The boys are all back together for an ALL-NEW, right-off-the-assembly-line-edition of the one, the original, Podwits Podcast! They chat this week about their various jet-setting, before getting into topics that hit closer to home, like the loss of fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett, the recent passing of Leonard Nimoy and Star Trek producer Harve Bennett, and we embrace or even […]
Posts Tagged ‘Muddy Waters’
Happy Pi Day 3.14159265359…… UGH!
Posted: 14th March 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Celebrities, Ernest Borgnine, Film, History, Literature, News, Obituaries, Podcast, Science Fiction, Technology, TelevisionTags: Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Discworld, Doctor Who, Ernest Borgnine, Freaks, Grammys, Herb Alpert and Tijuana Brass, James Bond, Leonard Nimoy, Marvin Gaye, Michael Keaton, Mickey Rooney, Muddy Waters, Pi, Robert Downey Jr, Sir Terry Pratchett, SuperFuzz, Terrence Hill, The Black Hole
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New Podcast: All (About) That JAZZ
Posted: 29th November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Audio Review, Celebrities, Electronics, History, Literature, Music, Music Review, Notes & Chords, Technology, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Caravan, Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Dave Brubeck, Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvis Presley, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Howlin' Wolf, Jackie Gleason, Jimmy Smith, Joey Defrancesco, John Coltrane, Jon Faddis, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Miles Davis, Muddy Waters, New Orleans, No Chaser, Oscar Peterson, Preservation Hall, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ray Charles, Red Garland, Robert Johnson, Sonic Highways, Sonny Rollins, Straight, The Meters, The Village Vanguard, Thelonious Monk, Tom Waits, Tommy Dorsey, Wes Montgomery, Willie Dixon
The boys are cookin’ and steamin’ this morning! They first jump into their love for Preservation Hall in New Orleans, which leads into a very spirited discussion of their love of all things Jazz. They chat about their favorite jazz musicians, jazz albums, and even give off-the-cuff 5 jazz picks for anyone wanting to get into the genre. Dion […]
New Podcast: Side Cast: Live Albums
Posted: 24th November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in History, Music, Music Review, Podcast, Side-Casts, Up on The Soap BoxTags: B.B. King, Bill Withers, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Bo Diddley, Bobby Bland, Bootleg, Buddy Rich, claudio simonetti, Count Basie, Dario Argento, Dean Martin, Demonia, Dio, Frank Sinatra, Goblin, Jo Stafford, John Pizzarelli, Kurt Weill, Leadbelly, Live, Live Albums, Muddy Waters, New Goblin, Nirvana, Ocean's Eleven, Red Norvo, Sammy Davis Jr., Side-Cast, Sidecast, The Doors, The Pied Pipers, The Rat Pack
J. Blake and Dion Baia are back for another exciting installment of the Podwits Side Cast! This week the boys have picked 10 live albums that they feel are great and *must* listens for anyone unfamiliar with them. The boys have managed to narrow it down to 5 each, and try to surprise each other as to […]
Side-Casts: The Low Down, Dirt-Funky Blues
Posted: 22nd May 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Music, Music Review, Side-CastsTags: Aerosmith, Alan Lomax, Albert Collins, Albert King, Art Tatum, B.B. King, Beethoven, Big Bill Bronzy, Bing Crosby, Black Sabbath, Bob Hope, Bobby Bland, Buddy Guy, Chicago, Chuck Berry, Cream, David Bowie, Debbie Davies, Derek and the Dominos, Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Doo Wop, Electric Mud, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams, Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Isaac Hayes, Jackson Browne, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, John Pizzarelli, Johnny Ace, Junior Wells, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin, Leslie West, Little Walter, Louis Prima, Motown, Mountain, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding, Otis Spann, Pat Boone, Paul Butterfield, Progressive Rock, Ray Charles, Robert Johnson, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Son House, Sonny Boy Williamson, Stax Records, Steve Cropper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Storyville, The Beatles, The Black Keys, The Blues, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Tony Iommi, Van Halen, Willie Dixon
Dion and Contributor J. Blake are back for another edition of The Podwits Side-Cast! This time around they discuss their love for the Blues. They chat about how some purists like to define it, what they themselves think the blues is, and the various artists they love within the genre. Dion and J. Blake then each share a ‘top 5‘ list […]
Chicago Blues Guitar Icon, Hubert Sumlin Passes at 80
Posted: 10th December 2011 by Dion in Music, News, ObituariesTags: Chess Records, Cream, David Johansen, Eric Clapton, Hubert Sumlin, James Cotton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Levon Helm, Muddy Waters, Obituaries, Robbie Krieger, Robbie Robertson, The Blues, The Delta, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Willie Dixon
Blues Guitar legend Hubert Sumlin, whose signature scream and snarl defined Howlin’ Wolf’s sound, died in Wayne, New Jersey this week at the age of 80. A highly underrated guitar pioneer in the Chicago “Electric Blues” scene of the late 1940’s- to late 50’s, Mr. Sumlin is revered in the music, directly influencing musicians such as Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, […]