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Does anyone know the Miles Davis track "Blue Xmas"? I can't remember the vocalist, but it is GREAT" "It's the time when the greedy / Lend a hand to the needy / Bluuuuee XMAS/"

I just saw Konono last night in Philly and my experience resonated with quite a few of these points. They were originally going to be booked in the First Unitarian Church, famous for doing lots of great all-ages rock shows. Then got moved to a show in WXPN's "World Cafe," which is the...

I love the Replacements, but you're absolutely right. Shadow of a Doubt shows why it doesn't even make a lot of sense to call them a "rock band," even though the move to Geffen originally seemed to be moving them that way. It's a guitar, by the way, strings picked below the bridge -- a great...

I have a great deal to say about this, but it's late and will check in later to see if there's any truck on this thread. Part of me wants to say, hey, they're pretty old, give em a break. It's truly amazing that they're as on top of it as they are. (There are obvious arguments against this...