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Taking three out of four in Detroit was good, but then things went completely off the rails in Minnesota and Baltimore. Poor relief pitching and cold late-inning bats = several very frustrating losses. But now the Red Sox are back at Fenway. And before they put an obscene beating on both the Brewers and Royals, we need to clear our heads with some rock and roll. First, we have 44 tracks recorded by...
T-Bone Burnett is a remarkable producer. He's been the creative force behind some of the most memorable recordings by artists like Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello and Sam Phillips. Many know Burnett for his work on the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack in 2000. Most recently he produced Raising Sand, a stunning collaboration between Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. On this edition of All Songs Considered...
An empty medicine bottle from ELVIS' Graceland home and a toaster belonging to SIR ELTON JOHN are among the bizarre celebrity artifacts up for auction to raise money ...
Michael Jackson's 1982 classic Thriller was among this year’s class of twenty-five recordings added by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry. Not that we needed Congress to tell us how important Thriller is, but the distinction means that Thriller is “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” to the history of American music. Other [...]
THERE are always stars, but behind them are the people who make them shine – or, in this case, throb, soar, rumble and then pierce the heavens in glorious layers of music.
If the latest survey is to be believed, the only churchgoers in 30 years' time will be Sir Cliff Richard and Tony Blair. The Religious Trends report suggests that there will be fewer people attending churches than mosques by 2040, and that the Church of England will be in the red.
The New York Times quoted Yours Truly for the first (and surely last) time today. Actually, the Times quoted Rock n Roll Hall-of-Famer Dion quoting me on the subject of St. Jerome. An Italian-American bluesman records a song in Florida. An Irish-American disc jockey plays it at a radio station in Woodstock, N.Y. He tells a friend [...]
The Library of Congress' National Recording Preservation Board adds 25 more recordings to its registry. This year's list is decidedly less rockish than years past which included the Rolling Stones, the Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Sonic Youth, and Nirvana. This...
CKX Inc., which owns the rights to the name, image and likeness of Elvis Presley, the operations of Graceland and the rights to the name, image and likeness of Muhammad Ali, has announced that 19X Inc. has amended its pending agreement to acquire the company.
Fifty years after Wanda Jackson unleashed her country snarl on the world with her breakout hit “Let's Have a Party,” the first woman of rockabilly (a.k.a. the Queen) is telling her story. Jackson — who has dated Elvis Presley, toured with Buddy Holly and Johnny Cash, and recorded with Elvis Costello and the Cramps — [...]
Your birthday today: You can attain any goal you really set your heart on. You are determined, independent, dominating and sometimes inclined to be headstrong. Your mind is clear and alert, and absorbs and retains what you see and hear. You are sincere and generous in your love. You are a loyal friend and a bitter enemy. Please make friends with Connie Lee Haase 1927, as somebody took the time and...
Here at Prawfsblawg and elsewhere, a brief flurry of attention descended on an anonymous case comment in the Supreme Court issue of the Harvard Law Review, which began, modestly enough, "The history of the Fourteenth Amendment is one of hierarchy and capitalism." Dan called the comment "very bizarre" and "jarringly out of place," although he rightly found unfortunate the kind of piling on that commenters...
The best-selling pop album on planet Earth and a disc sent hurtling into deep space are among recordings the Library of Congress will preserve for their cultural significance.
Michael Jackson's "Thriller," the best-selling pop album on planet Earth, is among recordings the Library of Congress will preserve for their cultural significance.
