Antidisingenuousmentarianism (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
Look, I usually redact the names in the police blotter, even though they're already a matter of public record, having been published in the paper, but I just can't do that this time: Arrest: On Jan. 20, deputy Joe Williams was dispatched to Lane Creek Road, Bogart, for a 911 hangup call, which the dispatcher said sounded like a fight in progress. When Williams arrived, Darrell "Tater" Wright,...
The New Nixon: News and Commentary (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
In April 1969, RN celebrated the 70th birthday of Duke Ellington and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House Len Garment, accomplished jazz musician and RN’s White House Counsel, writes in this weekend’s New York Times: IN April 1969, three months after his inauguration, President Richard Nixon hosted a party at the White [...]
Albany Matters (Free subscription) | 01/20/2010
Charter school advocates have harshly condemned the legislature for not lifting the state’s cap on the number of charter schools in the city and, in the process, jeopardizing New York’s chances to receive as much as $700 million in federal Race to the Top education funding. In a statement, Mayor Michael Bloomberg criticized the [...]
Blues Music (Free subscription) | 01/19/2010
Are you in the mood for some authentic Chicago blues, but don't want to visit the Windy City in January? A good alternative is the latest DVD from Tail Dragger, "Live At Rooster's Lounge." This stellar release from Delmark puts the viewer right in the middle of the west side Chicago blues club for a raw and raucous performance from James Yancey Jones, the aforementioned Tail Dragger. The...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 01/16/2010
Bob Freedman is a composer, arranger, pianist and reed player. In the early 1950s, he played alto sax with trumpeter Herb Pomeroy's big band in Boston, writing a good chunk of the orchestra's arrangements. Since 1960, Bob has arranged for more than 30 jazz and pop stars, including Ron Carter, Billy Joel, Joe Williams and Sarah Vaughan. He also has written for television and the movies. On the bling...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 01/14/2010
In a candid chat with Joe Williams, Suresh Kalmadi says the players had every right to claim for what they deserve
Policy Diary (Free subscription) | 01/11/2010
Tom Vander Ark of EdReformer.com lists the top reformers to watch in 2010. 1. Arne Duncan is taking advantage of an unbelievably large budget and pushing a tough reform agenda targeting low-income kids and struggling schools. While he'll have his hands full with reauthorization, he has assembled a top notch team. 2. Joanne Weiss leads the mother of all grant program--Race to the Top--with the same...
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 12/30/2009
If everyone is treated as well as we have been by the new owners of the Phill home CNG fueling system, it will be a happy new year indeed. ---------- Technicians Jay Jones (left) and Joe Williams carry new Phill unit into garage. ---------- Our natural gas fuel pump, installed back in February 2008, started acting up earlier this month and we called the new service provider - fully expecting that...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/27/2009
1. Arne Duncan is taking advantage of an unbelievably large budget and pushing a tough reform agenda targeting low-income kids and struggling schools. While he'll...
WireTap Magazine (Free subscription) | 12/24/2009
As we prepare to enter a new year that may or may not see significant reform over federal education policy, this much is clear: there will continue to be plenty of action in the states. The impetus for that action has been the perfect storm created by plummeting state revenues due to the economic downturn in combination with an innovative federal stimulus proposal, the Race to the Top Fund I wrote...
Sir Charlie Palmer (Free subscription) | 12/12/2009
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2z2gmyytfl Track listing 1. Good Morning, School Girl - Sonny Boy Williamson 2. My Baby Left Me - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 3. Worried Life Blues - Big Maceo Merriweather 4. Going Down Slow - James Oden 5. Grinder Man Blues - Memphis Slim 6. Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams 7. Midnight Special, The - Leadbelly/Golden Gate Quartet 8. Sweet Little Angel - Tampa...
Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Tomorrow is Lights in the Heights, so today here are ten light-related songs. 1. Blinded By The Light – Bruce Springsteen 2. Trick of the Light – The Who 3. Whenever God Shines His Light – Van Morrison 4. Paradise By the Dashboard Light – Meatloaf 5. Let Your Light Shine – Keb’ Mo’ 6. Turn On Your Love Light – [...]
SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Sometimes life is good, we got an email from Robert Ross the other day in which he outlines his tremendous experience I am the leader of The ROBERT ROSS BAND based in NYC. I am a singer, songwriter, guitarist, & harmonica player who is known for a wide variety of blues, jazz, and other roots music. I worked with, and recorded with Big Joe Turner on Spivey Records. I have also worked with John Lee...
Joanne Jacobs (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
New York City’s hedge fund multimillionaires are backing charter schools, reports the New York Times. “If you’re at a hedge fund, this is definitely the hot cause,” said Joe Williams, the executive director of Democrats for Education Reform, a nonprofit group that lobbies for charters and is financed by hedge fund heavies. “These are the [...]
RCRD LBL (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Baltimorean brain swellers Ecstatic Sunshine just released their new LP, Yesterday's Work , which sees main dude Matthew Papich cutting his guitar twigs against new production from Joe Williams, aka White Williams . "Conch," the record's first single, sounds like diving for crustaceans with a mini harpoon, bubbles and water trails disseminating from each delicate move. It's free below; pick...
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