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Katz Komments: July 2011
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It. Why do people stand for. It's a pop song for crissakes! When the Philadelphia Flyers' fans of the 1970's adopted the Kate Smith version as an anthem of sorts, back when the Broad Street Bullies fought their way to the Stanley Cup, it was a perverse claiming of a schmaltzy chestnut as statement of identity. But since 9/11, when the Yankees had Ronan Tynan sing. America, the Beautiful. Should people stand when they hear Simon and Garfunkel's. However, I...
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Katz Komments: Avant le déluge
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Thursday, December 8, 2011. My cultural world has been taken over by 1963. It wasn't planned, it simply became. My recent records, books and DVD watching have made me wish I were alive in the year before the 1960's began. Technically I was among the living, but what does a newborn know in his world of diapers, baby food and cribs. You call that living? An album of almost music by Edd Byrnes, was actually released in 1959, but Byrnes' show,. That hackneyed time travel sentiment is the subject of many a.
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Katz Komments: February 2011
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Sunday, February 20, 2011. Three New Ragazine Pieces. In the March-April Issue of Ragazine ( http:/ ragazine.cc/2011/02/jeff-katzmusic/. When Giants Ruled - a few words on then and now. Sundazed, Not Confused - new releases from Sundazed. Sweethearts of the Rodeo - Doug and Telisha Williams in Concert. Doug and Telisha Williams. Friday, February 18, 2011. The Dullest Documentary Director. What is it about Davis Guggenheim that makes his movies stultifying and soporific? Is it the subject matter? 1 - Geof...
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Katz Komments: April 2011
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Friday, April 1, 2011. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right. Murray Chass On Baseball. AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth. Maybe Baby (or, You Know That It Would Be Untrue).
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Katz Komments: October 2011
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Monday, October 10, 2011. George Harrison's eponymous 1979 album has always been a favorite of mine. It's soft, to be sure, but the tunes are all of high quality and show him in his best light: sweet, thoughtful, funny. Was also my go-to record when I wanted to fall asleep. It's a great listen AND a fine sleeping pill. That's just my personal example of the dichotomy that was George Harrison. Martin Scorsese's much anticipated documentary on George,. Living in the Material World. There are powerful momen...
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Katz Komments: December 2011
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Monday, December 12, 2011. Is not simply the best movie I've seen this year, but it has immediately gained entrance into the Jeff Katz All-Time Greats list. It's touching (though not cloying), funny (though not buffoonish), effect laden (though not empty) and educational (though not pedantic). Is as magical as the films of Melies it brings back to life. I'm not going to recount the plot; you can look that up elsewhere. After preview upon preview of CGI movies to come (I'm looking at you. My lord, it's wo...
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Katz Komments: June 2011
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011. A Report from the Ground at Solid Sound. After a proposed trip down to Bonnaroo fell through, I felt I owed Joey something. That something became a one-day pass to Wilco's Solid Sound Festival at Mass Moca. Next up were The Handsome Family. I'd liked what I'd heard on line but they left me flat. I was disappointed and we didn't stay long, heading over to the train-converted-into-a-cramped-house exhibit and finding the samosa seller. A festival employee told us John Hod...Awesome e...
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Katz Komments: February 2012
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Thursday, February 9, 2012. Love Goes to Buildings on Fire. In my last two years at SUNY-Binghamton, I was General Manager of Slipped Disc, the school’s record store that carried everything from Asia to Aztec Camera, from The Modern Jazz Quartet to The Modern Lovers. Those were fun years. We were at the center of campus music along with the superlative radiomen and women at WHRW, and the live music titans over at Binghamton Concerts. Good times. Love Goes to Buildings on Fire. That’s as close as I ...
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Katz Komments: Why Beat the Rush?
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Thursday, September 29, 2011. Why Beat the Rush? Nicole Atkins was the first act and she was OK. Her lead guitarist, Irina Yalkowsky, was a stellar soloist. That girl knows the proper use of dynamics! I turned around at that point, and she said to me, “Are you his friend? 8221; When I told her I was his father, she was dumbfounded and then began to heap praise upon the boy. It was pretty cool. By that time the crowd had settled into position, but there were some points of fun and violence to come. I don'...
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Katz Komments: Love Goes to Buildings on Fire
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Thursday, February 9, 2012. Love Goes to Buildings on Fire. In my last two years at SUNY-Binghamton, I was General Manager of Slipped Disc, the school’s record store that carried everything from Asia to Aztec Camera, from The Modern Jazz Quartet to The Modern Lovers. Those were fun years. We were at the center of campus music along with the superlative radiomen and women at WHRW, and the live music titans over at Binghamton Concerts. Good times. Love Goes to Buildings on Fire. That’s as close as I ...
