Some of the best coverage of the blogosphere in the mainstream press is coming from Chris Seper of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A blogger himself, Chris brings a sophistication and depth to his blog coverage that comes from living the life as opposed to dipping into the scene now and …

We need to send our jazz guru LeRoy Downs out to NYC to check this out: Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) proudly opens the doors of its new jazz club, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola . The club, located in JALC’s new home at Frederick P. Rose Hall (FPRH), offers spectacular views …

Super idea well-executed: DJ Sets offers audio streams of extended DJ sets by a host of well-known (primarily)house and techno DJs – currently 74 sets are available. Some of the most recent sets submitted for your listening and palpitating pleasure include Kelly Sylvia (Soulful, Funky, Deep, Vocal House, Dirty, Sleazy …

Those who know me personally know I can talk almost ceaselessly for extended periods of time without appearing to breathe – I can talk underwater and in my sleep. We were at a party last night at our excellent friends Carlo and Karen’s, and I held four conversations simultaneously by …

November 6-7, NYC. GEMS is a pretty big conference for indie entertainment and media types for a reasonable price (about $100 in advance). Here’s what they have to say about themselves: The Entertainment Business as we once knew of it, is over. Radio is hardly playing new music. The studios …

The great, ageless roots rocker John Fogerty — singer, songwriter, lead guitarist and producer of Creedence Clearwater Revival — is back with his most iconic album since the days of Creedence, as accessible as Centerfield but much more timely and pointed. On this one Fogerty makes it clear he has …

Time flies when you’re madly dancing: DJ/producer Josh Wink’s house, techno and electronica label, Ovum, is now ten years old and to celebrate the label has put out a retrospective collection coyly labeled The Fall Collection, curated and imperceptibly mixed by Wink himself. Covering the label’s range from the chilled …

The value of Rod Stewart’s third entry in his Great American Songbook series is purely a function of how you look at it, or, technically, listen to it. The point of a renowned, veteran singer taking on the Great American Songbook — the loose canon of 20th century standards recorded …

With every one of these Caribbean music festivals I announce (Jam Cruise 3 in January, Bermuda going on RGHT NOW, Turks and Caicos, Caymans) I get one step closer to signing up myself – only money, time, and young children are holding me back, that’s all. The latest to be …

We mentioned yesterday that John Lennon murderer Mark Chapman was denied parole. In more, and far more positive Lennon news, next month will see the release of a remastered and expanded version of Lennon’s 1975 Rock ‘n’ Roll album, and Acoustic, which is just that: acoustic versions of 17 of …