All Hopped Up and Ready To Go (book)
The Mediums of Music
When interviewing older musicians, the tables are frequently turned, and I find myself asked for my opinion on contemporary music – its merits, musical and otherwise, and to what extent...
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March 6, 2015
A video introduction to All Hopped Up and Ready To Go
For professional purposes, I have put together a short(ish) video reel of myself talking about my 2009 opus, All Hopped Up and Ready To Go: Music from the Streets of...
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March 6, 2012
Birds of a Feather: The Young Rascals and the Small Faces
When I got hold of their Ultimate Collection double CD a few years back, I gained a new appreciation for one of my favourite British bands of the 1960s, the...
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June 24, 2011
All Hopped Up Music and Maps: Chapter 13
This 31-song (count ’em!) mix accompanies “The Apple Stretching,” Chapter 13 of my book All Hopped Up and Ready To Go: Music From The Streets of New York 1927-77. The...
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June 2, 2011
All Hopped Up and Ready For Your iPod
I don’t expect you to start queuing up to download videos of me talking about my recent book All Hopped Up and Ready To Go: Music from the Streets of...
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December 21, 2010
All Hopped Up Music and Maps: Chapter 12
“All Tomorrow’s Parties,” Chapter 12 of my book All Hopped Up and Ready To Go: Music from The Streets Of New York 1927-77, deals with the music that emerged from...
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October 8, 2010
All Hopped Up and Ready To Go: More Mambo Madness
Back in the spring, I visited London’s Resonance FM headquarters in Southwark, where I was interviewed by Vincent Luttman for the art station’s Clear Spot show. I’d met Luttman the...
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October 1, 2010
All Hopped Up On WDST
I’ve just uploaded two more interview segments from my three-part series discussing All Hopped Up and Ready To Go on WDST’s The Roundtable with Doug Gruenther. These were both from...
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September 15, 2010