Swipe right for vintage

Swipe right for vintage

Postmodern Jukebox and the office view are making me happy on a beautiful Friday. Sadly I’m not allowed on the terrace while they remove scaffolding from the 20+th floor .

Pat Metheny on Kenny G

Pat Metheny. Wow. Worth a read. But when Kenny G decided that it was appropriate for him to defile the music of the man who is probably the greatest jazz musician that has ever lived by spewing his lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy, out-of-tune, noodling, wimped out,...

Two fabulous mass settings

Having been listening to renaissance masses for the last couple of weeks, here are a pair of modern ones that were new to me today. I love them both. Thanks to Patrick and Chris for the links (Spotify). Frank Weir And His Concert Orchestra – 20th Century Folk...

Getting playlists into and out of Spotify

Much as I love Spotify, I worry that my playlists and starred items (I use the star to note that I like a tune and want it downloaded to my mobile devices) are only in Spotify, and that a) new services will come along and b) Spotify doesn’t pay artists much if...