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Archives for May 6, 2011

Recent Listening: James Farm, Allen, Anschell, Et Al

May 6, 2011 by Doug Ramsey

This is the latest of our periodic efforts to keep up with recorded music. Some of these CDs are recent. Some have been languishing in the holding pen for months. Some are timeless standard repertoire items that the Rifftides staff believes everyone should know about. The album titles in blue … [Read more...]

Other Matters: Language

May 6, 2011 by Doug Ramsey

Has anyone else noticed that radio and TV weather people report or predict "warm temperatures" or "cold temperatures." Temperatures are not warm or cold. Air is warm or cold. Temperatures are high or low, or somewhere in between. Please, weather people. And another thing, as Andy Rooney would … [Read more...]

Doug Ramsey

Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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