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free jazz

The Most Heartbreaking Story You'll Read All Day

The Chicago Reader's Post No Bills blog has a fascinating (and, be warned, painfully sad) story on the suicide of Malachi Ritscher, a free-jazz expert and historian who was a fixture of the city's improvised music scene. Ritscher apparently set himself on fire last Friday in the middle of rush-hour traffic, leaving behind a long suicide note expressing his frustration with the war, and a long musical legacy: More »

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Blogsmacked: Jay-Z Shows Ranger Rick What He's Got

- Jay-Z has decided that the new look for fall is those nature murals that were so popular in the '70s—on a coat. [Copyranter]
- Looking to learn more about free jazz? Here's an MP3-laden guide. [Destination: Out]
- A song for every NFL outcome this week. [My Old Kentucky Blog]
- Donald Trump loves him some fine, fine, Federline. Which makes perfect sense, really. [Gawker]
- The world of rock critics: The digital-age equivalent of the Mafia? [Crooked Timber]