Here is a look at some of the music associated with the Olympics, which are starting in London. NPR, via WNYC, provides an overview, while The Telegraph...
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The problem with running a site in which all great forms of music are represented is that it is easy to look like a dunce if you try to fake it. Jazz? I know...
On this day in 1984, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton died at age 58 in Los Angeles. Thornton wrote and recorded Ball ‘n’ Chain, which...
According to Livewire Mobile, its free Rumpus Android app enables users to far more efficiently and easily navigate the huge amount of music available. The...
Places to learn about the band are its Facebook page and blog. The two songs that will be recognized by non-fans are Rock the Casbah and London Calling. Here...
…Here at The Daily Music Break. Terry Teachout, the drama critic for The Wall Street Journal, published a fabulous biography in late 2010 entitled Pops:...
Editor’s Note: I just watched this after having not done so for a while. Three things strike me: 1. This is pure joy; 2. Louis Armstrong, along with...
…Just check it out. You’ll see what I mean immediately. I think this is what they mean by the term cognitive dissonance.
Guy Stagg, a music blogger at The Telegraph, has a post up that suggests musical taste is more revealing than what a person reads. It is difficult to disagree...
Nehemiah Curtis “Skip” James appears to be a very interesting person. Wikipedia describes his playing style: James often played his guitar...