Retro To Go (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Barry Murphy returns once more trawl the TV and radio guides (so you don't have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from...
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Blues guitarist James Wheeler was born in Albany, GA, on August 28, 1937. His earliest musical influences were the big bands of the time, especially Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, and his first idol, Louis Jordan. Following his older brother Golden, Wheeler moved to Chicago in 1956. Golden had started playing harmonica in the clubs, becoming friends with many blues musicians, including Little Walter....
Avian Flu Diary (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
# 2315 (With apologies to Louis Jordan*) Over the past few months getting reliable news out of Indonesia has become nearly impossible with the Health Ministry actively blocking the flow of avian influenza information at nearly every turn. While the summer is traditionally a quiet time of the year for bird flu cases, and it is possible Indonesia really is seeing a huge reduction in human infections,...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
SWAKOPMUND - Every year, Deloitte Namibia awards bursaries to the tune of N$1 million to accounting students to help fill the increasing demand for skilled personnel in the accounting profession.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
Can Brits play country? A decade ago the answer would surely have been, not very often
Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
'From the 26th Tom & Jerry short, Solid Serenade (1946), Tom's hip-cat performance of Louis Armstrong's 'Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby'. Peerless 20th Century pop art, and if you don't laugh out loud at 2:02 then you already dead, fool. Sheer wonderfulness.'
eclecticism (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
While there’s been some grousing about the accuracy of iTunes 8’s new Genius feature, I’m getting a kick out of playing with it. Sure, it’s not always spot-on (though Apple says that will change over time as their database grows and the matching AI improves), but that lends a certain entertainment value to the playlists [...]
Backstage Pass (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Kitty, Daisy and Lewis Interview by Zarina Raja If you're sick of irritating Indie and plastic Pop, then Kitty, Daisy and Lewis are certainly a band to check out. The three siblings have drawn inspiration from the 50s, teasing...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Concert, recorded at MIDEM in 1983, features King’s classic songs
The Click Heard Round the World (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Today in my breakdance class, our teacher Alan had us do some cool musicality exercises, which were really challenging and fun. Everyone in the class basically got a couple eights of music that they had to do some floorwork to,...
Shiraz Socialist (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Bloody hell! We’re turning into Two Way Family Favourites: “Cue the great Dinah W: What a difference a day made, twenty four little hours Brought the sun and the flowers where there use to be rain My yesterday was blue dear Today I’m a part of you dear Is this on YouTube, Jim'” Bruce, of BFPO Manchester requests this for all his [...]
PCL LinkDump (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Mambo, twist, and the roadhouse R & B hit “Honky Tonk” from one time Louis Jordan keyboard man Bill Doggett, who really knew how to rock a Hammond organ. Get it here .
Blacknell.net (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
I was walking down the sidewalk this afternoon, apparently whistling. And a guy coming the other way looked at me and said “Well, *you’re* having a good day, aren’t you'” Tis a fine day, but you have to appreciate the power of a song that can make it sound like a good day. This is [...]
East Bay View (mostly a food blog) (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
25 favourite albums of jazz predating 1970, in somewhat more arbitrary order than the previous list. Fats Waller and late Armstrong count, Sinatra and Louis Jordan don't for some reason. Louis Armstrong, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1923-34) Thelonious Monk, Brilliant Corners (1956) Billie Holiday, Lady in Autumn (1946-59) Billie Holiday + Lester Young, A Musical Romance (1937-57) John Coltrane,...
Hip-Hop Is Read (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Malcolm X [Soundtrack] (1992) [Rapidshare Link] 1. Revolution by Arrested Development 2. Roll 'em Pete by Joe Turner 3. Flying Home by Lionel Hampton 4. My Prayer by The Ink Spots 5. Big Stuff by Billie Holiday 6. Don't Cry Baby by Erskine Hawkins 7. Beans And Cornbread by Louis Jordan 8. Azure by Ella Fitzgerald 9. Alabama by John Coltrane 10. That Lucky Old Sun Just Rolls Aound Heaven by Ray Charles...
