John Adams Now Blogs

Posted on Oct 30, 2009 | 0 comments
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John Adams Now Blogs

John Adams’ newly remodeled web site now includes a blog.  Am I the last person to realize this? Posting has been consistent for the past week or so.  The name “Hell Mouth” promises a lot.  I hope he’ll have time to stick with it.  Interestingly, he has enabled comments.  Brave, brave man.

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More Ringtone Fun

Posted on Sep 12, 2007 | 0 comments
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Alex Ross has announced that his current ringtone is John Adams’ Harmonielehre. Excellent choice. As of a few days ago, mine is an old favorite: Steve Reich’s Music for a Large Ensemble. Before that, and I’ll probably go back soon, it was the announcement jingle heard constantly on Budapest trams and buses. Check it out: szignal4.mp3 Now that...

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Vintage Musical Theater Footage

Posted on Aug 28, 2007 | 0 comments
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Blue Gobo has an addictive collection of footage from original Broadway productions dating at least as far back as Rogers and Hart’s Jumbo (1935). Most of the footage that interests me is of scenes excerpted on the Ed Sullivan Show in the 50′s and 60′s. The first one that jumped out at me was this performance of “Cool” with the...

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"The Nice Things I Will Not Miss"

Posted on Aug 23, 2007 | 0 comments
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In researching the last post I came across something that has me howling. A couple of Dutch guys made this loopy music video using a Burt Bacharach song I’d never heard before (from a movie I’ve never heard of before). The song isn’t much to blog about, but video is...

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Congratulations to an Old Favorite

Posted on Aug 10, 2007 | 0 comments
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One of my favorites, the always entertaining The Standing Room, celebrates three years today. If you’re already a follower of TSR and haven’t seen it today, there’s a lovely surprise for you today. My congratulations to M. C—! You can park in my driveway any time

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