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“No Direction Home”, Part 2
The second part was as good as the first part. If you missed it on PBS, don't worry: It's out on DVD. And you'll definitely want to see the movie before you read the book.
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“No Direction Home”
Just finished watching the first two hours of Martin Scorsese's Bob Dylan documentary. He has found some great footage, and the interviews were entertaining as well. If you like Bob Dylan's music, the documentary is worth watching — the second half is on Channel 10 tomorrow at
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The City of New Orleans
I haven't been able to get this song out of my head for the last couple of days. Half way home, we'll be there by morning Through the Mississippi darkness Rolling down to the sea If only it were so, for about a million people...
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Feeling old…
I was having lunch at the PSU Subway this morning and enjoying the music, particularly "Heart of Glass" by Blondie. Then I realized that the kids working behind the counter probably hadn't been born when that song was released. Ah well. At least the sub was
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Spandau Ballet fans unite!
Mark Hasty dares Spandau Ballet fans to "go public". Hi.
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Cardinal Pop?
I was looking over a Greek Eurovision page (when I was in Greece, I heard their Eurovision entry about 15 times a day, so I'm wondering how it will do), and I noticed that Andorra and Monaco had entered the contest this year. Which makes me wonder: If
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Good press for "The Good Show"
The Fort Worth Weekly writes a great cover article about the "The Good Show". One of my fondest memories of Texas is sitting in on the show last August. The article gets the atmosphere just right. If you want to listen to the show for yourself, click here
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Recent iTunes purchases
The iTunes Music Store is a temptation for people who are curious about music. My recent iTunes purchases fall into three categories: Curious about the '50s: * Tutti Frutti - Pat Boone * Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White) - Pérez Prado & Pérez Prado and His Orchestra * Love
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Today's iTunes purchase
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by MFSB (I've been on a Seventies music kick lately…)
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The latest blog quiz
Ten songs from a random iTunes shuffle (entire library)… 1. "I Should've Known" — Aimee Mann 2. "Boy with a Problem" — Elvis Costello 3. "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" — The Isley Brothers 4. "Do You Ever Think of
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Today's iTunes purchases
"Millennium" by Robbie Williams "New York Groove" by Ace Frehley
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The '70s frighten me
Could someone do me a big favor? 1. Find a copy of the song "Undercover Angel" by Alan O'Day (it's available on iTunes). 2. Listen to it closely. 3. Then explain to me how Americans in 1977 liked it enough to make it a