Picture Perfect

Vampire Weekend is in hot water for a supposedly stolen Polaroid they used for their latest album. The band welcomes the lawsuit and in my opinion it all depends on the facts presented to see who is right. Here is the photo in question: If you read the story over at Yahoo, http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/231834/vampire-weekends-cover-art-contra-versy-model-sues-band-for-2-million/ it tells that [...]

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Caprice Rag by James P. Johnson

Prolly the best rag you shall eva hear!

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The Last Rent Party for James P. Johnson

I read in the New York Times online edition that there was a rent party for Mr. James P. Johnson at a small club in the West Village. This was to provide his grave with a headstone. I think this was a noble idea and I hope they have succeeded in raising enough money to [...]

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The Old, Weird America

Growing up in late 90′s America I was a grunge rock fan.  But being of the curious bent I decided to delve into music history a little further. Radio stations such as 93.3WMMR, 94.1WYSP and 102.9 WMGK soon replaced Y100.3 on my FM dial while 610WIP reigned supreme over on AM. After listening to the [...]

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Funerary Violin

I was speaking to a good friend the other day and he alighted on the subject of the Funerary Violin.  I, being of sound mind and body, had never heard of said subject so I asked him to explain. Well it is supposedly a lost art form resurrected by one Rohan Kriwaczek he solemnly stated. [...]

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Appalachian tones…

So, I am a Banjo Geek, yes yes I will admit it to the world, I really am and I am generally into old-timey music and stuff and Americana and all that. Anyways, while cruising around some banjo tab sites I found this>> http://www.aca-dla.org/index.php It is a Digital Archive of all things musically Appalachian. If you [...]

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