Some geriatric UK jazzers still playing, still on the scene. Art Themen, tenor sax. Formerly also an orthopedic surgeon. 86 years of age. Dave Green, bass. He was bassist for the “Jazz 625” house band back at the […]

My FB reels are predominantly of cops vs. miscreants, of trains and featuring Hannah Fry. That’s OK. My algorithm for the rest of FB has suddenly begun offering me some stuff that suits me. Specifically lots of […]

Twin Town. From Wikipedia: Twin Town is a 1997 British dark comedy crime film, filmed mainly around Port Talbot and set in Swansea, Wales. It was directed by Kevin Allen and had a working title of Hot Dog; a […]

Upon asking Google’s AI about September 2026 Jazz Releases, this was spat out. Top September 2026 Jazz Album Releases Ezra Collective – Here Because of Hope (Released September 11, 2026): A vibrant blend o […]

Jazz pianist Zoe Rahman has a sax and clarinet playing younger brother Idris. Identical twin brothers Nahuel and Yuma Angius-Thomas. Nahuel plays bassoon. Yuma is currently drummer with Nu Civilisation […]

Getting into the audio equivalent of “Vimes’ Boots” territory. If all you can afford are cheap/cheapish cans then before very long you’ll have to buy another pair. I too have an old pair of cans that have none of […]

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Would they remain “a state sponsored club with with a level of financial resources.. etc.” if they were relegated to league 2 with a humungous fine, or might the current owners flog them off and buy something else […]

Sneakers. Is Sneakers a good movie? AI Overview: Yes, Sneakers (1992) is widely considered a very good and deeply entertaining movie. Why It Is Good All-Star Cast: The movie features legendary actors like […]

Assuming you can locate the fuel for it. And necessary supplies for the trip ..

Some decent resolution/good sound quality live Beefheart clips from the 1972 band have appeared on my FB feed this week. Ed Marimba (Artie Tripp) on drums and Orejon (Roy Estrada) on bass, replacing Drumbo (John […]

I particularly like the beginning where Marlowe is driving to Knebworth House to meet General Sternwood as the credits roll. And then driving away again at the end.

Just finally finished a bottle of that last week. Not a big Malt drinker, so it took me about a month. Bunnahabhain is a good value one that you can often see in supermarkets for under £30. I have a couple more […]

“This is luxury you can afford by Cyril Lord”. “Boom boom boom boom, Esso Blue”. “You’ll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent”. “Cheese please, Louise”. “Persil washes whiter”.

A big wad of money will be of no use if there’s nothing of any use to spend it on.

The second film version of Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep”, directed by Michael Winner with Robert Mitchum as Marlowe. The cast also includes Sarah Miles, Candy Clark, Joan Collins and Oliver Reed, and features […]

Ed Sheeran and other artists of his status are in a cleft stick situation. The majority of the ticketing and booking agencies dealing with stadium-size venues in the USA are also the owners of said venues. They […]

“Americana encompasses authentic American roots music of all colours..” ..but not blues or soul or jazz, which are a bit too black. There are some exceptions, but not very many. Americana is very predominately a […]

It’s a significant part of their business model to try and get you to pay for extra cloud storage. Google and Microsoft do it too. Emails and documents don’t take up all that much space, unless they have loads […]