Six years after the end of World War 2 how was America faring along the lines of opinion and general impression? For the most part, good. In France, America was looked at as an important ally politically and economically. Certainly the Marshall Plan contributed much to the overall positive opinion.
Jazz is not dead, never was dead, wasn’t even on life-support – Jazz has been ignored, skipped over, given lip-service, short-shrift and generally shoved into another room where it is hoped to die of old-age by those imbedded in the mainstream who just can’t see the life-giving energy pulsing through
Not all things associated with the past or history are about profound events and changes – sometimes you tune into the past and it’s just another day; could be any day – any year. As someone who devotes a lot of time listening to cornerstone moments in history, or those
It ain’t your life – you can feel it in your bloodstream. Maybe they should stuff you and put you in a museum marked: Extinct Breed – Hopeless Romantic. You’re just one of those guys – you can’t help it – you’re nice. You aren’t a creep – you’re a
Perennial favorites The Charlatans this weekend, recorded in concert at the Birmingham Academy in 2001 by the venerable BBC Radio 1. When I first heard them in 1990, around the time their debut album Some Friendly was issued, I took an instant liking to them. They were a revelation and
One of the lost bands of the New Wave era, TV21 tonight – recorded at The Paris Theatre in London in 1981 for BBC Radio’s In Concert series. TV21 formed in the late ’70s, comprising drummer Colin Maclean, guitarist Ally Palmer, bassist Neil Baldwin, and vocalist/guitarist Norman Rodger. The band
With all the news of upheavals, mass firings and general confusion prevailing this past week, the latest turn of events; the collision over the Potomac between an American Airlines jet and a Blackhawk Military helicopter which left no survivors, questions arose over the climate which stood the very strong possibility
The last day of January in 2005: Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans congregated in front of the Santa Maria courthouse hoping to see the self proclaimed King of Pop show for the first day of jury selection in his child trial. Michael Jackson appeared minutes before 9 a.m. a and
Blood Red Shoes – live at Lowlands Festival 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Blood Red Shoes: Checking-in at the Lowlands 2014 Festival this morning. Reiterating that 2014 was an embarrassment of riches in the Festival circuit. A lot of bands, a lot of surprises and a lot of great music. Blood
Marianne Faithfull – in concert from Circus Krone, Munich – November 15, 2014 – Radio Bayern 2 With the sad news today, hearing of the passing of Marianne Faithfull, the music world lost another legend and a connection to our past has been taken away, one more time. The Marianne
