Thursday Music Digest

Sun Ra goes Down Under

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2010/2977933.htm

Al Green sings Roy Orbison?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-01/soulful-preacher-al-green-sings-roy-orbison-four-tops-in-return-concert.html

New Orleans' jazz scene is still hurting

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/july-dec10/nola_08-31.html

Neil Young meets Daniel Lanois

http://www.billboard.com/news/neil-young-announces-new-album-le-noise-1004112260.story?tag=hpfeed

Par Avion DVD review

http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-par-avion/

New music from the Valley Isle of Mau'i

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Direct-From-Maui-CJ-Helekahi-Releases-New-CD-Ka-Mahina-1312358.htm

This weekend's Detroit Jazz Festival will be streaming live

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/detroit-jazz-fest-streaming-live-this-weekend-2068207.html

Around the jazz internet

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2010/08/31/129566012/around-the-jazz-internet-labor-day-long-weekend-edition

Songs of love and destruction

http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/426083_142909-blogcritics.org.html

And high-stepping through halftime

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/09/02/college_footballhigh_stepping_through_halftime/