Mr. Lee
@mrlee718.bsky.social
“Extract the eternal from the ephemeral.”
Adolescence lives up all the reviews. A difficult must-watch.
April 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Adolescence lives up all the reviews. A difficult must-watch.
Reading is fundamental and knowing where you paused is crucial.
March 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Reading is fundamental and knowing where you paused is crucial.
Tthis vile administration’s actions are hitting home… literally. It’s being reported that 240,000 Ukrainians who are here legally are to be deported. This includes some of my neighbors as well as family members of my daughter’s classmates and her teachers from her old pre-K/daycare.
March 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Tthis vile administration’s actions are hitting home… literally. It’s being reported that 240,000 Ukrainians who are here legally are to be deported. This includes some of my neighbors as well as family members of my daughter’s classmates and her teachers from her old pre-K/daycare.
Fare thee well to the great Roy Ayers. While I love his Ubiquity era, don’t sleep on his early jazz recordings, especially Virgo Vibes which features a stellar line-up including Charles Tolliver, Joe Henderson, Reggie Workman, Harold Land, and Herbie Hancock.
May his memory be a blessing.
May his memory be a blessing.
March 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Fare thee well to the great Roy Ayers. While I love his Ubiquity era, don’t sleep on his early jazz recordings, especially Virgo Vibes which features a stellar line-up including Charles Tolliver, Joe Henderson, Reggie Workman, Harold Land, and Herbie Hancock.
May his memory be a blessing.
May his memory be a blessing.
Sunday morning soundtrack.
March 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Sunday morning soundtrack.
Jazz Against Tyranny
Note from Brad — Brad Mehldau
Thank you for taking the time to read this. This is addressed not just to my fellow Americans, but perhaps more urgently, to my friends and listeners around the world, everywhere. For those of you w...
www.bradmehldaumusic.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Jazz Against Tyranny
The title of this piece may seem hyperbolic, but it’s terrifyingly on point. A must-read.
Opinion | Putin Is Ready to Carve Up the World. Trump Just Handed Him the Knife.
The talks about Ukraine were never just about Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The title of this piece may seem hyperbolic, but it’s terrifyingly on point. A must-read.
24% of Americans get their healthcare from Medicaid (this includes two thirds of nursing home patients). Slashing the federal funding for Medicare “could result in millions of Americans across the country losing health coverage unless states decide to play a bigger role in its funding.”
Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
24% of Americans get their healthcare from Medicaid (this includes two thirds of nursing home patients). Slashing the federal funding for Medicare “could result in millions of Americans across the country losing health coverage unless states decide to play a bigger role in its funding.”
Today marks two months since my father died. I miss him immensely.
February 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Today marks two months since my father died. I miss him immensely.
As a nearly life-long Dylan obsessive, I have a lot to say about A Complete Unknown, but overall I really dug it and thought Chalamet was brilliant.
February 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
As a nearly life-long Dylan obsessive, I have a lot to say about A Complete Unknown, but overall I really dug it and thought Chalamet was brilliant.
“Civilized life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us.” -J.G. Ballard
February 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Civilized life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us.” -J.G. Ballard
Saturday soundtrack via the legendary Rubble comp series. I really need to take these out for a spin more often.
February 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Saturday soundtrack via the legendary Rubble comp series. I really need to take these out for a spin more often.
Must read thread.
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1. The White House folded in the face of CNN v. Trump (2018), the suit brought when the press credentials of @jimacosta.bsky.social were revoked.
Sherrill v. Knight was cited as precedent.
Stop me if you've heard this before, but real quick...anyone know about Thomas King Forcade?
1. The White House folded in the face of CNN v. Trump (2018), the suit brought when the press credentials of @jimacosta.bsky.social were revoked.
Sherrill v. Knight was cited as precedent.
Stop me if you've heard this before, but real quick...anyone know about Thomas King Forcade?
February 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Must read thread.
Tonight will be my first concert of 2025: the 60th anniversary of A Love Supreme with Ravi Coltrane’s Quartet playing the album in its entirety, followed by a clutch of improvisers playing off the album’s themes. As a bonus the night will kick-off with a panel discussion led by Ashley Kahn. #jazz
January 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Tonight will be my first concert of 2025: the 60th anniversary of A Love Supreme with Ravi Coltrane’s Quartet playing the album in its entirety, followed by a clutch of improvisers playing off the album’s themes. As a bonus the night will kick-off with a panel discussion led by Ashley Kahn. #jazz
Normalize not eulogizing horrible people and glossing over their crimes (or vile views), just becuase you dig their art. Case in point: Peter Yarrow, a convicted child molester.
January 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Normalize not eulogizing horrible people and glossing over their crimes (or vile views), just becuase you dig their art. Case in point: Peter Yarrow, a convicted child molester.
Fare thee well to the great music scribe Stanley Booth, whose book on the Stones is a truly crucial read. May his memory be a blessing.
December 21, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Fare thee well to the great music scribe Stanley Booth, whose book on the Stones is a truly crucial read. May his memory be a blessing.
Fantastic interactive piece on “A Great Day In Harlem.” #jazz
58 Jazz Musicians Were Photographed for ‘Harlem 1958.' Only One Remains.
Art Kane’s “Harlem 1958” gathered giants of the music. Sonny Rollins, 94, looks back at the historic picture.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Fantastic interactive piece on “A Great Day In Harlem.” #jazz
“Nothing endures but change.”
[Photograph by yours truly]
[Photograph by yours truly]
November 27, 2024 at 12:37 PM
“Nothing endures but change.”
[Photograph by yours truly]
[Photograph by yours truly]
“Civilized life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us.” -J.G. Ballard
November 22, 2024 at 10:11 PM
“Civilized life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us.” -J.G. Ballard
Happy to have scored this new pressing of this classic the other day. The version of “A Night…” that opens the album always takes me breath away. #jazz
November 22, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Happy to have scored this new pressing of this classic the other day. The version of “A Night…” that opens the album always takes me breath away. #jazz
Reposted by Mr. Lee
Love dark & rich roasted coffee? Give The Dark End Of The Street a try sometime! It's named for the Dan Penn/Chips Moman-penned 1967 deep soul classic, first recorded by James Carr & then recorded by countless artists since. My friend @mrlee718.bsky.social made it with Oak & Crow. Click the link.
The Dark End of the Street — Oak & Crow
After a long wait, here’s our collaboration with DJ Mr. Lee from Brooklyn! We’ve crafted this smooth dark roast with a sweet finish to fuel late nights behind the turntables and early mornings watchin...
www.oakandcrow.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Love dark & rich roasted coffee? Give The Dark End Of The Street a try sometime! It's named for the Dan Penn/Chips Moman-penned 1967 deep soul classic, first recorded by James Carr & then recorded by countless artists since. My friend @mrlee718.bsky.social made it with Oak & Crow. Click the link.
Oral history of the much-missed See Hear (in which I get a little shout-out).
The Oral History of See Hear, NYC’s Underground Zine Mecca
See Hear sign, 7th Street | photo by Mike Macioce (2002) See Hear music magazines and books, also known as See Hear Fanzines, was an underground subculture emporium located in the East Village, fir…
animalnewyork.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Oral history of the much-missed See Hear (in which I get a little shout-out).