Musichttp://www.blrag.com/music/en-US2008-09-08T00:48:57ZSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Sunday Classichttp://www.blrag.com/music/2008/9/7/sunday-classic.htmlZoy Clem2008-09-07T12:43:54ZClassicalWe'll go with something really different this morning. Here are a couple videos of the late Andrés Segovia performing music composed by J.S. Bach.



]]>Reggae and Ska for a Saturdayhttp://www.blrag.com/music/2008/9/6/reggae-and-ska-for-a-saturday.htmlZoy Clem2008-09-06T12:53:16ZSKA ReggaeWe'll start off the morning with a reggae cut from Leroy Sibbles (from the Heptones) performing Full Up live...


...then move to some ska with The Specials, performing Concrete Jungle live:



Now, back to some reggae with Toots and the Maytals performing Sweet and Dandy...


...and finally, to wrap up this post,  here is UB40 with Red, Red, Wine:




]]>Happy Birthdayhttp://www.blrag.com/music/2008/9/5/happy-birthday.htmlZoy Clem2008-09-05T13:28:08ZGlam RockToday is the late Freddie Mercury's birthday, so here is something from Queen:

]]>Music for a Wednesdayhttp://www.blrag.com/music/2008/9/4/music-for-a-wednesday.htmlZoy Clem2008-09-04T14:37:41ZRockThis song, performed by Pat Benatar, kept coming to mind for some reason this week:

]]>Kitty Blueshttp://www.blrag.com/music/2008/9/3/kitty-blues.htmlZoy Clem2008-09-03T17:04:47ZRockabillyThis one is for my cat, who had to make a trip to the veterinarian this morning to a have a tooth pulled:

I doubt she'll be strutting about when she gets home though...maybe in a day or two.

]]>Sunday Oldieshttp://www.blrag.com/music/2008/8/31/sunday-oldies.htmlZoy Clem2008-08-31T13:33:59ZOldiesSummer is almost over and the late Eddie Cochran, one of the fathers of rockabilly, laments its passing. This is Summer Time Blues, performed in 1959:


]]>Uplifting from Down Under: TGIF Editionhttp://www.blrag.com/music/2008/8/29/uplifting-from-down-under-tgif-edition.htmlFornax2008-08-29T20:10:11ZProgressiveThe Church, performing Metropolis (from Gold Afternoon Fix, 1990); Split Enz, singing I Got You (from True Colours, 1980); The Bats, with a live (iffy sound quality) rendition of Treason (originally released on Daddy's Highway, 1986); finally, Mental As Anything doing If You Leave Me, Can I Come, Too? (1981 single, and on Greatest Hits Vol. 1, 1986).
]]>Friday Pub Hourhttp://www.blrag.com/music/2008/8/29/friday-pub-hour.htmlZoy Clem2008-08-29T13:46:20ZNew Wave Rock PunkHere's a collage of pictures set to the music of The Stranglers, from 1982. The song is called No More Heroes...


...followed by a live set where they perform Get a Grip on Yourself:

The second video was shared at another site some time back, but now you can view it here.

]]>Seems Like It Was Only Yesterdayhttp://www.blrag.com/music/2008/8/29/seems-like-it-was-only-yesterday.htmlZoy Clem2008-08-29T13:06:52ZBeatlesHere is one more live performance from The Beatles, this one in Tokyo in 1966. The sound quality is a little better on this one. The song is called Yesterday:

]]>Bye Bye Beatleshttp://www.blrag.com/music/2008/8/29/bye-bye-beatles.htmlZoy Clem2008-08-29T13:00:53ZBeatlesToday marks the day of the last Beatles concert in America, held in Candlestick Park in 1966. Here are a couple of clips, bad sound quality and all, from the event:


And here is one more:


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