Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Hump Day Music News You Can Use

Uncle Tom Moffatt Gabs about this week in 1974, when Boz Scaggs came to Honalula

http://www.midweek.com/hawaii-entertainment/uncle-toms-gabbin/soja-anuhea-entertainment/

Wednesday live muzit in New Orleans includes Uptown Jazz Orchestra @ Snug Harbor

http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar

New music from Leonard Cohen

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a591346/leonard-cohen-confirms-album-tracklisting-and-unveils-lead-track.html#~oNu8uWyjoaLCeQ

Salzburg's alive with the sound of jazz

http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/salzburgs-alive-with-the-sound-of-jazz-9680241.html

Apple will sell a digital guitar

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/in_private/2014/08/apple-to-sell-zivix-digital-guitar-jamstik.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_42+%28Internet+Industry+News%29

The rebirth of Magnatone Amplifiers

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/magnatone-amps-a-history-and-the-rebirth-605678

How The Beatles made India fashionable

http://zeenews.india.com/blog/the-beatles-%E2%80%93-boys-who-made-india-fashionable_7171.html

The 5 best covers of the "Save by the Bell" theme song

http://www.mtv.com/news/1901747/saved-by-the-bell-theme-song-cover/

A report from last weekend's Jazz Lawn Party in my old backyard on Governors Island

http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/they-are-wearing/they-are-wearing-governors-islands-jazz-age-lawn-party-7842835

And R.I.P. to jazz violinist John Blake Jr.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/arts/music/john-blake-jr-versatile-jazz-violinist-dies-at-67.html