Transatlantic Sessions - Series 4 (complete) (2009) [DVD 2009] by Aly Bain & Jerry Douglas with James Taylor, Rosanne Cash, Dan Tyminski, Julie Fowlis, Liam O Mainlai, Allan MacDonald, Allison Moorer, Ronan Browne, Donal Lunny, Stuart Duncan, Karan Casey
This choice will annoy Iain Sharpe , but it serves him right for giving up blogging. Carly Simon's LP "No Secrets" reminds me of taking my finals at York (a girl I knew had a copy) and also (along with Paul Simon's LP "One Trick Pony") of the summer I bought my house in the 1980s. Iain says: Carly Simon doubtless saw herself somewhere in the Carole King/Joni Mitchell singer-songwriter...
One week later, here's a roundup of what we've learned about the surprise shuttering of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and its aborted rep companion "Broadway Bound." (Has anyone used the headline "Broadway Unbound" yet? Maybe that has the wrong connotations.) First, we must remember that just because a show doesn't sell a lot of tickets doesn't necessarily mean people don't...
Filed under: Ethanol , Flex-Fuel , HUMMER 2010 Hummer H3 - Click above for high-res image gallery Can a Hummer be green? The brand that most obviously represents American excess in the minds of environmentalists - though Hummer's vehicles aren't actually any worse than any other large SUV - has seemingly been fighting off its negative stigma since shortly after the introduction of the larger-than-life...
The Kardashian clan who boxed in the ring for charity on Tuesday night, seemed like a "fun" way to raise money, but didn't seem all fun and games when it actually happend, according to E! Online. The Kardashian Charity Knock Out that took place at Commerce Casino near Los Angeles, took a down fall when brother, Rob Kardashian , was first to fight with a man named James Taylor. According...
This summer I did a series called 40 Years of Sesame Street in anticipation of the upcoming 40th anniversary of what is probably my favorite TV show of all time, Sesame Street. Well I am excited to announce the day is finally here at that it is today that Jim Henson’s wonderful brainchild turns 40! To celebrate I’m going to re-post all the entries from my summer series (admittedly I only...
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Actors Glenn Close, Marcia Gay Harden and Joe Pantoliano, comedian Joan Rivers, singer/songwriter James Taylor, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Food Network chef, Melissa d'Arabian, winner of last season's The Next Food Network Star, ...
With a renewed focus on recreation and off-road racing performance, HUMMER comes to Las Vegas and the 2009 SEMA Show with a group of four special trucks and SUVs demonstrating the purpose-built nature of HUMMER vehicles.HUMMER HUMMER introduces two concepts, the H3 Moab, outfitted with a host of off-road performance accessories inspired by its namesake, and the H3T Sportsman - a proposal for the ultimate...
As reported over the weekend , the revival of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" ended its run yesterday after only one week due to poor ticket sales. Today, the NY Times asks what went wrong, and came up with several possible answers: Simon's old-fashioned brand of comedy, the lack of star power, a slumping Broadway economy, an ever-evolving zeitgeist...actually, it seems like everything...
It was one of the most extraordinary jam sessions in the history of rock’n’roll: Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkel, Billie Joel, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Sting and James Taylor — to mention a few — on stage for five hours, playing some of the most iconic songs of modern times.
Catch performances by Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkel, and Springsteen & Fogerty at YouTube . It's only a matter of time before Sting, James Taylor, Jeff Beck, Metallica, U2, and the epic grand finale jams show up, too.
It was a long night — close to five hours. By the time Bruce Springsteen came on at 11:45 p.m., it felt like we’d seen Crosby, Stills & Nash the day before. But there were sublime, even transcendent, moments on the first night of the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts at Madison Square Garden (they will air on HBO starting November 29). Also some surprises: We’ve...
The 25th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Anniversary Concerts - Night 1 Madison Square Garden Rocktober 29th this once in a zillion lifetimes concert contained the criznazzyiest of criznazzy collaborations and a super-sized sizzling sing-a-long setlist that set everyone's ears ablaze and heads into a daze (see belows, complied by Thighlandium's favorite son, Mr Pibbums), so much so that a listing of the...
The producers of the two-night extravaganza at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th Anniversary promised tons on surprises and they came through in a big way. From the moment special guest Jerry Lee Lewis kicked things off with Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On through the all-star finale of Darlene Love, John Fogerty, Tom Morello, Billy Joel, Jackson Browne,...
We have made a selection of the best music and cultural festivals in France this summer. SOUTH: * Vence, Côte d'Azur, Les Nuits du Sud, 10th July to 8th August - The 12th edition of this "Music of the World" festival with exhibitions, activities and free concerts on the 16th and 23rd of July and 5th of August. Artists include Gilberto Gil, Grand Corps Malade, Pascale Picard, Amadou et Mariam, Khaled,