Archive for the 'music' Category
Jimi And The Black Power Movement
Thursday, October 20th, 2011Man, the BBC World Service stuff that NPR airs in the middle of the morning…..! And it’s always fascinating to hear the Black Power Movement discussed in news/history programs. Very rare in American media, which happily and deliberately hides the Black Power Movement within the much more accepted Civil Rights Movement.
I Hope It’s Not Inappropriate…….
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011…..to thank God. And Rihanna’s parents. And Esquire for doing this.
Congrats To………
Monday, September 26th, 2011……my friend Ericka Blount-Danois, who produced this great article on one of my all-time favorite television shows!
Don’t Worry, Conan…….
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011……no (male) jury would convict you. CLEARLY entrapment.
American Slavery In Reverse, Courtesy of Jay-Z and Kanye
Thursday, September 8th, 2011Wow! I don’t have a comment on this yet. I’ll have to think about it.
Last Days In Time?
Friday, August 26th, 2011Hail. Hurricane! Earthquake. Are these the last days? With Glenn Beck in Israel, maybe! LOL!
Asante Sana, Nick Ashford
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011For your songwriting ability and for showing what it looked like to be in love. Here’s something from their very early days.
Mini-Book Review: “What A Wonderful World: The Magic Of Louis Armstrong’s Later Years”
Friday, August 19th, 2011What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrtong’s Later Years. Ricky Riccardi. Pantheon. 306 pp. $28.95. He told Benny Goodman where to stick some contracts, and referred to him in 12-letter language. He told his white manager—the one who most music historians believe controlled him—that if he didn’t set up with the police and everybody [...]
Support This!
Friday, August 12th, 2011Check this out, then support it—with your duckets, if you can. Thank you!