January 2009
Erwin James remembers the day John Martyn played... →
The news of John Martyn’s passing took me back to a packed gymnasium in what, at the time, was one of the most dangerous high security prisons in the country. HMP Long Lartin, a festering…
Various Artists, Rough Trade Counter Culture 08 →
Vintage synths and contemporary beats.
Various Artists / Francophone Singles: February... →
Review by Decca
Here are the best of the French singles for February from the Francophonie Diffusion Network. Music from France and French-speaking countries. Styles range from a swing Pink Floyd…
Were Christians really thrown to the lions? →
Were Christians really thrown to the lions?
Peanut Recall Leads to Criminal Investigation →
Federal health officials have begun a criminal investigation into the actions of the Peanut Corporation of America, after recalls of more than 400 products.
John McCusker, Under One Sky →
Swirls of pipe and fiddle whip and whittle through time
Various Artists, Strictly Samba →
Versatile enough to adapt to a dizzying number of musical styles.
Soul Tornados - Crazy Legs →
The Soul Tornados/Toronados/Toranodoes (whatever…)
Photographed at the 1969 Akron, Ohio Tam’O Shanter Festival
“Listen - Soul Tornados - Crazy Legs -…
Salmonella sparks recall for two-year-old peanut... →
You wouldn’t think peanut butter could have such long-lasting, ill effects, but the company whose peanut products caused a nationwide outbreak of salmonella infections is now recalling everything it…
[NEWS] HUMAN EVOLUTION: Early Start for Human Art?... →
Thirteen engraved ochre pieces from Africa, many dated to 100,000 years ago, may represent an artistic or symbolic tradition, researchers suggest. If so, the timeline for the earliest known symbolic…
Yes, there are cougars in Mich., witnesses tell... →
The long-running effort to force the Department of Natural Resources to recognize the presence of a wild cougar population in Michigan arrived at the state Legislature this morning, as a Senate…
Prasanna - Electric Ganesha Land (Abstract Logix,... →
I became curious about the guitarist Prasanna after learning that he had been playing with one of my favorite musicians, pianist Vijay Iyer. I downloaded this disc and was surprised to find…
Modest Mouse announces handful of tour dates →
Modest Mouse has announced a rather, um, modest (sorry!) string of tour dates for late February and early March before helping headline the Langerado Festival in Miami on March 8. The…
LEGENDARY BRITISH FOLK MUSICIAN JOHN MARTYN DEAD... →
As reported earlier today by both the Guardian UK and Associated Press, famed British folk singer-songwriter John Martyn has died earlier today, of unknown causes, at age 60. Martyn, who…
Singer John Martyn dies aged 60 →
Folk and blues artist John Martyn died today, aged 60. The singer and songwriter was awarded an OBE in the New Year honours and he collaborated with artists such as Eric Clapton and Phil…
What Elizabeth Cheney's 1988 college thesis tells... →
When I worked at the library at Colorado College, I quickly discovered the job had few perks. The free book loans on demand were little better than subprime mortgages when you realized anyone could…
Life goes on around man frozen in ice
DETROIT — This city has not always been a gentle place, but a series of
events over the past few, frigid days causes one to wonder how cold the
collective heart has grown.
It starts with a phone call made by a man who said his friend found a dead
body in the elevator shaft of an abandoned building on the city’s west
side.
“He’s encased in ice, except his legs, which are...
CREATIVE VIOLENCE? →
When I was in graduate school, deep in W.B. Yeats-idolatry (my other life has been wound around Irish literature), I admired “Under Ben Bulben” — his great late poem — immoderately. But I…
The Serious Need for Play →
On August 1, 1966, the day psychiatrist Stuart Brown started his assistant professorship at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, 25-year-old Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the…
Confidence tricks in depth →
Wikipedia’s list of confidence tricks is a globe-spanning journey through con-jobs ancient and modern. Required and fascinating reading:
A clip joint or fleshpot is an establishment, usually a…
Pilgrimage to Santiago / Spiritual walk across... →
Each year, tens of thousands of people walk hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of kilometers from various points in Europe to the town of Santiago de Compostela in the northwest corner of Spain. In…
Black Lips Chased out of India by Police
When garage-rock knuckleheads the Black Lips smash beer bottles over their guitars or piss in their own mouths onstage in the U.S., the worst that usually happens is they’ll get banned from another venue. But when they bring that anarchy to their tour of India, they incur the wrath of all sorts of authority...
Various Artists - M For Mississippi (M For... →
This is the soundtrack to a film about two blues lovers traveling through the south looking for music like the song collectors of old. While I haven’t yet seen the DVD of their journey, if the…
Q & A: Is Cold Air Cleaner Than Warm Air? →
Even if it is clean, cold air can carry its own health risks.
Example of Bad Science News Deployment: Caffeine -... →
In an astonishing demonstration of the evils of Marketing in a Research University Context, the University of Leicester today announced that an upcoming research project would find a link between…
James McMurtry Live Webcast Tommorow Night →
Fabchannel will present a live webcast of Alt.country legend James McMurtry entire show from the legendary Paradiso in Amsterdam tomorrow, January 27. The show is the first of McMurtry’s…
Neil Gaiman wins Newbery. →
Comic book geeks and nerds rejoice.
Of ‘The Graveyard Book,’ Gaiman says, “It has a protagonist who is about eighteen months old in the first chapter, four in the second chapter, six in the third,…
Any kind of blank printable staff paper for free! →
Ever wanted a specific kind of blank staff paper but didn’t feel like messing around with Finale or Sibelius to get it? At Blank Sheet Music.net you can your own customized staff…
Alcohol stops men being a flop in bed →
Despite traditional views about the effects of booze on male performance, new research suggests that moderate drinking actually protects against impotence
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …
Local paper closes after 30+ years - Traverse City... →
Local paper closes after 30+ years Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - Jan 23, 2009 Its other area products include the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and Kalkaskian, the …