Today’s top five: 1) Oscar Peterson 2) Keith Jarrett 3) Brad Mehldau 4) Michel Petrucciani 5) Ahmad Jamal Subject to revision, maybe.

Sadly, I couldn’t find a version of that online where there wasn’t unpleasant audio distortion. I do Dig Bill Evans but he’s not in my top 5 jazz piano players.

Cannot abide his delivery and tone of voice when pontificating. Apart from that I just don’t give a fuck about him.

I wouldn’t go so far as to say there’s been a CD Revival, but those little 5″ silvery discs are now out of intensive care. But where are all the non-expensive CD players? A slight but significant backlash against […]

Musically they are ace, but last I heard of them the singer was just plain wrong. A very good singer but too generic-rock. I’ll be seeing Stanley Dee again before long. Not as pristine musically as the actual […]

That’s the only one I’d go to see. The legion of tribute bands (and recent-ish Floyd/Gilmour themselves) have killed any interest for me in DSOTM and later material.

I remember getting the original album a very, very long time ago. It wasn’t very good IMO, I no longer have it and I haven’t heard it for at least 50 years. Maybe I’ll stream this box just to see if I was wrong […]

..and somehow Trump will be making some money out of it, rest assured.

“On the hill the stuff was laced with kerosene, but (Owsley’s) was kitchen clean.” I’ve genuinely tried with the GD on a few occasions but mostly it’s just not for me and that’s that. See also Camel, The Clash and Marillion.

Many a long late-night stagger home in my mis-spent youth.

Fingers in other pies most likely, for the cult-act survivors. And decent degrees in useful subjects to fall back on. That could be an interesting rabbithole to wander down. What failed cult artists did for a […]

Dignity is not a thing American showbiz always considers a necessity. Bums on seats. Bums on seats.

No popup problems here either.

Boris Johnson is still PM and the Garden Bridge has just been officially opened by Liz Truss, minister for culture.

My least favourite iteration of Crimson. It had it’s moments but it was less adventurous, less “progressive”. This combo and the original band were the only ones I saw live.

Not forgiven by me. Art is to be made, even if nobody appreciates or even notices it.

Americans are bred to be docile.

Only $90 for a vote? F***ing cheapskate!

As someone opined just the other day. “For those of a like mind to Hasan, shoot him and he becomes a martyr. Shoot him on livestream and he’s an even bigger martyr. Lock him up and throw the key away and he still […]

Always up for a new musical experience. Especially a free one. Thanks.