A nostalgic sort of dream of being a pop star in the ‘60s and early ‘70s. It’s a sweet kind of album and I don’t know where it came from. I don’t know what compelled me to make it. It’s probably a bad idea, but everytime I listen to what I’ve done, it makes me really happy. So I figure, that must mean something and I should go ahead and put it out there.
That’s Sam Phillips… (more…)
Sam Phillips’ Long Play experiment was one of the most rewarding experiences of 2010 for me.
Phillips provided so much creative, inspiring music that I hardly had time to learn the lyrics of one album before another one arrived.
The music she recorded in 2010 is still surprising and charming listeners, and this week made that clear… (more…)
Sam Phillips just tweeted this news for subscribers to her Long Play music club:
Long Play EP #5, Days of the One Night Stands”, will be released tomorrow, August 27th exclusively to Long Play… http://fb.me/GpGPjaLF
I love that title.
It’ll be a good Friday.
Subscribers can now listen to a long conversation between Sam Phillips and Eric Gorfain at The Long Play’s “Phone Booth,” as they talk about their year of collaborations, and the future.
But wait, there’s more… (more…)
When I discovered the character called Auralia – that mischievous, compulsively creative young girl who weaves together all of the colors she can find in the dark forest – I was reminded of many friends and inspirations who live lives of constant imaginative endeavor. (more…)
Tomorrow, November 13th, Sam Phillips will be interviewed on WPKN Radio Base Camp, between 1 and 4 pm EST. (If you are in the northeast, tune in to WPKN/89.5.)
For the rest of us, we can tune in live online at http://www.facebook.com/l/0de6f;stream.wpkn.org. (more…)
I’m still a beginner when it comes to iMovie. But I’m learning a little every time I work with it.
This episode, in which I learn that ten minutes is too long for this sort of thing, covers some of my favorite recent music. And it has a couple of surprises for you.
Enjoy.
And when you’re finished, go visit samphillips.com and lucishaw.com, where you’ll find information about two worlds abundant in poetry and insight.
Sam Phillips fans… are you sitting down? (more…)
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Hi ho, Jeffrey the Blogger here. (more…)