My Name Is Kate (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Blogger relations and blogger outreach. Should you pitch? Should you not pitch? Do you send a press release, a review copy, an invite to an intimate lunch and learn? What do bloggers want? How can I make them happy? What...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Dirty green water, a scum-coated cement bank and litter dumped on the edges. Plus, anglers and local residents who regularly bathe and wash clothes in the water body.
Innocent Bystanders (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
By now, you can probably surmise that my musical tastes are all over the map (except country and rap. I hate all but 1.5% of each). Anyway, one of my fondest memories of undergrad was playing Hearts or Spades at a friend’s place, booze and cigars flowing freely, and John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Lightning [...]
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
THE COMPLETE PLANTATION RECORDINGS contains previously unreleased material, including 13 original songs, 5 alternate versions, and 4 interviews with Muddy Waters. This compilation also includes an interview with original co-producer Alan Lomax, and several rare, very early photos from The McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) Estate who licenced this collection. The COMPLETE PLANTATION RECORDINGS offers...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
in post Americana Music Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting from A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey Buzz .
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
Recorded at: Duke's Mood Room, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Virtuoso blues harmonica player Jerry Portnoy, featured soloist with both the Muddy Waters & Eric Clapton bands, blurs the line between blues & jazz on this unique recording, produced by Duke Robillard, and featuring the cream of East Coast musicians... Personnel: Jerry Portnoy (vocals, harmonica); Duke Robillard (vocals, guitar); Bob Malone (vocals);...
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
I like me a good remake from time to time. Both Jeff Beck and Led Zeppelin successfully covered Muddy Waters’ “You Shook Me,” for example. And then there’s that great Aretha Franklin remake of Otis Redding’s “Respect.” And who can argue with Johnny Cash’s cover of NIN’s “Hurt”? But generally, I tend to prefer the [...]
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
There is a growing consensus that the quality of P.E.I. oysters is in decline, and a growing list of possibilities why.
Medgadget (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Today we learn of iMedConsent, a software system from Dialog Medical of Atlanta, Georgia, that makes the process of consent giving clearer, faster, and standardized across the healthcare facility. Benefits of the iMedConsent according to the company: SAFETY- Advances patient safety by making the patient an active, informed participant in the care plan SATISFACTION-Improves comprehension of, and comfort...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
in post Rollo & Grady // Sunday Blues from Rollo & Grady .
Uncertain Times (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
From the Granada (UK) television program, I Hear the Blues . The show aired December 12, 1963 and featured the likes of Memphis Slim , Muddy Waters , Sonny Boy Williamson , Willie Dixon , Lonnie Johnson , Big Joe Williams , and Matt "Guitar" Murph y . This was quite the assemblage of blues masters on an unprecedented ensemble tour of Europe that included stops in London, Denmark and Paris. I'd wager...
AgoraVox (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
"Where Have You Gone, John ?" Good question and excellent answers by Jonathan Atler*. McCain 2008 is definitely becoming a caricature of Bush 2004, and doesn't have much left in common with McCain 2000. Already swiftboated in muddy waters by 527 Groups**, Barack Obama is now being (...)
lost at e minor (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Sydney duo, The Black Ryder, are supporting Brian Jonestown Massacre in a few weeks in Sydney and Melbourne, so we checked in with singer Aimee Nash to see what tunes she’s getting down to right now. I Can’t Be Satisfied by Muddy Waters An old one, but a great one. I love everything about the song [...]
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
He's got some of the biggest shoes to fill in the history of blues, but Muddy Waters' son, Big Bill Morganfield leads three of his father's former compatriots through a stirring set of blues standards and new tracks. Morganfield's slide guitar is an excellent addition to the proceedings. ---by Earl Simmons ------------- 1. Diamonds At Your Feet (3:01) 2. Left Hand Blues (3:00) 3. I Just Keep Lovin'...
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Alan Wright is a humble man with a deeply passionate musical style that reminds one of the blues-based rock styles of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and Boz Scaggs, as well as the traditional electric blues styles of BB King, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf, and yet is uniquely different from them all too. Alan Wright has a ton of heart, and that is where his music comes from....
