Id Rather Be Blogging (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Now that I've implanted The Drifters into your head, I can tell you my story. It's the story of a woman. A woman to truly hates, with every fibre of her being, to nag. But every year at this time, she found herself nagging. "When are you going to put up the Christmas lights?" she would ask her hubby. Then a week would pass without a response, and she would nag again. "Are you going to...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
The Howard. Just mention the legendary theater in a room full of Washingtonians old enough to remember the place in its heyday and listen. Everyone has a story. For decades, the Howard Theatre was a mecca for black entertainers such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Pearl Bailey, Cab Calloway, James Brown, the Supremes, the Drifters. Then the lights went out. It's been years since the theater went...
TheHoundBlog (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Nolan Strong today. Nolan Strong & the Diablos onstage, mid-50's Detail From Fortune Records Promo Poster. Autographs done with felt tipped pens often smea r. NOLAN STRONG & THE DIABLOS, Nolan Strong, 2nd from right, Bob "Chico" Edward w/guitar. Ethereal , there's no other word for the sound of Nolan Strong and the Diablos. They released twenty one singles and four and a half LP's...
The Boomer Chronicles (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
If you’re a baby boomer — and who isn’t, these days? — you may recall singer Lesley Gore. Well, she’s alive and still performing. (By the way, Lesley is one of the Boomer Chronicles’s favorite lesbian stars!) If you want to hear her, along with other 1960s singing stars like Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon, Little [...]
2'23" (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Worried that this weekend's meeting of the American Musicological Society will interfere with your religious observance? I have a solution for you! This Sunday morning, instead of going to church you can come hear me talk about church, or at least, about somebody crying in a church. Crying in the Chapel: Religiosity and Masculinity in Early Doo-Wop In the early 1950s, as a diverse assortment of African-American...
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
IT was an all-Fiji affair on the Gold Coast in Australia yesterday as the South Sea Drifters emerged victorious in the Hyperion Gold Coast International Sevens tournament.
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
The Daniele Tabuakuru captained South Sea Drifters won the inaugural Gold Coast International 7s after defeating a strong Uprising Beach Resort 17-7 in an all-Fijian finale at Brisbane's Albert Park over the weekend. The goldcoast.com.au reports that the experienced and well drilled South Sea Drifters, with the services of former Fiji 7s reps and Policeman in Tabuakuru, rugged forward Kiniviliame Radaveta...
Saga (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Such is the impact of the albums that Dreamboats & Petticoats has been transformed into a smash-hit West End musical starring TV heartthrob Ben Freeman, soap siren Jennifer Biddal and X Factor finalist Scott Bruton, receiving standing ovations every night at London's Savoy Theatre. The second regional tour is also well under way, filling venues across the country.
mithering times (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Yesterday was this blog's first birthday and although I fully intended to post something, I never felt quite in the right mood. I exceeded my initial target of posting, on average, at least once a week. As for the direction of the blog, that's something which has evolved during the year, and I'm still not entirely sure what sort of blog this is. In some ways, it's a personal blog with most of the personal...
i guess i'm floating (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Earlier this week, The Flaming Lips continued their quest in promoting Embryonic by stopping off at KCRW for a great recording session. They played a rare track, utilized studio personnel as recordable participants, and bounced ear-first into Pink Floyd . If there were a blacklist for bands who are notoriously difficult to (successfully) cover, Pink Floyd would most certainly be on it. Yet, the Lips...
Easy Retirement (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
No 3 Travellin' Light - Cliff Richard This is is only on the list for one reason. In October 1959, when I was fourteen, my family came into possession of it's first gramophone. It was very second hand and only played 78's. It may have been Nanan (again) who took my brother John and I to a nearby shop in Braintree to purchase our first two records. Cliff was No 1 in the charts at the time with Travellin'...
Literanista (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Last night, I caught part of The Latin Music USA Series, a 4-hour documentary film about American music, which premiered last night. It was great! "Produced by a team led by WGBH, in co-production with the BBC, Latin Music USA invites the audience into the vibrant musical conversation between Latinos and non-Latinos that has helped shape the history of popular music in the United States. Fittingly,...
gmtPlus9 (-15) (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters... Money Honey (1953, Atlantic 1006 .mp3 audio 02:58).
City Room (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Steven Van Zandt's top 20 favorite New York songs -- in no particular order.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Deconstructing a care package headed to a friend serving with the British Army in Afghanistan.
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