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A song you’ll recognize, gorgeously played by three of the greatest musicians in jazz. [Video]
Another reworking of a classic Gershwin tune, from Keith Jarrett’s 1987 solo concert in Tokyo. [Video]
This is from Keith Jarrett’s masterpiece DVD, Tokyo Solo. A beautiful recording in every sense of the word; I believe all the music for this performance was improvised. [Video]
One of Todd Rundgren’s coolest (I won’t say “best” because they’re all great) bands at its tightest, with a song titled Unloved Children. [Video] Must be a factory somewhere Keeps on cranking them out Seems like they travel in pairs Not worth the trouble but too full of clout ...
Acoustic guitar virtuoso Don Ross with a right-hand tour de force titled Robot Monster. [Video]
This isn’t an official video for Future from Todd Rundgren’s Liars, but the vintage film clips from the 1964 World’s Fair in New York’s borough of Queens work perfectly with the song. Nostalgia for the future. [Video]
Music, Todd Rundgren, Future, 1964 World's Fair, World of Tomorrow
For some reason, this song is ... uh ... resonating with me tonight. [Video]
[Video] I’d sell your heart to the junkman baby For a buck, for a buck If you’re looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch You’re out of luck, you’re out of luck The ship is sinking The ship is sinking The ship is sinking There’s a ...
The major-seventh wisdom of Archie Bell and the Drells echoes down through the ages. Make it mellow, now. [Video]
Some very clean, complex fingerpicking from Antoine Dufour. [Video]
A beautiful performance of Sammy Cahn’s classic song I Fall in Love Too Easily, from Ralph Towner. [Video]
The Large Hadron Collider pales in comparison to Tommy Emmanuel’s right wrist. [Video]
Tommy Emmanuel plays “Since We Met.” [Video]
Preston Reed with a master’s class in two-handed guitar playing, a song titled “Shinkansen” from the album Handwritten Notes. [Video]
Here’s a wacky music video from 1989 I never knew existed, even though I’m a long-time fan of Mark Griffin (aka MC 900 Ft. Jesus) and his unique mix of Miles Davis-ish fusion jazz, hip-hop, and creepy poetry. This is from the album Hell With the Lid Off. [Video] ...
After evaluating the impact of our new live updating code for the “Now Playing” section of the left sidebar, I’ve decided to limit the live updates to registered, logged in users. At our normal peak traffic times, with thousands of browsers checking the server at 30 second intervals via Ajax, ...
LGF, Tech Note, Javascript, Now Playing, Music, Amazon, Optimization
Here’s an outstanding version of “When It Don’t Come Easy,” from Patty Griffin’s Impossible Dream. [Video] And by the way, registration is open for a limited time.
The “Now Playing” section of our left sidebar, which is set up to show the music or other weird sounds that are currently playing in iTunes on my machine, now updates in an “almost live” fashion. With Ajax and a Javascript timer, it checks the server every 20 seconds to ...
The tune is called “Struttin’.” [Video]
Some amazing chromatic harmonica playing from Brendan Power: “The Drunken Landlady.” [Video]