Share someone who looks stylish wearing a beret.

Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee

Happy 67th birthday to Chas Smash! Here he is leading the charge for Madness on their signature tune, a cover of Prince Buster. #1001CoverSongs Song # 116: youtu.be/yTIiKlkJvzo?...

“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

I shared an Abercrombie/Scofield show from this channel last week but honestly the whole channel is gold. Live jazz from NYC clubs '84-'95. Scofield, Metheny, Sonny Sharrock, Zorn, Frisell, Paul Motian, Sunny Murray, Mike Stern...wealth beyond imagining www.youtube.com/@StephenBuck...

My goodness, Raul Malo had an incredible voice. Here he is singing a song written by one Texan, Kris Kristofferson, and made famous by another, Ray Price. Wow. Here he's performing in front of Kris, and I love Kris' reaction at the end. youtu.be/Vqpj17GmVMc?...

John McLaughlin, born 4 January 1942. Here he performs a lovely version of the Bill Evans' standard, "Waltz For Debby." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky4H...

Happy 84th birthday to John McLaughlin! Here's his rendition of "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" by Charles Mingus. #1001CoverSongs Song # 96: youtu.be/-oDDTZYBNWU?...

Yes, I do like good music! Arthur Conley’s birthday (1946). youtu.be/id1BBIeqjKA?...

Here’s one of my fave performances of Weird Fishes/Arpeggi. Radiohead 2007. youtu.be/FcANFVcJeOM?...

Finally checked out the new and improved art museum at @princeton.edu

And with more than a nod of the head to Dawn Penn, here's the Boogaloo Assassins taking Bo to new heights in 2013. #1001CoverSongs Song # 88: youtu.be/ufTyZRK_aF8?...

Apropos of nothing www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuan...

Owl and Bat Hōraku (active early to mid-19th c) Ebony with inlays

The time before the new year is for melancholy. youtu.be/MNJs-c2ILk8?...

For those who have been brave enough…

Enjoy some Christmas Cheer on The “Mo’ Merry” YouTube Playlist : www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I’m not a believer, but this is my fave song for the season. Mahalia Jackson, a gift to humanity, Lionel Hampton on vibes, I don’t know who is on the splendid keyboards. youtu.be/8aPy36onZH4?... 🎄❤️

Incredible story of Joe Ely's friendship with Joe Strummer and The Clash, a tale of lightning bugs in South Texas fields, mariachi bands in Mexican border towns, and two kindred spirits who found common ground in poetry, rockabilly, and a shared love of the open road.

Twelve Hour Improvisation Twelve hours of continuous acoustic improvisation, in 21 overlapping relays, from dozens of London's most exceptional and diverse improvisers The Horse Hospital. Sunday 21 December 2025, 10:00 am - 10:00 pm www.thehorsehospital.com/events/twelv...

Constantin Brâncuși, The Newborn, version I, 1920 (close to the marble of 1915) https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136673

The first of two consecutive days of recording took place OTD in 1961 for the great Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery album 'Bags Meets Wes!' #jazzsky #musicsky #vinylcommunity

Trans rights are human rights. The government should stop trying to erase or torture our fellow Americans.

Article from the Conway American magazine about Joe Ely’s friendship with the Clash: oxfordamerican.org/magazine/iss...

Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, has died.

They say the camera adds fifteen years to your prison sentence.

Joe Ely with the Clash at Austin’s Armadillo World Headquarters, 1979. Photo by Mark Ely. A few years later Ely was one of the backing vocalists (singing in Spanish) on “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” youtu.be/BN1WwnEDWAM?...

Happy 76th birthday to Billy Gibbons! youtu.be/2YjH1uEnleA?...

"Memory likes to play hide-and-seek, to crawl away. It tends to hold forth, to dress up, often needlessly. Memory contradicts itself; pedant that it is, it will have its way." Gunter Grass, Peeling the Onion

Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.

Saloua Raouda Choucair, Poem, 1963-65 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137819

The Doylestown & Lahaska Bookshops will be opening at 12noon today due to the snow.

Sat Dec 13 Bucks County Christmas Party The Nighthawks Vin Mott Blues Levittown PA "The Nighthawks perform blues, R&B, soul & rock. The band is led by harmonica player Mark Wenner. & feat. drummer G.Crockett, talented guitarist Zach Sweeney & powerful bassist/vocalist Sol Roots"

Blues great Junior Wells (d. 1998) was born December 9, 1934 at Memphis. Raised at West Memphis, Arkansas. youtu.be/47djAb6jVJk

BOTD, 1934: Junior Wells (d. 1998). youtu.be/7_PMvple3ao?...

Rest in peace, mighty Steve Cropper. If you want to hear more about the fantastic guitarist, songwriter and producer he was, he features in two episodes of the podcast. Below you can listen to Episode 105: “Green Onions” by Booker T and the MGs.

Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs such as "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died.

Coffee after a freezing early Sunday dog walk is really good coffee. 🐶🩷☕️

Happy B'Day Nov 30 to Brownie McGhee blues legend famed for work w/ Sonny Terry (1915-1996)! Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry Sing youtube.com/playlist?lis... Born & Livin’ With The Blues youtube.com/watch?v=_d1S... Walk On youtube.com/watch?v=NX3K... #Blues #bluesmusic #bluesguitar #bluessinger

Should we write letters by hand more? When they are as beautiful as this, by Tang Yin, a Ming dynasty poet/painter, who wants his friend’s help gathering his writings lent to others before he dies. The link has a full translation at the “inscriptions” tab.

The story of Jimmy Cliff, who has died at age 81, is in part the story of reggae itself.

Rolling Stone ranked Jimmy Cliff's 'The Harder They Come' original soundtrack as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time: "This album took reggae worldwide." Read more: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

"He had to do with a lot of the spontaneity of the whole thing. He was like the mother ship, right? He had this real magic about him that would lock us all in, and we'd all take off. Yeah, he really had that quality." - Gregg Allman Happy Birthday Duane Allman born November 20, 1946