Last night, at the end of a busy week at work when I was just in the mood to hang out at home and unwind a little, I decided that it was a good time for me to wrap up my viewing of Criterion ’68 by ingesting an assortment of short films that had accumulated, like the last crumbs of cereal at the bottom of the bag, in my chronological checklist of films that I’ve been blogging about over the years. It was a suitable occasion for me to fully immerse myself into what turned out to be a festival of random weirdness. My wife, recovering from a bout with illness, was feeling a bit better but wanted to find a productive use of her time with the resurgence of energy, so she kept herself busy by working on a new quilting project. That left me free to indulge without...
- 2/25/2017
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
It's calendar-buying time, so here's my annual boosterism for Blues Images' great calendar/CD combo.
In past years the images and accompanying CD tracks were keyed to Paramount Records advertising. This time out, collector John Tefteller's company changes the focus to the upcoming TV series The American Epic Sessions, www.pbs.org/americanepic/ a triptych to be aired on PBS and the BBC next year. That series takes a look at the vintage recording equipment and artists of the 1920s and early '30s, when producers travelling to the artists, instead vice versa, became possible, resulting in so many vivid 78 Rpm recordings of rural music styles in situ (not just blues, though of course that's what's focused on by Blues Images).
Thus, some of the music on Blues Images' annual CD comes from American Epic engineers, but (though this is not clear) it seems that at least some of the...
In past years the images and accompanying CD tracks were keyed to Paramount Records advertising. This time out, collector John Tefteller's company changes the focus to the upcoming TV series The American Epic Sessions, www.pbs.org/americanepic/ a triptych to be aired on PBS and the BBC next year. That series takes a look at the vintage recording equipment and artists of the 1920s and early '30s, when producers travelling to the artists, instead vice versa, became possible, resulting in so many vivid 78 Rpm recordings of rural music styles in situ (not just blues, though of course that's what's focused on by Blues Images).
Thus, some of the music on Blues Images' annual CD comes from American Epic engineers, but (though this is not clear) it seems that at least some of the...
- 12/29/2015
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
B.B. King, the undisputed king of the blues, has died in Las Vegas, according to his lawyer. He was 89. Attorney Brent Bryson told the AP that King "died peacefully in his sleep" Thursday night in his home. The blues legend was active (and inspirational) for more than half a century. With such influences as Blind Lemon Jefferson and T-Bone Walker, King started recording in the 1940s and, over the course of his seemingly timeless career, released close to 50 records. King and his signature Gibson guitar, Lucille, dominated the genre and nabbed 15 blues Grammys, as well as a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also inducted into both the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Riley B. King was born in Mississippi — his stage initials stood for "Blues Boy" — and from an early age showed a proclivity and passion...
- 5/15/2015
- by Sean Fitz-Gerald
- Vulture
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