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Biz Markie was the "essence of hip-hop"

Director Sacha Jenkins on Showtime doc "All Up in the Biz" and how the artist influenced Rakim and Big Daddy Kane

Salon

Louis, lounges and left-field covers: How New York’s jazz scene is getting more accessible

Tamara Hinson checks out the new home for Louis Armstrong’s 60,000-piece archive, alongside the Big Apple’s coolest jazz bars and clubs

The Independent UK

Flying with weed? It’s still very much illegal – just ask Gigi Hadid

After the supermodel was fined for travelling to the Cayman Islands with ganja, Kevin E G Perry explores why taking cannabis on a flight can still land you in hot water, even if it was bought legally

The Independent UK

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Flying with weed? It’s still very much illegal – just ask Gigi Hadid

After the supermodel was fined for travelling to the Cayman Islands with ganja, Kevin E G Perry explores why taking cannabis on a flight can still land you in hot water, even if it was bought legally

The Independent UK

Glimmer of hope for foot soldiers

There was encouraging news for Bangkok's pedestrians last week when the city governor announced that during the coming year there would be a major upgrade of pavements in the Big Mango. It was promised that some pavements might even become "walkable". Well, best of luck with that.

Bangkok Post

Louis Armstrong's dazzling archive has a new home — his

Across the street from the jazz icon's home in Queens, a site of pilgrimage for fans from around the world, sits the new Louis Armstrong Center, which brings his 60,000-item archive back to the block.

WEKU

Lance Armstrong plays astronaut on reality TV show; does he have the right stuff to win?

Lance Armstrong, the disgraced pro cyclist, is one of 12 celebs competing for the title ‘brightest star in the galaxy’ on Fox' Stars on Mars

Cycling Weekly

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Gerald Sims, Chess Records session guitarist heard on Jackie Wilson’s ‘Higher and Higher,’ dead at 83

Beside playing with many blues, soul greats, he also owned a music school and store near 79th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue where he gave Howlin’ Wolf guitar lessons.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Muppets Mayhem is out today, and here's everything we know about who the band members are based on

The Muppets Mayhem has arrived to Disney+, and we take a look at the real people and musicians the band members are based on.

GoodToKnow

‘We have to be part of the solution’: building the Black Wall Streets of tomorrow

How activists and visionaries across the nation are designing the new hubs of Black commerce

The Guardian - US

‘Beetlejuice,’ ‘Company,’ ‘Lehman Trilogy’ among Broadway in Chicago’s upcoming season

Season subscription renewals are currently on sale.

Chicago Sun-Times

What makes that song swing? At last, physicists unravel a jazz mystery

For nearly a century, jazz musicians have debated what gives songs that propulsive, groovy feel that makes you want to move with the music. The secret may lie in subtle nuances in a soloist's timing.

WEKU

Mineta? SJC? Airport rebrand aims to show the way to San Jose while still honoring namesake

New York has John F. Kennedy, Washington, D.C. has Ronald Reagan, and New Orleans has Louis Armstrong.

Tribune News Service

The holiday music playlist you need, want and deserve

Holiday music is a big business that generates $170 million a year, according to Billboard.

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Here are 12 cool new Christmas albums for the season

Do you ever get tired of hearing Nat King Cole croon about “chestnuts roasting on an open fire” during the Christmas season?

The Guardian - UK

Monsters of doc: Mark Kermode’s top 20 music documentaries

For our festival-averse film critic, movies about concerts and musicians are essential viewing – and he believes we are living through a golden age for the form

The Independent UK

Fill your stocking with Alicia Keys, Louis Armstrong, more

Time to update that dusty old holiday playlist with some new offerings that will appeal to everyone at the table

The Guardian - UK

Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues review – swinging doc is a stirring tribute

Freewheeling across the trumpeter’s pathbreaking career, Sacha Jenkins’ immensely enjoyable study speeds through giddyingly rich source material

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Dolton voters’ key concerns, America’s pandemic baby bump and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Chicago put Louis Armstrong on a path to jazz greatness 100 years ago

The trumpeter from New Orleans was 21 when he stepped off a train at the Illinois Central Station in 1922. Now, jazz events in Chicago are exploring his influence on the city.

The Guardian - UK

Gris-gris enigma: can a new posthumous release shed light on the elusive genius of Dr John?

How did a middle-class white kid break into New Orleans’ feverish 1950s R&B scene and enjoy a wildly eclectic six-decade career? As a new release puts it: things happen that way

The Guardian - UK

Not a wonderful world: Louis Armstrong tapes reveal how racism scarred his life and career

Audio diaries including previously unheard material tell of the jazz giant’s anger over the prejudice he faced

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Jazz Festival offers music to soothe a shaken city

The music fest arrives at a good time for a city battered by critics.

The Hindu

Louiz Banks, the godfather of Indian Jazz, is teaching children again

From a Kolkata night club to the world stage, Louiz Banks is a pioneer of Jazz in India. Now, at 81, he is eager to reprise an old role

The Guardian - UK

Let’s Do It by Bob Stanley review – a voyage through pop’s origins

Prewar stars and genres come to life in a joyous account that draws uncanny parallels with the present

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