25 September 2008
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QUOTE
   "He who joyfully marches to music in 
    rank and file has already earned my 
    contempt. He has been given a large 
    brain by mistake, since for him the 
    spinal cord would fully suffice." 
    - Albert Einstein 


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THE LINKS WE LIKE
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    The Devil may have the best tunes, but
    this clip clearly demonstrates that 
    Jesus has the right moves. 
http://www.theway.org/Current/Mar07/Mar07Flash4.htm

    30 Rock won the Emmy for best TV series 
    this week. There's no sign of this 
    appearing in the UK. When it does 
    British gentlemen of a certain age will
    develop debilitating crushes on Tina 
    Fey as producer Liz Lemon. Here's a
    taste.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkdRfbN6eew

    Blues Maker: terrific, occasionally 
    breathtaking, 1968 documentary about 
    Mississippi Fred McDowel. 
http://www.archive.org/details/blues_maker_1969

    BBC iPlayer Choice: The Roxy Music Story
    Interesting to see how long all these 
    commentators can go without pointing
    out the fact that they were *sexy*. And 
    Paul Thompson looks like a Viz 
    character.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00djn0s/

    Remember MuxTape? Meet MixTube!
http://mixtube.org/

    Earl Palmer died the other day at the 
    age of 84. He played the drum intro on
    Little Richard's "Keep A Knockin'". 
    John Bonham pinched that for Led 
    Zeppelin's "Rock And Roll". Look how 
    many people have pinched that in turn.
    Respect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E35j-ndw08w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS-JtX-v33Q


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FROM THE WORD WEBSITE
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     This week's new downloads: David 
     Hepworth on a Springsteen song better
     sung by someone else, while reader 
     AgentGraves recommends a Californian 
     band whose next album will be recorded 
     using 100% solar energy.  
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/downloads

     In the age of crowd-sourcing and the 
     wisdom of herds, should Word readers 
     have more say in the magazine's output?
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/people-power

     How have changes in the laws regarding 
     smoking affected the arts? 
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/tobacco-and-art-a-few-questions

     Folk? Factory Records? The Fall? Word 
     readers reveal their irrational music 
     predjudices. 
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/irrational-musical-prejudices

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ON THE CD
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    WRECKLESS ERIC & AMY RIGBY - HERE COMES 
    MY SHIP
    Actions sometimes have consequences. Amy 
    Rigby, who bills herself as "pop's 
    sweetest cynic", was on tour in the UK
    when she launched into one of her 
    favourite songs, The Whole Wide World.
    Immediately afterwards she was joined 
    on stage by the song's author, 
    Wreckless Eric, in a spirited rendition 
    of Je T'Aime. They married earlier this 
    year and this is presumably their baby.
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/now-hear