I've never met Mick Jagger. It's probably just as well. After all, what would we talk about? I don't have any insights into jet ownership or luxury apartments in Cannes. Talking to Ian McLagan was easy. The occasional sideman for the Rolling Stones and a founding member of the Small Faces and the Faces was one of rock's most approachable stars. Back when SXSW was more of a regional music conference than a global marketing platform, I made a point of catching McLagan perform at the Saxon Pub every March. Watching a British legend joyously perform in a Texas roadhouse thrilled me. His appearance in Kansas City at Davey's Uptown in 2004 (or maybe it was 2005) was even more rewarding. Alas, McLagan's 2013 gig at Danny's in Lenexa was merely adequate. McLagan died last week.
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I reviewed Jenny Lewis' concert at Liberty Hall.
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My favorite jazz performances of 2014 are listed at Plastic Sax.
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It would be churlish of me not to share the "2014 Year In Review" promotional video from a company that employed me for several years.
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Mary J. Blige's The London Sessions isn't quite as good as I'd been lead to believe. RIYL: Keyshia Cole, pain, Charlie Wilson.
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I'm horrified to confess that I find Room, the new collaboration between Julian Lage and Nels Cline, entirely unlistenable.
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I sold my rarest Sun Ra vinyl years ago at $100 a pop. Even so, I'm inclined to buy vinyl copies of Marshall Allen Presents: Sun Ra and His Arkestra- In the Orbit of Ra to give to my fashion-conscious friends this holiday season. The new collection is an excellent introduction to Sun Ra.
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Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone of the Zombies are charming in their "What's In My Bag" segment.
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"Yeezus Film" hints at the brilliance of Kanye West's 2013 tour.
(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
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