Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock! The legendary pianist debuted on Blue Note in 1962 with "Takin' Off," the first in a run of brilliant 1960s albums that established him as one of the all-time greats. Stream our playlist "Herbie Hancock: The Finest": bluenote.lnk.to/HerbieHancoc...

Here's the playlist for my @chirpradio.org show this morning. Thanks to everyone who tuned in! I'm off next Saturday, and @agentforsports.bsky.social will be filling in for me, but I'll be back in a couple of Saturdays, 9-Noon (CDT). habloennui.blogspot.com/2026/04/apri...

25 songs 1955-1994: Benny, Oscar Brown Jr., Butterball, Cravats, David Essex, Ferko StringBand, Folk Devils, Growl, Dan Hartman, KalesijskiZvuci, Kursaal Flyers, Kenny Loggins, Look Blue Go Purple, Otto Luening, Pablo Cruise, Plan 9, Pretty Tony, Stack Waddy, Tragic Mulatto, Very Things, 012, more!

The reception from critics & public to this LP so discouraged Miles Davis that he didn't record another studio album for a decade. But "On the Corner" mapped the future by fusing the innovations of Sly and Hendrix with jazz and avant-garde arrangements and production. I rave on: shorturl.at/Xqqpr

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by David Lester on our website. The @meccanormal.bsky.social guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 43-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith: www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...

Out Now: Joe Jackson Unveils New Album ‘Hope and Fury’ Ahead of North American Tour (Listen/Buy) rockcellarmagazine.com/joe-jackson-...

Aldous Harding is releasing a new album, "Train on the Island," on May 8 via 4AD (@4ad.com). Now she has shared its second single, “Venus in the Zinnia,” which features H. Hawkline (aka Huw Evans). www.undertheradarmag.com/news/aldous_...

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Share Live Performance Clips from ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ North American Tour — On Now rockcellarmagazine.com/bruce-spring...

Foo Fighters Preview New Album ‘Your Favorite Toy’ — Stream “Of All People”; LP Out April 24 (Pre-Order) rockcellarmagazine.com/foo-fighters...

Against The Grain: London’s last jukeboxes The few remaining jukeboxes in London’s pubs and bars salvage a mode of music consumption from the junkyards of history, argues Deborah Nash in The Wire 507. Read the article in full here: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/c...

Joan Jett, ca. 1976

Terje Rypdal :: Odyssey aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/04/10/t... Odyssey is the point where it all came together for Norwegian guitarist, composer, and ECM mainstay Terje Rypdal. Released in 1975, just as the “ECM sound” was beginning to smooth out, Odyssey delivered a searing double album..

With a career spanning Little Red Rocket, Azure Ray, and eight solo albums, Maria Taylor has never been one to stand still. Her latest record, Story’s End, is the sound of an artist at the peak of her powers, turning major life changes into one of the most compelling albums of her career.

This month, host @larryodean.bsky.social welcomes guests Bucky Halker and Ian McKinley to the @montrosesaloon.bsky.social stage! Hope to see you there.