Don Was

Fusion jazz 

Aaron Parks Brings Back His Band 

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aaron Parks, Big Thief, Bjork, Blonde Redhead, Blue Note Records, Deerhoof, Don Was, Grizzly Bear, Led Zeppelin, Little Big, Little Big III, Talk Talk, The Flaming Lips, Tom Petty

A conversation about the piano man’s latest album with Little Big

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Rock Stones 

Moon Is Up: The Rolling Stones’ Voodoo Lounge at 30

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Charlie Watts, Don Was, Keith Richards, Love Is Strong, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Sparks Will Fly, The Rolling Stones, The Worst, Thru and Thru, Voodoo Lounge, You Got me Rocking

Looking back on the rock icons’ first album without Bill Wyman

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Films Pop Rock 

Disney+ to Air New Beach Boys Doc in May

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Disney, Don Was, Janelle Monae, Lindsey Buckingham, Mike Love, Ryan Tedder, The Beach Boys

Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and others interviewed for the film

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Funk jazz Soul 

Celebrating 30 Years of the Unstoppable Meshell Ndegeocello

June 13, 2023June 14, 2023 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments Bitter, Blue Note Records, Don Was, Madonna, Maverick Records, Meshell Ndegeocello, Nina Simone, Peace Beyond Passion, Plantation Lullabies, Robert Glasper, The Omnichord Real Book, Ventriloquism

From her debut to The Omnichord Real Book

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adblock Dead Rock 

A Case For Bob Weir’s Ace

January 16, 2023January 18, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Ace, Bob Weir, Bobby Weir and the Wolf Bros., Don Was, Mexicali Blues, Radio City Music Hall, The Grateful Dead, Wolf Bros.

The Dead man’s solo debut gets a belated 50th anniversary revisit

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Pop 

Brian Wilson Was Always Made For These Times

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1995, 25th Anniversary, Brian Wilson, Disney, Don Was, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, The Beach Boys

Beach Boys’ resident genius released the soundtrack of his life in 1995

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Country and/or Western New Wave Remembrance Soul 

Rest In Peace, Sweet Pea Atkinson

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Andrew Gold, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Brick By Brick, Circus Money, Countryman, David Was, Don Was, Dot Com Blues, Elvis Costello, George Jones, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, I'm Alive, Iggy Pop, Ivan Neville, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Smith, Michael McDonald, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers, Paula Abdul, Phantom Blues, Richie Sambora, RIP, Sir Harry Bownes, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Taj Mahal, The Hard Stuff, Under The Red Sky, Walter Becker, Was (Not Was), Wayne Kramer, Willie Nelson

Reflecting on the Detroit soul singer’s career beyond Was (Not Was)

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