Jazz Wars Go Calypso
Moistworks has a great post on the "lost to history" NYC bebop wars, which have left a historical record by spilling over to the Caribbean and migrating to London, where—wait for it—"they were fought by proxy, in the streets of Notting Hill, by a host of Trinidadian stick-fighters and calypsonians."
Jello San Francisco
How else would you portray shakey town?
Jessica Duchen Finally Gets Il Trovatore
Any explanation that includes YouTube clips of the Marx Brothers and Maria Callas is jake by me.
Jews With Swords
Michael Chabon on the liberating properties of genre fiction.
Jimi Does Dylan
No, not "All Along the Warchtower," but "Like a Rolling Stone."
Joan Ursula Penton Vaughan Williams: 1911–2007
Music patron, writer, wife and biographer of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Joe Meek
Jerome Harris sent in this tidbit, commenting, "Talk about ahead of the curve!"
John Atkinson Gets a Shout Out in The Guardian
Although to paraphrase Mason Williams on winning an Emmy Award, "It's like being kissed by a girl with bad breath—you appreciate the honor, but . . . ."
John Dvorak Gets It Right?
I wrote this guy off back in the 1980s, when he essentially dismissed audiophiles as kooks—and this from a computer geek? But, by God, this is worth reading.
John Peel's Secret Stash
The late John Peel had a ginormous record collection, but he kept these singles in a separate box where he could always get to them. That's my kind of music lover.