relinquish this turbulence

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my favourite rock drumming is Dougie Bowne with Chris Whitley in the 90s

France Musique has posted a cool short documentary about Quincy Jones on its Instagram. If you've got a bit of French, you'll understand it. I did. (BTW, following media outlets on IG in the language you're studying is a great way to supplement your lessons.) www.instagram.com/reel/DRWRApJ...

Julius Hemphill in a Paul Motian Quartet!! This recording is incredible!! Shame Haden isn't more audible, but still... jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/11/1980...

No, but you're on to something. The Beatles phenomenal development at their peak is totally skewed by the two 'half albums' of MMT and YS. There's an epic bridging album in there between Pepper and The White album that makes a mockery of all the contrived narratives about 'development'.

TODAY! What are your favorite musical debates in the broad world of modern rock/indie?

Jeff Conklin teaches me something new practically every week. This is very beautiful. If you aren't tuned in now, you can find the album here: lowversions.bandcamp.com/album/retreat

I love finding a clean original inner sleeve in a used LP. It's a hint musty, but otherwise...

Episode 6 with @robinjames.bsky.social is out now for your holiday week! We cover the second edition of Resilience and Melancholy, what's happening at the top of the charts, why men left pop music for podcasts, and m o r e e e e dandipiero.substack.com/p/6-resilien...

LPs to be cleaned (VPI) and played today - hopefully

Now playing in order of release date:

I took what came long. Got by on wit/charm, and hard work. Lucked into my last two jobs - had the good fortune that someone recognized my talents - and retired early for family reasons. 1. USAF accountant 2. Associate editor of a jazz dictionary 3. USAF accounting system data integrity manager

20% off all books in the False Knees store! store.falseknees.com

good morning [cd - ECM 1042 / 833 331-2]

SML How You Been (2025) Anna Butterss Jeremiah Chiu Josh Johnson Booker Stardrum Gregory Uhlmann

You breathe in you breathe out You breathe in you breathe out You breathe in you breathe out You breathe in you breathe out And you’re high on a high-flying cloud Wrapped up in your magic shroud as ecstasy surrounds you This time it’s found you

Profoundly beautiful show by claire rousay and band (Alex Cunningham, Lia Kohl, Mari Maurice, Wendy Eisenberg) with guest poet LA Warman at Powerhouse.

In Die Hard, Alan Rickman had to fall backwards from a height of 40ft onto an airbag on the count of 3. The stunt crew dropped him on 1 instead, to make his reaction more believable. ‘The producers were very careful to make it my very last shot on the film.’

apropos of nothing youtu.be/tMrVcwxUP8I?...

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Earlier I bumped into a very elderly lady I know and she made me howl with laughter. She was sat on a bench in town, and I asked her what she was up to. 'Well I need some things doing around the house, so I thought if I wait here long enough I'm bound to pick someone up sooner or later'

now playing [cd - Smoke Session SSR-1402] info: haroldmabern.bandcamp.com/album/right-...

Drumroll. Composer of the Week next week on R3 is Max Roach.

good morning [cd - Verve 827 826-2] info: www.discogs.com/release/2292...

Old Country Rock - William Moore

Nearly 30 years with this one and it sounds just as fresh every single listen… Junko Onishi - Piano Reginald Veal - Bass Herlin Riley - Drums

Myself and Stephen Vitiello celebrate the release of our record of threes - Trinity - out on American dreams today! lawrenceenglish.bandcamp.com/album/trinity

I don’t know what her next act will be but please keep in mind you do not ever have to hand it to Marjorie Taylor Greene

Issue 7 of This, Not That just hit the mail. This time I'm writing about Burt Lancaster in The Crimson Pirate, Daniel M. Lavery's Women's Hotel (and the Barbizon in general), and William Basinski's The Disintegration Loops. Hope you enjoy it. this-not-that.ghost.io/issue-7-you-...

It seems to me that what 99% of the dupes needed was a New Deal. - Mark Twain

#NowPlaying 'LSD' - Cardiacs

wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do! www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...

A lesser known killer piano trio with multiple albums together… Kenny Werner Trio Live At The Blue Note Kenny Werner - Piano Johannes Weidenmueller - Bass Ari Hoenig - Drums

Covent Garden at night pre-Advent

I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...

Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. II Junko Onishi - Piano Reginald Veal - Bass Herlin Riley - Drums

For the Record: Nov. 21, 2025. Introducing DACAMERA Editions, launching in January with a landmark Tyshawn Sorey work, plus more new arrivals and coming attractions. Photograph: Tyshawn Sorey and Sarah Rothenberg, courtesy DotDotDotMusic

Poptimism emerged precisely as formerly prestigious modern rock became Clear-Channeled into Nickleback and Creed…precisely the popular feminist and neoliberalism compliment to alt-rock-y popular misogyny and reaction

completely enthralled by Theodore Gordon’s book “The Composer’s Black Box: Making Music in Cybernetic America” -especially in resonant in our current man-machine era.

#Obituary French modernist composer Jean-Claude Éloy has died at 87. A student of Boulez, Stockhausen, and Xenakis, he taught music analysis in Berkeley before immersing himself in Hindu aesthetics. His Libérations cycle championed women’s rights. Share a favorite work. #ClassicalMusic #NewMusic

Dream: to be able to play through Eberhard Weber's gear, even one time. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky #doublebassist www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukrd...

Vinnie Sperrazza reviews Billy Hart’s book open.substack.com/pub/vinniesp...

Today's mail - books...

WRENS - Half of What You See is out now! CDs shipping, LP in stock any day now, stream anywhere except Spotify below. This one is crazy! outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/halfofwhatyo...

“That’s what music is—adventure.” Happy birthday to Coleman Hawkins, b. 121 years ago today on 11/21/1904. I wrote this 3 years ago for Jazz Times about his late work between 1959-63, when his music turned another corner. There's a lot more to Hawk than "Body and Soul." jazztimes.com/features/col...