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Heaven is a Bowling Alley

In my travels I have met great minds from all corners of the Earth. It is refreshing for the ears and the soul to hear another point of view. www.mezzic.com is the brain-child of Chicago music lover John Brunner. He has spent many sleepless nights bringing the best in music to the ears of those [...]

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Neat

I have been slipping deep into a weather induced Jazz binge the last few weeks. It seems the weather has turned from dry hot days of Kenny Dorham’s “Afro-Cuban” to the deep blue, wet city streets of Ornet Coleman’s “Shape of Jazz to Come”.

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July – Found

I was standing under the trees to shelter from the lightest of rainfall. It was golden sunlight that lit the sheets of floating water, iwas happy to watch it from my green refuge, the light was shining through the leaves behind me and above a drop would fight its way through the foliage every so [...]

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The 13th Tribe

Ran into this gem on Soundcloud… The 13th Tribe will feature in my Black Box radio show tonight on www.DirtyRadio.org where you can hear a mix of 5 tracks. You can also catch up with an array of 13th Tribe releases on their bandcamp and also on Soundcloud.

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GZA – Liquid Swords (1995)

GZA says this is his best album, though many would say that this is one of the best rap albums ever released.. I for one, agree completely with both statements.

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Kenny Dorham – Afro-Cuban

I heard a track from this on a Blog recently, hit the spot instantly – especially at this, the fresh end of the Summer.

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Rory Gallagher – Through the Walls

As we approach the 15th anniversary of the death of a true rock/blue guitar legend I am reminded of how I first found myself becoming immersed in the music of Rory Gallagher at a young age, and how his legacy encouraged me to try and be just as good with six strings between my fingers…. [...]

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