"The majesty of rock, the tragedy of roll..." from musictoob … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2009
IF VINYL COULD TALK
REGRETS: I'VE HAD A FEW My first brush with colored vinyl was also my first record: a yellow 45 rpm of the Andrew Sisters singing "When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbing Along." And I remember a records store on the Hill in Boulder that had a hanging display of the Dave Mason Alone and … [Read more...]
WOODSTOCK NATION
Chuck Eddy riffs on the alternate line-up. Pareles was there: of course. But he doesn't let on how old he was. Or how much the Manson stuff hung in the air, which is weird since Squeaky's getting paroled. Too much mist around this subject in general: How did Gail Collins manage to review those two … [Read more...]
CLASSICAL COVER ART SEMIOTICS
Related articles by ZemantaMixing music and politics (netnewmusic.net)Salonen departs (therestisnoise.com)Chopin Shostakovich Mahler review (telegraph.co.uk)Beethoven tweets to accompany orchestra's concert (cbc.ca) … [Read more...]