Lecture Notes - Wayne Kramer

In prepping my usual series of lectures on popular music for an American cultural history class, I came across a lecture from Wayne Kramer, one of the primary songwriters and guitarists for the MC5, which most people understand now as a key proto-punk band.  Now, years later, Kramer has cleaned himself up, found work not just playing rock but writing movie soundtracks.  He's also a thoughtful commentator on the last 50 years of popular music.  If you've got an hour or so, you might enjoy listening to Kramer's talk given at Loyola University of New Orleans, "On the MC5 and the Evolution of Pop Music."



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PN 245 - TD Allman - 'Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State'

Journalist TD Allman's latest book is Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State, which recasts the past of Gator Country in sometimes unexpected ways.


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Allman will be one of many authors appearing this weekend (March 14-16) at Literary Feast 2014, to benefit the Broward Public Libraries.






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Video Jukebox - The Wood Brothers

It's no secret that the Sunday Time Warp is a fan of Medeski Martin and Wood -- ad within the past year I've talked with both Billy Martin and John Medeski.  This coming weekend, the MMW trifecta is completed as Chris Wood joins the show to talk about The Wood Brothers' latest release, The Muse.  In the meantime, enjoy a selection of videos from the Wood Brothers.

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PN Unscripted - TD Allman - 'Finding Florida'

Noted journalist TD Allman spent almost a decade working on his latest book, Finding Florida; The True History of the Sunshine State.  He's got his own view of Florida's past and how that history informs the present.  Folks in the rest of the nation don't roll their eyes at Florida without reason.

Allman will be appearing at Books and Books in Coral Gables on March 13, at 6:30 pm.

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New Broadcast Times, Podcast Drops, and Social Media

I’m not going to assume that everyone makes a habit of tuning in my weekly arts-and-commentary feature every Friday.  For the better part of four years, Passing Notes has always been broadcast at 11:06 am after the BBC news.  About a year ago we added another slot for the same feature at 6:06 pm – a time that I am particularly happy with as it coincides with drive time.

As it turns out, the folks at WDNA are going to be moving the morning spot to drive time as well – that is, 7:06 am.  So, if you’re interested in keeping up with Passing Notes, you can tune in via terrestrial radio in South Florida to 88.9 FM WDNA at either 7:06 am or 6:06 pm.  This change in broadcast time will also mean that the podcast will drop about 7:15 am, rather than midday.

The Sunday Time Warp, which has been doing better than ever, will remain on those lazy weekend afternoons from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.  And, if there happens to be a musical guest on Segment3, that podcast will drop about 2:15 pm.

If you want to keep up with all things Passing Notes, your best bet is to follow this website – see the links at right, including podcast feeds through Stitcher or iTunes.  You can also keep up with the Notes via any of the additional social media links below.

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Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 3/9/14

Song, Artist, Album

Pusherman/Superfly, Dave Stryker, Eight Track

Reflex, Omaha Diner, Omaha Diner

Let's Go!, Cory Weeds Quintet, Let's Go!

The Uptown Shuffle, Vincent Herring, The Uptown Shuffle

Mutation IX: Descent, Vijay Iyer, Mutations

Mutation VII: Kernel, Vijay Iyer, Mutations

Spellbound and Sacrosanct Cowrie Shells and the Shimmering Sea, Vijay Iyer, Mutations

Naima, Turtle Island Quartet, A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane

Blues Connotation, Ornette Coleman, This Is Our Music

Devil's Got To Burn, James Blood Ulmer, Birthright

Blue Monk, Thelonious Monk Quartet, Thelonious in Action

Cosmic Shuffle, Matthew Shipp, Piano Sutras

Tales (8 Whispers), Cecil Taylor, Unit Structures

Never Remember, Kneebody, Kneebody

Freedom Jazz Dance, Taylor Eigsti, Lucky To Be Me

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Segment3 - Vijay Iyer

For pianist and composer Vijay Iyer, making music isn't so much about genre or style, it's about finding shared languages of expression.  His latest release, Mutations, places his compositions in the context of piano, electronics, and string quartet.

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