Miles Davis Was The Steve Jobs Of Music, Or: Steve Jobs Was The Miles Davis Of Business
Excellent post in The New Yorker from Nicholas Thompson about Steve Jobs and ‘who the next Steve Jobs will be, or who the last one was.’ I can’t think of an example from business. But I can think of one from music: Miles Davis. Like Jobs, he was a showman who was also intensely private. [...]
Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies at 56
A classic photo of Miles Davis, part of Apple’s “think different” campaign. Wall Street Journal: Apple’s Steve Jobs Is Dead
On The 20th Anniversary Of Miles Davis’ Death…
Wednesday (Sept. 28) marked 20 years since Miles Davis passed away. The musical legacy, the cultural influence lives on – mightily. The Guardian remembers a man who cooked well, dressed better and had some choice words for Nancy Reagan. (Miles Davis: his wardrobe, his wit, his way with a basketball…) His aloof allure He could [...]
Miles Davis Song Download Free At iTunes
Something nice: iTunes is offering a free download of “No Blues” from Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1. Click HERE to download. * Click ‘View In iTunes’ when you get to page to open iTunes/song file
Miles Davis At Montreux DVD Collection On The Way – And It Is Big!
Happy to see this exciting news about Miles Davis via the always informative anti music. Back in June, Eagle Rock released a highlights package of Miles Davis ‘Live At Montreux.’ But now they are ready to unveil a whopper of a DVD collection. Eagle Rock have set an October 24, 2011 release date for The [...]
Not Cool: Miles Davis’ Boyhood Home Vandalized
Via Chicago Tribune: East St. Louis is proud to call late jazz great Miles Davis one of its own, but vandalism to his childhood home is striking a sour note with many in the struggling city. KSDK-TV reports vandalism that has escalated in recent weeks has included nearly all of the aluminum siding being stripped [...]
Miles Davis Online Now Featured On Alltop
News from headquarters: Finally Miles Davis Online is available on Alltop. A detailed aggregation of every type of topic and subject you could possibly want, Alltop is very much like an ‘online magazine rack’ of the web. And now Miles Davis Online content has been added to the Jazz page, which can be accessed at [...]
Miles Davis | Around The Web
A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News & Notes 1. The New York Times Reviews “Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1,” Miles Davis, Live at the Apogee: No jazz musician has been more diligently organized or effectively monetized in the afterlife than Miles Davis, who died in 1991 on the cusp of [...]
The Miles Davis Classic ‘So What’ Named GQ’s 12th Most Stylish Music Video Of All Time
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Miles Davis Festival’s 85th Birthday Tribute Set For Two Shows In St. Louis
BBs Jazz, Blues & Soups and WSIE Jazz 88.7-FM is honoring Miles Davis with two jam sessions to celebrate the Miles Davis Festival’s 85th birthday tribute to East St. Louis’ native son: on Monday, August 29 and Monday, September 19. The Miles Davis Festival will feature Delano Redmond’s “Miles To Go” Jazztet. via stlamerican.com Miles [...]
