Thursday, December 29, 2011

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Happy Holidays...

No Music Digest today or tomorrow...

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Sunday Music Digest

R.I.P. to a New England Stupid Musician, John Lincoln Wright

http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2011/12/10/john_lincoln_wright_64_voice_soul_of_country_music_in_new_england/

Vintage music from Tanzania gets digitized

http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Best+of+60s++70s+Tanzania+music+digitised/-/434746/1287036/-/9y9dqcz/-/

The "Boardwalk Empire" soundtrack is ready

http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2011/12/boardwalk_empire_soundtrack_se.html

Yet another guitar thief strikes

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20111210/NEWS02/111209035/Ben-Hardy-Pearl-Jam-guitar-Make-a-Wish?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Remembering Coco Robicheaux

http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index.ssf/2011/12/treme_co-creator_says_coco_rob.html

Discovering Ireland's love of music

http://www.irishcentral.com/story/gaelic-girls-blog/gaelic-girl-tessa/irelands-love-of-music-discovered---from-buskers-on-the-street-to-guinness-jazz-festival-135371378.html

George Clooney tackles The Smothers Brothers

http://collider.com/george-clooney-smothers-brothers-movie/131590/

It's that Klezmer time of year

http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/destinations/perceptivetravel/post/2011/12/Klezmer-music-for-the-festival-of-lights/582464/1

Big Head Todd announces 2012 tour

http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/news-big-head-todd-and-the-monsters-map-tour-boston-concert-house-of-blues-january-2012/

And Ringo recruits some All Starrs for his new album

http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/dec/ts06Ringo_Recruits_Kenny_Wayne_Shepherd,_Dave_Stewart,_Joe_Walsh_for_New_Album.shtml

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Thursday (Non) Music Digest

No digest today due to a power loss (wind storm overnight and most of the day!)

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Snowy Wednesday Music Digest!

Sorry for the delayed posting-we were without power all morning after 10" of wet heavy snow!

Uncle Tom spots Aerosmith on vacation in Hawai'i

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg_article/uncle_toms_gabbin299/

Hugh Masekela makes The Cover of The Rolling Stone!

http://www.thenewage.co.za/35857-1022-53-%E2%80%98Bra_Hugh%E2%80%99_kicks_off_first_Rolling_Stone_SA

New slack key music from Kimo West

http://www.jazzcorner.com/news/display.php?news=2414

R.I.P. to legendary jazz drummer Paul Motian

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/arts/music/paul-motian-jazz-drummer-is-dead-at-80.html?_r=1

A roundup of this year's new Holiday CDs

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/arts/music/holiday-cds-from-justin-bieber-to-john-zorn-with-a-stop-at-glee.html

Remembering guitarist Paul Yandell

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Fingerstyle_Guitar_Legend_Paul_Yandell_1935_2011.aspx

A tribute concert for Bob Mould

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-grohl-ryan-adams-honor-bob-mould-in-tribute-concert-20111122

Gibson sells guitars with new wood

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20111122/BUSINESS01/311210053/Gibson-sells-first-guitars-new-wood?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CBusiness

Who really drummed on "Please Please Me"?

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/would-the-real-drummer-on-please1/

And Baltimore pays tribute to Fela Kuti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFIKGrK0ghM&feature=uploademail