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The reigning queen of British bad girl Pop music, Lily Allen, is reportedly taking a break from music after only two CD’s.
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2 comments March 4th, 2010
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WGBH: The Jazz Decades, 1972-2010
As Carol and Eric know, a Sunday night ritual I’ve had for many years is listening to “The Jazz Decades,” hosted by Ray Smith, on WGBH radio Boston.
http://www.wgbh.org/897/programDetail.cfm?programid=282
Tonight, it was announced that Smith, 87, passed away on Friday. Considering his age, I can’t say this is a surprise, but it is sad news, and a loss for radio and music. The realization that I am now five years older than Smith was when he started at WGBH, and that I first listened to him while still in my 20’s, certainly gives me something to think about.
Some of the names of the Jazz greats from the 20’s and 30’s that Smith often featured, like Teagarden and Beiderbecke, I first learned from a set of cards by Robert Crumb. Hover over the picture to read the back of the card.
At this moment, Smith is playing a recording by the legendary Belgian guitarist Django Reindhardt, with the equally incomparable Stéphane Grappelli on violin. For moi, it doesn’t get any better dan dat.
One of the Internet stations on my list of favorites on my Logitech Squeezebox Radio is WGBH’s 24-hour stream of “The Jazz Decades.” So although Smith is gone, with nearly 2,000 programs in the library, he shall remain.
1 comment February 28th, 2010
Hotel Penn: From Big Bands to Comic Books
Denro is heading to New York for a comic book show at the Hotel Pennsylvania. Seventy years ago, the Cafe Rouge at the hotel was a hotspot for hipsters to hear the biggest of the big bands, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra…
Add comment February 25th, 2010
Elvis meets Mambo
Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2 has been playing this a lot lately.
Add comment February 24th, 2010
Why Don’t We Do It in the Abbey Road?
Well, it seems that Abbey Road Studios aren’t up for sale, after all.
Even if it were, Andrew Lloyd Webber promised over $50 million to buy the place.
Meanwhile, Paul McCartney will be playing Phoenix and Los Angeles next month.
Here’s a bit of Paul at the brand-new Citi Field in New York last summer, before we saw him at ancient Fenway Park in Boston.
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Add comment February 22nd, 2010
Abbey Road Studios for sale!
3 comments February 16th, 2010