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July 2, 2019
Your Invitation To Ringo Starr’s Birthday Party!
With the press release announcing, “All are welcome,” it looks like we’re invited to Ringo Starr’s birthday party this year! So if you’re in Hollywood on Sunday, July 7, you may want to drop in on the Capitol Tower for Ringo’s 11th annual Peace & Love birthday celebration. Who’ll be there, you ask? Why, former […]
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July 1, 2019
- in Uncategorized by Mike Ragogna
Turning On and Tuning In with NRBQ Live
Assembling their six Sirius/XM performances on “The Loft” (November 30, 2015) and WFMU-FM’s Monty Hall, Jersey City, NJ concert (August 20, 2017), NRBQ’s new album Turn On, Tune In features the innovative band at their best live, containing six previously unrecorded songs among the 21 tracks. Bob Brainen wrote the liner notes for Turn On, […]
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June 28, 2019
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The Black Keys Rock…Because They Can
The Black Keys are back for their ninth album, Let’s Rock. It’s released today on Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch, and this one’s a rocker. Let’s Rock is a collection of what’s being called “straightforward rock,” the kind that singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney played in their early days as a band. “When we’re together, […]
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June 27, 2019
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Brian Eno Flies “Capsule,” Relaunches Apollo, Awarded Asteroid
Ambient musician Brian Eno recently advanced the track “Capsule” that is taken from the bonus disc “album” included as the second disc of his upcoming July 19 release, a remastered and “extended” version of his classic Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks. “Capsule” reunites Eno with Apollo‘s original musical cast, his brother Roger and famed producer Daniel […]
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June 26, 2019
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French Cello Concertos and More: A Conversation with Hee-Young Lim
One of the label Sony Classical’s more recent signings, cellist Hee-Youg Lim already has quite a storied and impressive musical history. Hee-Young is one of the first female Asian cellists ever to lead a section in a major European orchestra, her education including graduating the New England Conservatory, and studying with Muller at the Conservatoire […]
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June 25, 2019
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Having The Time of His Life: A Conversation with Franke & The Knockouts’ Franke Previte
Mike Ragogna: Franke, rumor has it you have a box set that has all of your Franke & The Knockouts material and beyond. What made up the package and how did the box come together? Franke Previte: It really came together for a multitude of reasons. Joe Reagoso from Friday Music gave me a call […]
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June 15, 2018
Don’t Be Afraid: A Conversation With Chris Stills
Mike Ragogna: Okay, before we talk about your new album Don’t Be Afraid, did you ever find your f**king cell phone? Chris Stills: [laughs] Yes. I found it. I’ve found it many times, in many situations, sometimes where it was returned, sometimes I took it back, sometimes it was found broken, sometimes intact. The Uber guy, the bartender […]
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June 18, 2015
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Reworking The Trafficbeat Website…
Trafficbeatsters! For any regular visitors to the Trafficbeat website, you might have noticed that it’s been a bit inconsistent with posts. The reason for this is that there have been many function challenges that accompanied its initial construction involving the database, then its “skinning,” making it a somewhat torturous process to post without technical problems virtually […]
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