izzy wizzy, let’s get busy

I may well have heard this modal reworking of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic first performed not by John Coltrane but by Harry Corbett and friends. With puppets. The son of a Yorkshire coal miner, Corbett’s early ambition to pursue a career as a musician was thwarted by deafness in one ear. I wonder how

mellow out, herr stockhausen

mellow |ˌmɛləʊ|adjective1 (esp. of sound, taste, and color) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness : she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice | slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavor.• archaic (of fruit) ripe, soft, sweet, and juicy : a dish of mellow apples.• (of wine) well-matured and smooth

apostle of the strung-out

Figure 3-29.–Correct way to take out a kink in wire rope. kink |kɪŋk|noun a sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight : a kink in the road.• figurative a flaw or obstacle in a plan, operation, etc. : though the system is making some headway, there are still some kinks to iron

for your digital delectation

Written by Eric Spear – no relation to Albert with an ‘e’ – in 1960:“a cornet piece, accompanied by a brass band plus clarinet and double bass.” A then unknown musician from Wimslow, David Browning, was contracted by Granada Television (ITV) to supply trumpet for the original theme – and its re-recording in 1964 –

more west side stories

live is cool spray when you’re a jet. See. If I was even more of an anorak, I’d probably begin proselytizing that punk rock really started here. ib, you would say; get a life. We are heartily sick with your creaky attempts to lend some weight to your inane choice of song. From the mighty