Been a truly banner week for Twice Upon a Rhyme, my 1972 LP, in both New York City and Los Angeles. Here's how this tale of two coasts happened: You may recall I mentioned the tasty lunch and great conversation I had at the City Diner in Manhattan last month with Evan LeVine, appreciator of fine 1960s music and all-around significant popular culture. Well, after the conversation, Evan's perambulations...
I'm on hold right now, about to schedule Bridge's first counseling appointment. So far I've heard:1) an unrecognizable song by Thomas Newman ("Short People", "I Love L.A.", the "Toy Story" songs)2) "Daydream" by the Lovin' Spoonful3) Something slow and depressing with a chick singing and guitar playing... can't tell what she's caterwauling about... maybe it's...
By Tim Potts Did you ever have to make up your mind? Pick up on one and leave the other behind. It’s not often easy, and not often kind. Did you ever have to make up your mind? – The Lovin’ Spoonful Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett (L), General Tommy Franks and former Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge The Bonus Scandal began [...]
There's a relationship between the fall of junk bonds and the rise of jug bands. At least that's Maria Muldaur's take. "Jug band is the perfect good-time...
Chester Arthur Burnett, aka Howling Wolf.When I was sixteen:Hitting the Village with my grandfatherWolf sang every song to the pretty hippie boy sitting directly in front of me, who turned out to be Davy Jones of the Monkees.By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / November 8, 2009When I was sixteen I made a fateful trip to New York City to visit my grandfather, Jazz critic Rudi Blesh. Rudi lived
Some actors have made careers playing bumbling, arrogant morons who blithely bulldoze their way through the world, disregarding manners, convention and the lives of others. Kind of like Larry Langford, Dick Cheney or Donald Trump, except you might actually welcome a comedian into your house.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- 429 Records has brought together a stellar roster of artists for a project titled "THE VILLAGE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE"--a musical homage to an influential scene that thrived during an incomparable era in the history of rock music. The Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City in the 1960s was ground zero for a musical,...
There’s a lot of wisdom in 60s rock ballads. Take The Lovin’ Spoonful, for example: “Did you ever have to make up your mind? Pick up on one and leave the other behind'” So it goes with cell phone contracts. It’s not just the agony of being locked into a one- or two-year deal, it’s also having giving up on what might have been. T-Mobile hopes to lessen the pain a...
Great Yankees win, in the face of blind umping, and biased Fox sportscasting. But the Yankees were great. Girardi has really settled into his managing. A-Rod is playing like a full-fledged superstar. Teixeira got back his magical swing, Cano is in the game, and Mariano is invincible. Even the commercials were great. Especially the Travelers Insurance spot with Langhorne Slim - which didn't make it...
He ran on "Do You Believe in Magic," and he finds that he has to govern to "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" Ah, well, that's his problem and I'm sure he's got it all figured out. After all, he's the "smartest politician ever." Right? Right. Our problem is whether or not Mr. Wonderful and his rollicking sidekicks are taking us right into the: Even money.
Not everyone is a rock expert, so here is your weekly primer on the events and happenings that shaped Rock and Roll from J.A. Bartlett of the Hits Just Keep On Comin'... Forty-five years ago this fall, the first prime-time...
Sarah wasn't actually asking me this question. She just happened to be standing in front of my desk while she was asking co-worker Caroline. I'm not surprised that she didn't ask me. We don't really get along. It's not so much that we don't get along, I guess. I like them a lot, they're all very enjoyable people despite the fact that they'd never heard of Kurt Vonnegut (which is like saying you've...
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