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Pick Of The Day: Tommy Makem Amazes A Cappella
On this side of the Atlantic, few figures of the 20th Century can claim to be a greater exponent of Irish music than Tommy Makem. Continue reading
Link Of The Day: Fundraising Effort For Documentary On Famed Madison Recording Studio
A Kickstarter campaign has started to support the creation of a documentary detailing the history of Smart Studios, the now-defunct recording facility in Madison, Wis., that yielded some of the biggest alternative-rock albums of the 1990s and ’00s. Continue reading
Remembering Pete Seeger: Listen To 5 Overlooked Gems
Pete Seeger never looked like a revolutionary. Sporting squinty eyes, usually dressed in bland, workman-like clothes and with a banjo on his knee, Seeger had none of the flash and theatrics of others who brazenly go against society’s currents. Continue reading
Pick Of The Day: Daft Punk’s Grammys Performance Tops Spectacles
If the Grammys ever had good intentions of recognizing artistic achievement in music, the show has forsaken such lofty goals long ago for just making good TV. Continue reading
Soundbytes: Top Albums Of 2013
At the precipice of a new year, there’s only ever one important question to be asked at this moment in December: What will we remember? Continue reading
2013 / Movie Reviews / Music
Pick Of The Day: Judas Song Steals ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
While “Jesus Christ Superstar” doesn’t necessarily rival “It’s A Wonderful Life” or “White Christmas” in terms of popularity during the holiday season, the film’s subject matter make it entirely appropriate during some family down time. Continue reading
Pick Of The Day: Mark Mandela’s Passing But Try To Forget ‘Sun City’ Anthem
In the wake of Nelson Mandela’s death this week, an ignominious moment in 1980s pop culture has resurfaced along with it. That infamous moment is the well-intentioned but ill-conceived protest single, “Sun City.” Continue reading
Pick Of The Day: Miles Davis’ ‘Ife’ Is Beautifully Disheveled
There’s something wonderfully disheveled, maybe even chaotic about this Miles Davis performance from the early 1970s. Continue reading
Remembering Lou Reed: Listen To 5 Overlooked Gems
Lou Reed might be remembered as a master songwriter, sonic pioneer and a bonafide Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, but he wasn’t perfect. Continue reading
Remembering Lou Reed: Listen To 10 Masterpieces
As rock gods go, Lou Reed remained an odd fit in rock music’s pantheon. In a popular art form that so persistently champions the thoughts and feelings of rebellious outsiders, Reed always stood far out from the pack. Continue reading
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