Aquarium Drunkard — It’s 1976. Beer comes in pull-tab cans and Miles Davis has taken a leave of absence. People don’t really know it, but jazz fusion is nearing the end of it’s creative streak: Mahavishnu Orchestra has burned through two lineups and Weather Report... more info

Mercury News, California — Director, co-writer and star Don Cheadle wanted his biopic 'Miles Ahead' to reflect the restless creative spirit of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, who struggled with addiction and abused his wife, even as he was making some of the most beautiful and gro... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Two-Way remembered author Jim Harrison. Literary Hub shared several of his poems. The director of the new Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead discussed the film with All Things Considered. All Things Considered listed Miles Davis albums that changed m... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — When listening to the electric work of Miles Davis and his bands in the 1970s, the thought that often goes through my mind is: “How the fuck are they making these sounds?” This high quality 1973 video of the band taking no prisoners in Vienna off... more info

Reuters — BERLIN (Reuters) - Actor Don Cheadle said on Thursday that in his biopic of Miles Davis he chose to focus on the latter years of the great jazz trumpeter's career because it was a way into the broader legacy of the man considered one of the alltime b... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Spoon's remastered and expanded edition of Gimme Fiction is the week's standout release, along with box sets from Amy Winehouse, Drive-By Truckers, Mark Lanegan, and Miles Davis. Grimes' Art Angels and Ryan Adams: 1989 are both available on vinyl.... more info

Core News — “Craig’s guest is the American funk and jazz legend Lonnie Liston Smith. He earned his chops playing in the seminal 60s/70s bands of Roland Rahsaan Kirk and Pharoah Sanders. The keyboardist made a name for himself playing with some of the great j... more info

Core News — “Iggy Pop returns after a brief break with another episode of his Friday night Confidential Show to kick off your weekend. This week he’s spinning tunes by the likes of Skepta, Miles Davis, The Cramps and Go-Go Penguin. Iggy’s musical legacy ha... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — "Wicked City," which premieres Tuesday on ABC, is an anthology crime series set in the nasty world of Los Angeles. First up: serial killers on the Sunset Strip! Created by Steven Baigelman, who wrote Don Cheadle's forthcoming Miles Davis biopic, it's... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The life of Miles Davis has been studied and probed many times over. Probably not the way Don Cheadle has done it, though.Cheadle is the director, star, producer, co-writer and all-around wrangler for the new movie "Miles Ahead," which closed the New... more info