1000 Recordings Podcast
posted by Tom Moon on November 16, 2011 at 2:22 pm
in 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Tom Moon, 1000 Recordings podcast
Here's a link to the ongoing 1000 Recordings podcast.....
Don Was on Liner Notes
posted by Tom Moon on January 06, 2011 at 10:54 am
in Don Was, Metro Times, liner notes, Apple iTunes
Losing Beefheart
posted by Tom Moon on December 20, 2010 at 12:18 pm
in Captain Beefheart, death, Trout Mask Replica, appreciation
We appreciate Captain Beefheart as a rogue, a conjurer of his own defiant musical universe, an arthouse trickster who, like his compadre Frank Zappa, cleared out space in ‘60s rock culture for the fruits of willful eccentricity. All of this is well documented. What’s less appreciated, and almost missing from the tributes occasioned by his death late last week, is discussion of the musical language he developed to do it.
Moon Top Ten 2010 Part 2
posted by Tom Moon on December 13, 2010 at 2:30 pm
in best of 2010 music, Tom Moon
Moon Top Ten 2010 Part 1
posted by Tom Moon on December 11, 2010 at 11:58 am
in bsst music of 2010, critic list, year end top ten albums, year in music 2010
Below, in no particular order, are ten records that captivated and intrigued me in 2010. What were your favorites? Please send them along by clicking on the Comment button.
Artist Update: King Sunny Ade
posted by Tom Moon on November 15, 2010 at 11:52 am
in King Sunny Ade, juju, Baba Mo Tunde, new releases, African music
Latest obsession: Baba Mo Tunde, the 2-disc new release from Nigerian juju master King Sunny Ade.
Remembering a Titan of Soul: Solomon Burke
posted by Tom Moon on October 11, 2010 at 9:54 am
in Solomon Burke, soul, obituary, Don\'t Give Up On Me, Atlantic Records
Writing about music for a living, you jump at the chance to do certain interviews. Lots of times your expectations are dashed within the first few minutes – when the artist who’s so persuasive on record turns out to be a jerk in close quarters. But you play the game and make nice with the handlers because every once in a while, you encounter a legend who is somehow bigger than the sales statistics or the highlights of the dossier, more interesting as a storyteller and a human being, more than generous in the tetchy ritual of question and answer.
Solomon Burke was one of those.
Rethinking Coleman Hawkins
posted by Tom Moon on September 14, 2010 at 10:33 am
in Coleman Hawkins, Savory Collections, National Museum of Jazz in Harlem, Loren Schoenberg, jazz history
It is time to reconsider Coleman Hawkins.
