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‘I’d never heard anything like it’: the prepared piano revelations of jazz star Jessica Williams Dave Brubeck called her a great and Mary Lou Williams gave her advice. But the prodigy grew frustrated with jazz, quit and started dismantling her instrument. A superb new reissue showcases her findings https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/05/jessica-williams-jazz-prepared-piano-blue-abstraction

We skipped the BEPs this year as the luck thing hasn't worked for the last few. Went with a whole einkorn wheat flatbread with onions, shallots, anaheim peppers, gouda, cheddar, parmigiano, and herbs.

https://deadline.com/2025/12/isiah-whitlock-jr-dead-the-wire-spike-lee-movies-1236658855/

In one paragraph he bemoans how little streaming services pay artists, and in the next relishes his experience listening to bootleg Sonic Youth recordings.

I don't know why anyone, other than the hardest core of audiophiles, would want any headphones with a wire anymore. So no specific recommendation (except that the B&Ws are overpriced for what they are, but you probably assumed that already) but a recommendation to look at Bluetooth phones.

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

I could listen to the tone of this instrument all night.

Happy birthday!

A bit of minimalist droney piano stuff. Quite lovely if you like that sort of thing. https://vantzou-harrison-bennett.bandcamp.com/album/christina-vantzou-michael-harrison-and-john-also-bennett

You didn't eat it? A floor would have to be pretty dirty to keep me out of an apple pie.

Happy birthday.

As Kim Kardashian’s All’s Fair sets a new low for TV, we revisit every single thing our critics have mercilessly panned. Brace yourself for the Mount Rushmore of rubbish! The Guardian has only ever published 15 zero-star reviews. Here they all are... https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are

https://reverb.com/item/91894544-gibson-les-paul-standard-1957-goldtop-natural-back

Jack DeJohnette, acclaimed jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis, dies at 83 https://apnews.com/article/jack-dejohnette-dies-jazz-drummer-miles-davis-744f6ac4428ad563a6c629bd6ce9cfc2

Mine is a 1978 les paul custom. It's lovely. It's too heavy.

Happy birthday! (party favour noise)

Happys birthday.

Magnifying the minuscule: Nikon Small World photomicrography 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2025/oct/16/nikon-small-world-photomicrography-2025-in-pictures

What? Apple rug pulled a useful feature? Shocking.