@Junior-Wells where’s a link to listen in Australia?

I don’t feel inclined to support the Word podcast just to get something the day before everyone else, or to get my birthday acknowledged or whatever they do. I think David and Mark are just kind of trying it on t […]

Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” has the best music editing I’ve ever seen. Robbie Robertson and MS are a great team. Check it out – EVERY scene has an appropriate song which fits the action

Tremendous, you’ve done an incredible job, just incredible

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@Junior-Wells Yes I’ve thought about Kayo. We’ll see what happens when the cricket starts – it’s a bit of a shitfight atm between CA and Seven and Foxtel as to who’s broadcasting what.

In the meantime a little […]

Not my fave Joni period, but yes, that’s great the archive is happening, and I look forward to the Court And Spark etc era

Forgot to add to the READ list

“Hillbilly Elegy” by JD Vance – a guy’s account of growing up in a dysfunctional hillbilly family from Kentucky and ending up getting a law degree from Yale. An eye-opener into […]

Yeah she’s a special talent. Actual album will be released very soon

HEARD

My niece Martha Marlow doing a set of her own songs accompanied by her guitar, her Dad on double bass and a string quartet. Just sublime.

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“A Very Stable Genius” by Philip Rucker and Carol […]

As usual the answer is Frank Zappa

There’s a big dilemma
‘Bout my Big Leg Emma
She used to knock me out
Until her face broke out

I love the intro to this.

Also, this song is one that every aspiring jazz musician learns.

Charlie Parker just breezes through it so casually, inventing the language all the jazz schools have been teaching ever […]

I’ve got no time for trivialities

I think Uncle Donald ‘fessed up to this and gave Keith a credit. Quite rightly so.

What @h-p-saucecraft said

Gary Steel, the author of the Gentle Giant book, is a New Zealander who has been writing about music for 40 odd years. Here’s his website, if you’re interested, obviously NZ-centric but has good interviews and […]

Melbourne twat…