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Grateful Dead to Release CD/DVD Set
Grateful Dead Productions and Rhino Entertainment will release Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo, a 3 CD & 1 DVD set on April 20th. The DVD features their July 7th 1998 performance at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA and will premiere at theaters across the country in April. The 19 tracks on 3 CDs-all but one ...
Holiday and Mulligan
Yesterday was Gerry Mulligan's birthday (1927-1996). Today is Billie Holiday's (1915-1959). If only there were video of them together. There is, of course; one of the most famous pieces of film ever made of a jazz performance. It is from the kinescope recording of the 1957 CBS-TV program The Sound of Jazz. “Fine and Mellow" featured ...
Rare Al Jolson Movie "Mammy" Now on DVD
The 1930 movie musical “Mammy" is an important -- if almost shockingly racially insensitive -- piece in the canon of the legendary Al Jolson's career. “Mammy" stars “The World's Greatest Entertainer" -- a moniker Jolson had for 40 years -- in his only feature that was shot partly in early two-strip Technicolor. The score was by ...
John Lennon "Rare and Unseen" out on DVD 5/18
A COLLECTION OF RARE FOOTAGE, ORIGINAL RARE FILM AND VIDEOS OF THE BAND NEWSREELS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Wienerworld and MVD Visual have announced the DVD release of John Lennon “Rare and Unseen" on May 18, 2010. (Released February 22 in the U.K.) The next title of the “Rare and Unseen" series takes ...
Soul Singer Erykah Badu Strips, Gets Shot, Shocks
Soul singer gets shot at site of JFK assassination in new music video. Sex and violence: In pop culture, it's the one-two punch that knocks the wind out of just about everyone. Currently basking in its power is Erykah Badu. The soul singer scored a mother lode of attention (and free publicity) this week with her ...
Teen Who Destroyed His iPad with a Baseball Bat: "I Love Apple"
(Because of rough language, we can't link directly to the above YouTube video, which is called “Brand new iPad getting smashed by a baseball bat.") Justin Kocott took a novel approach to iPad release weekend. Instead of rushing home with his brand-new, $499 toy to download dozens of apps and tweet about how cool it was, ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Cyrus Chestnut
Today, our video spotlight is trained on pianist Cyrus Chestnut, who's returning to St. Louis next Saturday, April 10 for a performance at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Chestnut has played here a number of times before, most recently in March 2008 at Jazz at the Bistro. On this ...
DVD Review: "British Invasion"
On February 7, 1964, the Beatles arrived in America, and everything changed. When I say everything, I dont just mean music. The world was never the same. The societal upheaval was simply unprecedented. The new found freedom the Liverpool quartet inspired would have profound consequences, both positive and negative, for generations to come. And the Beatles ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Getting Organized with Joey Defrancesco
This week, let's check out some clips of organist Joey DeFrancesco, who's returning to St. Louis this coming week to perform Wednesday, March 31 through Saturday, April 4 at Jazz at the Bistro. Considered by many to be the heir to the legendary Jimmy Smith, DeFrancesco ...
