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Desert Island Discs — Willie Nelson, Yesterday’s Wine

Chris Holmes
posted on November 7, 2011February 28, 2013
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I’ve toyed with the idea of writing a post about country music that even country music haters can appreciate. If and when I ever get around to it, Yesterday’s Wine is absolutely going on

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CD Giveaway: Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues

Chris Holmes
posted on October 7, 2011February 28, 2013
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What better way to kick off the weekend than a chance to win CD Giveaway: Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the

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Sunday Jazz: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey’s ‘Race Riot Suite’

Chris Holmes
posted on September 11, 2011February 11, 2013
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This week's Sunday Jazz looks at the latest album from Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Race Riot Suite. It's a musical account of the 1921 Tulsa race

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My favorite music: 1983

Chris Holmes
posted on September 7, 2011August 31, 2011
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There was a lot of great music released in 1983. This is a list of my favorite albums and songs from that year, with .mp3

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Sunday Jazz: Warren Wolf debuts on Mack Avenue

Chris Holmes
posted on August 21, 2011August 17, 2011
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Vibraphonist Warren Wolf just released his self-titled debut for Mack Avenue Records. If you like fun, mainstream jazz then this is an album to

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Cross-pollination: Beyond the Wonder (Right Said Fred) on Popdose

Chris Holmes
posted on August 16, 2011June 18, 2013
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It feels like it’s been ages since my last entry in the Beyond the Wonder series, which covered Bertie “Key Largo” Higgins’ debut LP. In fact, I had a piece for Right Said

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Pop Culture Capsule — July 20-26, 1986

Chris Holmes
posted on July 21, 2011January 4, 2014
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We hope in the time machine and head back a quarter century to July 1986, to check out the top movies, music, and books of the

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Prepare for a funky summer from the New Mastersounds

Chris Holmes
posted on May 25, 2011May 25, 2011
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The New Mastersounds, one of the funkiest soul outfits in the business, are hard at work on their upcoming album - Breaks from the Border. Here's a sneak

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New Adventures in Hi-Fi: My Journey Into R.E.M., Part 4

My foray into R.E.M.'s back catalog moves ahead with Document and Green, albums which mark the group's transition into a true commercial