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“Do we have anything in music for example that really wipes everything out? That just cleans everything away, from some aspect of illusion a...

Morton Feldman (1926-1987): Patterns in a Chromatic Field (Tzadik, 2005) Charles Curtis: ‘cello Aleck Karis: piano Even though I prided my...

Alice Coltrane died today at age 69. An obituary can be found online here . I hope there will be more information and tributes available tom...

Nielsen Soundscan's Year-End Report is available here courtesy of Business Wire . Physical album sales continue their steep decline wit...

“Everybody thought they’re listening to anti-art when they’re listening to [John] Cage. They don’t know that the reason they’re annoyed is t...

I was going to try to avoid politics on my blog, but I was surprised to find an email I sent to Dr. Eric Alterman at Altercation was recent...

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" It's unclear who originally uttered this infamous quote. It's bee...

Derek Bailey and Tony Coe: BBC Radio broadcast, April, 1979 (CDR) Derek Bailey: guitar Tony Coe: clarinet When I first heard Derek Bailey, I...

Here’s some recent releases of some truly great records available in deluxe 2-disc packages which include a standard CD along with a DVD wit...

Today, Bob had this to say: >Vinyl > >Sounds better than CD, but it's NEVER COMING BACK! I wrote: The amazing thing is that VIN...

I wrote this in response to Bob Lefsetz' latest email rant: Hi, Bob, Lots to think about in your latest rant, but I have to respond to t...

Graduation Address by Rodger G. Coleman Southeastern Career College December 8, 2006 My fellow graduates, faculty and staff of Southeastern ...

I've been thinking about deleting this blog and starting over, but instead changed the subtitle to narrow my focus a bit. I think I was ...

"The Lefsetz Letter" featured a nice rant from Bob Lefsetz on the demise of Tower Records, which prompted a flurry of emails from ...

One year ago today I saw Dad alive for the last time. We got the word that he'd suffered a massive heart attack and drove as fast we cou...

I had my last class on Tuesday, October 3! This is my first weekend without having to worry about homework, studying for exams, working on p...

Why blog? I have come to rely on blogs for news and information, as the corporate media has become nothing but a propaganda arm of the Repub...

I've made some changes to the look of the blog and dug into html to add links and such. More work to do to make it how I want it. I'...

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