Twitter Updates for 2007-12-05

We’re in the middle of a big snowstorm here in Chicago. Had quite a hairy drive home! # Putting the finishing touches on our final Lawrence Hurst interview segment. # Heading for bed after installing some awesome new blog plugins. # Dragged out of bed early by...

Wintry Mess hits Chicago

We’ve gotten slammed here in Chicago with the first really big snowfall of the season.  This kind of thing used to strike terror into my very core as I envisioned the slipping and sliding that I would be doing on rural Wisconsin back roads, commuting...

Phillip Serna performs Tubin Concerto for Double Bass

We’ve got a real treat for folks today. Phillip Serna had to acquire special permission from the publisher of the Tubin Concerto for Double Bass in order for us to release it, and it is likely that many readers out there haven’t heard this piece before. I...

Deutsche Grammophon launches online music store today

It’s great to see classical music leaders like Deutsche Grammophon enter the modern age of digital distribution.  Alex Ross wrote a post yesterday highlighting some of the features of this new online store, and I received some correspondence from DG...

Bass shot of the day – the solitary bassist

dad bass weatherford, originally uploaded by bunæn. This great photo of the solitary bass player was taken by a Japanese exchange student of active Flickr (great photo sharing service) member Bunaen’s father. There is a TalkBass.com forum thread (see comment...