweden, teaming up with Janne Karlsson to form Hansson & Karlsson, releasing albums that … Continue reading
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Review: Bi Kyo Ran – Go-Un
The Japanese may not put out a lot of bands making original music (noise is a huge exception, though it barely qualifies as music), but once they latch on to a concept, they can get maximum value out of it. … Continue reading
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Legendary singer Lena Horne dies
The Los Angeles Times reports that the sultry voice of Lena Horne has been forever silenced. RIP.
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VIDEO: Dadamah – High Time
My brother and I had the good fortune to have an excellent college radio station near us when we were in our early twenties in the Inland Empire. KSPC 88.7 FM was known for playing some pretty far out music, … Continue reading
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Zarah Leander – Bei mir bist du schön (1938)
The Yiddish language, that amalgam of ancient Hebrew spicing a Teutonic soup, is not the first choice I’d have for a smouldering, sexy, romantic tongue to pleasure a love interest with. My opinion has, admittedly, been colored by watching cartoons … Continue reading
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Temperature’s Rising: Galaxie 500
Mike McGonigal of Pitchfork Magazine pays heavy tribute to Boston’s shoegazer-eqsue legends, the inimitable Galaxie 500.
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Was John Lennon mocking his fanbase with “Imagine”?
While reading National Review Online, I came across the comment of an Iowa-based reader who left their opinion of the first time they heard Lennon’s legendary anthem: “When ‘Imagine’ was new, and I was young, I, of course, took it … Continue reading
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