SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
See the full interview here I started playing in the mid 1970's. I was born in East Chicago, Indiana, in 1962. When I was six or so my family moved to Davenport, Iowa. That's where I grew up, mostly. None of the other kids at school were into what I was; you may remember this was the era of disco and heavy metal, nobody I knew was really into blues or folk music. I was always fascinated by acoustic...
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
This AIN'T Jake and Elwood Robert Johnson Sweet Home Chicago Blind Willie Johnson J ohn the Revelator
SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Today is the birthday of Bukka White. He was born November 12, 1909 and passed away February 26, 1977. According to Wikipedia Bukka White (November 12, 1909 -- February 26, 1977) was a delta blues guitarist and singer. "Bukka" was not a nickname, but a misspelling of White's Christian name by his second (1937) record label, (Vocalion). Born Booker T. Washington White near Houston, Mississippi,...
The Quantum Pontiff (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
I get a lot of press releases forward to me which usually get forwarded directly into my gmail archive. But this one I'm happy to pass along: Third Man Records is releasing A Glorious Dawn . You know the Carl Sagan remix (w/ guest appearance of the Hawkmeister) that I've been looping over and over again while I work: Third Man Records is over the moon to announce the 7-inch release of "A Glorious...
The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Third Man Records is over the moon to announce the 7-inch release of “A Glorious Dawn” on November 9th. “A Glorious Dawn” is a moving arrangement of Carl Sagan*’s sagacious words culled from his magnificent “Cosmos” series. The piece initially gained recognition when composer John Boswell uploaded to YouTube his remixed Sagan dialogue edited, Auto-Tuned and...
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Blind Willie Johnson Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
domino75 | 10/23/2009
Public Enemies is a 2009 American crime film co-written and directed by Michael Mann. Set during the Great Depression, it focuses on the true story of FBI agent Melvin Purvis's attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd. The film is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's non-fiction book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34.
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Brilliant, but the next is a quantum leap from the first ...
SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
"If my soul be lost, its nobody's fault but mine." Man those lines are haunting me on this Sunday. Please join with me and a few of my favorite blues and rock musicians as they contemplate the immortal words of the good and righteous Blind Willie Johnson. Nobody's Fault But Mine by Led Zeppelin (MP3 Download)
Culture Industry (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Presocratic Blues , Joel Bettridge (Chax, 2009) One of my favorite college assignments of all time was a take-home midterm in Nick Smith's "History of Philosophy" ("part I: Presocratics thru Plato") course back at Tech. Nick handed out an unidentified presocratic fragment (he'd written it himself, of course), & our assignment was to identify its "author" on the basis...
Puritan Blister (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
"...I go on/ Sounding my doomed eternal bodiless goddamned/ I, I, I, I, I." --T.R. Hummer 1. JoeF- A Means To An End (Joy Division) 2. JoeF- Satellite Of Love (Velvet Underground) 3. JoeF- Venus In Furs (Velvet Underground) 4. Here & Now- Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd) 5. I just don't know- One Mint Julep (Rudy Toombs/The Clovers) 1. Hood Internet- Fire It Up, Firemouse (Lil Wayne...
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Blind Willie Johnson Soul of a Man
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
It's been six years since the singer-songwriter and Americana ambassador last released a record. Thankfully, her writer's block seems to have come to an end I have to say, even though 2009 has produced some great musical surprises, I'm still waiting for the new Gillian Welch album. It's been six years since her last record, Soul Journey, and the anticipation has reached fever pitch. This is because...
SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
I don't think I can recommend this mp3 album more enthusiastically. I love it, and think that fans of the blues, folk music, and gospel music will too. Just check out the various artist who are included here. The cool part about mp3 albums is that you only have to buy the tracks that you like, but in this case each track is a keeper. Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will The Circle Be Unbroken click image...
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
this one's for Maccusgermanis . Never saw a profile before that listed this as a favorite musician. That's my kind of blogger. One of THE greatest bottleneck guitarists ever, whose music straddled blues and gospel. Blind Willie Johnson Trouble Soon Be Over If this one sounds familiar to you, it was used in the opening sequnces of Walk The Line. I love this song. Dark Was The Night
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domino75 | 10/23/2009
Public Enemies is a 2009 American crime film co-written and directed by Michael Mann. Set during the Great Depression, it focuses on the true story of FBI agent Melvin Purvis's attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd. The film is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's non-fiction book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34.
domino75 | 07/03/2009
Soundtrack and lyrics movie Public Enemies with Johnny Depp, The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Lyrics and clip Public Enemies Am I Blue? Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra Bye Bye Blackbird - listen Diana Krall Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground - listen Blind Willie Johnson Love Me
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