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The passing of a musician

While I don’t want to downplay the loss of John Lennon 25 years ago, I’m not going to be one of the millions of bloggers commenting on that today. I want to recall another musician many people have never heard of.

Yesterday’s local daily brought the news that drummer Mark Craney, a Sioux Falls native, […]

A small example of the culture of malice

It’s been there since Bush took office. We’ve seen some of its virulence in the last couple days with the attacks on Congressman John Murtha. Yet this week also offered insight into the level of pettiness to which Republican leadership will go in their malice for and hostility toward anyone who might dare think differently […]

BTR 30th Hammersmith Odeon DVD

There’s an adage among fans of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. It’s basically that, no matter how many times you’ve seen them, the best concert you’ve ever been to is the last one of theirs you saw. That thought came to mind as I was watching the DVD of their 1975 concert at […]

Bruce Radio and more

This morning’s press release from Sirius Radio:

SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO TO LAUNCH “E STREET RADIO” – WORLD’S FIRST 24/7 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN MUSIC CHANNELNEW YORK – October 25, 2005 – SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) will break new ground and delight fans of Bruce Springsteen across the U.S. when it launches E Street Radio, its exclusive […]

Two excellent jazz box sets

Thanks to my affiliation with Blogcritics, I’ve listened to a couple jazz box sets the last several weeks. Both are worthy enough to be considered for any jazz fan’s libarary.

The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, Bill Evans Trio — On Sunday, June 15, 1961, pianist Bill Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian […]