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On Diffuser: Martin Luther King on the Power of Music
Who knew MLK wrote the preface for a jazz festival program? I sure didn’t. It’s a good one. Read all about it here.
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205. The Inevitable Death of the Cordoba
Early morning, and the back seat of Jody’s Cordoba was buried beneath reels of film in flat white boxes. I was fighting traffic, heading to a sound stage in Burbank where engineers waited to mix the latest Tales From the Crypt episode — the episode in Jody’s back seat.
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Throw Beck Thursday: My Dentist, the Chimp
Paying people to stick their hands in our mouths is in our genes. —- I was at the dentist yesterday, all stretched out in one of those ugly, vinyl chairs and wearing a paper lobster bib. A dental hygienist in a hockey mask was in my mouth up to her elbows, scraping away at my…
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On Diffuser: The Roots of Indie: Violent Femmes
You know you love them! Violent Femmes are one of the ’80s best bands, and one of the most successful alternative acts ever. Those three guys made a lot of great noise. Where’d that name come from? How’d they get their start? What was up with that Wendy’s commercial? I’ve got your answers right here.
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April’s Picks: The Best of 2014
Who is that lovely music fan in the jaunty beret? Why, it’s April, and she’s back with her top picks from 2014. I don’t want to influence your opinion with my favorite from this list (cough cough Sharon Jones cough cough), so I’ll just hush up and let April do the typing.
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On Diffuser: What Sells? Uniformity. What Sells? Uniformity. What Sells?
There’s actual science behind your complaints that all cruddy music sounds alike. This is, like, the best news since calorie-free ice cream. What? I’m being told that hasn’t happened yet, which makes this the best news ever. Enjoy.
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204. Sittin’ On Top of the World
John gave me a raise. Thanks to Tales From the Crypt I was now bringing home $500 per week, double what I made at Music Plus. Combined with Jody’s talent agency salary we were flush for the first time since leaving Savannah.
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On Diffuser: 2014: A Great-Terrible Year for the Music Industry
Nobody panics better than the music industry. They’ve been in meltdown for 20 years now, or at least that’s the story. But 2014 was a banner year in many regards. Do they really need to be panicking? Read all about it on Diffuser.
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From the Stacks: Dion McGregor Dreams Again
This is probably my favorite album that I rarely listen to.
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Throw Beck Thursday: An Interview With Tony Levin
A conversation with the legendary sideman turned front man with his latest band, Stick Men. Quick: Name one person who can connect John F. Kennedy, John Lennon, and Peter Gabriel. Too easy? How about throwing in over 500 album credits and innovating how musicians approach bass guitar. Still too easy? Okay, make sure this guy…
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