New Year's Day Music Digest

2008 in Jazz-a review

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=31497

How music heals in crisis

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sweet-note-for-hard-times-how-music-heals-in-crisis/81697-19.html

An interview with Los Lobos

http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/blogs/confirmationhearings/12760

The Island Rose

http://www.mauiweekly.com/features/story8486.aspx

And a new box set of old-time music

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0102/p13s01-almp.html