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Tales of the Coffin Nail: 27 Smoking Songs That'll leave you Breathless
Aside from that one weekend on the eve of 7th grade, when my parents left me with my older sister, I’ve never been a smoker. When I actually inhaled, it always tore my throat up so bad I couldn’t even finish a whole cigarette. Still, that weekend, a random, inconsequential moment occurred that I still—for some strange reason—remember in astonishing detail. It was the night before the first day of school—late August 1991 in the Atlanta suburbs—and an intense thunderstorm had just rolled through. My sister was already asleep in her basement apartment, so I took my boombox down to... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayOtis Redding tribute scheduled for Feb. 17 at UGA
On Feb. 17 the University of Georgia will hold an Otis Redding tribute at 2 p.m. in Mahler Auditorium. Performances will feature Randall Bramblett, John Berry, T. Graham Brown, Bryan Howard and Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSoul Lang Syne: A New Year's Eve Playlist
In the current issue of Paste, which is our super-amazing year-end blowout issue featuring our top albums and movies and so forth, we also have a full-page guide to throwing a New Year’s party. Helmed by industrious fashionista and associate editor Kate Kiefer, with minor help from yours truly, the page includes a playlist of soul and funk jams to play as the clock marches on toward midnight.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCat Power eyes Dark End of the Street release
Cat Power will release her newest covers EP... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Story of the 2008 Presidential Election in Song: A Playlist (Part 1)
In honor of this Friday night's presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama (the first of three)—and my obsession with politics as full-contact sport—I've compiled the following playlist to tell the story of the 2008 election so far. Whether you're red, blue, independent or other, enjoy.Part I: The Primaries “Changes” - David Bowie The Thin White Duke sings about what us young (and old) Americans want in Washington this year.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VRemember Otis Redding with new live DVD
Continuing the half-centennial celebration of its own indelible influence, Memphis-based Stax Records has announced the Sept. 18 DVD release of Dreams to Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding, which features 16 full-length television performances, never-before-seen photos from the Redding family and a new video for “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.” According to the folks at Stax, “In the case of lip-sync performances, the original Stax master recordings have been used, replacing the original TV broadcast audio and making for a much more enjoyable viewing and listening experience.” Fascinating touch. Notably, none of the Otis Redding live clips on... read more
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