Category Archives: Music

1964: The Beatles Arrive in NYC

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Max West
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Why Bach Moves Us

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Max West

From a NY Review of Books piece by George B. Stauffer (“Why Bach Moves Us“) .. Bach’s identification with Martin Luther that made all the difference. Luther’s earthy German translation of the Bible, a “prose of the people,” provided Bach … Continue reading →

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Malibu

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Max West

Buffalo Springfield take the top off their Corvette on a drive in Malibu, California on October 30th, 1967.

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David Bowie – Life On Mars (1971)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Max West

One of my favorite songs ever, from the extraordinary 1971 album Hunky Dory by David Bowie:

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Ronnie Wood on Jimi Hendrix

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Max West

Ronnie Wood on Jimi Hendrix:

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Spinal Tap – Christmas With The Devil

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Max West
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Evidence of Ancient Human History Encoded in Music’s Complex Patterns

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Max West

Science Daily reports on the recent study “Correlations in the population structure of music, genes and language“, in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences:  Nov. 19, 2013 — In the same way that fragments of ancient pottery and … Continue reading →

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Street Fighting Man (1968)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Max West

Accompanied by very instructive YouTube audios, Keith Richards discusses in detail the inspiration, writing, and recording of “Street Fighting Man”.

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Lost Cash Album Being Released

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Max West

An unreleased Johnny Cash album from the mid ’80s is being released: Cash’s estate is releasing “Out Among the Stars,” an album he recorded with Billy Sherrill in the early 1980s that was never released by Columbia Records, then disappeared … Continue reading →

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Quincy Jones – Hard Sock Dance (1961)

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Max West

Here’s a modern, big band gem written and produced by the great Quincy Jones, from his album The Quintessence. The song features Freddie Hubbard on trumpet. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1098h8_quincy-jones-hard-sock-dance_music

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