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Mark Knopfler: Tracker - Very few people find early in life what they want to do and get to do it all their lives. At the top of the list in music: Mark Knopfler.
Markéta Irglová - Guest Butler Ron Fried produces TV, writes really crisp novels (like Christmas in Paris, 2002), knows everything about Balzac and is unspeakably nice. Thank God he can’t compete at Olympic-level
Martha Wainwright: Come Home to Mama - In the mood for some over-the-top emotion? Try this. Anna McGarrigle was dying, and she knew it. But she loved Christmas and the family holiday concerts that raised money for cancer research,
Martha Wainwright: Come Home to Mama - In the mood for some over-the-top emotion? Try this. Kate McGarrigle was dying, and she knew it. But she loved Christmas and the family holiday concerts that raised money for cancer research,
Martha Wainwright’s Piaf Record: Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris - It was the last benefit of the summer in the Hamptons. Rufus Wainwright and Norah Jones were the headliners. Martha Wainwright – sister of Rufus, a comparative unknown --- was
Martin Wolff - Martin Wolff first became known to me as one of those readers of "Swami Uptown" ---- the blog where I used to unload all the spiritual/political ranting that I
Marty Stuart: This One’s Gonna Hurt You - The ultimate test of country music is how it sounds when you're drunk. Not elite-drunk, sipping single malt in your library with super technology giving you every bit of production value.
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The duets of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell were recorded in forever ago 1967. What songs were on that CD? Oh, just classics: “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” “You’re All I Need
Mary Chapin Carpenter: The Age of Miracles - “We’ve got two lives, one we’re given, the other one we make,” Mary Chapin Carpenter sang on Come On Come On, her 1992 breakthrough album. For her, that estimate was too
Mary Chapin Carpenter: The Age of Miracles - “We’ve got two lives, one we’re given, the other one we make,” Mary Chapin Carpenter sang on Come On Come On, her 1992 breakthrough album. For her, that estimate was too
Mary Chapin Carpenter: The Things That We Are Made Of - “The Things That We Are Made Of” looks like what you’d expect from one of the few singer-songwriters who can legitimately be described as an artist. There’s the star producer:
Mary Gauthier: The Foundling - I had no desire to talk to Mary Gauthier. Reasons? Try these: Born to an unmarried woman in New Orleans, she was adopted by an alcoholic father and a depressed mother,
Masters of Chicha, Vol. 1 - When you finish reading this, you're likely to be the only person in your circle to know about chicha. And if you actually bring Masters of Chica, Vol. 1 into your
Matthew Ryan - It was the summer we were living in Paris. The early evening was sunny and warm, and I had a business dinner a mile down the Seine, so I walked.
Mavis Staples - If you're of a certain age, this CD is an invitation to time-travel back to the 1960s. Not the '60s of war protest. Or the '60s of sex, drugs and
Miles Davis: Ascenseur Pour L’Echafaud - In 1957, Louis Malle was 24 years. He was filthy rich. Incredibly handsome. And prodigiously talented --- he had already co-directed and shot Jacques Cousteau's Oscar-winning
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue - The biggest sellers in any category are often cringeworthy. One notable exception is the biggest-selling jazz record: "Kind of Blue." Released in August of 1959, it's #12 on Rolling Stone's
Mitch Hedberg - ''I used to do drugs,'' Mitch Hedberg joked. ''I still do drugs. But I used to, too.'' On March 29, 2005, that line stopped being funny --- he was found
Moments From This Theatre - Moments From This Theatre Dan
