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Also, Can someone explain, or share a link explaining resolution for me? I thought I understood resolution until I started talking to people about motion pictures. 1080p is overkill for a monitor under a certain dimension, from a certain distance at 20/20 vision, etc. Thanks.

The Panasonic is an Energy Star appliance. This was a major consideration. Thanks for the input jazz1.

Hey guys. I had the opportunity to spend some time in front of a Panasonic TH-50PH9UK over the holiday these past couple of weeks. My father in law also has a Sony Bravia flat LCD (don't know the model). I am entirely sold on the Panasonic Pro series... no tuner, no speakers, 1" bezel frame. I am seriously considering the Panasonic TH-42PH10UK. Anyone here have any experience with this monitor? Any comparable recommendations? Thanks!

Hey Sangrey, what was that Lucky record that you played for us in Dallas years back? There was a long monologue on the business and the music was deeply gratifying. I remember looking for it as soon as I got back home. I picked up the Lockjaw/Scott disc Smokin' lickety split after that night.

I see what you are saying... still, it isn't like you just put your music out there for free and suddenly the entire world is listening. the market is absolutely flooded. with free water. about live performance, most people with expendable income and an interest in live music have to work at 8AMdf. whoever is booking these bands is ignoring this simple fact and musicians wonder why twenty college kids and the wait staff from next door show up at 11PM, take shots at the bar and talk through their entire gig.

Maybe we should not expect serious music to be made any more in areas which are so expensive. Stockholm is very small in comparsion, but in the suburbs there are more and more places with live music popping up. I agree. I have had so many conversations over the past couple of years with musicians aspiring to move to Brooklyn, blah blah blah. I say "Grow your own roots! Stop trying to climb somebody else's tree!" Richmond, VA is a great example of how a local scene can flourish. “The first time (Steven Bernstein) heard our charts he said it would be impossible to put together a group in New York who could play them,” White says. “There are an amazing group of musicians in Richmond; just because we are a small city doesn’t mean we’re the B-team.” Source OK...but what are you guys saying? I'm not a person who believes that all the good musicians are only around the big cities. I know the world is full of good players who never wanted to leave their chosen areas. But is your point that the cost of living is less away from places like NYC, so therefore the musicians can work for less money? If so, I don't see how that helps matters. I guess I'm thinking that a venue has a much better chance of survival if it doesn't have to pay NYC rents. Paying $100 to a musician in Charlottesville, VA goes a lot further than paying a musician $100 in Williamsburg, NY. Not work for less, but live for less.

Stop competing I guess. Can they play a b-3 like you? Can they write music like you? Eventually, the truth comes marching in. What is a fair price to sit down in a chair and listen to someone play music?

Dude, as someone who lives in a small city with a non-existent music scene, this is where its at one hundred percent. The HOUSE model... look at the raves of the eighties and nineties. They were never in "clubs". Not where I grew up anyway. The musicians that played in the background did it to themselves dammit. I get so fired up about this type of thing when talking to young musicians who complain about scale of pay and venues. ORNETTE COLEMAN DID IT! WHY SHOULDN'T YOU. ORGANIZE. Fuck the bar owners. They've got nothing FOR you. That isn't changing.

Maybe we should not expect serious music to be made any more in areas which are so expensive. Stockholm is very small in comparsion, but in the suburbs there are more and more places with live music popping up. I agree. I have had so many conversations over the past couple of years with musicians aspiring to move to Brooklyn, blah blah blah. I say "Grow your own roots! Stop trying to climb somebody else's tree!" Richmond, VA is a great example of how a local scene can flourish. “The first time (Steven Bernstein) heard our charts he said it would be impossible to put together a group in New York who could play them,” White says. “There are an amazing group of musicians in Richmond; just because we are a small city doesn’t mean we’re the B-team.” Source

What do you mean by "distribution has become in large part ubiquitous"? "The money for the performer will come from llive performances, concerts, dances, etc. We will probably see a step back to the traveling bands, city to city doing gigs....on the road a lot....I think you will begin to see an increase in smaller venue's, including clubs, because the performers will no longer be able to depend on much revenue from record sales. As for jazz, probably less will change. Many parts of the jazz business have been this way for some time. " Isn't this how it has always been? Dances? That IS back to the future...

I just received word that Fight The Big Bull have signed to Clean Feed Records. Fight The Big Bull is "an amalgamation of saxophones, trombones, trumpet, guitar, bass, and drums" out of Richmond, VA. Under the direction of guitarist Matt White (who reserves his guitar playing to profound effect), the ensemble swell and tumble together in a rough rubato, railing through his compositions like a wild locomotive despite its ability to physically withstand the momentum. The result is the opposite of refinement. Instead, Fight the Big Bull possess the ability to combine the raw and volatile talent of the individual musicians, somehow maintaining the sum's stability while pushing it to its very limits. An EP was released in early Fall of this year, intended to reach out further than the core Richmond, VA scene. Steven Bernstein has taken notice in New York, booking Fight The Big Bull this past October as the curator at The Stone. Ken Vandermark has taken notice in Chicago, booking Fight The Big Bull this coming March at Elastic and Hungry Brain. Clean Feed has taken notice in Lisbon, signing Fight the Big Bull onto their ever-expanding roster of "innovative contemporary jazz projects". I would highly recommend this group to most every member here on the board. Of the many projects that my brother is involved in, this is probably the one that will appeal to the widest range of jazz listeners. Stay tuned...

p.s. just clicked on "check out my blog!" outrageous! you ought to refer to it as your "b-log", "b" of course standing for "brown". possibly later referring to it as your "ups log".

Don't know them. Eric's Trip were a noisy folk-pop band named, obviously, after the SY song. They have a few albums on Sub Pop and scattered EPs also. I think the most enjoyable in their discography is Love Tara. Can't seem to find my burn of the BSS You Forgot It In People, but safe to say it's sprawling indie-rock, melodic and anthemic and rather varied in members and instrumentation. My recollection is that they are somewhat schizophrenic and at times half-assed, but the ambition and possibility shined through. I never understood the attraction to You Forgot It In People. This is certainly an "overrated" recording in my opinion. I think "at times half-assed" is generous. Every time it comes on, I try to give it a chance. Nothing happening.

A USB drive for $167 loaded with the studio albums? WHY???!!! Either I just don't get it, or they just don't get it. I just read another article here: Clickety Clack I liked this: "Until now, consumers could do little but bitch about the rip-off prices they were charged for music. After years of grumbling about greedy retailers and corrupt music moguls, here, finally, was a golden opportunity to change the future."

Hey! I'd like to buy the Grimes photograph for my brother if it is still available. Thanks Mark.

Absolutist.

Good for them. I wonder how the industry sees this move? Similar to the way they saw the Prince stunt?

well, actually... anyway, I didn't mean to get all theological on anyone. I was just trying to point out that Alexander has no business EVER trying to complain about someone picking on him, his tastes, beliefs or anything of the sort. Well, that's your opinion, and you're entitled to it. Such absolutist talk is nonsense, of course. That's like saying, "That guy is a drug dealer and a burgler. He has no business EVER complaining that someone is breaking into his house." I've been a rude jerk in the past. That doesn't give people the right to be rude jerks, even towards me. Didn't Jesus tell you that? Been a while since I logged in. Surprised to see the same old shit. I just had to comment on the absurdity of Alexander's line, "Such absolutist talk is nonsense, of course. That's like saying, "That guy is a drug dealer and a burgler. He has no business EVER complaining that someone is breaking into his house." What else is that like saying? Maybe you could tell your students what Duchamp's pipe means, and make sure that they understand there is no room for interpretation. Maybe you could tell the Christians here that there is no GOD, there was no SON, and there is no other way to interpret it. Unbelievable. *I am neither overly "Christian", nor do I enjoy tobacco from a pipe. Everyone else, please feel free to do either, or both. Thank you.

I think y'all are boiling the chicken for way too long... boiling chicken in a light stock, then seasoning and searing it on a grill or grill pan is hard to beat. Some of the juiciest meat you can eat! Take a seat. Enjoy a treat. Stomp yo feet.

FWIW, my brother is no longer their regular bassist, though he does play with them when they're in a pinch. Salsa was not his "love", though it sounds to me from his playing, that he learned a great deal by dedicating so much time to that music. He sold his Ampeg Baby Bass long ago... Those in NYC should check him out at The Stone with FIGHT THE BIG BULL. Those in Chicago, stay tuned... FIGHT THE BIG BULL has been invited for three or four nights by board favorite Ken Vandermark. The way I understand it, KV will be an additional member of the band during their stay. Other bands of note for members of the board include GLOWS IN THE DARK and ILAD, though ILAD is a rock band that may not be of as much interest to the strictly jazz folks.

I have a couple of LaCie drives that are very quiet. Very quick too. They look fine and are in extremely durable casings. Look for deals and pounce.

I wanna live forever, I wanna learn how to fly: FAME!

I boil, and par-boil chicken all the time. I don't think you can blame boiling chicken for blandness... probably the best way I can think to cook juicy chicken. I think you are over-cooking and under-seasoning it.

I didn't read the article because, well... I get the gist. I scanned the comments though. We've been grilling chicken here on a regular basis for quite some time now. As easy to come by as cornbread.

I remember the Dolphy reference being much more colorful than just that. I wish I still owned the book. I'd look it up for you. Last time I saw it, burgundy candle wax had rooted over the jacket and it was on its way out the front door, along with a couple of Wayne Shorter albums that I never saw again.