My g-g-g-generation, dropping like flies, teenagers dying of old age.
Carpe diem?
After my nap.
250: Mose Allison, ‘Young Man’s Blues’
Song Of the week
276: Leo Kottke, ‘Eggtooth’ (New Acoustic)
Remember Paul Simon’s ‘Anji’? Remember Pentangle?
Call it what you want–New Acoustic, Fingerpicking, American Primitive, Folk Baroque–there’s a whole world out there of intelligent and sophisticated. virtuosic guitar music fingerpicked on a steel string guitar, using old blues and country techniques, full of fascinating directions.
089: Jackson Browne/Maurice Williams, ‘The Load-Out/Stay’
David Lindley, Jackson Browne’s wingman par excellence, passed over to that celestial studio this week. In his honor, we’re revisiting his unforgettable vocal hook on ‘Stay’.
Continue reading...217: Amy Winehouse, ‘Back to Black’
Turns out 500,000,000 Amy Winehouse fans were right. Go figure.
Continue reading...278: The Danish String Quartet, ‘Sønderho Bridal Trilogy – Part II’/Dreamers’ Circus, ‘Kitchen Stories’
Some of the most exciting music I’ve heard in years. Oh, do give it a listen.
Continue reading...291: James Taylor, ‘Valentine’s Day’
Happy Valentine’s Day?
Or maybe a domestic massacre?
138: Eliane Elias, ‘Baubles, Bangles and Beads’
Brazilian/American jazz/bossa pianist/singer Eliane Elias should be a household name – she is a serious musician, outstandingly talented, commercially appealing, and uncommonly pleasing to look at.
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