Louis Armstrong's Mix-Tape Art
When I visited The Louis Armstrong Archives a few years ago to visit archivist Michael Cogswell, Cogswell escorted me back into the stacks to show me Armstrong's collection of 650 open-reel tapes, almost all of which sported collages assembled by the great trumpeter. More than touching his trumpet, I felt a direct connection to Armstrong viewing (and hearing) his mix tapes—Satchmo was one of us!
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: A 19th Century One-Man Grateful Dead?
When we were enthusing about Dr. John and the Lower 911's concert at HE2006http://blog.stereophile.com/he2006/">HE2006;, John Atkinson exclaimed, "I can't believe he played a tango!"
Love Me, Hate Me, Buy Me
Jeff Pearlman owns up to being a literary prostitute.
Love to Hate You, Baby
Why we love to hate Paris Hilton—not that most of us would behave any differently had we been given the chance to grow up entitled and ignorant.
Love's Highest Tribute?
Or just plain creepy?
Lovely and Ethereal
Aaron Jasinski's music site is mesmerizing (his art site is pretty cool, too). I just keep going back for more.
Lovers of the Press, Liberty Must Root for Cubs
Dean Starkman posits: "As a Burkean liberal and paleo-librarian of longstanding, like many of you, The Audit has long understood that the Chicago Cubs represent all that is good in this life: the sun (day baseball); nature (ivy); tradition (a mechanical scoreboard); openness to alternative points of view and information from foreign, underdeveloped cultures (inning-by-inning out-of-town scores, even from the American League); transparency (W or L flags run up the scoreboard after games); nourishment (smokey links); democracy (I’m sure George Will or someone can help with that); free market capitalism (ditto) and prudent market regulation (see: Krugman)."
Loving Molly
You either loved Molly Ivins—well, I should probably just stop there. If you loved the written word and valued wit as much as spleen, you just did love Molly. I'll miss her.
LPs More Popular Than CDs?
Well, that's what The Business says. Reading the article, I suspect the answer is one we audiophiles have known all along: LPs are cooler than CDs and all the hip kids dig 'em. Still, it's nice to read an upbeat article on the music industry for a change.
Lucy in the Sky—With Diamonds!
Can one ever truly get enough of the spiced ham that is William Shatner?