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David Mittleman

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Writing @ We Jazz Magazine

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Coffee and Gil
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Bridges (1977)
January 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Have some Sunday Ra!!
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Sun Ra / The Phil Alvin Tapes 1985 (SIX HOURS!!)

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Sun Ra - The Phil Alvin Tapes 1985
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January 11, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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The Quiet American
Pete Turner, 1958
snow-covered street with a single vehicle's headlights cutting through the blue-tinted atmosphere
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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how about starting the new year with a bit of solo double bass from the end of last year... www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5-Y...
Dominic Lash bass solo December 2025
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January 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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Sweden 'highly critical' of US rhetoric on Greenland and Denmark, says PM reut.rs/454ECRA
Sweden 'highly critical' of US rhetoric on Greenland and Denmark, says PM
Sweden is highly critical of the "threatening rhetoric" against Greenland and Denmark from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Sunday.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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No War With Greenland/Denmark!

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January 11, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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Fanjiry
by Damily
(Bongo Joe 2026)

"Fanjiry, a new album by Damily, one of the pioneers and most influential figures of tsapiky, the electrifying music born in southern #Madagascar ... the project marks the beginning of a new, more intimate chapter"

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After decades spent shaping the sound of southern Madagascar, Damily returns with Fanjiry, his most intimate and focused record to date. A key figure in tsapiky as a guitarist and composer, and a driving force behind a genre he helped define, Damily has long expressed himself through the voices of the singers accompanying his bands. With Fanjiry, he takes a singular step forward: for the first time, he carries his compositions himself through singing — not by claiming the role of a singer, but as a natural extension of his playing and personal storytelling. Known for igniting village ceremonies and carrying the fever of Toliara far beyond Madagascar’s shores, he makes a shift here — not away from trance, but deeper into its core. Recorded and mixed in just three days at Studio Black Box with analog sound engineer Peter Deimel, Fanjiry reduces tsapiky to its essence: a single guitar and a single heartbeat. Damily plays alone, yet fills the entire space — bass, rhythm, melody, breath and pulse merging into a dense, vibrating and constantly moving sound. Each riff becomes architecture, each harmonic opens a door onto memory, childhood landscapes, and those nights when music heals, connects, and pushes back the dark.
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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Sam Rivers Quartet (Sam Rivers, Alain Ginapé, Kevin Harris, Stephen McCraven) - AMR Jazz Festival, Geneva, Switzerland, 1985

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Sam Rivers Quartet - Geneva 1985
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January 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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One of the most joyously oddball discoveries about David Bowie's reliably eclectic favourite albums list was his love for this LP. A record close to my heart for many reasons.
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All I Want Is Out Of Here
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January 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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I've been waiting for years to hear that the Pennine Tower has returned to its home planet.
A photograph of the Pennine Tower, a disused elevated restaurant at Forton Services, Lancashire.
January 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Eternal Music Society
by Eternal Music Society
(Knotwilg 2026)

Sofie Herner: Drums
Henrik Wallin: Guitar
Andreas Malm: Drums
Andreas Johansson: Bass

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Eternal Music Society is a Swedish supergroup emerging from the fertile experimental scene of Göteborg and Malmö, centered around the visionary Discreet label. The band unites members from some of the most distinctive underground projects of the past decade, Enhet För Fri Musik (Discreet), Skeppet, Frihet, Neutral, Leda (Knotwilg), and Kröppskanedom (Morc) to name a few. Each known for pushing the boundaries of free music, drone, and avant-rock. Together, they form a collective that channels the raw spirit of improvisation into a dense, hypnotic whirlpool of fuzzy noise rock. Their sound revolves around dirty, overdriven guitars, a deeply grooving bass, and relentless, repetitive drum patterns that lock into a trance-like pulse. Twin drummers not only emphasize rhythmic precision but create a subtle, almost psychoacoustic phasing that blurs the line between structure and chaos. Addictive, looping riffs rise and fall like waves, evoking a sense of ecstatic propulsion. In short, cloud-busting psych headbanging for the initiated. Gearing up to the festival, Knotwilg Records will release a limited edition LP by the group,
January 9, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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Adam O'Farrill - Sea Triptych, Pt 3 - Iris Murdoch

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Adam O'Farrill - Sea Triptych, Pt 3 - Iris Murdoch
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January 10, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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BOTH of my shitty AZ senators!

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More than a dozen “Democrats” from Schumer’s surrender caucus voted to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer (especially noting the ones with aspirations for higher leadership or other office aspirations) www.senate.gov/legislative/...
January 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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Sun Ra / The Phil Alvin Tapes 1985 (SIX HOURS!!)

This video was re-upped by the original uploader with corrected track time-stamps. Excellent sound!

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Sun Ra - The Phil Alvin Tapes 1985
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January 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Saw Sun Ra Arkestra tonight at the Guggenheim. Best time ive seen them I got to be so close. Marshall Allen (gold hat) is 101!
January 11, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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Sun Ra and his Arkestra 4/10/1984 Tampere, Finland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmKvr1MNM1o
January 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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James "Blood" Ulmer + Wolvarines 1981-01-10 https://ijwthstd.blogspot.com/2026/01/james-blood-ulmer-wolvarines-1981-01-10.html
James "Blood" Ulmer + Wolvarines 1981-01-10
LIMITED TIME / LAST TIME https://pixeldrain.com/l/iFHbFojV James "Blood" Ulmer (power trio) The Stone San Francisco, CA 1981-01-10...
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January 11, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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⚠️ “The European Union is drawing up plans for sanctions on US companies should Mr. Trump reject the offer of a NATO deployment” of EU and UK troops to Greenland in order to “guard the Arctic” for Trump.

Reported by The Telegraph; non-paywalled version here:
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The Telegraph also understands the European Union is drawing up plans for sanctions on US companies should Mr Trump reject the offer of a Nato deployment. Technology giants such as Meta, Google, Microsoft and X could be restricted from operating on the Continent, as could American banks and financial firms. A more extreme option could be to evict the US military from its bases in Europe, denying it a key staging post for operations in the Middle East and elsewhere.
January 11, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.

Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”

Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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No War With Greenland/Denmark!

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January 11, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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Obtained from Alan Bishop (Sun City Girls)

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Hey! I’ve got one of those.
EL GRITO E MUTILADO protagonizada por ALAN BROCK • JENNIFER STOCK • MICHAEL HARRIS • TAWM ELLIS • DARCY BROWN UNA FRENETICA CAZA POR UNA HORRENDA BESTIA! TECHNICOLOR CINEMATOGRAFICA ANAHUAC, S.A. MONTERREY 104-MEXICO, D.F.
January 11, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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Same synagogue:

“On Sept 18, 1967, Ku Klux Klan members planted a bomb that destroyed much of the Rabbi’s office and part of the library.

“Two months later, the same Klan members bombed the Nussbaum home while the rabbi was home with his wife. No one was hurt.”

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Rabbi Perry Nussbaum surveys damage at Beth Israel Congregation following the bombing on September 18, 1967. Photo by Jim Lucas.
January 11, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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An arsonist hit a Mississippi synagogue Saturday. Seven Torahs were damaged or destroyed in the fire.

One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.

The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.

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Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
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January 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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Again & again
Lp cover. John Coltrane. A Love Supreme. Black and white picture of Coltrane in profile.
January 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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On the next episode

Tucson Tour Report: Bitchin Bajas Interview

Sat, Jan 10, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social

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Bitchin Bajas photo, the trio in shadow with vivid digital graphics behind them
January 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM