Still, I'm on the list for pitches.
Book-ma to you as well, H!
If I had to pick, I would pitch
The Soft Bulletin.
A co-worker I was discussing this with mentioned that they haven't done a hip-hop album yet. I would pitch the first Roots album if I was to pick a hip hop album - that is based on personal preference, of course, and not what I think is the most important and book-deserving of all hip hop albums.
My real point in posting was to
remind folks to watch/tape/Tivo American Masters on PBS tonight to catch the two-hour Scorcese-directed Bob Dylan documentary (which finishes up with another two hours tomorrow night).
Interesting review from Slate: [link]
My real point in posting was to remind folks to watch/tape/Tivo American Masters on PBS tonight to catch the two-hour Scorcese-directed Bob Dylan documentary (which finishes up with another two hours tomorrow night).
Oh, I didn't know this was going to be on PBS so I bought the DVD as a present for my husband.
It's quite good, though I would have liked to see more live footage.
It's quite good, though I would have liked to see more live footage.
I think there's actually less in the version that's airing on PBS, so you may have made the right call.
I think there's actually less in the version that's airing on PBS, so you may have made the right call.
This plus - due to corporate sponsorship from Apple (pt. 1) and Starbucks (pt. 2) they are bleeping the dreaded curse words. So def. good call on the DVDs.
I loved it though. I can't wait for tonight's conclusion.
I forgot about it & spent last night working on the family finances. I would have preferred Dylan, natch.
Most PBS stations are replaying it through the week and then playing all four hours together this Sunday. As they say, check your local listings.
It is worth the time. I had chills for the first 8 minutes or so.
Note to self: There is no record quite like Stan Freberg's parody of "Cry."
I think this is a good thing. The world isn't ready for 2 records like that.
Interesting Soundcheck today. The first story was about the release today of Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall. I saw an ad for it in last month's Jazz Times but had forgotten about it. The Library of Congress researcher who found the tape and a Coltrane scholar were interviewed. This recording was made shortly after (I think) the group's legendary months-long stand at the Five Spot, which was a key episode in both men's careers, particularly for Coltrane. Until now there were only a handful of studio recordings and a Five Spot bootleg that was officially released a few years ago, the latter "recording sounds like it was recorded at the wrong end of a mine shaft." The Carnegie Hall recording, on the other hand, sounds great. The tape was still in really good shape and Blue Note has done a terrific job with it.
The second part of the show featured Tim Riley, author of the in-depth Beatles examination Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album by Album, Song by Song, the Sixties and After. I actually liked this interview more than I liked the book, but the book is certainly worth checking out. Riley will be at Housing Works tonight (site of one of the Lost In The Grooves events) discussing his new book.
