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The Beatles In Mono

Posted on September 13, 2009 by ken

No thanks to Jerks & Rudeness on Park Row, I finally got my Beatles In Mono box yesterday. (And thanks to rosiebird for suggesting barnesandnoble.com; I cancelled my Amazon order which was to ship somewhere between Sept. 16 and Sept. … Continue reading →

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Eight Days of Names

Posted on September 11, 2009 by ken

As I write this, family members are reading the names of those killed in the attacks eight years ago. In previous years the reading was broadcast live on the radio, almost an hour of names tolled one per second, every … Continue reading →

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The One After 9/09

Posted on September 9, 2009 by ken

I like record stores. I am thankful that the last major record store in NYC is the locally owned J&R, rather than Tower or Virgin. They’ve always had a better selection and better prices, and I’ve been climbing those stairs … Continue reading →

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Ready For War

Posted on September 6, 2009 by ken

An unpleasant reminder of ongoing horror came in the mail yesterday, in the form of a seven-inch single. It’s John Cale’s “Mercenaries (Ready For War),” released in 1980, from his punk masterpiece, Sabotage/Live. The A side is a brutal song … Continue reading →

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The Beatles On Rock Band: You Don’t Know What You’re Missing

Posted on August 26, 2009 by ken

Last week’s New York Times magazine had an article about the upcoming release of Rock Band: The Beatles. A while back I posted about my one and only experience with Rock Band’s competitor, Guitar Hero, which left me not only … Continue reading →

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Heading Home

Posted on August 22, 2009 by ken

I had a couple of very productive days in Seattle and San Jose, and then yesterday drove up to San Francisco. Even though I’ve been coming out to the West Coast pretty frequently the last few months, I haven’t been … Continue reading →

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Leaving West Virginia

Posted on August 10, 2009 by ken

So, I left West Virginia yesterday, for the second time this summer. And with luck there will be a third departure (preceded by a second return) in late October for the fall old-time week, or at least some of it. … Continue reading →

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Ambience

Posted on August 2, 2009 by ken

Reading the Brian Eno book I posted about a little while ago of course inspired me to listen in-depth to a lot of his work, so for the past few weeks my listening has been oscillating between old-time and old … Continue reading →

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In the (Muggy) Presence Of History

Posted on July 30, 2009 by ken

Seattle broke its all-time heat record yesterday, with temperatures breaking 100 degrees. I was there and I can report that, yes, it was hot. Last winter I was amused, while visiting my brother in Tucson, at the local paper being … Continue reading →

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Brian Eno: His Music and the Vertical Color Of Sound

Posted on July 26, 2009 by ken

Part one of a series inspired by my reading Eric Tamm’s Brian Eno: His Music and the Vertical Color Of Sound. I was rather dubious about this book. It’s a Ph.D. thesis by a music student, and the title seemed … Continue reading →

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