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SNL's Hal Willner Produces Music for A Great Night in Harlem at the Apollo

Harlem World Magazine wrote 1 week ago: Harlem Night It’s always Howdy Doody time in music producer Hal Willner’s workspace at t … more →

Tags: Harlem, apollo theater, Howdy Doody, jackie gleason, Jazz Foundation of America, Macy Gray, red hot chili peppers, Saturday Night Live

Go See Hear In L.A. April 15-21 (The Lady & Lord Huron Edition)

Michael Berick wrote 1 month ago: It might be the week that some rest between Coachellas, but this week itself offers more than a bit … more →

Tags: Music, Best in L.A. Shows, hot club of cowtown, TED RUSSELL KAMP, tinariwen, OMD, wheeler brothers, ferraby lionheart, tony furtado

Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys2 comments

Red Chuck Productions wrote 2 months ago: Let’s put aside the fact that the origin of these songs requires the existence of the Pirates … more →

Tags: Music, Álbums, Monday Music, Johnny Depp, Tom Waits, Gore Verbinski, Keith Richards, Michael Stipe, Macy Gray

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2005)

Hacker Renders wrote 3 months ago: “I found that things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win.” * * * My mother has been … more →

Tags: Hacker Renders, G (General Audience), Three Stars, Biography, 2000s, CanCon & Canadiana, PG-13 (United States), Music & Musicals, I

day 322 - william s. burroughs - ah pook is here

mogan83 wrote 4 months ago: ^^^^^^^^^^^w.s.b^^^^^^^^^^^ While researching some stuff for a chat with Hal Willner, I came across … more →

Tags: 10,001 songs in 10,001 days, 1990s, William S. Burroughs

Tom Waits and Keith Richards Perform 'Shenandoah'

Unruly Hearts wrote 4 months ago: Song comes from sea chanty compilation ‘Son of Rogue’s Gallery’ Son Of Rogues Gall … more →

Tags: *A: Tom Waits, Tom Waits, Keith Richards, Shenandoah, seafarer, Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys, FEBRUARY 19TH 2013, Release

For The Pirate In All Of Us1 comment

Musicofourheart wrote 4 months ago: Don that pirate hat, wave your sword and Grrrrrrrrrr with all your might matey.  There is a new albu … more →

Tags: Music, Patti Smith, Tom Waits, Keith Richards, Johnny Depp, Iggy Pop, Tidal, Nick Cave, Postaday2013

[SINGING TALENT] MAC MILLER COVERS STEVIE WONDER'S "ISN'T SHE LOVELY"

hiphopflu wrote 5 months ago:   … more →

Tags: singing talent, Entertainment, Los Angeles, united states, Music, Arts, New York City, YouTube, Barack Obama

The Bootleggers feat. Ralph Stanley - White Light White Heat (The Velvet Underground Cover Version) (2012)

RONNIEROCKET.COM wrote 9 months ago: In the end, they employed the services of renowned musical curator and producer Hal Willner, who had … more →

Tags: 2010s, Ronnie Rocket, lou reed, Nick Cave, New Music United, Link Wray, the velvet underground., YouTube, 2012

The Bootleggers feat. Mark Lanegan - Fire And Brimstone (Link Wray Cover Version) (2012)3 comments

RONNIEROCKET.COM wrote 9 months ago: Things became even more surreal when they hooked up with [veteran Ralph] Stanley and his guitarist o … more →

Tags: 2010s, Ronnie Rocket, Nick Cave, New Music United, Link Wray, YouTube, 2012, Warren Ellis, the bootleggers

David J podcast!

saint rose wrote 9 months ago: David J was the 11th guest on podcast show Why We Listen! Enjoy David J and Mark Kate’s discus … more →

Tags: Fun, antony and the johnsons, Antony Hegarty, Art & School, Bauhaus, Dave & Ansell Collins, David J, dr. feelgood, dub

Why We Listen Podcast 11 - David J

marckate wrote 9 months ago: David J is my guest for the 11th episode of Why We Listen. We listen to and discuss: Television … more →

Tags: Why We Listen Podcast, antony and the johnsons, Antony Hegarty, Art & School, Bauhaus, Dave & Ansell Collins, David J, dr. feelgood, dub

The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved, An Interpretation of Hunter S. Thompson 2 comments

Musicofourheart wrote 10 months ago: I am a fan of Hunter S. Thompson‘s gonzo journalism. The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Deprav … more →

Tags: Actor, spoken word, audio book, Dr. John, Johnny Depp, Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo Journalism, jazztimes, postaday2012

The Superman of the electric guitar

inthroughtheoutear wrote 11 months ago: Nation music critic Gene Santoro once described the bespectacled, mild-mannered Bill Frisell as “the … more →

Tags: Recordings, essays, john zorn, Bill Frisell, Jazz Guitar, Gene Santoro, kevin whitehead, Nonesuch, ECM

No easy way to pay tribute to Neil Young

Tom Harrison wrote 11 months ago: The members of Ashbury West already have bought their tickets for Nei9l Young’s November conce … more →

Tags: Music, Broken Social Scene, Elvis Costello, janis joplin, Neil Young, Ashbury West, Shark Club, James Blood Ulmer, lou reed

Five Things I Saw & Heard This Week: Wednesday 30th May

martin colyer wrote 11 months ago: Best Eurovision Moment After Albania’s rather terrifying sub-Bjork performance, Graham Norton waited … more →

Tags: Weekly Roundup, Bob Dylan, Pete Doherty, Eurovision, Graham Norton, obama, Music

Review: The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved (Various Artists/Spoken Word – Paris/429 Records)

Rory wrote 1 year ago: I have to say I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first heard about this record. I’m don’t ever real … more →

Tags: Books, Music, Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo Journalism, kentucky derby is decadent and depraved, Paris Records, Tim Robbins, Ralph Steadman, Scanlans

Review: The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved (Various Artists/Spoken Word - Paris/429 Records)

Rory wrote 1 year ago: Hey folks, Well what a long road it has been for this project. We first reported on it here at Total … more →

Tags: Gonzo Audio, Gonzo Journalism, Hunter S. Thompson, Hunter S Thompson articles, Literature, Paris Records, Ralph Steadman, Scanlans, The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved. Music

Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk1 comment

harmonyguy wrote 1 year ago: On the occasion of the birthday of America’s greatest underappreciated composer, Thelonious Mo … more →

Tags: jazz, Thelonious Monk, charlie rouse, Brilliant Corners, pannonica


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