Screen door slams/ Mary’s dress sways/ Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays It is the opening line of the opening tune of Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 masterwork of an album, “Born To Run.” A collection of eight short stories no less relevant and seminal than Salinger’s “Nine Stories,” or Joyce’s […]
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We dropped into a local restaurant for lunch just before noon on a Monday in July and elected to sit at the bar. The hip hop-influenced contemporary pop music was so loud that I could barely hear the bartender, so we moved outside, where it was far too hot, but the traffic at an urban […]
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In the nature of rock & roll acknowledgment, it is a mistake, an egregious omission of the highest order. A travesty. For those like me obsessed with such matters, it is difficult to swallow. Thus, I hardly give a glance to the annual induction announcement from the institution that ostensibly is the chronicler of excellence […]
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It is that time of the year when I attempt annually to wring a drop or two of blood from the turnip. When, as JazzFest sits just over the horizon, I attempt to regale you with some tales I haven’t overtold, heralding how very very much I love Fest and New Orleans, why it has […]
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As I vowed in my initial post providing reasons why I, a Bob Dylan acolyte since he crashed onto the scene in the early 60s, wasn’t a premier day viewer of the Dylan flick, I watched it a couple days ago streaming. Despite my admittedly haughty take at first — we of strong opinion are […]
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by Sydney Ball During U of L athletic events, there is a great amount of energy that emerges from the crowd and student section. This energy is undoubtedly enhanced by the presence of the U of L Cardinal Pep Band The pep band performs at all home basketball and volleyball games, but may also
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One song. Two moments. One that actually happened and was pretty special. The other a dream denied. The song: Ghost Riders in the Sky. It’s just one of those tunes that’s lingered around, maleable, adaptable, written by Stan Jones in the late 1940s. It’s been dubbed the Greatest Western Song Ever. But that is far […]
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A new film has just dropped, another attempt to pin down the unpindownable. It’s about Bob Dylan. The early years. It’s called “A Complete Unknown” and stars Timothée Chalamet, who it is said spent a half decade learning how to mime the Unwashed Phenomenon’s affectations, speak and sing with the Original Vagabond’s inflections. Whatever. This […]
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Back when, you know, in the day, there would be more than occasional Saturdays that arrived without evening plans. So, they began at the record store. Karma. ear x-Tacy. Looking for somebody to flirt with. Knowing some similar music obsessives would be there to chat up, maybe with knowledge of where that night’s action was. […]
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I’m ever fascinated by how music is used in film. How it is an integral part of the most immersive of art forms. And there are two specific instances where movies allowed me to rediscover what are easily two of my favorite Doo Wop songs ever. Both original artists and both are one hit wonders. […]
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I am a desperado. One who has for all the bounty I’ve enjoyed in life been somewhat desperate of soul. An outlaw of sorts once upon a time. Just as a descriptor, it is a sonorous word, with which I’ve been fascinated. It’s use in two totally different tunes is something I’ve been meaning to […]
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I’m a rock & roll lifer. I got stories, lots of stories. Here’s another. Out of respect, I have been reluctant to engage artists of note on the few occasions through the decades when I’ve been in their presence. (The exception to the rule. I could not not engage Allen Toussaint when our paths crossed […]
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I’m a rock & roll lifer. I got stories, lots of stories. Here’s another. It is the sense of the place. More so than the righteous music I’ve heard there on several trips down. The Delta. Birthplace of the Blues. Which of course begat the rock & roll I love so much. Two images from […]
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I am so lucky that the people I love are so genuinely talented. It makes endorsing their events so guilt-free.
A little less than two years ago, I was assigned to write an article for The Paper about Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble’s show “5 Things.” I…
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I am so lucky that the people I love are so genuinely talented. It makes endorsing their events so guilt-free.
A little less than two years ago, I was assigned to write an article for The Paper about Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble’s show “5 Things.” I…
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