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More on Isaac Hayes
Here’s part of Chuck Eddy’s excellent take on Isaac Hayes: When people say Hayes’ early ’70s recordings anticipated — maybe even invented — disco, this is part of what they’re […]
Isaac Hayes notes
I wonder if it’s now possible to imagine how alien the wah-wah in “Theme from Shaft” once sounded? When I was 12 or 13, a friend and I spent an […]
Love for Bo
Writer Ned Sublette’s appreciation of Bo Diddley was published in the new issue of Smithsonian, and it’s a personal, free-wheeling take on the breadth of Diddley’s accomplishments. Some you know, […]
Mandatory Reading
With discussions of “the race card” – Can we finally bury that phrase along with all its variations? – spiking up in the presidential election, Jeff Chang’s Zentronix blog is mandatory […]
Newspapers and Currency
Friday, Jack Shafer wrote “What’s Really Killing Newspapers?” at Slate.com. He contends that it’s no longer the place people go for “social currency” – ” the information we acquire and […]
Frenchy the Movie Star
The King of Oak Street is a documentary on the painter Frenchy that has been in the works since before Katrina. It will debut August 29 at the Maple Leaf, […]
White Linen Night
Earlier in the week, I wrote about the Gabe Dixon Band and roots rock bands that seem to lower the stakes. I could have been talking about the Julia Street […]
Clearing the Desk
The towers of CDs on my desk are endangering my life. Some I’ve realized I’m never going to get to, and on second listen, some haven’t proven interesting enough to […]
A Sneak Preview of Tonight
“The Jones Experience” featuring Nas, Talib Kweli, Jay Electronica and DJ Green Lantern’s at the House of Blues tonight. Here’s a report on Nas’ most recent dust-up with Fox News’ […]
A Good Idea
Today’s New York Times has a feature on Brooklyn Bowl, a bowling alley/music venue with food. “To sit at a show, cock your head back, watch a band and then […]
