http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Wed, 8 Dec 2004 21:37:54 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/ Phillip WinnSunday, August 26, 2007, marks the switch of all Blogcritics.org article feeds from full-content to short-content. This is the result of several converging factors, and is unfortunately a permanent decision (as permanent as any decision can be on the web, that is). We are aware of all of the reasons that this is a Bad Idea, and we are aware that some of you will be quite upset about having to click on something to read the free content, and we're sorry. Unfortunately, despite great effort, full-content feeds are not currently economically viable. Two other factors are involved: full-content feeds have resulted in an unprecedented level of content theft, with BC content appearing on many websites, usually spam sites, without attribution or permission. This duplicate content causes a cascading set of problems, not the least of which is that search engines generally aren't favorable to duplicate content, and don't always guess correctly. Finally, our RSS advertising partner is strongly in favor of short-content feeds. We hope that you'll continue to subscribe to BC via RSS, and when an article grabs your eye, it's only a click away, still free on the BC website. Thank you for your understanding. Administration0@blogcritics.org Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/08/213754.php Dave LaneBoston area talk show host and film critic said goodbye to his listeners and readers today as he announced that he is losing his battle with cancer and doesn't expect to live more than a few days.He will be missed. Culture23073@blogcritics.org Wed, 8 Dec 2004 21:37:54 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/12/29/172741.php Dave LaneAs it turns out, George Steinbrenner didn't actually faint after all. He was thrown to the ground by Pedro Martinez. Culture11303@blogcritics.org Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:27:41 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/12/29/170211.php Dave LaneLONDON (Reuters) - Sky marshals will be placed on some British passenger planes following warnings from the United States about a heightened terror threat, the government says. Will they be armed marshals, or will they just be carrying the usual weapons used by British law enforcement personnel? Culture11299@blogcritics.org Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:02:11 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/28/231545.php Dave LaneGuitarist Shawn Lane (no relation) passed away on Friday. He had been ill for some time. Damn.UPDATE Here's a bio from the Eclectic Earwig Reviews site:Shawn Lane 21 March 1963, Memphis TN - 26 Sept. 2003Guitarist Shawn Lane, who progressed from a teenaged hard-rock star to a master of world fusion music, has died after a drastic battle with lung disease. He was forty years old. Lane began his musical interests very young, studying piano and cello from the age of four. He took up the guitar at eight, and it remained his principal instrument from then on. He quickly became a legend in Memphis' music scene as the feisty young kid began his professional playing and recording career when he was 12. At 14 he was hired into Black Oak Arkansas towards the end of the boogie-rock band's peak of fame. The teen wonder shocked and amazed audiences at stadium shows across the nation. He also performed with the band at Governor Bill Clinton's inauguration. Four years later Lane quit performing entirely to concentrate on his family and studies. He returned to playing at the age of 20, in the house band of the Peabody Hotel. His growing resume included recordings and gigs with DDT, Joe Walsh, Alex Chilton, Sam & Dave, dc Talk, and country supergroup The Highwaymen. The last association led to his Warner Brothers recording contract and the release of Powers of Ten in 1992, along with opportunities for instructional videos and workshops. That year Guitar Player Magazine named Lane their Best New Talent; he also made second place in Keyboard Player Magazine's ranking of keyboard artists. In 1994 Lane began working with Jonas Hellborg, a phenomenal Swedish bass guitarist who had taken part in the second edition of John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra. The two became fast friends and enduring partners, most notably working in trio sessions with various percussionists: Kofi Baker, son of Cream drummer Ginger Baker; Jeff Sipe (Apt. Q-258) from Aquarium Rescue Unit; and the Indian percussion-playing brothers Vinayakram Selvaganesh (Good People in Times of Evil, 2000, Bardo) and Vinayakram Umashankar. Temporal Analogues of Paradise (1996, DEM), recorded with Sipe, was a Miles Davis-like pastiche of live concert segments assembled into two mind-boggling half-hour tracks of improvisation. In 1999 Lane released his second album as a leader, The Tri-Tone Fascination, on his own Eye Reckon label while keeping up a hectic schedule with Hellborg. His health problems began in 2001, at which time Lane backed off from performing and folded the label with several sessions unreleased. By the end of the year he was gigging with the local group Time Bandits, and in 2002 he rejoined Hellborg and Sipe for a world tour. His last recording was Icon (2003, Bardo) with Hellborg and the Vinayakrams. In early September 2003 Lane began suffering severe chest pain and underwent various medical tests while preparing for a new album with Hellborg and Ginger Baker. He was expected to remain on oxygen for the remainder of his life, but passed away within a few weeks. Music8747@blogcritics.org Sun, 28 Sep 2003 23:15:45 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/06/001601.php Dave LaneReformed decades after splitting with their idiosyncratic, controlling leader, they've recently come out with CDs of new versions of old material.The Magic Band: Drumbo - drums, vocals, harp; Rockette Morton - bass; Mantis - guitar; Feelers Reebo - guitar21st Century Schizoid Band: Michael Giles - drums; Ian McDonald - sax,keys; Mel Collins - sax; Jakko Jacszyk - guitar, vocals; Peter Giles - bass Music7416@blogcritics.org Wed, 6 Aug 2003 00:16:01 EDT