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kate campbell: “i generally believe most of life is living with loss”

words in edgeways with kate campbell Drawing deep from the well of Southern culture and history, Mississippi-raised Kate Campbell’s warm, wry and incisive songs tell vivid stories rooted in the past and present of her native South. Across the twelve albums she’s recorded since her 1995 debut Songs From The Levee, Campbell has explored a variety of musical styles and issues ranging from Civil Rights to spiritual enlightenment, avoiding didacticism or dogma to concentrate instead upon the lives

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Said this before, but...

My six year old was three when he saw me watching Eat The Document and asked "Is that Bob Dylan, Dad? And is that The Band?" Very soon after that he determined that if there was harmony singing going on, that clearly meant that it was The Everly Brothers or The Beach Boys. My thirteen year old daughter made me beam with pride the other week. She was talking to her fourteen year old friend about Astral Weeks. I had no part in the conversation. She turned to her friend and said, "If you like Van

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All about the Wordplay

Back in 2003, Vice Admiral Timothy J. Keating, Commander of the American Fifth Fleet stood in front of the crew of the USS Constellation and warned them that the President was about to order the first strike of the Iraq war. Of course, being American - and clearly aware he was also standing in front of a bank of TV camera, Keating didn’t use those words. Instead what he said was this… “When the President says ‘go’… it’s hammer time.” No, really… Unfortunately almost no news organisation

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I've read it

and you're right. For even less insight I suggest his book 'No Surrender' on Van Morrison in which he takes his earlier book on the same subject and interweaves hilarious social and political observation about 'The Troubles'(c)

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Into The Mystic

I listened again to Van Morrison's Astral Weeks tonight for the first time in years. It's one of those albums that reveals something new and wondrous every time I hear it. You realize how rare the truly great albums are. I liked this description of it from Tim Page of the Washington Post: "What a paradox this work is: an exploration of emotional healing that never forgets, minimizes or smoothes over the original wounds, an opulently poetic expression of near-autistic inarticulation."

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What's Next for the Drive-By Truckers?

Loathe as I was to admit it to myself, I was starting to get a little bored with the Drive-By Truckers. Then last Saturday's show happened. Does it represent a slightly new direction for the band I love? Or was it just a drunken hook-up that will never call, never buy me brunch, never even throw me a pity bang? A lengthy dissection of this and some kick-ass tunes after the jump. Hell No, I Ain't Happy Rockin' in the Free World from 11/8 Philly show. We all have regrets in life. The path

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Heart Songs

All weekend, I kept hearing songs that brought me back to moments that are very fond memories. What was amazing was that by hearing the songs, I was immediately transported into those moments and my senses immediately tried to find the same scents, sounds, and sights in the current time. Do you have music or songs like that? Songs that when you hear them, you are immediately transported back to a memory? It was a cool Saturday morning in the fall, not so different from the current day. The sc

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Road Trippin’

“The pump don’t work ’cause the vandals took the handles” Bob Dylan from “Subterranean Homesick Blues“   Aren’t road trips great? Driving off to parts unknown for a big adventure with a bunch of friends. Anything could happen! Whether just a couple of days, a few weeks, or longer; it’s almost like being in a Bob Dylan song, a Jack Kerouac book, or a Tom Green movie. A road trip in any kind of vehicle is great; but for me, travelling in a van just adds another dimension to the greatness of a road

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Which colleges produce the most NFL talent? Part II

Yesterday I looked at what my algorithm thought were the ten top NCAA programs in terms of producing NFL talent. Today, we’ll look at some other teams of interest. Just missing the top 10 is my alma mater, a school which has had moderate success at various times, but isn’t thought of as a football power: Arizona St. QB Jake Plummer 76 RB John Henry Johnson 57 RB Gerald Riggs 54 RC Charley Taylor 82 RC Jerry Smith 71 RC John Jefferson 54 RC Larry Walton 42 T Marvel Smith 45 T Levi Jones 34 G Ra

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Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive Dissonance Remember in the late 80's when Van Morrison got all boozy and sludgy and hard to understand? He went from "Bright Side of the Road" and "St. Dominic's Preview" to a kind of morose and bloated "Jesus Smiles on Ireland but Not on My Miserable Self." I attended a memorable for some not me because Good Lord what happens when old high school friends reunite in San Francisco and attend a Van the Man Concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley? One minute I was there the next I w

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MARIA MCKEE

GEFFEN RECORDS - 2064-24508 - 1993I'm Gonna Soothe You - My Lonely Sad Eyes (Van Morrison) - My Girlhood Among the Outlaws - Only Once - I Forgive You - I Can't Make It Alone (Goffin/King) - Precious Time (Olson/Louris) - The Way Young Lovers Do (Van Morrison) - Why Wasn't I More Grateful (When Life Was Sweet) - You Gotta Sin To Get SavedQue carinha!Neste álbum, estão também Jayhawks, Posies, o Heartbreaker Benmont Tench, mestre do Hammond, Vox e Wurlitzer, Don Was, O'Brien, Jim Keltner, Memphis

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imelda may: love tattoo (2008)

Imelda May Love Tattoo •••½ Ambassador Musical styles pioneered in the ’40s and ’50s continue to influence modern trends, with rockabilly and cool vocal jazz in particular enjoying a large and widespread revival. From the striptease burlesque glamour of Dita Von Teese and the rockabilly fashions donned by suitably coiffed, gingham-touting celebrities and musicians alike, to the soulful, retro R&B sounds of singers like Amy Winehouse, Adele and Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, it seems we’re

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Candida Pax - Day (UK Unreleased Psychedelic Folkrock 1971)

Size: 65.9 MBBitrade: 256mp3Ripped by: ChrisGoesRockArtwork IncludedSuper rare early '70's private pressing of UK religious psych/rock that mixes folky textures with rock resulting in a haunting blend of melody and moody dreaminess. Besides Parameter this is the rarest release on the UK Deroy label but not only that.. it's absolutely superb!Taking symbolic cues from the burnt-down candle ends of loner blues-psych, and also the soul searching rasp of post-hippie Christian salvation, Northern Engl

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Weekend Love Handles Blues (courtesy of the New England Journal of Medicine)

This week’s contribution from “lifestyle epidemiology” was the report — from a huge study of 359,387 participants from nine countries in Europe — that spare tires, love handles, and bulges (the kind you battle) just ain’t good for you. The scientific term for this term is “abdominal adiposity.” Thus, the title of the paper, General and abdominal adiposity and risk of death in Europe (N Engl J Med. 2008;359:2105-20), by T. Pischon and 46 other authors. This is also related to the concept that

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Monitor Bronze Br2 Stereo Speakers

MONITOR BRONZE BR2 STEREO SPEAKERS , KEF has such a great tradition of building top-class speakers that when it produces a poor one it's a bit of a shock. But, make no mistake the C3S are poor. They cost £180, but have the air of something that costs only halfas much. Up against top class (and similarly priced) rivals from the likes of Monitor Audio and Dali they look out of their league_ Take a listen and that's how they sound, too. Dynamics, detail, finesse - you name it and the C3S fall far s

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party things

Thanks so much for the birthday wishes for Emma. The celebratory activities continued through the weekend with a small kid party on Saturday. Then the last soccer game of the season on Sunday, which was then celebrated with a little party, a weekend of cake, cake, and more cake. Its just past dinner on Sunday evening as I'm starting this post, and I'm thinking we're officially "celebrated" around here and are moving on. For now. I still say turning ten looks so great. Emma seems to be a bal

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Kyau & Albert - Euphonic Session November - HDT Radio Stream - (16-11-2008)

Kyau & Albert - Euphonic Session November - HDT Radio Stream - (16-11-2008) Tracklist: 1. Glenn Morrison & Zoo Brazil “A Lame” 2. Cevin Fisher “You Got Me Burning Up (Nyan Narine’s Deepsound Remix)” 3. Jaytech “Pyramid” 4. Push “Universal Nation (James Harcourt Remix)” 5. Moussa Clark & Terrafunka “She Wants Him (Vocal Mix)” 6. Kyau & Albert “Hide & Seek” 7. Josh Gabriel “Tone Program (Style Of Eye Remix)” 8. Marcus Schossow “The Last Pluck” 9. Ronski Speed “Revo

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Why journalists are idiots. #881

If you ever needed proof that your average journalist is a full blown moron. You need look no further than Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Singers. 1 | Aretha Franklin by Mary J. Blige 2 | Ray Charles by Billy Joel 3 | Elvis Presley by Robert Plant 4 | Sam Cooke by Van Morrison 5 | John Lennon by Jackson Browne 6 | Marvin Gaye by Alicia Keys 7 | Bob Dylan by Bono 8 | Otis Redding by Booker T. Jones 9 | Stevie Wonder by Cee-Lo 10 | James Brown by Iggy Pop 11 | Paul McCartney 12

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Los mejores Hits del 2008

CD101. Madonna Ft Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes (To Save The World)02. Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life03. Coldplay - Viva La Vida04. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love05. Blof - Oktober06. Duffy - Mercy07. James Morrison - You Make It Real08. Eric Prydz - Pjanoo09. Gerard Joling - Ik Hou D’r Zo Van10. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl11. Pink - So What12. Enrique Iglesias - Can You Hear Me13. Rihanna - Disturbia14. Jan Smit - Dan Volg Je Haar Benen15. Axwell, Bob Sinclar Ft. Ron Carroll - What

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Top 150...USA Today Best Seller List

I go this from Books, Writing and Life (Matt's Blog) who got it from Rhonda's Corner of the World (another blog) who got it from somewhere else, I guess. This is a list of the top selling 150 books of the last 15 years. I am always interessted in what is considered Best Sellers...typically I end up not reading them...run as fast as I can away from that section of the book store.When looking over the list though, I saw a lot of books I have read and a ton of which are on my To Be Read pile so I

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