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M. Ward - Unreal City

^ Another biggie. Max von Sydow, Star of ‘Seventh Seal’, ‘Exorcist’, and a Billion Other Films, Dies at 90 Great older piece and video over at Criterion - The Looming Gravitas of Max von Sydow. Embedded below. Well worth a watch. Vin Diesel this is how you act.

Kenny Barron and Dave Holland | Without Deception

RIP Joyce Gordon. I had no idea you were everywhere.

A few Blue Note 45 LPs and SACDs 50% off for a couple more hours over a Acoustic Sounds.

Memories

Hope it’s a great day!

Prince Street Girls How Susan Meiselas’s home neighborhood produced one of her most influential bodies of work – a study of adolescence, femininity and the gentrification of New York

'It sounded like the future': behind Miles Davis's greatest album

RIP Bonnie MacLean, Psychedelic Poster Artist

Hope it’s a great one Steve.

James Taylor on Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and John Lennon “It’s a cynical thing,” he says. “But, you know, a mother really has to be there. But a father? Well, you can construct a father out of a few good episodes.”

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Pet Shop Boys Hotspot

Hope it's a great one.

Hope it’s a great birthday

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David Keenan's A Beginner’s Guide to Bravery

Happy belated!

The following Tidal playlist. Does one of these categories not fit in with the other two?

Old Musicians Never Die. They Just Become Holograms. “But here’s the headline,” Shapiro went on. “Look at who’s gone, just in the last couple of years: Bowie, Prince, Petty. Now look who’s still going but who’s not going to be here in 10 years, probably, at least not touring: the Stones, the Who, the Eagles, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Elton John, McCartney, Springsteen. That is the base not just of classic rock but of the live-music touring business. Yes, there’s Taylor Swift, there’s Ariana Grande. But the base is these guys.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/magazine/hologram-musicians.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Hope it’s a good one!

On the other side of things - New Years Beach Life. Fujifilm X-Pro2 and Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4.