Why we run/hike the Catskills…
…To get a view like this. Looking north across Kaaterskill Clove from Poet’s Ledge, Sunday June 26. (Route 23A winding up the mountain beneath us.) Click on image for larger...
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June 27, 2011
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
Celebrate American Independence With The British Invasion!
Woodstock, NY – The Golden Notebook Bookstore presents a discussion and celebration of the music of the British Invasion with three experts on British Rock of the 1960s-1970s: Tony Fletcher,...
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June 22, 2011
50 From 66: a YouTube Special
Following on from the previous post: Part of the process by which I upped the ante from last year’s 45s party was by putting together a massive YouTube playlist from...
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June 21, 2011
1966 and all that
This past Saturday, the wife and I threw our third annual Catskill 45s party. The event started two years ago when the wife and we each turned 45, and for...
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June 20, 2011
The British Invasion Comes To Woodstock
(Thanks to Posie Strenz for the design.)...
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June 9, 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
Good Music Is Good Music Is Good Music
I recently conducted an interview for the web site Find The Torch, Burn The Plans. As well as responding to a bunch of written questions, I was asked to compile...
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May 18, 2011
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