BlondeSense (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Sit Down, Boy! That’s the epithet one Sarah Palin follower hurled at an African American sound man during her Florida rally yesterday. According to Dana Milbank of the Washington Post – thousands turned on reporters, shouting obscenities – and at Palin’s urging no less. She had just finished blaming Katie Couric for her own disastrous interview, telling everyone the “mainstream media” were ‘
The Fat Lady Sings (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Sit Down Boy! That’s the epithet one Sarah Palin follower hurled at an African American sound man during her Florida rally yesterday. According to Dana Milbank of the Washington Post – thousands turned on reporters, shouting obscenities – and at Palin’s urging no less. She had just finished blaming Katie Couric for her own disastrous interview, telling everyone the “mainstream media” were ‘out to get...
DANGERDEMOCRAT (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Billie Holiday sang, "Thems that got will have. Thems that not shall lose. So the bible says and it still is true." My contrast NNY blogger Political IV has his shorts all in a knot over Addie Russell's support of the 'circuit breaker' as it relates to property taxes. The IVer hard headedly plumps for the Bobby Cantwell plan to put a fixed cap on property taxes. Wrong! The circuit breaker concept analyzes...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
To the tune of Lord of the Dance (Sydney Carter, 1963).
motel de moka (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Billie Holiday & Lester Young - When You’re Smiling Billie Holiday and Lester Young Complete recordings 1937-1946 If I had to choose only one Billie Holiday song, without question it would be “When You’re Smiling.” Everyone plays like a genius on this one. Benny Morton’s gutsy and smooth trombone to kick it off, Buck Clayton’s impeccable [...]
Superficial Diva (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Dita Von Teese the burlesque star is a fan of Amy Winehouse music and she cares about Amy’s health. A while back Amy performed a private show for Dita and since then Dita is fascinated by Amy’s voice. She compares Amy with Billie Holiday. The burlesque star fears Amy will end up the same way [...]
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
MIKE Whellans tends to be billed as “the one-man blues band”, but forget any images of some kaboomsh-ching-bang clown with pots and pans tied to his knees. Imagine instead a
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
R&B singer Ledisi brings music from her major-label debut "Lost & Found" to Jazz Alley next week.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Webster University has released the rest of the 2008-09 schedule of Monday night concerts by the University's jazz faculty. Here's the lineup:Monday, October 13: The Paul DeMarinis Sextet, featuring DeMarinis on saxophones, Debby Lennon (vocals), Dave Black (guitar), Nick Schlueter (piano), Ben Whee...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
You know your hot when world famous director Pedro Almodóvar doesn't want a party in his honor if you're not the entertainment. That was the case last summer when friends were organizing to fete the Oscar-nominated auteur and Almodóvar purportedly...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
AMY WINEHOUSE once played a private gig for burlesque star DITA VON TEESE - but the dancer was left troubled by the singer's angst. Von Teese paid a visit to ...
Rifftides (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Benny Green, The Reluctant Art (Da Capo). Dave Frishberg's recent message to Rifftides in which he recommended this book sent me scrambling in haste and embarrassment to obtain a copy. I had never read Green's book, subtitled "Five Studies...
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
This has been an incredible year for Kent born Pete Molinari which has seen many highlights...widespread critical acclaim for his Liam Watson produced album 'A Virtual Landslide', a nomination for Best Newcomer in the Mojo awards, live dates with rabid fan Richard Hawley ...
Queerty (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
It should come as no surprise to hear that Pete Molinari cites Billie Holiday and Hank Williams as two of his greatest inspirations. Check out "Sweet Louise" above, and "Love Lies Bleeding" after the jump… CONTINUED » Permalink | post a comment | Add to del.icio.us | Digg Post tags: Entertainment, Music, Music Videos, Pete Molinari
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Nanaimo: Soft Jazz, Passionate Latin, Toe-tapping Blues, Funky Soul… Marty Shepard's trumpet and flugelhorn performances exude a passion and joy that connect with listeners of all ages..
