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Wouldn't It Be Nice
wouldn’t it be nice by lewis shiner hat if? It’s not just science fiction and fantasy that asks this w question, it’s all of fiction. What if a young student murdered his landlady to prove his moral superiority? What if a woman survived the Civil War and three marriages only to find true love too late? It’s also the question by which we transform ourselves. What if I quit my job and moved to the desert? What if I turned myself loose to create “a teenage symphony to God?” The Icarus who attempted that teenage symphony in 1966 is now 53. For Brian Wilson it’s been thirty years of struggle: with drugs and diet, with people who want to run his life for him, with the intensity of his own feelings. The good news is that Wilson’s life is finally his own again. He is newly married to a woman named Melinda, who is calm and sweet and loving with him. He has a new house in the safety of a gated community high above the city. And he is back in the public eye with two new albums and a movie on the Disney channel. The film is I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times, directed by producer-of-the- moment Don Was. The soundtrack is a kind of Best of Brian Wilson, live in the studio with crack session players like Jim Keltner, Benmont Tench, and Waddy Wachtel. This is not only a wonderful album in its own right, it represents a healing of other wounds. -
1 a Conversation with Rufus Wainwright by Frank
A Conversation with Rufus Wainwright by Frank Goodman (6/2007, Puremusic.com) Rufus Wainwright has gotten so big in recent years that he needs no introduction from us. His new CD Release The Stars debuted at #2 in the UK and #10 at iTunes. He is the brother of Martha and the son of Loudon and of Canadian Folk icon Kate McGarrigle. In Wikipedia, his genres are listed as Baroque Pop and Popera. His dad in a PM interview said that Rufus began listening to opera at a very young age. No, he doesn't sing like that, but on the other hand, no one's melodies are quite or even remotely like his. Also, his string and horn arrangements (whether handled by himself or his partners in poperatic crime) are quite unto themselves, and always one of the elements that set him immediately apart from the field, the entire field. In Michael Hill's beautiful bio at rufuswainwright.com, both the author's and especially the artist's words tell the story of Rufus's first self-produced CD and connected events in a most impressive fashion. It's reassuring that in this vapid rapid time there are still real artists in popular music. Puremusic: We haven't spoken in this way since 2003, so it's really great to have you on the phone again. Rufus Wainwright: Thank you. PM: Release the Stars, another triumph. You're in top form. RW: Thank you so much. Yeah, I'm definitely going for something-- [laughter] RW: God knows what it is, but it's something. -
The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 2 by Allen Morrison June 21St, 2011 at 1:31 Pm
Randy Newman: The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 2 By Allen Morrison June 21st, 2011 at 1:31 pm Randy Newman The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 2 (Nonesuch) Rating: Randy Newman was talking about the relationship between his film music, for which he has won two Oscars and 18 nominations, and his songwriting. “My father, who was not a musician, worshiped his brothers who did (film scoring),” he recalled in a recent NPR interview. “He thought it was the great art form of the century. He kept asking me, no matter what kind of acclaim I got early on for my songs and records, „When are you gonna do a picture?‟ It was like that was the pinnacle of music.” Newman had the unique advantage of growing up on Hollywood sound stages where his celebrated uncles – Alfred, Lionel and Emil – wrote and/or conducted the scores to dozens of films. He could have easily gone into the family business. But at first he resisted, preferring to become a professional songwriter at the age of 17, then an unlikely singer/songwriter. Lucky for us. You can hardly make a better case that songs can be the equal of any art form than the classics on display in The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2. The album is essential listening for those who care about American music (not just the popular variety). For younger listeners who might as yet be unfamiliar with his pre-Toy Story repertoire, these tracks might be a revelation. In the late 1960s world of confessional, mostly guitar-strumming singer-songwriters, Newman always stood apart: for his symphonic vision, backed up with superb arranging chops, as well as for the literary ambitions of his lyrics, mostly written from the point of view of unreliable narrators, sometimes tragic, more often ironic and mordantly funny. -
“Ain't Gonna Worry No More”: Depictions of the American South In
“Ain’t Gonna Worry No More”: Depictions of the American South in Randy Newman’s Good Old Boys Kate Coleman, B.A. Submitted in partial requirement for Special Honors in the Department of English The University of Texas at Austin May 2017 _____________________________________________________ Professor Coleman Hutchison Department of English Supervising Faculty _____________________________________________________ Professor Matthew Valentine Plan II Honors Second Reader Abstract Randy Newman’s album Good Old Boys (1974) is a southern concept album. Newman employs several narrators on the album in order to explore multiple perspectives and elements that illuminate southern identity. Newman’s observations result in a view of the South as disenfranchised, defeated not only by their regional prejudice and own mistakes, but by moral hypocrisy and abandonment from the rest of the United States. In implicating the rest of the country, Newman indicates that the struggles highlighted in the South and southern identity are not simply a result of regional dynamics, but indicative of larger American dynamics. What’s more, many of Newman’s observations and commentary withstand the test of time, and maintain relevance to political and social dynamics still present today. In providing biographical, historical, social, and musical context, as well as close-reading the album, the thesis not only explores Newman’s methods, but argues for his larger goals. Through analyzing and engaging with reviews of the album, both contemporary and modern, this thesis establishes Good Old Boys’ lasting relevance and legacy. i For my father, who not only taught me how to listen, but encouraged me to speak. ii Acknowledgements Never thought I’d make it, but I always do somehow. -
Gordon Lightfoot Summertime Dream Mp3, Flac, Wma
Gordon Lightfoot Summertime Dream mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Rock Album: Summertime Dream Country: Canada Released: 1976 Style: Folk Rock, Acoustic MP3 version RAR size: 1462 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1878 mb WMA version RAR size: 1459 mb Rating: 4.3 Votes: 238 Other Formats: MOD WAV VOX MP4 ASF MIDI VOC Tracklist A1 Race Among The Ruins 3:21 A2 The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald 5:30 A3 I'm Not Supposed To Care 3:23 A4 I'd Do It Again 3:10 A5 Never Too Close 3:03 B1 Protocol 3:58 B2 The House You Live In 2:50 B3 Summertime Dream 2:27 B4 Spanish Moss 3:49 B5 Too Many Clues In This Room 4:57 Credits Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Terry Clements Bass – Rick Haynes Drums, Percussion – Barry Keane Engineer – Ken Friesen Mixed By – Lee Herschberg Photography By [Cover] – Tom Bert Producer – Lenny Waronker Steel Guitar – Pee Wee Charles Synthesizer [Moog] – Gene Martynec Written-By, Vocals, Guitar [12-string, 6-string], Producer – Gordon Lightfoot Notes MADE IN GREECE BY EMI. Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Gordon Summertime Dream Reprise MS 2246 MS 2246 Canada 1976 Lightfoot (LP, Album) Records Gordon Summertime Dream Reprise CD 2246 CD 2246 Canada Unknown Lightfoot (CD, Album, RE) Records Gordon Summertime Dream Reprise M5 2246 M5 2246 US Unknown Lightfoot (Cass, Album, Club) Records Gordon Summertime Dream Wounded Bird WOU 2246 WOU 2246 US 2010 Lightfoot (CD, Album, RE) Records HRES Gordon Summertime Dream Reprise HRES Spain 1976 291-80 Lightfoot (LP, Album) Records 291-80 -
Wavelength (December 1984)
University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Wavelength Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies 12-1984 Wavelength (December 1984) Connie Atkinson University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength Recommended Citation Wavelength (December 1984) 50 https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength/50 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wavelength by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS EARL K LONG LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS DEPT NEW ORLEANS. LA 70148 1101 S.PETERS PHVSALIA PRODUCTION PRESENTATION NOONE UNOER18 ADMITTED ISSUE NO. 50 e DECEMBER 1984 "''m not sure, but I'm almost she1o's positive, that all music came from New Orleans." -Ernie K-Doe, 1979 D EPARTMENTS LIVE BANDS EVERY December News .... .... .. .. ... 4 Golden Moments . ........... ..... 8 NIGHT OF THE WEEK Flip City . ......... ............. 8 (NO COVER EVER!!!) New Bands ....... ..... .. ... 10 Caribbean . .. .. ........ ... .. .. 12 ENTRANCE ON SOUTH PETERS BETWEEN JULIA & ST. JOSEPH Dinette Set . ......... ............ 14 Rare Record . .. .... .. .. ... ... 16 Reviews . .. ...... ..... ... ... 16 shei Ia's features local, national, Listings . .. ........... .. .. .. 23 and international groups such as ... Last Page . ....................... 30 FEATURES Number 50 . 19 Dear Santa .. .... .. .. .. .. 22 Lady Rae New Orleans 1984 .... .. .. .. ... 25 Neville Brothers The Cold Records .. ........ ... .. ...... 31 One-Stops . .. .. ..... .. .. .. 35 Radia!ors HooDoo Guru's Hanoi Rocks Tim Shaw Cover design by Steve St. Germam. For informa Belfegore Java tion on purchasing cover art, ca/1 504/895-2342. John Fred & The Playboys Mrolberof f Habit JD & The Jammers Force o . -
By Stan Cornyn
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN THE NON PERFORMER CATEGORY] 111111;| 111111111= M o I Ostin \ B y Stan Cornyn 1 1 e t m e p r e t e n d y o u ’v e n e v e r h e a r d o f m o till four. He didii’t dance, or even hop. He didn’t know Ostin, or, as he was first called in Bill better than his employees. He was unlike record execs board, Moe Austin. That mention was in who came before. i960, when Mo was in his twenties, fresh To execs who’d been around, those were lousy L ly married to a store clerk cutie named Evelyn,habits. and Jerry Wexler, for instance, looked back and had lucked into an indecent job: working for Nor said, “Mo invented himself. Considering the pauci man Granz at Verve Records. We should be inter ty of what he brought to the table, he confected ested in this man. He’s been granted the Lifetime what was possibly the most tasteful and commer Achievement Award by the Rock and Roll Hall of cial record label of its day.” Jerry’s sum-up o f Mo’s as Fame, even though his fathers-in-art, Granz and sets: “An overriding intelligence, an unflappable Sinatra, dismissed R&R with naughty words. We cool and patience forever.” W ith these advantages, but no E- need to understand how this man became the record world’s most flat, Mo Ostin ran the best record outstanding label runner. -
A Life in Song After Six Decades in the Industry, Randy Newman Still Finds No Shortage of Inspiration for His Music
A life in song After six decades in the industry, Randy Newman still finds no shortage of inspiration for his music. By Iain Shedden 29 July 2017 Randy Newman: ‘I’m the opposite of a workaholic.’ Picture: Pamela Springsteen Randy Newman takes his humour seriously. “Sometimes I’ll write a song and the last joke is in the middle of it,” says the 73-year-old singer and composer. “That’s not right.” Certainly there’s an abundance of humour — much of it satirical — on his latest work, the album Dark Matter, his first studio release since 2008’s Harps and Angels, which is released next Friday. “It’s a funny thing,” he says with no hint of irony, “how much comedy I do. I’ve been thinking about that. When I was young the family would sit and watch comedy on television. My father liked it and my mother liked it and I liked it too. There’s nobody, apart from ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, who has more comedy in their stuff than I do. I don’t know if the medium is good for it, but I like it, so I do it.” It’s hard not to smile at the lyrical thrust of Putin, for example, a song from Dark Matter he released just before the US presidential election last year, which, with Newman’s tongue firmly in cheek, extols the virtues of the Russian leader, shirtless and otherwise. 2 “He can drive his giant tractor / across the Trans-Siberian plain / he can power a nuclear reactor / with the left side of his brain / and when he takes his shirt off / he drives the ladies crazy / when he takes his shirt off / makes me wanna be a lady.” On the song Sonny Boy, bluesman Sonny Boy Williamson bemoans, from heaven, his place being taken at a concert by an impersonator. -
EVERLYPEDIA (Formerly the Everly Brothers Index – TEBI) Coordinated by Robin Dunn & Chrissie Van Varik
EVERLYPEDIA (formerly The Everly Brothers Index – TEBI) Coordinated by Robin Dunn & Chrissie van Varik EVERLYPEDIA PART 2 E to J Contact us re any omissions, corrections, amendments and/or additional information at: [email protected] E______________________________________________ EARL MAY SEED COMPANY - see: MAY SEED COMPANY, EARL and also KMA EASTWOOD, CLINT – Born 31st May 1930. There is a huge quantity of information about Clint Eastwood his life and career on numerous websites, books etc. We focus mainly on his connection to The Everly Brothers and in particular to Phil Everly plus brief overview of his career. American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide (1959–1965). He rose to fame for playing the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone’s Dollars trilogy of spaghetti westerns (A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) during the 1960s, and as San Francisco Police Department Inspector Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry films (Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool) during the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, along with several others in which he plays tough-talking no-nonsense police officers, have made him an enduring cultural icon of masculinity. Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Producer of the Best Picture, as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor, for his work in the films Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). These films in particular, as well as others including Play Misty for Me (1971), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), Pale Rider (1985), In the Line of Fire (1993), The Bridges of Madison County (1995) and Gran Torino (2008), have all received commercial success and critical acclaim. -
WORKING CLASS HERO a Tribute to John Lennon
Issue 284 October 13, 1995 $40 Pay -Per -View: huh? Special Feature: WORKING CLASS HERO A Tribute To John Lennon Walls And Bridges Editorial Exclusive Interview: DreamWorks' Mo Ostin, Spotlight On Lenny Waronker KDLE Wichita and Michael Ostin Overnight Buzz Records Mariah Carey "One Sweet Day" Green Day "Leek Stink Breath" Meat Loaf "I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)" Selena "Dreaming Of You" Tears For Fears "God's Mistake" St THE SILVER BULLET BAND IT'S A YSTERY IMPACT DATE OCTOBER 16 ii NEW'Rend STORIES) BY BOB SEGER FRO MANAG HEUNCH PREMIERE ANDREWS 1995 CAPITOL STORYTELLER. RECORDS. IN( #284 published by NETWORK 40 INC. 120 N. Wary RI., Burbank, CA 91502 phone (818) 9554040 fax (818) 9712420 [email protected] #1 Added #1 Accelerated #1 PPW JOE RICCITELLI RICK BISCEGLIA JERRY BLAIR MELISSA ETHERIDGE TLC MARIAN CAREY On The Cover: Most Requested 36 The cover art from the Working Class Hero album. A Network 40 exclusive: four pages of the hottest reaction records. News 4 Plugged In 44 Music video rotations at the major video channels. Page 6 not on page 6! The whole truths, the half-truths and anything but the truth.... Oh Wow! 46 Halloween Songs. Editorial 10 Programmers Textbook 48 VP/GM Gerry Cagle on "Walls And Bridges." Bill Richards on "The Alternative Angle." Special Feature: "A Pet Project" 12 Show Prep 50 The All -Star John Lennon Benefit Album Play It, Say It! / Trivia / Rimshots Exclusive: "A New Dream Team Gets To Work" ...16 Now Playing 52 Interview with Mo Ostin, Lenny Waronker and Michael Ostin. -
Feature Interview
A Lindsey Buckingham Newsletter Special to this Issue – April 21, 2001 What’s New Feature Interview Feature Album Review Feature Performance Review Featured Song Fun & Games ¯ Lindsey Buckingham’s album is still tentatively scheduled for release on Reprise, June 26, 2001. R ¯ VH1’s Behind the Music special is set to air U July 1, 2001. ¯ He may perform some warm up shows in M June in the Los Angeles area. ¯ Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey O Buckingham are planning to start the next Fleetwood Mac album this fall. Mick and R Stevie report that Lindsey has already started working on the songs. S ¯ The Rockline website (http://www.drchuck.net/ rockline/) lists Lindsey & Mick as potential future guests. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Listening Forward In this section, one of Lindsey’s more recent songs to whet the appetite for what’s to come. Steal Your Heart Away (Lindsey Buckingham, 1997) All alone we go on Day after day All alone we suffer Oh, steal your heart away It’s the same old thing In the same old way All alone we suffer So come on Oh, steal your away Let’s go Let’s run away And the light goes creepin’ If that’s all there is Down, down, down Oh, steal your heart away While we were sleepin’ Suddenly we hit the ground The light goes creepin’ Down, down, down While we were sleepin’ Suddenly we hit the ground Oh, steal your heart away So come on (Mmmm, lonely suffer) Let’s go Steal your heart away Let’s run away (Mmmm, lonely suffer) If that’s all there is Steal your heart away Steal your heart away (Mmmm, lonely suffer) Steal your heart away (Mmmm, lonely suffer) Steal your heart away 2 Recording, Engineering and Production August 1992 LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM by Dan Levitin As the arranger/producer behind Fleetwood Mac from 1975 - 1988, Lindsey Buckingham is largely responsible for that group’s superstardom and megasuccess on the five studio albums, Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, Tusk, Mirage and Tango In The Night. -
Gordon Lightfoot Cold on the Shoulder Mp3, Flac, Wma
Gordon Lightfoot Cold On The Shoulder mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Rock Album: Cold On The Shoulder Country: Germany Released: 1975 Style: Soft Rock MP3 version RAR size: 1789 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1270 mb WMA version RAR size: 1795 mb Rating: 4.9 Votes: 258 Other Formats: ADX DTS AAC MOD XM DMF DXD Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Bend In The Water 2:59 A2 Rainy Day People 2:48 Cold On The Shoulder A3 3:00 Vocals [Male Voices] – Rick Haynes, Terry Clements A4 The Soul Is The Rock 5:49 A5 Bells Of The Evening 3:56 Rainbow Trout A6 2:48 Vocals [Female Voices] – Jackie Ward, Susie McCune* B1 A Tree Too Weak To Stand 3:22 B2 All The Lovely Ladies 3:35 B3 Fine As Fine Can Be 2:58 B4 Cherokee Bend 5:02 B5 Now And Then 3:09 B6 Slide On Over 3:33 Credits Accordion, Celesta [Celeste] – Nick DeCaro Bass – John Stockfish, Rick Haynes Contractor [Strings, Horns] – Frank DeCaro Design [Photo Design], Photography By – Ivan Kotulsky* Drums – Jim Gordon Engineer, Mixed By – Lee Herschberg Guitar [6-String], Twelve-String Guitar – Gordon Lightfoot Harmony Vocals [Other] – Gordon Lightfoot Lead Guitar [Acoustic] – Terry Clements Lead Guitar [Acoustic], Guitar [Classical], Electric Guitar [Telecaster] – Red Shea Orchestrated By – Nick DeCaro Other [Cover Girl] – Jan Stephenson Percussion – Jim Gordon, Milt Holland Piano – Gordon Lightfoot Producer – Lenny Waronker Steel Guitar – Pee Wee Charles Vocals – Gordon Lightfoot Written-By – Gordon Lightfoot Notes Manufactured and Distributed by CBS RECORDS LTD. Other versions Category Artist Title