I’m not angry enough about SOPA to suit some of my friends, but I’m plenty concerned about it. I’m also concerned about the problems that the poorly designed and overreaching Stop Online Piracy Act (plus the less discussed Protect IP…
Month: January 2012
Savannah Stopover announces over 40 bands in 2012 festival lineup, more to come
It’s an exciting day for Savannah music lovers! I’ll have a lot more to say in the coming weeks about some of the acts booked for the 2nd annual Savannah Stopover, slated for March 7-10. There obviously will be a…
Georgia’s December revenues offer “mixed results”
From the PBS Newshour: Schoolchildren recite King’s “I Have a Dream” speech
As corny as this idea is, I found it quite moving. Once you get past the quick interviews, kids take the podium one at a time to recite the speech:
Watch In Smaller Voices, ‘I Have a Dream’ Echoes Again Over National Mall on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.
Take a listen to “Blood Everywhere”, first single from debut album by CUSSES
“Going Home”, first single from Leonard Cohen’s upcoming album, now streaming at The New Yorker
The New Yorker is the first to post a streaming version of Leonard Cohen’s new single? That’s a story in itself. Click here to listen to “Going Home”. The lyrics are published as a poem in the current issue of…
Photos of “Dreamtime Synastry” at Indigo Sky Community Gallery
Will a cloying video help sell John Smoltz’s 22-acre, $7.2 million estate in Milton?
Huntsman picks up endorsement of S.C.’s largest newspaper, but he’s apparently quitting race
From The State’s editorial today (Huntsman could bring us back together) endorsing Jon Huntsman in the South Carolina Republican primary: There are actually two sensible, experienced grownups. And while Mr. Romney is far more appealing than any of the other…
Dare Dukes + the Blackstock Collection’s new album “Thugs and China Dolls” — a review
The End of the Exurbs?
Philadelphia Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron takes an interesting look at suburban and exurban development — and the prospects for recovery in the wake of the housing bust.
More predictions for 2012 for local and state economy, including housing
I’ve already posted excerpts from and links to a number of credible predictions for the 2012 economy of the Savannah metro area on up to the national economy Today, two more. From Mary Carr Mayle’s Savannah’s outlook for 2012: More…
A short review and a few pics of The Queers, The Wild, and Free Candy in Savannah
Lucinda Williams singing “Blessed” live
I don’t post many fan videos from concerts — they’re too shaky and the sound is rarely good.
But this one turned out just fine. “Blessed” is the title song of Lucinda Williams’ most recent album; she played it here in the encore in November 2011 at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento.