While I have friends who play in bands, and, on occasion, even make music myself, I rarely, if ever, listen to anything recorded after the start of World War II. Yes, every once in a while I pull out a record by the Ramones, Television or the Velvet Underground, but, for the most part, I […]
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R. Crumb on the death of authentic American music
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 78 rpm records, authenticity, Benny Goodman, Charley Patton, Christmas gifts, comics, comix, commercialization, country music, Dock Boggs, Duke Ellington, jazz blues, Jelly Roll Morton, John Olson, music, New Year's Eve, noise, pre-war jazz and blues, R Crumb, Radio Dismuke, sophistication, underground comics, Wolf Eyes 20 Comments
Iggy Pop on the happiest days of his life, spent discovering music and working at Discount Records
Iggy Pop, as some of you may know, is the honorary ambassador of Record Store Day this year. And, as such, he’s been pontificating these past few days on the importance of recorded music, visionary artists and independent retailers, in the run-up to the April 21 event. In a recent videotaped address to the nation, […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, History, Local Business Also tagged Bentley Historical Library, Blues, consumerism, corporate co-opting, Discount Records, Elvis, Elvis impersonator, Iggy Pop, independent record stores, independent retail, Jeep Holland, music industry, Record Store Day, soulless music 27 Comments