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“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

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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

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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

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