All About Jazz — The research into Ralph Rainger that has kept me more or less hors de combat from Rifftides lately included the not entirely disagreeable task of watching The Big Broadcast of 1938. Film musicals still recycled vaudeville in those days, so what we ge... more info

Stereogum — RS's list is an interesting and at times odd mix of fogies and new blood, with a few representatives from each camp who don't seem like they really belong here. For instance, it's the second list in two days that shows kindness towards Chinese Demo... more info

The World Forgot — How I haven’t yet posted a proper little spot about Fields is beyond me.  I really must apologize to everyone who reads this blog because I feel as if I’ve let you down.  Let you down hard.  Honestly, where has my head been?  I know I... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — December 8, 1980 is, in retrospect, one of the most important days in my life.It was a Monday, and I was in the 5th grade at Solomon Schecter Day School in Cranford, NJ, and we had the day off. My Dad and I were living alone in Plainfield, New Jerse... more info

TMZ — It's the day every other young actor in Hollywood has been dreaming of - Shia LaBeouf won't be able to star in a Hollywood film.Apparently his post-op, smashed hand is still so messed up, he's had to quit filimg "Dark Fields."Ironically the... Per... more info

Perez Hilton — Bad boyShia LaBeouf has had to drop out of a new film because of his still injured hand. Apparently, LaBeouf was going to star in Neal Burger's flick, Dark Fields, which was going to start shooting this fall. Filming was postponed because of Shia's i... more info

Totally Fuzzy — blend said... Bellavista Terrace: Best of the Go-Betweens Magnetic Fields - The Charm of the Highway Strip http://under-g.blogspot.com themusicologist said... musicology #245 soul&boogie #6 Decided... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — 1. Commercials (12:54) (Tracks below are linked from earlier posts)2. Everybody Says Don't (2:14) (The Singles Collection)3. Cotton Fields (2:20) (Hey, Look Us Over)4. Baby Won't You Please Come Home (2:21) (The Remarkable J's with Jamie)... more info

Paste Magazine — Right around the time The Beatles crafted such pop classics as "Penny Lane," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" in 1967, the band had fully immersed itself in its newfound experimentation with psychedelia and avant-garde ... more info

Discobelle.net — The place to be this week seems to be Ottawa, Canada. The multi media festival Electric Fields hosts a couple of great parties aswell as discussions about art, science and technology. Local dj stars Jokers of the Scene produced a mixtape to promote t... more info