Tag Archives: Cornel Chiriac

Carte: Liviu Tofan – Sacalul Securitatii

Posted on November 13, 2013 by admin

Timp de patru decenii postul de radio ‘Europa Libera’ a fost sursa cea mai importanta de informare a romanilor care traiau sub dictatura si carora li se intezisese accesul la o informare libera, la o presa pluralista, la aflarea stirilor … Continue reading →

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Do gods get old? (Bob Dylan at 70)

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin

Do gods get old? Can gods get old? They probably cannot, it’s just us. They remain forever young (yes, this is a song title!) and when we count the passing of their years actually we count the passing of ours. … Continue reading →

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Jimi Hendrix – 40 years after

Posted on September 18, 2010 by admin

I do not remember exactly the moment, but it’s very probable that I learned about Jimi Hendrix’s death exactly 40 years ago from Cornel Chiriac’s Metronom broadcasts at Radio Free Europe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hSW67ySCio (video source vwontheautobahn) Hendrix was an exceptionally gifted … Continue reading →

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Documentary: How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin (2009)

Posted on July 18, 2010 by admin

Veteran documentary director Leslie Woodhead filmed on the British pop scene since the 60s. He starts ‘How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin’ by telling how he filmed the four boys in Liverpool in 1962. He did not stop here, catching … Continue reading →

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Easy Ride, Dennis Hopper!

Posted on May 30, 2010 by admin

Denis Hopper died yesterday. He acted in more than 200 films, and directed eight. Some of these films were milestones in the development of the American cinema, some of them were trash. He was a fabulous actor and a man … Continue reading →

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35 de ani fara Cornel

Posted on March 3, 2010 by admin

Pe 4 martie se implines 35 de ani de cand Cornel Chiriac a fost asasinat la Munchen. Pentru generatia mea si generatiile apropriate Cornel a fost una dintre figurile formative si un simbol. Dupa ce a incercat sa promoveze in … Continue reading →

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Johnnny Cash at Folsom Prison

Posted on December 30, 2009 by admin

Johnny Cash era unul dintre cantaretii de folk preferatiai lui Cornel Chiriac in zilele de joi (daca imi amintesc bine) in care Metronomul era dedicat genurilor folk si country & western. Poate alaturi de Arlo Guthrie era cantaretul de country … Continue reading →

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Martial Solal si Didier Lockwood

Posted on December 28, 2009 by admin

Postul de televiziune Mezzo m-a ajutat sa descopar doi extraordinari muzicieni de jazz francezi – Martial Solal si Didier Lockwood inregistrati la un concert la festivalul de la Antibes in 1990. Pianistul Martial Solal este nascut la Alger in 1927. … Continue reading →

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