Re: Patti appears w/ Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) on "Morning Becomes Eclectic" (live today: 11:15 am PDST)

["rslovacek" <rslovacek>]

Hmph!

>>Last night he returned to the U.S. and the stage, playing a nice long
set at the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center for invited guests...<<

    I guess that's like bush gives "public speeches" only to very carefully
hand-picked and screened supporters.  The hell with them all.

--Bob



  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Dennis Moore
  To: Babel-list
  Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:38 AM
  Subject: Patti appears w/ Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) on "Morning Becomes
Eclectic" (live today: 11:15 am PDST)


  Cat Stevens Returns, Explains Himself
  Wednesday, December 20, 2006
  By Roger Friedman
  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,237698,00.html

  Cat Stevens is back. Well, his name now is Yusuf Islam, and we'll call
  him that, but old habits are hard to break, and you know, he was our
  Cat for a long, long time.

  Last night he returned to the U.S. and the stage, playing a nice long
  set at the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center for invited guests
  including rocker Patti Smith and a heavy mix of folks from the media
  like New York Times pop critic Jon Pareles, filmmaker Albert Maysles,
  rock impresario David Spero and writer Daphne Merkin.

  The show, taped for KCRW-FM, was interspersed with a conversation with
  that radio station's Nic Harcourt. [snip]

  THU DEC 21, 2006
  Broadcast and Webcast Exclusive:
  First Live US Performance in Three Decades by Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens)
  Will Air on KCRWs Morning Becomes Eclectic
  http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb061221yusuf

  On Thursday, December 21, 2006, at 11:15 am, Music Director Nic
  Harcourt host of the influential music program, Morning Becomes
  Eclectic on trendsetting public radio station 89.9FM KCRW/Santa Monica
  and KCRW.com presents a broadcast and webcast exclusive: the first
  live US performance in nearly three decades by singer/songwriter
  Yusuf, formerly known as Cat Stevens.

  In November 2006, Ya/Atlantic released AN OTHER CUP, Yusuf's
  long-anticipated new album, the first collection of modern pop songs
  in 28 years from this legendary British singer/songwriter.  It was
  received with a flurry of critical acclaim and coincided with the 40th
  anniversary of Cat Stevens' first hit record, "I Love My Dog."

  The performance that will air on Morning Becomes Eclectic was recorded
  on December 19 at an invitation-only event in an intimate performance
  venue in New York City, hosted by KCRWs Nic Harcourt. The performance
  and interview will be broadcast on air and will be simulcast online at
  www.KCRW.com on Thurs., Dec. 21, at 11:15 am Pacific time; click on
  KCRWLive to listen to the station's on-air stream. Yusuf's performance
  will be available for later listening in the KCRW Archives online.
  [snip]