Beginner's guide to Steely Dan. Why aren't they everybody's favorite group? Now I know. (A couple of the links in the article didn't connect, for some reason. Don't let that deter you.)
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More music that not everyone loves, which just amazes me: one of my favorite pianists, Thelonius Monk. What is he thinking when he plays those notes that he seems to be discovering as he plays them? And why aren't those notes on my piano? Thelonious Monk in His Prime: Copenhagen, 1966. The rest of the band ain't bad, either!
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There are those who maintain that the Chelsea Hotel was the hippest place on earth. You can judge for yourself from this: 1981 documentary on the Chelsea Hotel: The vortex where it all came together
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Thinking of moving to Malibu? Got $3.5 million? And want to live like the Flintstones? Then you might want to buy Dick Clark's house. Here's the listing, and here's a slideshow. The perfect place for your modern stone age family! (Via)
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