I cannot comprehend the absence of a revived interest in prewar classical pianists in such days as these. (Ignaz Friedman, Moriz Rosenthal, Vladimir de Pachmann, Sergei Rachmaninoff (as a pianist, not composer), etc.)

‘I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these.’

Strand: Don’t fuck him if he has no books. Maruzen: But it’ll do even if he doesn’t actually read them.

The city fabric around Kyoto Station is really quite charmless. Overtourism is real.

There’s something to be said about the assumption that Public.me is a place where ‘everybody is just talking to herself’ simply because the lack or the underuse of its social features. It’s a publishing tool as long as there’s RSS support.

Such a bummer that I'm going to miss this show centered on The People United will Never be Defeated (El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido!, or 不屈の民 in Japanese), but you should definitely go. Iwai Satoki, Takeda Kenichi (leader of A-Musik), Okuma Wataru, with Kogure Miwazo playing chindon-ya percussions. And you're welcome to join with instruments or singing. Jan 4 (Sat), 2025, Giee at Kokubunji (about 30 minutes from Shinjuku) https://giee.jp/calendar/6052708 Would definitely love to go and sing this Cantonese version sung in the 2019 Hong Kong Protests :   https://youtu.be/-RhjakiC09A

I used the term ‘progressive music fans’ today without thinking much but I suddenly realize it's completely necessary to add this note: I meant fans of progressive music, not progressive person who loves music. I wonder how many progressive people actually like Magma or Sublime Frequencies.

Stephan Micus in his latest album To the Rising Moon. (Apple Music will tell you this is a 1992 album. Shame on them.)

蔵 焼 け て さ は る も の な き 月 見 哉

Ginette Neveu playing Ernest Chausson's Poème Op. 25 (1896) in 1946.

Miyako Harumi singing Minatomachi (港町, composed by Inomata Kosho with lyrics by Ishimoto Miyuki) on the 22nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen (1971). This should be watched together with the next video by Ginette Neveu.

Mori Shin'ichi (father of Moriuchi Takahiro, lead vocalist of One Ok Rock) singing Ofukurosan (おふくろさん, composed and arranged by Inomata Kosho with lyrics by Kawauchi Kohan) on the 22nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen (1971).

Now that Twitter has become a read-only place for me, the lack of decent native Mac client is somewhat tolerable. I'll just use the web version. Like an animal.

Wow, just missed the first half of this ‘Quasi-4k’ remastered version of the 22nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen (1971). The second half tomorrow! https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2522065056bdec1f32a6045101841c1702d0b3d3 https://www.nhk.jp/p/bestkouhaku/ts/4GY91QJLJJ/episode/te/2QG5GP94KL/

Dec 15: Era Special's first album (probably here: https://shop.tsuboy.com) Dec 18: Arcana's second album  https://diskunion.net/progre/ct/detail/1008955882 Dec 20: Terry Riley's In C at Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, July 21, 2024  https://diskunion.net/avant/ct/news/article/1/126141

Yes, New Oxford American Dictionary has been built into Mac OS X since 2005, but there’s nothing like feeling the size of it. Also, you’re missing out on the illustrations. (That’s a 16-inch laptop and an iPhone X.)

https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322312000116/ Manga about elementary students who love vinyl records.

How many different versions of 手のひらを太陽に do I need? The more the better.

https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/113566228597356792 I’m old enough to know that, once upon a time, artistic statement and fad were indeed mutually exclusive.

Gee, I forgot Mike Matas is a co-founder of Delicious Monster. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2004/11/delicious-library/ (But I would have to agree with this appraisement from Chris Clark: Delicious Library is the nicest application I’d never use. http://www.decaffeinated.org/archives/2004/11/09/deliciouslibrary)