RIP, Robert Kellogg
Robert Kellogg, former chair of the UVA English Department, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and first principal of Monroe Hill Residential College (later Brown College) died on January 3, 2004. I didn’t learn about it until today, thanks to the Alumni Magazine.
To me, he will always be the teacher who inspired [...]
RIP, Elvin Jones
Reuters: Elvin Jones of the John Coltrane Quartet Dies. While not a surprise (he played his last gig a week or two ago with an oxygen tank on stage), this is still sad news. For years Elvin was one of the most vital forces in jazz, and his powerfully propulsive drum style was a foundation [...]
Is it the year of 78s?
Weird to see so much music on 78s become newly available all at once. It appears that Boing Boing’s staff has been on a tear finding these sites. Witness :
78s2CDs.com, which appears to specialize in Gilbert and Sullivan and Alma Gluck (via Boing Boing)
Vintage78.com, a site that will make custom tapes of the 78s of [...]
