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 […]
Tag Archives: Radio Dismuke
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, music history, New Year's Eve, noise, pre-war jazz and blues, R Crumb, sophistication, underground comics, Wolf Eyes 20 Comments
Thank you for spending another year at MarkMaynard.com
As your host, I feel as though I’m expected to mark the end of the year by saying something insightful about all of the horrendous shit we’ve lived through these past twelve months, and how, having survived it all, we’re better positioned to move forward into 2013, kicking ass and bringing about positive, progressive change. […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Michigan, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged 1920s, 1930s, New Deal, New Year's Eve 11 Comments