Cleaning out some old things and came across this newsletter from The The. Issue #1 dated July 30, 1993. The only time I’ve seen The The was on this tour. I was living in Atlanta at the time and saw them at The Omni. I think I still have a t-shirt from this show too. Read More
Music
“If you don’t know what The Replacements sound like, I feel bad for you”
Great interview with Bob Mehr, author of Trouble Boys: The True Story of The Replacements. Part 2 available next week. Never heard of the host, Yasi Salek, but after hearing this I’m going to dig around for her other work. I love what Spotify is doing here. Very clever. If you’re a premium subscriber, you […] Read More
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
I believe this was my first paying gig. DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince were making in-store appearances promoting their new album, He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper. I was in school at the University of Louisville and working at the Photographic Archives. If I remember correctly, the manager at NRM Records on Dixie […] Read More
Jazz Profiles: Coltrane on Coltrane – Don DeMichael
© – Steven A. Cerra – copyright protected; all rights reserved. “The first occasion I had to speak with John Coltrane at length was during his recent engagement at the Sutherland hotel [Sutherland Jazz Lounge, Chicago, IL]. In our initial conversation I was struck by his lack of pretentiousness or false pride. The honesty with […] Read More
