Chris Monsen

U.S. Maple - The State Is Bad YouTube video by USMapleVEVO

And I said yeah oh man that
State was bad
You know I tried and tried
Until the bright lights cried

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsEu...

The Hold Steady – Stevie Nix You came into the party with a long black shawl / And the guys from the front lawn were making jokes about the white swan / Some nights we just need to get touched and rub up

I know some people clown on the Hold Steady but this stuff hits for a reason

Recorded live on this day, March 11., in 1973 at the Antioch Theatre, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio: Indent by Cecil Taylor. #Jazzsky

Station Model Violence have a distinct Psychadelic Furs ca. Talk Talk Talk vibe going, and I'm really digging it. #NowPlaying

Recorded on this day in 1986 (released on Soul Note in '87): Update, solo piano by Mal Waldron. #NowPlaying

Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

On Saturday, March 7th Jello Biafra suffered a hemorrhagic stroke caused by high blood pressure.



As per Jello:

Peace (Mono) YouTube video by Ornette Coleman - Topic

Happy Ornette Coleman (March 9 1930 - June 11 2015) day, and "Peace"!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU-b...

Album cover for the alternate version of In On the Killtaker by Fugazi, as recorded by Steve Albini.

Well, this rips.

#NowPlaying

Quelle surprise.

maybe I'm focusing on the wrong thing here but this is the wildest shit I've ever heard a white South African say and I study racism for a living

that man was swallowed up in the deep

La meg introdusere et skikkelig nyttig konsept: Bean Soup Theory

Som vi sikkert på norsk ville kalt "Alt handler ikke om deg" (ping @ikkeomdeg.bsky.social )

Så de i 2003, faktisk. På en intimkonsert (700 publikummere). Hinsides bra.

Great to hear. He’s been on a really strong run these past few years, on his own as well as with Halvorson’s Amaryllis band.

Utsnitt fra spalten Chris Monsens jazz i Jazznytt vår 2026.

I min spalte for Jazznytt vår 2026 har jeg skrevet om det nye albumet til Dave Douglas og hans glimrende nye kvartett (på turne i Europa f.o.m. neste uke, med selveste Ingebrigt Håker Flaten som superreserve) samt utgivelser fra hhv. Adam O'Farrill, Nicole McCabe og en dobbel dose fra Jon Irabagon.

So good.

Album cover for 14 Love Poems by Peter Brötzmann.

Remembering the incomparable Peter Brötzmann, who would've been 85 today. Closing out the day with 14 Love Poems #NowPlaying

Not familiar with that one. Will investigate. Thanks.

Two highly recommended modern jazz albums released today that deserve your attention, incidentally both lead by Norway based Danish altoists: With Love by Signe Emmeluth’s always excellent, shape shifting 4tet Emmeluth’s Amoeba (my review below), and Amalie Dahl’s Dafnie Extended Live at Moldejazz.

Har skrevet om dans, smil og skiftende former, blant annet, ikke minst kjærlighet til musikken slik dette fortoner seg hos Signe K. Emmeluth og hennes fortreffelige kvartett Emmeluth’s Amoeba og deres nye utgivelse «With Love». Kan leses i dagens Musikkmagasinet, både papir- og e-avisa.

Dumme. Og late.

"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano The Italian "influencer" who has never worked as a real journalist, has 100m+ followers on social media and leverages them for cash. This is a tale about modern sports media

"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano

sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/here-we-go...

It’s been a while.

Prayer for Peace (1969) by Amalgam (Trevor Watts, Jeff Clyne, John Stevens + Barry Guy on the stirring title track)

#NowPlaying

Bob Dylan - One More Cup of Coffee (Official Audio) YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO

Whenever I hear some youtuber say "in the comments below", I can't help but hear those words to the melody of the chorus of "One More Cup of Coffee".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=95cu...

A long way to go, still. A long way. But it's a decent mid week in terms of results.

Moloko - Sing It Back (Official HD Video) YouTube video by Moloko

Ble nødt til å sette på låta, også. Den Boris Musical Mix editen de brukte til videoen er deilig pop-house. youtu.be/w1eN8vyVFIM...

A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council

"Make people dependent enough, and then make it shitty"

Still giggling at this hilarious video from the Norwegian Consumer Council "A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator" which seems a perfect embodiment of Silicon Valley and tech generally these days

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...