Plutopian Week

Plutopia’s Jon Lebkowsky reviews the top ten stories of 2021 as part of the “State of the World 2022” conversation.

Music of the Plutopian Spheres Listening at the moment to Bill Frisell’s “1968,” from his 2004 album “Unspeakable,” which BBC described as “heavy funk for thinking truckers.” Plutopian perusals This…

Music of the Plutopian Spheres Pianist/composer Bill Evans was a true original, considered “the main reformer of the harmonic language of jazz piano.” He played piano with Miles Davis, then…

Happy Holidaze! Plutopians wish all our friends and fans the happiest of holidaze. Lately it feels like the world is in a rock tumbler, hopefully we’ll come out of this…

Music of the Plutopian Spheres ‘Tis the season to talk about holiday music, and an opportunity to discuss SomaFM. SomaFM is an independent Internet radio station for browser-based or app-based…

Music of the Plutopian Spheres We’ve started watching Peter Jackson’s documentary “The Beatles: Get Back.” It shows the older and evolving “Fab Four” in the act of creating music for…

Plutopian Week, 11/22/2021 (Happy Thanksgiving!) Music of the Plutopian Spheres Charles Lloyd emerged in the 60s as a brilliant and eclectic reed player, usually playing tenor sax or flute. He…

Music of the Plutopian Spheres New single by Stéphane Pompougnac, “Go On”: Pompougnac is a Paris DJ. Jean-Louis Costes hired him to be resident DJ at Hôtel Costes in Paris’…

Music of the Plutopian Spheres As a Thanksgiving treat, Disney+ is screening the new three-episode documentary about the Beatles’ recording of the album originally called “Get Back,” and eventually released…

Music of the Plutopian Spheres: John Coltrane: A Love Supreme in Seattle. A 1965 recording of Coltrane’s band performing his masterwork “A Love Supreme” at the Penthouse Club in Seattle,…