Read the detailed version of this story, including newspaper clips from the era, in this blog entry.

Known for her beauty, intelligence, and diplomatic efforts, Queen Marie was a prominent figure in European royalty. Her visit to Toronto included engagements with local dignitaries and the public, and it highlighted her role as a cultural ambassador. The event captured significant media attention and showcased her charm and influence during a time when royal visits were highly celebrated.

I told the story of the album in a Romanian-language blog – read it here.

Today, courtesy of the AI DJ’s working for Google, here is the podcast version in English, generated using NotebookLM. Once you’re done with the podcast, give the album a listen on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or buy it in iTunes.

Am adus la zi pagina mea de servicii pentru artiști.

Firme ca ElevenLabs sau Wellsaidlabs sunt deja pe piață cu tehnologie text-to-speech avansată. Una din aplicațiile acesteia ar fi radiourile. Deocamdată cineva trebuie să le scrie textele, dar RadioGPT susține că ai lor robot-DJ vorbesc și singuri…

Azi vă prezint achizițiile mele de la ElevenLabs: Antoni (fluent în italiană, cum o să auziți) și o tipă pe care am creat-o și încă nu are nume, dar căreia îi place Lonely Robot…

Playlist

I was heading down to Alabama to see a friend 
I was thinkin’ bout all that was and not all that is 
I was making pretty good time 
Thought I’d stop and cop a cup of joe 
When I saw the roadside sign saying welcome to Tupelo

I hit a little bump of speed and hit a speed bump on the Trace They only let you run 55 inside that place 
Where the long, clear tail of a golden mare whips sunlight side to side Red-tail hawk squawking high atop a yellow pine

Came up on a spot where a hundred trees were down 
A storm came through, I heard em talking bout that in town 
About a daddy battening down the hatches but the Natchez hatched another plan
Death, oh death, why can you tell it better than I can

I saw the burying grounds of an early tribe of rambling man 
Now that’s the kind of freedom I don’t guess I’ll ever understand Everybody around here knows a lady with that native look to her eye Every time she sees you, man she leaves you something good behind

I pulled off for a spot of 87 down around Cherokee 
An old man buying noon booze took a long look at me 
I kicked a kid sock by the dumpster, the Norfolk Southern sang a baritone German Shepherd running like water down an access road

I took a left on Alabama and all the rest were right
I pulled my hair flat-back in the mirror till it looked alright
I opened up the front door, he said, “You’re a little bit late, ya know,”
I said I know well I took a wrong turn down to Tupelo

Pe Chinezu îl găsiți aici.

Festivalul de blues de la Brezoi (18-23 iulie 2023), detalii aici.

Ascultați The SIGN pe YouTube.

Album review for “Magma” by Black Flower in Uncut magazine.

despre cum și când a ajuns Mircea Eliade la Chicago

Eliade și muzica – download aici revista Muzica din 1986

Eliade și Maramureșul – download aici revista Marmația din 1978

La 41 de ani și single, in toamna lui 1970, superba Irene Papas a intrat intr-un studio din Paris. Avea de înregistrat un singur cântec, . Prima variantă a ieșit de 39 de minute, doar ea cu bunul ei amic Vangelis, care s-a ocupat de percutii. Pe disc au rămas vreo cinci minute. Din cauza sesiunii, casa de discuri nu a publicat albumul decât după vreo doi ani de întârzieri.

Andrew nu e perfect dar n-a fost prins niciodată. Așa că a trăit să scrie cartea. O găsiți la Iwasneverhere.ca