Post Tagged with: "Mark Saleski"

by / on May 20, 2013 at 10:53 am / in New Music Monday

New Music Monday: Blackfield, Steve Hackett and Ray Wilson, the National, Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa

A trio of collaborations top the New Music Monday offerings, including eruptive vocalist Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, Bob James and David Sanborn and a pair of Genesis alumni — who offer a new take on one of the band’s classic tracks.

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by / on May 20, 2013 at 6:30 am / in Sparks Fly on E Street

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “All Or Nothin’ At All” (1992)

It feels weird for me to be commenting on lyrics (since I’m apparently one of the rare NotALyricsGuy™’s who also happens to be a Springsteen fan)

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by / on May 17, 2013 at 6:30 am / in Friday Morning Listen, Uncategorized

The Friday Morning Listen: R.E.M. – Green (1988)

Everything will kill you, eventually. Pay enough attention to media reports and you’ll discover that consuming just about anything will lead to your early demise.

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by / on May 15, 2013 at 6:30 am / in Jazz, Uncategorized, WTF Wednesdays

WTF?! Wednesdays: Anthony Braxton, “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” (1974)

Loving covers of popular music is a grand jazz tradition. From blues vamps to show tunes to popular song of the day, jazz musicians have explored the harmonic opportunities found in pop music.

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by / on May 13, 2013 at 6:30 am / in Sparks Fly on E Street, Uncategorized

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Real World” (1992)

The wish to dive headlong into the future, to face whatever comes and to rise above it all: that theme presents itself in so many Springsteen tunes. Hell, the entire Born To Run album was built on that idea.

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by / on May 10, 2013 at 6:30 am / in Friday Morning Listen, Uncategorized

The Friday Morning Listen: Charles Bukowski – Hostage (1994)

This weekend in Manchester, New Hampshire, teams of gaming enthusiasts will lock themselves in for 36 hours for a “board game hackathon,” also known as the NH Game Jam.

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by / on May 6, 2013 at 6:30 am / in Sparks Fly on E Street, Uncategorized

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Roll Of The Dice” (1992)

For a few seconds here, you might be fooled into thinking this was the E Street Band. An aggressive snap-roll of the drums, a single guitar chord, and a joyous piano figure sure did sound about right.

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by / on May 1, 2013 at 6:30 am / in Ambient, Uncategorized, WTF Wednesdays

WTF?! Wednesdays: Mystery Bear, “Epicycle” (2013)

People who have a rigid conception of what music is (read: chords, harmony, melody) are often surprised to learn that musical inspiration can materialize from very unlikely sources

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by / on April 29, 2013 at 6:30 am / in Sparks Fly on E Street, Uncategorized

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “With Every Wish” (1992)

Here Bruce presents a variation on “Be careful of what you wish for…,” turned sideways as “…with every wish comes a curse.” We want that job, no matter what it might do to us. We want that person, even if they’re not “the one.”

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by / on April 26, 2013 at 6:30 am / in Friday Morning Listen, Uncategorized

The Friday Morning Listen: Les Dudek – Delta Breeze (2013)

This is how it started: Software-type person: “You’ve never seen Evil Dead?!!”

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