WB's Looney Tunes begin with Sinkin' in the Bathtub Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising 19 Apr 1930 #FilmSky🎞️

Whoops, sorry it's #politics again. Voila, @doubledown.news telling it like it is. Sadly, I'm not sure they're getting the message across. Here's Bob Vylan talking about fingers in pies (as you could say): youtu.be/gKboWQHtgr0?...

Somebody once pointed out to me that all we really do is pick our favourite distortion and stick to it. Every format has something to like about it and something to dislike about it.

Yep, but music doesn't need to have it, John. #RecordStoreDay was supposed to be about Record Stores, not a format. Record Stores sell CDs (if worth their salt). So why are there virtually zero CD releases for #RSD? Don't they want artists' barrel scrapings to be available without surface noise?

Curious to hear the new offering from @visiblecloaks.bsky.social. I saw/heard them a few years ago in Brussels with Yoshio Ijima and Satsuki Shibano. An amazing concert, really a combination of music and stunning visuals. Anyhow, here they are again: visiblecloaks.bandcamp.com/album/parade...

bravo to the people who take care of this little brussels jungle 🌴

i keep getting promos for Dave's concert at the Anthem in a few days and I can't go, but his new video is stunning...i know from the viewcount that I am just late to the party but www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awnf...

This week I am mostly listening to albums by artists beginning with the letter - G Giants of Discovery - Monuments #MusicSky @giantsofdiscovery.bsky.social A beautifully chilled album. Something really memorable about it that lifts above most 'beautifully chilled' albums.

They'll be rising again shortly if the US doesn't reel in the playground bully and local pariah, Israel! #politics

I think this version still works : music.youtube.com/watch?v=do-a...

Just received an email from a UK friend I've not seen in years. His email is filled with Brexit hate and misinformation, it's deeply troubling. I'm now in a difficult situation as to how to reply? Say nothing, politely mention "I'm not sure what you mean (by all that)", or simply forget them? 😮‍💨

Or ... youtu.be/OX8-KmfMqPc?...

Good article by @jenniferrankin.bsky.social. If you read the article, you'll find a few names you can contact to remind them that the EUs sitting-on-its-hands response is pathetic. Find a MEP and write to them to remind them of their duties. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

I'm amazed. We're trying to stop kids from disappearing down the rabbit hole all day long with smartphones, and now smart glasses are barging in. Just think of the damage these will do. Apart from things mentioned in the article, there's other things too ... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Sorry for the #politics again, but I'm lost for words when I read EU countries have 'expressed deep concern' over the new outrageous (one sided) death penalty in Israel. Surely it should be more, "you've gone too far now". When is the world going to do something about this rogue state?

Spot on.

Wow, this is a really evil, vile person, you can't call him a human being. We know what the plan is, there's no hiding it. And why aren't Israelis being held to the same standard (in the West Bank)? Why are international communities just standing by and letting this crook get away with all of this?

Danish PM rides Trump Greenland row into election resurgence - www.ft.com/content/a6ca... There's definitely a lesson somewhere buried in here for the UK Labour party but, darn it, I just can't work it out

Sadly Steve Houben passed away this morning. He was a truly inspirational character who inspired many young players in Belgium to take jazz seriously and become jazz musicians. Goodbye, Steve, nice to have known you. youtu.be/3vBiU1jZufo?...

I love the fact that Trump says they're getting close to meeting their objectives. What are they, nobody seems to know, least of all Mr T? Spending $12bn to achieve not a lot, raising the price of petrol, killing lots of innocent people, getting a lot of egg on his face?

Very creative indeed. Sorry, I'm a bit late to the table. underscores.bandcamp.com/album/wallso...

Really enjoying Masahiro Sugaya's 'Horizon Vol 1', a perfect collection of minimalist compositions.

Good one.

Spot on!

I guess most people have seen this, if not enjoy. And, how true it is! youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?...

@liege.bike Aha, you probably won't have seen this, but there's maybe some hopeful news leaking in this morning. Let's cross fingers it comes our way too! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Amazing, go London, go! Hopefully Brussels will wake up to this same problem which is only growing in Belgium (very recently) - oh, and the EU in general: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Anyone interested in helping to save one of the most important jazz clubs in Belgium will be more than appreciated. www.leetchi.com/fr/c/jazz-st...

Sorry for the #politics (again). Just read the first 4 paragraphs and think of where we are now, and how we got there. 😉 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamma...

Sorry for the politics, but here we are with war mongering press coverage distorting the situation. How did we get here again? Luckily, @doubledown.news has it's regular updates to help straighten out the facts, so we can see through the smoke and mirrors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BlX...

This piece (composed 25 years ago) was certainly well ahead of its time, as was all Eliane Radigue's work. I wonder if the likes of Fennesz, Tim Hecker, Ben Frost and Co were listening in back then? elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/l-le-r...

Great way to finish the evening.

In recognition of Éliane Radigue's death, the recent themed double issue in Contemporary Music Review is now available in free access. (It says 'variable access', but that's because some articles are open essays anyway.) www.tandfonline.com/toc/gcmr20/4...

Two days to go... New LP from me and @joehigham.bsky.social, based on his 2025 composition "Ghost Too", which he performed last June at Belgian Modular Day III...

Just back from work, so it seems as good a time of day as any to blow my own trumpet (as one has to, now and again 😉): on.soundcloud.com/eG9H9VFQ1qYP...

"From Gaza to Iran, Children Have Always Been Sacrificed by Western Imperial Aims" A US-Israeli strike on an elementary school in Minab reportedly killed at least 165 – mostly young girls who were only trying to learn, writes Fatima Bhutto for Zeteo:

Bravo to Spain. Real cojones standing up against Trump's illegal war of distraction. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Why is it that this guy does the exact same kinds of atrocities as Putin but we're all expected to believe that Putin's a war criminal while Netanyahu is a hero? Netanyahu's Israel is the worst "ally" the US has ever had.

Ah, Mr Benn, a hero from the past (the present and the future, too).

Just posted another classic of UK jazz earlier this morning. This one (that I'm listening to on a lovely sunny morning), is a real classic, timeless even. I'd rate this up with many of the 'famous' jazz albums that appear on people's lists. If you don't know it, you should!

Still a great album after over 30 years! I was one of those saxophonist's really motivated by the jazz scene happening in London back then. Seemed so vibrant and full of hope ... what happened?

I wrote the liner notes!

@zsennef.bsky.social Really nice concert last night in Brussels, thank you. Surprised (in a good sense) to hear a few 'greatest hits bits you slipped in too!

A good read, and totally true. @theguardian.com, if you want some more really funny stories of entitlement, you should do one of these with musicians telling their stories about weddings (etc): www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

I'm a secondary school teacher and all of my pupils are wonderful. The girls (read the article) are often the most mature and interesting ones in my classes. To think that they find themselves 'lesser human beings' due to online misogyny is truly depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It takes living in Belgium to discover the only English Trappist ale! Last week I was visiting a friend near bouillon, popped into a beer shop for a few beers for the evening, and what does the owner tell me! "I also have a few foreign Trappist beers, voila the only English Trappist abbey". 😮

Would really appreciate any help sharing this. For mostly very sad reasons, I’m trying to source digital recordings (not streams) of two very specific pieces of music: London Welsh Male Voice Choir - Speed Your Journey (chorus of the Hebrew slaves) & Eli Jenkins Prayer

I listen to this album often. Willie Colón featuring Héctor Lavoe Cosa Nuestra (1969)