Guardian Music — The 'new, improved' Simon Cowell is still light years away from understanding great musicIt's funny and awful watching how the sneaky Simon Cowell has tweaked himself this year, physically and conceptually. He's sliding through certain changes that a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jimmark66 said... Episode #194 of Jim's Child Of The '60s Now Posted!!! Once again, I have prepared a show filled with some great songs, some wit, and a great way to share songs that I enjoy. http://www.jimschild.blogspot.com (To listen to my shows, ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — soundhaus said... VA - A New Breed Of Dub 1997 The Replacements - Let It Be 1984 Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey 1986 Portishead - Third 2008 Miles Davis - Blue Haze 1956 Four Tet - Rounds 2003 Andy White - Rave On Andy White 1986 Tom Waits - Small Chan... more info

Guardian Music — In 1964, Miles Davis responded to free jazz by enlisting a group of untried talents who would challenge, rather than flatter, his remarkable trumpet sound. It was a gamble that paid off ...It's hard to think of a more significant influence on the sma... more info

All About Jazz — Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted othe... more info

Allmusic Blog — Well, it's 1969 OK, and contrary to what Iggy & the Stooges sang, it wasn't quite just another year with nothing to do. Certainly the musicians of 1969 found plenty to do, seizing the revolutionary spirit of the times by creating adventurous music th... more info

All About Jazz — The Musical Umbilical Cord that Connects America and Africa: Hugh Masekela's Trumpet Grooves on North American October Tour Before jazz had a name and "world music" was a concept, a young trumpet player emerged from another hemisphere and landed alo... more info

Guardian Music — Electronic music is evolving too fast to be defined by classical notions of genre, says Paul Morley"What are you listening to?" is still the question I get asked the most, apart from "What the hell are you going on about?" and "Yes, but what does it ... more info

Guardian Music — George Cole talks to arranger Paul Buckmaster about what it takes to turn a great song into a sold-gold classicThey are music's unsung heroes, yet their work can turn a great song into a classic, intensify the emotional impact of a heartrending lyric... more info

All About Jazz — Chordscales are an essential component of improvisation and major ii-V-I progressions make up most of the chords to any given standard tune. Together, these two elements constitute the bulk of what jazz improvisation is about. In this lesson, watch a... more info