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Tag Archives: music
Favorites of 2019
Below are my favorites in film television, books, and music for 2019, subject to possible additions during the last two weeks of the year. Films Released and Seen in 2019 Favorite Drama Ford vs. Ferrari – favorite overall motion picture … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, Communications, culture, entertainment, film, history, literature, movies, music, music reviews, Science fiction, songs, Television, video, writing
Tagged Better Oblivion Community Center, books, Ford vs. Ferrari, movies, music, The Raconteurs, Tom Waits, TV
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Temples of Jazz – The Theatres
This is the second blogpost of our series on the Temples of Jazz. The initial post was dedicated to the ballrooms and dance halls. This one will cover those theatres(ers) where jazz musicians performed during the Jazz Age, while … Continue reading
Posted in art, cities, Communications, culture, diversity, economic development, entertainment, geography, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, music, placemaking, Radio, songs, theaters, tourism, Travel
Tagged Chitlin' Circuit, jazz, music, TOBA
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Temples of Jazz – The Ballrooms
This post is the first of a three-part series about those special places that brought the jazz era to life beyond the recording studio and radio station. The ballrooms, theaters, and smokey clubs are where jazz musicians were able … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, culture, demographics, diversity, entertainment, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, injustice, land use, music, placemaking, politics, racism, Radio, revitalization, third places, urban planning
Tagged ballrooms, dancing, jazz, Jim Crow, music, segregation
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Geography of the Jazz Age in North America
The Jazz Age represented the musical form’s peak period of popularity between 1920 and 1960. While New Orleans, Kansas City, Chicago, and New York were and remain the preeminent epicenters of jazz, in many other cities across the country, vibrant … Continue reading
Posted in art, cities, Communications, culture, diversity, economic development, entertainment, gentrification, geography, government, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, land use, Maps, music, music reviews, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, racism, Radio, social equity, songs, theaters, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged highways, jazz, Jazz Age, Kansas City, music, New Orleans, racism, urban renewal
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“AAARTH” – An Amazing Album Reaches Tremendous Heights!
Please let me chew on the words of a recent blogpost for a moment….(munch, munch, munch). Thank you. I really thought nothing could possibly equal Metric’s Art of Doubt when it came to new Alternative Rock music in 2018. Well, … Continue reading
Posted in art, culture, entertainment, fun, Language, Music, music reviews, songs, UK, video, writing
Tagged AAARTH, album reviews, music, songs, The Better Me, The Joy Formidable, Wales
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Thank you, METRIC for a Rock n’ Roll Masterpiece
Every once in a while you hear an album that completely knocks your socks off the very first time your listen to it. Today was one of those days. NPR was kind enough to provide a “First Listen” to METRIC’s … Continue reading
Posted in art, Canada, Communications, culture, entertainment, Love, music, pictures, Radio, video, Women
Tagged Art of Doubt, Canada, Emily haines, James Shaw, Joshua Winstead, Joules Scott-Key, Metric, music, Rock 'n' Roll
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Favorite Female Lead Singers of Rock Bands
This can be a tough category to define, as what constitutes a rock band is a moving target. For this list, a rock band is a group of musicians who play under a group name, not an individual’s name (unless … Continue reading
Comeback music artist of the year – Land of Talk
With the exception of our friends in Canada and indie music fans like myself, I doubt many of you reading this post will recognize the name Land of Talk. Well, that is unfortunate, because you missed out on hearing great … Continue reading
Posted in art, Canada, music, video, Women, writing
Tagged albums, Land of Talk, music
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“Hitch” is a Formidable Joyride
Anyone who has read Panethos for an extended period of time probably has figured out that I love rock music, particularly alternative rock and indie rock. Call me a creature of habit, but ever since my first Beatles, Monkees, and … Continue reading
Posted in art, entertainment, feminism, fun, music, music reviews, product design, UK, writing
Tagged albums, alternative rock, CDs, Hitch, music, rock, The Joy Formidable, Wales
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Urban planning portrayed through art
As urban planners we most often tend to think of our profession being depicted to the outside world in fairly basic textual and geographic terms. Either it is the written word in somewhat legalistic prose, or it is maps representing … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, books, cartoons, cities, civics, Communications, culture, film, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, literature, movies, music, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, Poem, spatial design, sustainability, Television, theaters, tourism, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged architecture, art, books, cartoons, cities, film, land use, music, painting, planning, poetry, sculpting, television, urbanism, writing
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