concert 75 anniversary, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Zubin Mehta, filmed at Hangar 11, Tel Aviv, september 12, 2014:

Exodus theme - Oscar winner music 1960

piano, Roger Williams:

remembering Paco de Lucía

Al Di Meola, Egyptian Danze, 2004

Elvis reincarnation

David Thibault from Quebec impersonating Elvis Presley:

where are the creators

somebody re-sent this to my email. it shows a sad reality: the current disaster in pop music. how bad the things turned out in 40 years. today the pop world dances only around money and advertising, quality and creativity zero.

a beautiful song - Julia Stone, This Love

jazz in Oakville, 2013

Some images I took during the Oakville (ON) Jazz Festival 2013, last friday and saturday:

the best Beatles cover ever

the minimalist: Sebastian Studnitzky

Muddy makes this week for us

we gonna start the week with a jewel. have a great monday, everybody!

monday-bot // lunesbot

here, if you missed them, the best links I twittered yesterday:

a good review about french artist Moebious, who passed awaw last friday

Marseille may become the 1st Muslim-majority city in Western Europe. Can it remain a beacon of cosmopolitan harmony?

the body counter: mathematics and Human Rights. science into human reality
some ecology: Clean power benefits from nuclear phase out 
James Q. Wilson - the smartest man in America - Dies at 80
finding a lost score by Mozart

today's sentence: "You talk to God, you’re praying; God talks to you, you’re nuts"

sometimes...

sometimes all what we need is a tall drink in a pink-with-palms painted place, a bunch of change for the wurlitzer, a green t-shirt with a dragon...

and a video by the Blue Hawaiians... 

flamenco guitarist

quick drawing of a flamenco 'cantaor'. 

Paco de Lucia is not a cantaor, but a flamenco guitarist. an excellent one. I wanted to complete this weekend post with a video by Paco, filmed a lot of years ago: 1976. but good is always good. so, here is Paco de Lucia rendering 'Entre Dos Aguas' (Between Two Waters). enjoy it!

Frank Zappa, "Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar"

* Frank Zappa's 3 CDs set box I bought - if I remember well - in the mid '90s - at a records store in Shenkin st., Tel Aviv. a real cool place always full of very rare, unique and 'impossible-to-find' rock and pop.
from time to time I take the box from the shelf and listen the discs again, remembering not only Zappa's guitar, but also that warm mediterranean salty aroma of those 9-month summers.

* un set de 3 CDs de Frank Zappa que compré - si recuerdo bien - a medidos de los '90s en una tienda de música en la calle Shenkin de Tel Aviv. un lugar súper entrete, siempre lleno de rock y pop raro, singular y 'difícil-de-encontrar'.
de vez en cuando saco la caja de la repisa y escucho los discos de nuevo, recordando no sólo el guitarreo de Zappa, sino también el aroma cálido y salado de esos veranos de nueve meses.

Buffalo Tom, "Summer", 1995

bye Elizabeth

* my farewell to Elizabeth Taylor, who left us today. she at "The Sandpiper", movie from 1965 with Richard Burton and with the theme of the film that is - for me - maybe the most beautiful song ever, "The Shadow of Your Smile".

* un Adiós a Elizabeth Taylor que nos dejó hoy. ella en "The Sandpiper", película de 1965 junto a Richard Burton y con el tema del film que - para mí - es una de más bellas canciones de la historia, "La Sombra de tu Sonrisa".

Squirrel Nut Zippers - "Put A Lid On It"

Clinic, "Bubblegum", 2011

Clinic - Bubblegum from Alasdair & Jock on Vimeo.

MUSIC for Illustration Friday

my contribution to IF this time.
have a nice day!

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