The Reluctant Crooner – Rudy Vallée
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Yes folks, I'm writing about crooners again. It's a subject that has always fascinated me, and my interest has resulted in a number of articles that date all the way back to my Crooner Conundrum piece from four years ago. But today's subject - Rudy Vallée - was a different kind of crooner. For one thing, he first rose to fame in the 1920s, much earlier than many of the more familiar crooners. (Although there were a few beginning to make their mark - Bing Crosby for one.) In addition, his thin, reedy singing voice wasn't [...]
There are a number of things I liked about Miss Caledonia . Set in the 19502s, it's a play about a young woman who badly wants to get off the family farm and dreams about show business. Melody Johnson, also the playwright, is joined onstage only by fiddler Alison Porter, who provides musical accompaniement while Johnson brings not only her young, naïve lead character Peggy to life, but also her father, mother, pageant judges, other contestants, Bing Crosby, and various other characters too. Johnson's skill at acting out all these characters by changing only her voice is [...]
Music has always been important for Charlie, you fancy - as background and as entertainment, as a way of easing a stressful life, papering over emptiness, and more positively, helping him to measure and assess emotion, helping him to understand. And where it had begun for him, this musical affiliation, this need? A tailoring uncle, returned from the States with a pile of chipped and scratched 78s and Charlie, in his early teens, open-minded and keen-eared, set loose amongst them. Bing Crosby. The Ink Spots. Sinatra. Dick Haymes. The Mills Brothers. Ella Fitzgerald's 'A-Tisket, A-Tasket' and 'Stone Cold Dead in [...]
Every three seconds, a new band is formed. As you read this article, a total of 60 new bands will blossom into existence, and of those 60, nearly 66% will choose a one word moniker. After extensive research on the topic, I've discovered that while one word band names are terrible for Google-ing, they are easy to remember, and give a listener a great first impression. But why exactly have bands decided to shift from the oh-so-popular The ______s name to the single word form? That's a code I am attempting to crack. Different decades brought different naming [...]
I honestly can't think of many bands that have disappointed me like Of Montreal over the last few years. Sure, Kevin Barnes has always been pretentious out the wazoo (and the yazoo, for that matter), but these days he's making the coked up mid-'70s David Bowie look like Bing Crosby - and that's when David Bowie wasn't trying to look like Bing Crosby, mind you. Of Montreal wrote quirky but fascinating pop songs many moons ago. Then someone got too big for his technicolor breeches. Now, well... you [...]
Think of a rock star. Any rock star. Any self-absorbed, promiscuous, egotistical, substance abusing, larger than life rock star. Got one in your head? Think of all the characteristics that make him what he is. Fashion yourself a loose definition of a rock star. Nothing too specific, just a general idea. Keep that definition in your head. Now, think of a man who is influenced by Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski, playing folksy, bluesy jazz music with a smooth voice and a piano in seedy bars in Los Angeles. Does that fit your [...]
Country music fans were saddened to hear of the recent passing of singer/songwriter Hank Cochran, who died at age 74 in his home near Nashville. Although he was a polished performer, the long-time associate of Willie Nelson is probably best known for writing hit songs for other singers; including Eddy Arnold's "Make The World Go Away," Burl Ives' "A Little Bitty Tear," and Patsy Cline's "I Fall To Pieces" (as co-writer). Garland Perry 'Hank' Cochran had a difficult childhood, spending his early years in rural Mississippi and later moving to Memphis where he spent some time [...]
I was set up this morning to write a little bit about LCD Soundsystem...not really something undiscovered or needing of press, but it's a beautifully composed album. James Murphy seems to pull from a lot of things I love: Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Joy Division...so the album hits me in the right places. The track "All I Want" always stuck in my ear, because the guitar riff felt warmly familiar. The song opens with a warmly dissonant, wandering guitar lead that I ultimately figured out is the love child of riffs from Brian Eno's 'Here Come The [...]
The Avett Brothers at Irving Plaza ( more ) Photo : Jon Klemm The non-stop touring machine that is The Avett Brothers have just announced their biggest show yet. On October 13, 2010 they'll be joining the ranks of The National, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, The Decemberists and Spoon (just to name a few) as the latest indie act to play the "Showplace of the Nation". The Avett Brothers email list presale starts tomorrow for the Radio City show, [...]
Billy Eckstine : I Apologize [ purchase ] This 1950 hit for bop big band leader cum vocalist Billy Eckstine is a cover of an earlier Bing Crosby song. It showcases his smooth-as-butter baritone with a lush orchestra. And damn, does he ever sound sincerely sorry! I'd forgive him, wouldn't you? Eckstine broke a lot of musical ground, both in the bop jazz world (working with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, Dexter Gordon, Art Blakey…) and as one of [...]
The music--beautifully arranged and played; a great example of Forties easy listening. The recordings--thrift store and eBay staples. Highly ubiquitous--the set sold in mass quantities in its original form as two 78 sets (of four 10" discs apiece, issued in 1941 and 1942), as a boxed set, and as Columbia 12" LPs (in the ML-, then CL- series). For all that, landing a decent copy took a little while. Just because something is all over the place doesn't mean the average copy is rip-friendly. Often, popular equals battered. Anyway, it's fascinating to hear how far e.l. (easy listening) [...]
Artist: Rudy Vallee Title: You're Driving Me Crazy Link Text: Rudy Vallée - Youre Driving Me Crazy File Name: Rudy Vallee - You're Driving Me Crazy.mp3 Bitrate: 96 kbps
SummerWorks Reviews: Miss Caledonia, Iphigenia at Aulis, Or,
There are a number of things I liked about Miss Caledonia . Set in the 19502s, it's a play about a young woman who badly wants to get off the family farm and dreams about show business. Melody Johnson, also the playwright, is joined onstage only by fiddler Alison Porter, who provides musical accompaniement while Johnson brings not only her young, naïve lead character Peggy to life, but also her father, mother, pageant judges, other contestants, Bing Crosby, and various other characters too. Johnson's skill at acting out all these characters by changing only her voice is [...]
Now's The Time' by John Harvey (Slow Dancer Press 1999)
Music has always been important for Charlie, you fancy - as background and as entertainment, as a way of easing a stressful life, papering over emptiness, and more positively, helping him to measure and assess emotion, helping him to understand. And where it had begun for him, this musical affiliation, this need? A tailoring uncle, returned from the States with a pile of chipped and scratched 78s and Charlie, in his early teens, open-minded and keen-eared, set loose amongst them. Bing Crosby. The Ink Spots. Sinatra. Dick Haymes. The Mills Brothers. Ella Fitzgerald's 'A-Tisket, A-Tasket' and 'Stone Cold Dead in [...]
SINGLE WORD BAND NAMES
Every three seconds, a new band is formed. As you read this article, a total of 60 new bands will blossom into existence, and of those 60, nearly 66% will choose a one word moniker. After extensive research on the topic, I've discovered that while one word band names are terrible for Google-ing, they are easy to remember, and give a listener a great first impression. But why exactly have bands decided to shift from the oh-so-popular The ______s name to the single word form? That's a code I am attempting to crack. Different decades brought different naming [...]
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Think of a rock star. Any rock star. Any self-absorbed, promiscuous, egotistical, substance abusing, larger than life rock star. Got one in your head? Think of all the characteristics that make him what he is. Fashion yourself a loose definition of a rock star. Nothing too specific, just a general idea. Keep that definition in your head. Now, think of a man who is influenced by Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski, playing folksy, bluesy jazz music with a smooth voice and a piano in seedy bars in Los Angeles. Does that fit your [...]
Hank Cochran Will Be Missed
Link Text: Cochran Brothers - Slow Down File Name: Cochran Bros - Slow Down.mp3 Bitrate: 64 kbps
Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and the Narratives of American Popular Song (Features)
It is now possible to see Bing Crosby's success not as a prior model against which Elvis Presley would assert himself, but rather, as a template that Elvis would adapt and exploit. "The best writing about American popular music-like the best popular American music itself-reveals hidden but profound connections between styles, performers, communities, races, and historical periods that at first glance seem all but self-contained." -- Greil Marcus, Dead Elvis: A Chronicle of Cultural Obsession All Music Guide's Richie Unterberger suggests that "Elvis Presley may be the single most important figure in American 20th century popular music". This relatively [...]
The Avett Brothers ready live DVD, hefty tour schedule
As wonderful as The Avett Brothers are on recordings , nothing quite beats them live. But unless you're going to, say, this year's Hullabalou Festival , or hitting up a live show this summer , you won't get to experience their energetic fury. That is, unless, you're smart enough to grab their new live CD and DVD this October. We hope you are. According to Paste Magazine , Live, Volume 3 was recorded on August 8th, 2009 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC [...]
Ben Stiller, Grant-Lee Phillips, Marc Maron, Maria Bamford, Robin Williams, Todd Barry:
Grant-Lee Phillips (of Grant Lee Buffalo semi-fame) dropped by comedian Marc Maron's WTF podcast. The two recently performed together as part of Greg Behrendt's Bring The Rock show , which pairs comics and musicians telling entertaining music-related stories with a house band performing the music in said story. While Maron's insanely good podcast series (he's interviewed funny people ranging from Todd Barry and Maria Bamford to Ben Stiller and Robin Williams) is worth subscribing to on its own merits, this particular one is worthwhile for the Los Angeles [...]
Music Review: Bing Crosby - So Rare: Treasures from the Crosby Archive
Some rarities are rare for a reason. Bing Crosby - Music - Arts - Shopping - Recordings
Marvin's cover of Brian Eno's 'Here Come The Warm Jets'
Link Text: MARVIN - HERE COME THE WARM JETS (BRIAN ENO COVER) File Name: Marvin - Here Come The Warm Jets (Brian Eno cover).mp3 Bitrate: 256 kbps
Avett Brothers Announce Radio City Show, Presale Info
The Avett Brothers at Irving Plaza ( more ) Photo : Jon Klemm The non-stop touring machine that is The Avett Brothers have just announced their biggest show yet. On October 13, 2010 they'll be joining the ranks of The National, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, The Decemberists and Spoon (just to name a few) as the latest indie act to play the "Showplace of the Nation". The Avett Brothers email list presale starts tomorrow for the Radio City show, [...]
All Apologies: I Apologize
Billy Eckstine : I Apologize [ purchase ] This 1950 hit for bop big band leader cum vocalist Billy Eckstine is a cover of an earlier Bing Crosby song. It showcases his smooth-as-butter baritone with a lush orchestra. And damn, does he ever sound sincerely sorry! I'd forgive him, wouldn't you? Eckstine broke a lot of musical ground, both in the bop jazz world (working with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, Dexter Gordon, Art Blakey…) and as one of [...]
Artist: Billy Eckstine Title: I Apologize Link Text: Billy Eckstine : I Apologize File Name: Billy Eckstine - 18 - I Apologize.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 1950
Music Review: Bing Crosby - Return to Paradise Islands
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Andre Kostelanetz: Musical Comedy Favorites, Pt. 1 (1941)
The music--beautifully arranged and played; a great example of Forties easy listening. The recordings--thrift store and eBay staples. Highly ubiquitous--the set sold in mass quantities in its original form as two 78 sets (of four 10" discs apiece, issued in 1941 and 1942), as a boxed set, and as Columbia 12" LPs (in the ML-, then CL- series). For all that, landing a decent copy took a little while. Just because something is all over the place doesn't mean the average copy is rip-friendly. Often, popular equals battered. Anyway, it's fascinating to hear how far e.l. (easy listening) [...]
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It's The Dig's Vinyl Dstrict!
In February of this year we were on the road with two great bands, Editors and The Antlers. I thought it would be a cool idea to buy at least one record in every city that we played in. Our first show was at the Warfield in San Fransisco. We all decided to check out the famous Ameoba Records on Haight St. I picked up The Velvet [...]
Rangda:
Rangda is the kind of group that clued-in music snobs can only dream of forming. At its core is the twin virtuoso guitar attack of Richard Bishop , of the sorely missed Sun City Girls and his own instructive solo recordings, and Ben Chasny, the man behind the Six Organs of Admittance moniker and a member of Comets on Fire and Current 93. The lineup is rounded out by Chris Corsano, one of the most in-demand drummers in the improvisation scene. He has worked with everyone from Bj ö [...]
Music Review: Bing Crosby - Bing On Broadway
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Music Review: Bing Crosby - Return To Paradise Islands (Deluxe Edition)
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