It was fifty years ago that Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Mount Everest. Check out "A Life Well Lived," a short documentary about the climber here . Inspiring guy.
BY KRISTEN BIALIK WATCH VIDEO: Collection - Vintage Jeans Commercials “Once in a great while, a natural phenomenon occurs that is so beautiful, so dramatic, it overshadows everything else. Sergio Valente has created a phenomenon the whole world will be watching: Sergio Valente black denim jeans. They’re more than beautiful. They’re out of sight.” This is the narration for a Sergio Valente denim ad in the jeans collection. The voiceover is so deeply impassioned. The slowly-revolving [...]
The announcement of the 12 honorees for the 2013 Caribbean American Networking and Social Media Series officially took place via Facebook on Monday May 6, 2013. The Networking and Social Media Series, will present savvy and innovative ways in advertising, and promoting to the cross cultural and international audience. Those attending the event will dive head first into the social media promotional gifts and giveaways throughout the night. The annual recognition identifies professionals and civic minded individuals of Caribbean heritage, living in [...]
Last fall, Listener Mindwrecker wrote a fabulous post e xploring the wonders of the 1960's far-right record label known as Key Records . I read it with great interest, because I've always picked up records on the Key label when they've crossed my past. They never fail to entertain, and can often inspire both a laugh and a touch of horror, within a few moments of each other. I bet I have close to a dozen Key releases down in my "spoken word" section, in the basement, of which my favorite, and yet also the most depressing, may [...]
Trash & Vaudeville in 1983 through the lens of Godlis Despite the lukewarm-at-best reviews, the new punk related fashion show at the Met is doing one thing of great benefit to many folks in my social circle: It's enabling more exposure for a lot of people who have been doing their thing for years (writers, photographers, artists, designers) without much mainstream acknowledgement: James Wolcott mentioned yours truly & Dangerous Minds in the May issue of [...]
Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD, the first & only book on the legendary UK post punk label will be published in September, and is available for pre-order now . Still operating today , the label was founded in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, and for much of its classic period (which was quite lengthy) the distinctive artwork by Vaughan Oliver pretty much defined the label. Luckily for us he designed the book cover as well. It's difficult to think about the [...]
Finnish synth pop band SIN COS TAN! Don't forget to spread this share this one with you friends… –– The post Sin Cos Tan - "History" (NBHAP Video Premiere) appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .
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Hype Hype Hooray is a biweekly “critique” of the music scene and the blogosphere that feeds it, told through the lens of Jamie Hale, a journalist who likes music about as much as he likes scotch and a firm leather chair. Please enjoy with a grain of salt. I was somewhere in the woods of southwest Washington, hiking a well-worn trail on a cool spring day. My iPod sat in my back pocket, headphones nestled into my ears, pumping the sweet sound of Foxygen to my brain. It was somewhere during their acclaimed single "Shuggie," in [...]
The Dixie Square Shopping Center in Harvey, IL was left trashed and smashed after Jake, Elwood, and hundreds of cops tore it up on the set of 'The Blues Brothers.' Jalopnik could the inside story of what happened to the mall after it was used for the movie. Once the crew left (the mall in a disastrous state that was never repaired, despite a lawsuit that was ultimately tossed): the mall was briefly used as a school, then left to rot from 1981 onward. From there, it was a heavy [...]
Recognizing Caribbean American Cross-Cultural Contributions to the Global Marketplace The 2013 Caribbean American Networking and Social Media Series will kick off in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday May 23, 2013. The annual recognition identifies profe ssionals and civic minded individuals of Caribbean heritage, living in the metro Atlanta area, who have contributed to the multicultural community. Our honorees were carefully considered amongst an excellent slate of distinguished nominees, which includes film producers, songwriters, executives, doctors, and community leaders. The accomplishments of our honorees, play a significant role in the continued growth of [...]
Well after all the obituaries we've had around here of late it's great to be able to celebrate a good ol' birthday. Happy birthday to Willie Nelson who turned 80 years old today. Here's a fairly new one by Willie ... a new gospel song as he says, called "Roll me up and smoke me when I die" which is also the name of his new autobiography, memoirs, musings .
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With North Korea in the news almost every day recently, I thought it was high time to revisit the box of tapes I first wrote about in September of 2011, the tapes from a Lieutenant Colonel stationed at an Army hospital in Korea, in 1954, to a family member in New Jersey. You can read the brief introduction to the tapes in that post, here . And now that my beloved reel to reel machine has returned from several weeks in the electronic hospital, I can continue the Reel-to-Reel catacombs series, and this seemed [...]
In todays Comics Supplement we'll learn a bit about the early years of synchronized film sound and we'll find out about the USA's favorite fiddler (in 1947 at least). About all that we know about the featured TRUE Comics is that they were produced as a subsidiary to Parents' Magazine , which was edited at the time by Clara Savage Littledale (about whom there is more information here , and also over here ). The books [...]
Big thanks to Andy Schwartz for pointing the way to this new(?) and invaluable resource for those interested in the work of the legendary record producer, Cosimo Matassa . Its an astounding & extremely valuable bit of work. A huge congratulations and thank you must go out to those involved in the project. Since I can't really say it any better than Andy, here's what he had to say about it: Invaluable new website dedicated to the studio recordings of COSIMO MATASSA, created [...]
Big thanks to Andy Schwartz for pointing the way to this new(?) and invaluable resource for those interested in the work of the legendary record producer, Cosimo Matassa . Its an astounding & extremely valuable bit of work. A huge congratulations and thank you must go out to those involved in the project. Since I can't really say it any better than Andy, here's what he had to say about it: Invaluable new website dedicated to the studio recordings of COSIMO MATASSA, created by [...]
BY KOLLIN HOLTZ Watch the whole film on Network Awesome One word you should know when watching “Onibaba” is “bukufu.” The word is Japanese, but I promise if you search it you won’t have to clear your history. I’ll save you the trouble though (in case you’re afraid to look it up), and tell you that “bukufu” originally referred to the tent or housing of a military General or Shogunate. Later, during [...]
Carrier Belleuse Pierre La Maison De Musique ( Public Domain ) This April, WFMU and the Free Music Archive are challenging artists everywhere to create new recordings and contemporary arrangements of historic compositions available in the public domain. We’re calling this our Revitalize Music Contest . Every song (except for perhaps " Happy Birthday ") will someday fall out of copyright. Archives such as the IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library , Musopen and the Public Domain Information Project chart the vast and ever-expanding troves of public domain music. [...]
On Saturday, April 20th (Record Store Day), Jack White and Third Man Records are unveiling their Third Man Recording Booth, a refurbished 1947 Voice-o-Graph machine that records up to 2 minutes of audio and dispenses a one-of-a-kind 6" phonograph disc to the user. The Voice-o-Graph machine was an arcade staple through the middle of the 20th century but fell out of vogue in the 1960s and 70s. Like the records of old, users of the Third Man Recording Booth are encouraged to mail their recording to a loved one. The Third Man [...]
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