Not Dirty Laundry

The follow up to Dirty Laundry: Don Henley’s All She Wants to Do Is Dance (1984) – a condemnation of people being more interested in being frivolous instead of paying attention to serious issues, such as the crap our government was up to.

How far we’ve come.

More Dirty Laundry

Lisa Marie Presley’s cover of Don Henley’s 1982 condemnation of tabloid media, Dirty Laundry.

Interesting, Henley never made a video for the original.

Dirty Laundry

Bitter:Sweet’s music has been bouncing around commercially the past few years. Above, Dirty Laundry. Animated. With a robot. For Zune.

Below, my fav track, The Bomb (which was used for Lipstick Jungle)   . . .

Cool website here. And fun album graphics.


Bitter:Sweet: The Bomb

Blue Note today, the view from Berlin

All that Jazz: Berlin celebrates the 70th birthday of BLUE NOTE records

Cantaloop, 1993

US3‘s take on Herbie Hancock’s Cantaloop Island.


Herbie Hancock: Cantaloop Island

Dave Brubeck on Jazz Casual, 1964


Part one

‘The Dave Brubeck Quartet join syndicated Jazz columnist Ralph J Gleason on ‘Jazz Casual’; a half hour live music and discussion show.’ [Read more →]

The Subject is Jazz: Cool, 1958


Part one

Another one from 1958. Subject is ‘Cool.’


Part two

The Subject is Jazz: Doc Severinsen, 1958

Former Tonight Show bandleader in a tribute to Dizzy Gillespie.

The Subject is Jazz: Swing, 1958


Part one

‘Swing from The Subject is Jazz. This episode of the 13 part 1958 program features an all-star group, along with producer John Hammond.’


Part two

Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz

Highlights from a documentary on Blue Note Records.

Reid Miles, animated

‘Hi-Fi is a promotional music video for last year’s concert season at the Bellavista Social Pub, one of the best bars in Siena, Tuscany, according to Where’s Cool.’

Hi-Fi video, directed by Bante. More details at The Font Feed.

Found via LookingAroun.D


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