Anyone who has intelligence may interpret the number of THE BEAST It is a man’s number This number is 666 —The Apocalypse of John, 13:18 Yes, indeed. A prog-rock album from 1972 based (somewhat loosely) on the Book of Revelation. “Loosely” because some of it … Continue reading Featured album – 666 – Aphrodite’s Child
Wikipedia: “Sweet Honey in the Rock is an all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble. They are an American Grammy Award-winning (and many times nominated) troupe who express their history as African-American women through song, dance, and sign language.” Wikipedia is a little out-of date because it goes on … Continue reading Concert Review – Sweet Honey in the Rock – Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA
I suppose pretty much everybody in Europe and other parts of the world know most of this story. For those who don’t… In the 1950’s, the Switzerland-based European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was trying to find a way of “bringing together the countries of the EBU … Continue reading Eurovision
You know the night time (ba-de-day), is the right time (ba-de-day) To be (ba-de-day), with the one you love (ba-de-day) There are so many damn great versions of this song one hardly knows where to start. But the most famous rendition is probably Ray Charles’ … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – (Night Time is) The Right Time
If you’re a musician and you’re planning on signing a contract, please consider this a cautionary tale. This is a 40-year-old story but from what I can see, the music business hasn’t changed all that much. You are still very much swimming with sharks so … Continue reading Badfinger – A Rock n’ Roll Tragedy
In the late 1970’s, as a relief from a mindless form of torture known as disco, we were – again! – saved by England in the form of the so-called New Wave (Talking Heads, Blondie, Police, Elvis Costello, etc. Wow, what a great era that … Continue reading The Pretenders
For those who may not be familiar with the name, Robin Trower was the guitarist for Sixties British rock band, Procol Harum. How to categorize them? Early prog-rock? Symphonic rock? Their biggest hit was the Bach-derived “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” And with, according to Wikipedia, … Continue reading Concert Review – Robin Trower – Wilbur Theater, Boston
Now who you jivin’ with that cosmic debris? – Zappa Item 1 – From the International Jazz Day web site: In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role … Continue reading Cosmik Debris – Cool Stuff I Saw and Heard This Week – 4/24/16
UPDATE: Since my original post on 4/22/2016, Prince’s estate has gone around desperately trying to remove any trace of Prince from the Internet. And I’ve had to go back and remove several songs that both and I commenters posted. If one more comes down, I … Continue reading Prince
An eagle-eyed follower first brought this New York Times article – In Shift to Streaming, Music Business Has Lost Billions – to my attention. Feel free to read it but here’s the “executive summary” plus some other thoughts: As pictured above, in 2010, streaming brought … Continue reading The Impact of the Shift to Streaming Music
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