only rock ‘n’ roll
PJ Harvey, live, London, 2004
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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reading table
Falling blossoms.
Blossoms in bloom are also
falling blossoms.—Ryokan (1758-1831), translated from Japanese by Kazuaki Tanahashi
sounds of England
Street singer Poppy joined by Seal (talking, “I Shot the Sheriff” [B. Marley], “Redemption Song” [B. Marley], “Kiss from a Rose” [Seal]), live, Manchester, 2016
#1
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#2
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of England
Four Tet (AKA Kieran Hebden), BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, 3/17/18
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reading table
there’s no shame
that you totter . . .
old chrysanthemum—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
sounds of London
NÉRIJA, “The Fisherman,” live (studio), 2016
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
another take
John Luther Adams (1953-), The Light Within (2007); Late Music Ensemble, live, England (York), 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
joy of serendipity
Empirical, live, London, 2016
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More.
“Card Clash,” live, Southhampton, England, 2015
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reading table
hole in the wall
pretty
my year’s first sky—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue
only rock ‘n’ roll
Savages, live, England (Bristol), 2016*
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*Set list (courtesy of YouTube):
1. I Need Something New
2. The Answer
3. Sad Person
4. Evil
5. Surrender
6. Hit Me
7. Husbands
8. T.I.W.Y.G.
9. Adore
In response to Monday’s post on Dylan covers, a reader commented:
Fairport Convention’s “Si tu dois partir” (a French-language version of “If You Gotta Go, Go Now”) comes to mind.
Fairport Convention, “Si tu dois partir” (B. Dylan), recording, 1969
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lagniappe
random sights
Tuesday morning
Louisville, Kentucky
keep on dancin’
Four Tet (AKA Kieran Hebden), live, London, 2015
How many DJs lead off with Albert Ayler?
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lagniappe
random sights
Monday morning
Louisville, Kentucky
sounds of Manchester
The Warehouse Project (feat. Diplo, Four Tet, Nicolas Jaar, Skream, et al.), 2012
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