Lately I've been in a bit of a Benn loxo lull. I haven't heard much new music from Africa that's inspired me to write. Could be I've reached a temporary saturation point. Or maybe it's the incredible 26-degree Paris spring, busy schedule at work with elections and imminent French sporting events and [...]

The Black Crowes have been haunting studios on both coasts recording new material for their first studio album in six years (since 2001's Lions , which gave us the ace single "Soul Singing," one of my favorites lately). Scheduled for a 2007 release, the deliciously swaggering Southern-rock band has not yet decided whether to go major label or independent for this release. Chris and Rich Robinson are playing two acoustic shows next week (as part of their Brothers Of A Feather series) in Atlanta, and have one lone show [...]

That, folks, is the world's worst advertising slogan , coined by the Swiss Cheese Manufacturer's Union in the 70's to encourage people to eat more fondue. The "Fondue is good, and it puts you in a good mood" playlist, however, should satisfy you on any number of tasty levels. I decided to approach this month's theme from the angle of a single meal: fondue, the most swinging, European, and communal of meals. The opening course is a cheese fondue, and there's a chocolate fondue for dessert. Enjoy: The Trachtenburg [...]
Songs for a Sunday Sunken Treasure - Wilco Amongst Butterflies - Paul Weller Funky Drummer - James Brown High Head Blues - The Black Crowes Dreams Burn Down - Ride Music MP3 music

Artist Larry Zox dead of cancer at 69 Green Diamond Drill Larry Zox's speciality was form and color. December 16, 2006 COLCHESTER, Conn. --Artist Larry Zox, known for his work in the color-field movement of the 1960s, died Saturday at his home of cancer, his wife said. He was 69. Zox's paintings involved the splicing of a color field to give the sensation of [...]

Well, it finally happened. I was finally subjected to my first live performance of the season of "Feliz Navidad," which ne'er fails to make me want to gouge my eardrums out with a knitting needle. I also was at a fancy office Christmas party on Friday night and the soul cover band kept throwing in trombone lines from Joy To The World and Sleigh Ride, etc etc etc. It brought to my attention the fact that this post is long overdue. I've got a pretty sizeable collection of " Christmas Music That Won't Drive [...]

It has rained for a few days and threatens to rain tomorrow - Ryan The relentless deluge continued through the shadow of the day. There were glimpses of grey clouds stepping before the darkest ones; And spaces lived between the drops, but none large enough for us. These were all proven to be grounds for our false hope For soon the sky gave way to the [...]

Closing in now on twenty years, The Black Crowes have stood their ground as the American blues-based rock & roll outfit working today. They are a throwback in the best way to the arena sized giants of the late sixties and seventies. Rock & Roll excess, drama, music biz politics, rivalry...money- makin ' -- you can really let it all hang out at a Crowes show - it's not only encouraged, it's expected. Gritty. Last Spring I posted, as part [...]
Be happy. It sounds simple, but you need good music. Press Play. Counting Crows (Adam Durtiz and friends) - Winding Wheel live (Ryan Adams cover) RARE and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Devendra Banhart - Little Petit Spider Ok Go - Here It Goes Again (Live on Letterman!) Glass Onion - The Beatles Black Crowes - My Heart is Killin Me (unreleased) The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

If pressed to name something that doesn't suck about dial-up, I suppose I could credit this dyslexia-slow connection for my revived appreciation of the full-length album. Stripped of the ease and frequency with which I was heretofore able to raid the instant-gratification mp3 blogosphere (thank you Hype Machine and Elbo.ws), I've taken a step back in time and am actually buying CDs again. Remember when people used to do that? And save for the money thing, I must say I am enjoying myself. I've missed music as a tangible medium, and [...]

I've had a weird relationship with The Black Crowes over the years. They're one of those bands whose music I've more or less always liked, but never bought. And I'm not saying I've only downloaded their music. Outside of this single I'm sharing today, I don't even own any Black Crowes albums. Which, like I said, is a little odd because I've always liked their music. I even almost bought the live album they released with Jimmy Page, but just never got around to it. That said, "Sting Me" was the second single from the Crowes' second [...]

Gods, Heroes and Myth A 5-part-series released on two mp3 blogs. A special look into a world of story and legend through the eyes of songs… What has already come to pass Part I - Sequence appearing on the Berkeley Place Blog Part II - Sequence appearing on Ryan’s Smashing Life [...]
You might wonder what's the point of having the Black Crowes at all when Primal Scream are doing their job for them, but they seem intent on ploughing on. Even the stepping down of Eddie Harsch can't stop them . Harsch has played keyboards for the band since 1991; he's going to be replaced by Rob Clores. The "personal reasons" behind Harsch's departure were meant to be kept quiet, but Clores has hinted he's suffering from ill-health. music black crowes
The internet is God. Bow down and kneel before its power. Why? Sit and I will tell you the story, boys and girls. Years ago, the Black Crowes cut an album for their 3rd release "Amorica." The label hated the songs and scrapped the album. The Crowes wrote some new songs and recorded others for what would be the official release. These were known as the "Tall Sessions." Raw and wicked, they