What'd We Miss?

My there was quite a bit of it, wasn't there? Welcome back my friends, to the Blogroll that never ends. Oh, and Happy Birthday, Django Reinhardt. (The "D" is silent.)

 

My President Is Rap: The Complete History of Barack Obama's Hip Hop Moments

(Spin)

 

Dave Grohl Visits Sound City

(L.A. Magazine)

 

The New Electronic Brooklyn Underground

(Pitchfork Media)

 

Go Rocco! Duende Opens in Oakland

(SF Gate)

 

Did The American Songbook Kill Jazz?

(Salon)

 

LISTEN: SFJAZZ Center Opening Night Live...

(NPR)

 

...and the L.A. Times' Chris Barton Was There

(Pop + Hiss)

 

Aziz Ansari Tackles The Beyoncé Lip-Sync Controversy

(Twitter)

 

Ears Have Eyes: A History of ECM Album Covers

(New York Times)

 

LISTEN: In L.A., An Immigrant's Dream Becomes A Jazz Hub

(A Blog Supreme)

 

10 Malian Musicians You Should Know

(Flavorwire)

 

WATCH: "Battle of the Gentle Bands" w/ J Mascius & The Dirty Projectors

(Portlandia)

 

Playing Music May Lower Your Blood Pressure

(Pacific Standard)

 

Greetje Kauffeld: New Tracks From A "Lost" Jazz Singer

(The Jazz Chill Corner)

 

How To Be An Awful Houseguest: Musician Edition

(West Coast Sound)

 

The Life and Death of Austin Peralta

(L.A. Weekly)

 

LISTEN: Petra Haden Covers Classic Film Scores with a Single Voice

(NPR)

 

From Monterey Pop to Carnegie Hall: The Essential Ravi Shankar

(David Fricke's Alternate Takes)

 

MIDI Turns 30

(The Quietus)

 

Calling All Crate Diggers: Own Part of J. Dilla's Album Collection

(A.V. Club)

 

WATCH: Classic 1985 Jazz/Poetry Documentary Life Is A Saxophone

(YouTube)

 

Keith Rowe: The Wizard of Sideways

(Just Outside)

 

The Gospel According to Henry Rollins (and Other Old Punks)

(Dangerous Minds)

 

Space Invaders: Peeking Inside An Electronic Music Artist's Studio

(The Creators Project)

 

I Vote for Change(s): Blurring the Lines Between Composition & Improvisation

(New Music Box)

 

The NEA Embraces Jazz Mastery

(Blu Notes)

 

Donate to Pehrspace Owner Adam Hervey's Medical Expenses

(Buzzband L.A./Give It Forward)

 

Harris Eisenstadt Interviews Barry Altschul

(Destination: OUT)

 

Analog Out: The Rhodes Electric Piano

(Wax Poetics)

 

Redd Kross: The Hard Candy Ass

(L.A. Record)

 

WATCH: John Cale Talks Nico, Iggy, Throbbing Gristle & Sharon Von Etten

(Pitchfork TV)

 

Reappraising Wynton

(NextBop)

 

Why Louder Classical Music Is Better Classical Music

(On An Overgrown Path)

 

Ethan Iverson Interviews Masabumi Kikuchi

(Do The Math)

 

WATCH: Full PJ Harvey Concert in Sydney, Australia, 1.18.12

(Burning Ambulance)

 

R.I.P.: Jayne Cortez

(Jazz Beyond Jazz)

 

Tuning In with the Nite Jewel

(Wax Poetics)

 

Karriem Riggins: Making a Mark in Jazz & Hip Hop

(Detroit Free Press)

 

Profile: John Beasley

(Cult of SOC)

 

Sacred Blue: Jazz Goes to Church in the 1960s

(Indiana Public Media)

 

The Runners-Up: Laurie Anderson's Mister Heartbreak

(Burning Ambulance)

 

ARCHIVES: Greg Burk Visits the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum circa 1995

(MetalJazz)

 

Acieeed! A Socio-Historical Perspective on Acid House

(Perfect Sound Forever)

 

WATCH: The Only Record Store in Mauritania

(VICE)

 

BOOK EXCERPT: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band

(Point of Departure)

 

Why Would Anyone Buy A CD These Days?

(Austin Chronicle)

 

The Funniest Musician Memes on the Web

(Musicians Are...)