Wednesday, October 30, 2024
All of the official recordings of the Rolling Thunder Review concerts omit the numbers that the members of the band played. When I saw the show in Niagara Falls there were a number of featured guests- Joan Baez, of course, and Joni Mitchell, and Jerry Jeff Walker, and Roger McGuinn... and Mick Ronson. Ronson was spotlighted on a song called "Life on Mars" which I never heard again, until today. Here's an interview with his wife which tells the story of the tour, and includes a recording of the song
Monday, October 28, 2024
The 20 best art museums in America. I've missed more than I've been to, but I intend to make that up. I'm glad I got to The Detroit Institute of Art.
Thursday, October 03, 2024
The essential Sheila O'Malley on Eddie Cochran.