Heck Of A Guy

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Entries Tagged as 'Music'

"Cold Hard Truth" Is On Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Leonard Cohen, Music

Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox: In interviews through the years, Leonard Cohen has mentioned a handful of specific songs he favors. Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox is a Heck Of A Guy feature playing those tunes for your edification and entertainment.
Leonard Cohen On George Jones – "Best voice in America"
Leonard Cohen’s interview with Mark Binelli for Rolling Stone in [...]

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"Todas As Ruas Do Amor" By Flor-de-lis – Tearing Up But In A Good Way

June 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Friends-Family, Music

Catching up on Blogger on the Cast Iron Balcony, I came across Flor-de-Lis, a Portuguese folk music band, playing “Todas As Ruas Do Amor” in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest Semi-finals held in Moscow.
Performing in a suspiciously psychedelic setting, the earnestly expressive vocalist, Daniela Varela is backed by Pedro Marques on percussion, Jose Camacho on [...]

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Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Archives

June 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Music

Theme Time Radio Hour
From May 2006 through April 2009, Bob Dylan hosted 100 episodes of Theme Time Radio Hour.
As the name suggests, the music, commentary, and other material (e.g., phone calls, retro radio commercials, contributions from celebrities, etc.) for each 1 hour episode were related to a theme.1
While I had heard of the Theme Time [...]

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