Russ Davis - MOJA Radio

In 1999 Russ Davis began working in satellite radio as the programmer and presenter for XM 72 Beyond Jazz, the world's only complete modern jazz channel. This was my primary source for finding out about new artists. I first heard Jaga Jazzist and Landau Orchestra on his radio station, along with a lot of other stuff that most people wouldn't even know how to categorize - and that's what I loved the most about it.

XM decided to drop Beyond Jazz and since then, Russ along with Michelle Sammartino (another programmer and presenter for Beyond Jazz) have created MOJARadio - hopefully the new place to access some great music. Check it out.

Freddie Hubbard

I've always said that the best trumpet playing I've ever heard was by Freddie Hubbard on an album called Ready for Freddie. I'm not a really big fan of some of the music he did later on in his career but he was 23 when he recorded Ready for Freddie and that album is amazing. He also played on Wayne Shorter's Speak No Evil, Oliver Nelson's Blues and the Abstract Truth, and albums by John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, and Art Blakey. Those are some of my favorite albums from that time period and while I'll never come close to being the kind of trumpet player he was, he was a huge influence on me. RIP.

This will not be topped...

Ridic.

A Short Love Story in Stop Motion - Music by Sigur Ros

A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.

Heartless / Pinocchio's Story on SNL

Kanye West - Heartless / Pinocchio Story - SNL - 12/13/2008
by 3030fm

Those are some big screens for an SNL set.

Lupe Fiasco Interviews Common

Colours - The Cinematic Orchestra

Colours from Charlie McCarthy on Vimeo.