Joe

Fascinating.

Spacemen 3: Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To

Ed Blackwell has long been one of my favorite drummers. Seeing him play has taken that esteem - and love - to a whole new level.

Thanks for that report! I should probably see what the new and improved version of that place is all about. Recycled Books and Records up in Denton is usually worth a visit. The owner is quite knowledgeable about jazz (and has a pretty large personal collection.)

Yes, Dorothy! Also, I as today years old when I learned that one of Metamorphosis' original proprietors was National Poetry Slam Champion Clebo Rainey.

But I have fond memories of the original Metamorphosis Records (before they moved to Exposition Park), The Record Gallery on Lower Greenville, and Collector's Records in Casa Linda.

Shopped there once. That was enough for me.

Nightboat Books is attempting to raise $10K so they can publish Jayne Cortez' collected poems. https://nightboat.org/firespitter/ it looks like you can also pre-order the book, which is slated to appear (assuming Nightboat makes its fundraising goal [?]) in February 2025. https://nightboat.org/book/firespitter/

Pretty interesting film. As the poster suggests, it has more in common with Rebel Without a Cause than, say, The Defiant Ones. A Hecht-Hill-Lancaster production. https://www.mgmplus.com/movie/take-a-giant-step

Keter Betts and Tootie Heath are moving a lot of earth on this one.

Thank you!

Produced by Lenny White, but does anyone know what the backstory here is?