Category Archives: Music

>The best FAQ list. Ever.

Posted on 10 December, 2007 by jb

>From the Hotel Cafe‘s website Where the sublime Wisely‘s playing on 4 January Q: Can I ask you a question? A: Yes. Q: So, where is The Hotel Café? A: 1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd. In Hollywood. 1/2 a block … Continue reading →

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>G – L – O – R – I – A

Posted on 25 September, 2007 by jb

>Gloria Hasse runs an excellent ceramics gallery from her home in Darmstadt and I’ve got to know her and her husband, Rainer, quite well over the years. As one does when one spends most of one’s disposable income at a … Continue reading →

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>Full Cleveland

Posted on 4 September, 2007 by jb

>My friend Nina is clued up. “One doesn’t wear white shoes after Labor (her spelling, not mine..) Day” she said. Coming from Long Island, she should know, . But she didn’t say anything about white belts. Greg Copeland did. “White … Continue reading →

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>Springsteen meets The Pogues and a Mariachi Band…

Posted on 31 August, 2007 by jb

>I was tempted by this one today, but – thankfully – I decided on this instead. Good choice, Johnny I had a chat with my friend (in-a-distant-networked-sort-of-way) Scott (who persists in lecturing me on the merits of Paul McCartney and … Continue reading →

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>And speaking of Smokie….

Posted on 20 August, 2007 by jb

>You’ve all heard of Smokie, right? Smokie, the band that backed Peter Noone (of Hermann’s Hermits fame) in the early 70’s and who – if there were any justice in the world – should have sunk without trace? But then … Continue reading →

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>Blood on the highway

Posted on 19 August, 2007 by jb

>Things can get out of hand…. Someone sets off a firecracker a bit too close to the neighbour’s dog, neighbour gets shirty, words are exchanged, angry silence ensues with a lot of behind-the-hand muttering until some young hothead gets the … Continue reading →

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>Rick Danko and Levon Helm

Posted on 16 August, 2007 by jb

>The music’s over here This might not have been at the Starry Night Club, Portland, OR, It might not even have been on January 23, 1983. To be honest, it doesn’t matter one iota. It’s definitely Rick Danko and Levon … Continue reading →

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>The best (and worst) of 1973

Posted on 15 August, 2007 by jb

>Starve the bloody lizards! You don’t have to dig very deep to find something truly evil in 1973. Just scratch the surface.and you’ll find Tony Orlando and Dawn, festering there at Number 1 with “Tie a yellow ribbon” Stuart W’s … Continue reading →

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>After the deluge

Posted on 13 August, 2007 by jb

>Casey over at “The College Crowd Digs Me” has a nice “Best of the unknown Jackson Browne” mix up there today. Here’s a truly great video from a concert in Chicago in 1976, shortly after the release of “The Pretender”, … Continue reading →

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The Vinyl Record Day blogswarm

Posted on 10 August, 2007 by jb

Vinyl is a GOOD THING. It’s character-forming. No nonchalantly sneaking in with CDs tucked away in your jacket pocket, no feigned innocence when you’re grilled about where the house-keeping money went this week “You haven’t been buying CDs again, have … Continue reading →

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