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Yes, but there are other articles discussing how these tax-credits are running out, and that new buyers of hybrids won't have access to them.

If anyone gets a straight answer on the dates Andrew is there vs Sam Rivers, I'd be very interested. I can probably make one of those dates.

BBC Jazz Legends The current show is an hour discussion with Roswell Rudd with plenty of cuts from his recent work. The focus is on Malicool, his recent CD (which I downloaded from emusic recently). He also talks a bit about working with Herbie Nichols. This would be a good opportunity to see if you like it. The show will be available until Friday late afternoon (London time). (Sorry not to have posted earlier.) Eric

It's a pretty good list, though too heavy on the White Stripes, which was his last major discovery Peel 45s. His son says that the White Stripes would have most likely been thinned out given a bit more time. There actually was a Channel 4 documentary about this, which I didn't see. I doubt it could be recreated, given licensing rights. I am a bit inspired by the list to look into some of the R & B on the list, including Eddie & Ernie, whom I have never heard of previously. They appear on a few good compilations, including one called The Birth of Soul, vol. 2.

Either you haven't heard or are deliberately repressing Monuments, which is a righteous stinker. I am certainly sorry to hear this. One of the last of the greats. He led or co-led many of my favorite BN sessions. Very sorry not to have seen him live, but I came to jazz only fairly recently when he wasn't really touring (or at least not where I was living).

I was listening to the Andy Kershaw show, which has its roots in John Peel's approach, though more world music oriented, and he played an odd track off this new compilation of John Peel's favorite 78s (probably belongs here rather than re-issues). He had just about finished it up at the time of his death, and his wife Sheila wrote the liner notes. It's just coming out April 3. The Dusty Groove write-up is below with CD Universe info below that. This looks like something I will pick up. Various -- John Peel & Sheila -- The Pig's Big 78s -- The Best Of John Peel's Vintage Record Collection . . . CD . . . $16.99 Trikont (Germany), 1910s-1950s Condition: New Copy Temporarily Out Of Stock: Hit the 'Send Request' button to receive an email notice if the item comes back in. A half century's bounty of rare, strange and wonderful recordings -- from the personal collection of the world's greatest and most sadly departed DJ -- the legendary John Peel and his wife Sheila (aka The Pig)! The Pig's Big 78s features tracks from as early as the 1908 (!!!) to as late as the mid 50s -- strange novelty records from the times, proto rhythm & blues, jazz, hillbilly and wholly unique exotica -- wonderful recordings in the truest sense of the word -- most of which we'd have never heard in our lives without the John Peel show! 24 tracks in all: "Pass! Shoot!! Goal!!!" by Albert Whelan, "Blue Tango" by Ray Martin & His Orchestra, "Jail House Blues" by Lightnin' Hopkins, "Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula" by George Lewis & His New Orleans Music, "John, John Put Your Trousers On" by Mr Billy Williams, "Cast Iron Arm" by Peanuts Wilson, "Maybe" by Jack White & His Band, "Riff And Harmonica Jump" by Sonny Terry and much more! CD Universe link Track listing from CD Universe 1. A Brief Introduction 2. The Jovial Huntsman (Inc. John Peel) 3. Pass! Shoot!! Goal!!! 4. Blue Tango 5. Bradford 6. Jail House Blues 7. 1950 For Naming The Artists 8. Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula 9. John, John, Put Your Trousers On 10. Tom Hark 11. Gotta Feelin' For You 12. Unknown (Cantonese) 13. Cast Iron Arm 14. The Charleston 15. Impressions (Part 1 & 2) 16. (There Ought To Be) A Moonlight Saving Time 17. A Day’s Broadcasting (Part 1) 18. Maybe 19. Sleep 20. The Yodelling Whistler 21. My Brother Makes The Noises For The Talkies 22. On A Steamer Coming Over 23. Riff And Harmonica Jump

I was a bit on the fence but bought it when it moved to Running Low. It was probably sal who said I couldn't live without it.

And new construction would probably include asbestos if it was still allowed because it was such a cheap and efficient insulator, but as a society we agreed that it was too harmful. I think we're well past the point where we can simply allow people to buy SUVs with such shitty gas mileage. Whether that means command and control legislation to force improvements in fuel economy, or doubling or tripling of the gas tax, I'm for it. Obviously it won't happen in the U.S., much to our shame. Our grandchildren will forever curse us as the worst generation to walk the planet, since we knew global warming was a problem but were too greedy to do anything about it.

I can't speak for Jim, but I used a push mover, which was human powered.

Definitely thinner on certain musicians than I would like, though I usually have at least one or two CDs by the various giants of jazz . I suppose the only major gaps are Fletcher Henderson and Woody Herman.

If it has reopened, the Walker Arts Center is terrific.

His style does change (and mature) with each novel. The latest ones have not been comic at all. I would read Zuckerman Bound next after Portnoy.

Just rented I Am Cuba by Mikhail Kalatozov (1964). Definitely interesting. I'm still deciding what I think about it. I guess I generally agree with the reviews that call it a stunning artistic achievement - fantastic camera work heavily influenced by La Doce Vita -- that strains against the political agitprop content of the movie. It's certainly a good looking film, shot in black and white. Worth a look I'd say.

I have many of these, but not the Silver Doin' the Thing or the Hubbard and Another Workout only on LP. Still am looking forward to them. It does seem like almost everything in the vaults comes back around some time or other. Maybe if I had known that I wouldn't have gotten some of these at outrageous import prices. Oh well ...

No, they will ship to foreign countries, including the EU. You just need to email them first and flag up your order.

I thought Year of Silence was ok but not as good as Waiting or Doctor Sleep. The Washington Square Ensemble is ok as well. That one has some curious parallels with Motherless Brooklyn, though the situations the main characters get into (and choices they make) are bleaker than those in MB. I must admit the Haiti trilogy doesn't sound that promising to me, but I may read it some day. (I generally don't read historical fiction and think that Bell is writing so far outside of his own experience I don't see how he could keep it up for three books.) I would like to get around to reading his short stories. Lethem's short stories are often interesting.

Would agree on Motherless Brooklyn. I actually introduced a book club to it, and it went over really well. I've read many of Lethem's other books, but this is the one I like the most. The bit where his OCD turns on this woman he briefly dates is very funny and of course also very sad. Lethem reminds me a bit of Madison Smartt Bell, who wrote some wonderful books in the 1990s. My favorite of all is Bell's Waiting for the End of the World, which I may try to reread this year. Doctor Sleep is also quite good. Am currently working on book 6 in Anthony Powell's Dance series.

Honestly, I was amazed Hayes was even still with the show. There've been almost two seasons gone by where Chef isn't in any episodes or just sits in the background and doesn't talk. I guess a handful of the newest episodes had him in there, but I assumed he was long gone.

That's quite a rant. Anyway, I hardly see why one has to choose between Mozart and Shostakovich. I'd hardly say that the BBC has shunted him to the side. They have aired the entire symphony cycle over the last two months, recorded live in Manchester this year, and this week they are airing his string quartets, also live concerts. So in essence they have supported brand new performances of all these works rather than just playing CDs. I think that's very cool, and I have enjoyed this immensely. While I like Shostakovich a lot, one could argue that, despite his use of irony, ultimately he buckled down and wrote music in the service of an unjust state, not so different from Mozart.

Hmm, that reminds me that Season 1 or 2 of SCTV has a song or two by the Plasmatics. If I remember correctly, in the commentary they mention how Wendy O. Williams wasn't wearing an outfit acceptable to the network censors, so they had to add some tape.

Coming up this Friday is the first in a two-part series on Warne Marsh on BBC Radio 3. Some details here: BBC Radio 3 The nice part about BBC Radio 3 is you have up to 7 days to listen again to the show. You will probably need RealPlayer to listen, however.

It could be worse. Here in the UK, the government is running a series of commercials indicating that it is your fault if your car is broken into if you leave it on the street (as if there were 10% of the garages you would need to park cars off the street). An even more annoying set of commercials indicates it is your fault if your cell phone is stolen because you actually talk on it in public. Maybe they could go around and hire some police with the funds they wasted on these moronic and demoralising ads.

Chuck's mention of the Burning of Stones piece with 3 harps reminded me of a "World Music" group I enjoy called Koto Vortex, which is a quartet of 4 women playing the koto - a traditional Japanese instrument of 13 or 17 strings. They put out two albums Koto Vortex I and Koto Vortex II. Not jazz certainly, but really interesting nonetheless.

Probably the most well-known is Dorothy Ashby, whose Afro-Harping is still in print.

And this version is on emusic.