Excellent thread from Nico about why you should treat streaming as TRY-BEFORE-YOU-BUY - if you love an album you really do help the artists buying a physical release.

I’m using substack much more to read journalists I enjoy - here’s an excellent summary of the present issues from Ted Gioia - subscribe… open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia/p…

Love the creative arts…

Wow, never heard this before - Tony Bennett Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Elvin Jones - one track from an album that never got completed - youtu.be/UcHZaZ7J1Tk

Get a drink tonight and watch this… Tony Bennett’s two albums with Bill Evans are essential listening

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And now over to BBC 2 for the exciting finale to this year’s Hundred competition… #testcricket

The year is 2060 and Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood and Chris Woakes are still bowling for England 🏏 #Ashes #BBCCricket

Every music school should have a Ken Fuchs orchestration module - he’s masterful as is his music - this new album fizzes - loved it

From yesterday <sigh>

Don’t be so pedantic - as a teenager I learned so many more practical skills putting on a concert than any STEM subject

Welcome to Grace’s new photo gallery ‘microphones in front of my face’ - #1 the lovely new neumann M49

This is where abbey rd is unique -on the same day: Kathleen Battle, Marylin Horne etc recording Handel’s Semele in studio 1, chesney hawkes film mix in studio 3, 100% cancellation charge for emi classics in the penthouse and 2 mobile recordings at henry wood hall and Rotterdam…

It’s almost like people enjoy music on the telly 🤔🤔??

Pleased help Carole’s crowdfunder - such an important fight against horrible bullies

Here is Sir Simon Rattle's farewell message to David Alberman, cheers to you David!🥂🎻

I echo every comment about the excellence of the coronation music but let us also not forget the coordination complexities involved. That Pappano and Nethsingha kept it as tight as they did without sacrificing the musical quality was nothing short of miraculous. Immense respect.

As Simon Armitage said in his coronation poem ‘ But the music’s the thing’ - brilliant musicians and pictures and sound wonderful too bbc - thank you!

Just found this - Years ago a friend and I had an idea and cooked up a prototype abbey road ale - curve bender IPA (also wanted to do a REDD Ruby ale)