Thursday, October 31, 2024

Where Has This Record Been All My Life? (An Occasional Series): Special "Brussels Beat Rules!" Edition

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From 1969 (and previously unheard by moi before last weekend) please enjoy Euro-pop obscurities Wallace Collection and their sublimely symp...
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Teri Garr 1944 - 2024

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Okay, like that's not the cutest thing ever? Coming tomorrow: An astounding obscure late Sixties pop masterpiece I had no idea exis...
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Hey, I'm So Old That I Remember When Listening to Rock 'n' Roll Really WAS an Act of Rebellion

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This just slays me. American teenagers quickly became obsessed with rock and roll, much to their parents’ alarm. But even if Mum and Da...
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Monday, October 28, 2024

Jack Jones 1938 - 2024

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And speaking of whom, here he is in a truly lovely performance (on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1971) of Gordon Lightfoot 's "If You Co...
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Friday, October 25, 2024

La Fin de la Semaine Essay Question: Special "Don't Deface My Vinyl, Dude!" Edition

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From 1965, and their totally brilliant third American LP Animal Tracks , please enjoy the aforementioned The Animals and their hilarious an...
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Thursday, October 24, 2024

Closed for Post-Vacation Monkey Business

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Spending a day in bed. Normal stuff resumes tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Dispatches From Our Italian Vacation: Special “The Remnants of Dignity” Edition

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Me, in Florence the other day, making an ass of myself in front of Botticelli's Venus on the Half Shell , or whatever it's called. B...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Dispatches from Our Italian Vacation: Special “Copernican Heliocentrism Rocks!” Edition

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Still vacationing in Italy, and having an absolutely favoloso time. So how come I'm posting, of all things, Queen 's shall we say ...
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Monday, October 21, 2024

How Do You Say “Vinyl Rules, Man” in Italian?

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So as we were wandering around Florence (after seeing Botticelli's Birth of Venus at the Uffizi) Saturday, and what to our wondering ey...
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Friday, October 18, 2024

Le Fine Settimana Essay Question: Special "Oh Right — Like Music is the Universal Language" Edition

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Greetings from sunny Florence, Italy, where as you know a certain Shady Dame and I are enjoying a much needed vacation. And so without furt...
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