not for the faint of heart Phil Minton (vocals), Mats Gustafsson (baritone saxophone), John Russell (guitar), live, London (Cafe Oto), 2010 ********** lagniappe art beat: Sunday at the Art Institute of Chicago Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Seascape, 1879 Sometimes, when posting an image of a painting, I wonder: “Why bother?” No art form resists reproduction more successfully.
Archive for the ‘England’ category
Tuesday, 4/24/12
04/24/2012Saturday, 2/26/11
02/26/2011If making mindless music is so easy, how come so few do it well? Ramones, live, London, 1977 #1 *** #2 *** #3 ***** lagniappe reading table Life on Earth is quite a bargain. Dreams, for one, don’t charge admission. Illusions are costly only when they’re lost. The body has its own installment plan. —Wislawa [...]
Friday, 1/21/11
01/21/2011two takes . . . the most beautiful song in the English language. —Robert Christgau “Waterloo Sunset” (Ray Davies) The Kinks, live, 1973 (TV broadcast), England *** Ray Davies, live, 2010, England (Glastonbury)
Thursday, 1/13/11
01/13/2011Talking with a Jamaican-born client, I mention Gregory Isaacs’ passing. He responds, “He died too?” Sugar Minott, May 25, 1956-July 10, 2010 1983:”Rough Ole Life (Babylon),” Reggae Sunsplash, Jamaica ***** 2009: Rehearsal, Lovers Rock Gala Awards, England “Lovers Rock” *** “Good Thing Going” More? Here (Sugar Minott Memorial Broadcast, WKCR-FM).
Tuesday, 9/29/09
09/29/2009With a big shout-out to my older son Alex, here—on his birthday (22!)—is a small sampling of the music he’s opened my ears to. ***** The Very Best Here’s something he emailed me just last week—new sounds out of Africa (by way of England). The Very Best, “Julia” ***** The Pains of Being Pure at [...]
