Monday, November 22, 2010

Monday Music Digest

2 new films about John Lennon

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/21/2456863/two-new-films-try-to-navigate.html

A new blues DVD from Ana Popovic

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-dvd-review-ana-popovic-an/

Checking out the Hoboken Music Awards

http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2010/11/hoboken_music_awards_bring_tog.html

Most popular Beatles song on iTunes? "Hey Jude", of course.

http://www.fox8live.com/entertainment/story/Hey-Jude-is-most-popular-Beatles-song-on-iTunes/esH8rN2uskebS2RE6aZHtQ.cspx

The beginnings of Desert Rock

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20101121/LIFESTYLES0101/101120004/Desert-rock-first-began-at-nightclubs-outside-city-limits

In concert with Dion

http://www.ftlauderdalenews.net/index.php/people-places-and-organizations/item/66-small-crowd-but-packed-house-treated-to-special-event?75339c4e44e7f4ae8a91d201425082e1=2c385577327129ae472265476b2de21f

CTP sighted

http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Odd-Chandler-Travis-mixes-humor-with-terrific-825128.php

Previewing the European Music Festival

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Life-Style/205948/German-jazz-ensemble-to-kick-off-European-Music-Festival.html

Why are so many jazz artists from Israel these days?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2010/11/19/131451175/why-are-so-many-jazz-musicians-from-israel-these-days

And bands of brothers and sisters

http://www.npr.org/2010/11/18/131432931/the-mix-bands-of-brothers-and-sisters

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Wednesday Music Digest

Aloha to Uncle Tom Moffatt, who checks in from the Windward Side

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg/

Shameless plug: my cousin's son is making waves nationwide on the bagpipes!

http://www.elliotsmithbagpiper.com/Home.aspx

The night Lennon and McCartney reunited

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/lennon-mccartney-1102/

Gregg Allman has a new blues album out

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/51942/229518

New music from Daniel Lanois

http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/reverb-blogpost.aspx?post=3bb2ea8f-ece4-4339-9a90-0ddf50665d7b

The new Gibson Dark Tiger guitar

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/gibson-dark-tiger-the-worlds-most-advanced-guitar/

Who had the best guitar sound of all time?

http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2010/11/pink-floyds-david-gilmour-jimi-hendrix-have-the-best-guitar-sound-of-all-time/

Talking with the Ookelele Orchestra of Great Britain

http://www.cherwell.org/content/10890

Previewing The Mother of All Stupid Music Concerts

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/7275561.html

And R.I.P. to South African jazz musician Hotep Galeta

http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=52128