Archive for 2011
“Old Brooklyn” is new album of the year!
By Tom Teicholz at 19 December, 2011, 4:21 pm
I’m going to write about this at further length at some point, but I have been listening to Andy Statman’s new double CD “Old Brooklyn” and it is a virtuoso performance – after virtuoso performance in blue grass, new grass, klezmer, blues, boogie woogie, American roots music. I was sent the CD by a publicist […]
Read More >>Elizaveta, a Dreamy New Singer
By Tom Teicholz at 10 October, 2011, 11:07 am
Last night I had the rare treat of hearing a new singer, Elizaveta at a private reception to mark the occasion of her just-released EP (it’s available on Itunes, and you can check out her music on youtube or spotify). Her music spans the gap between the café and the Opera, from chanteuse to songstress, […]
Read More >>“The Possum” from Narrative Magazine
By Tom Teicholz at 22 June, 2011, 4:30 pm
Narrative Magazine Santa Monica, California By Tom Teicholz published June 22, 2011 When I moved to Santa Monica fifteen years ago, I accepted that I was not going to live in a city along the lines of my native New York or other urban centers I’ve known, such as London, Paris, Jerusalem, and Budapest. Nevertheless, […]
Read More >>Happy Birthday, Bob!
By Tom Teicholz at 24 May, 2011, 12:03 pm
Bob Dylan That Hibbing, Minn., native who was born Robert Allen Zimmerman but has been known as Bob Dylan since he first started performing in New York’s Greenwich Village some 50 years ago — and who has lived in Los Angeles probably longer than anywhere else — turns 70 on May 24. Like most Dylan-related […]
Read More >>Germany convicts Demjanjuk, former Nazi Guard, releases him pending appeal.
By Tom Teicholz at 12 May, 2011, 10:55 am
The conviction of John Demjanjuk, 91, by a German court today is significant in many respects, not the least of which is that this may be one of the last Nazi war crimes trials. Demjanjuk was found guilty of having been an accessory to the murder of more than 28,000 Jewish men, women and children […]
Read More >>My Oscar vote: Sandra Bullock and Colin Firth should host next year
By Tom Teicholz at 3 March, 2011, 3:42 pm
After this year’s disappointing show, perhaps it’s time for two beloved stars with verve, charm, cred, and a healthy irreverence for the industry and the acting profession: Sandra Bullock and Colin Firth. Consider it….
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