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Exploring outside of the mainstream in music. The stuff you won't hear on the radio. Particular attention is paid to overlooked, creative, influential, sometimes out of print and hard to find, but always it's good music. Rock, progressive, experiment

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  • Icons Among Us

    Posted on Wednesday April 15th, 2009 at 12:17 in movie, jazz, industry

    This is a trailer for a new independent film, Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense. It's a documentary about new directions jazz has quietly taken. However it's not just about jazz. The film also address' numerous issues present within the whole...

  • Kermit Learns the Perils of Jazz

    Posted on Tuesday April 14th, 2009 at 21:02 in jazz, sesame street

    Amusement for the easily entertained....

  • The Money Spyder: James Taylor Quartet

    Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 12:54 in money, jazz, taylor quarter

    Think Ventures + Booker T + Lost James Bond spy thriller (Sean Connery era) and you'd have the makings for some cool jazz with attitude, funk and beat. This isn't easy-listening, background jazz. It's also not electronica jazz but very organic, flowi...

  • Were Only in it for the Money: Mothers of Invention

    Posted on Monday January 19th, 2009 at 02:05 in comedy, progressive, jazz, zappa

    Frank Zappa once claimed that he was merely an anthropologist which can be heard on the album, Were Only In It For The Money.  He picks apart the hippie-free culture movement, their straight-laced counter parts, and freaky fringe groups hoping to ju...

  • Herman Apple Stereo Percussion De Noel

    Posted on Thursday December 18th, 2008 at 23:51 in apple, jazz, bongos, space-age pop

    Last year I discovered this little gem. It's '50-60's space-age jazz - bongos and all. The vocals are "doo-do-doo" or "cha-cha" once in awhile and opens with a "hey!" (nothing else). So it's different, fun, cheerful and a very short album. I'm guessi...