He worked with many of the greatest jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown. Roach also led his own groups, and made numerous musical statements relating to the civil rights movement of African-Americans. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

From the earthshattering album Kind of Blue. This is definitely my favorite jazz chart of all time, and a must hear for anyone even remotely interested in music at all. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

90-year-old Rachel Veitch of Orlando, Florida has been driving the same 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente since it was new. Now she has racked up 557,000 miles on the odometer -and it’s still going great!
Unlike her three husbands, Veitch says, the Mercury has “never lied to me, never cheated on me, and I can always depend on her.” picked by Bingo 5 months ago

A punk music pioneer described as "broker of the stars" was beaten to death inside her Upper East Side apartment, police said Wednesday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A judge in Ireland reduced a violation because 180 kilometers per hour looks a lot better when you convert it to 112 miles per hour.

So does that mean you aren't going as fast now? picked by Proverb 2 years ago

Freddie Hubbard, one of the greatest trumpet players. A man ranked up there with Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, passed away Monday after a long battle with heart disease, picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Cambridge-educated economist-... (Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ian Dury And The Blockheads, Billy Bragg) Peter Jenner put a figure on how much each music fan who buys music would have to pay in order for access to every song ever recorded while maintaining or increasing music sales. picked by charbarred 3 years ago

Amazon.com, the internet retailer, wants to launch an online music store next month to challenge Apple and is working on plans to sell music with reduced protection against copyright infringement. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Blind pilot Miles Hilton-Barber felt euphoric when he touched down at Sydney's Bankstown Airport just before 8am, becoming the first blind man to fly halfway around the world.

Update on an earlier post. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The quake struck at 5:49 a.m. at a 5.2 magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter was about 13 miles north-northeast of Laupahoehoe. That put it about 8 miles off shore and 30 miles from Hilo. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A skydiver's parachute tangles and fails to open. He hits the ground after a 2 mile fall with fairly minor injuries. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago

As a transvestite comic who is prone to put on weight and had never run farther than five miles, Eddie Izzard is not the obvious candidate to run 1,100 miles around Britain. But the 47-year-old stand-up and actor will today drag his aching limbs from the Olympic park to Trafalgar Square in the last of an astonishing 43 marathons he has completed in just 52 days... picked by doodlechild 2 months ago

Led Zep, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Britney Spears may have hidden secret backwards messages in their music, but beardy grinning weirdo music man Richard D James (or rather Aphex Twin) went one further and hid pictures in his music. Presumably just because he's clever enough to do it.

A chap who may or may not go by the name of Bastwood goes one further by finding the things. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Sadly, veteran actor, Don Davis has passed away. We all loved him as Major General George Hammond, base commander of Stargate Command. He will be missed by all. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The assumed censorship of the cigarette on the post office's Bette Davis stamp caused all sorts of uproar. Problem is, the source image didn't have a cigarette in it so it wasn't removed as some thought. However it was altered for PC reasons. The original had Ms Davis wearing a mink coat. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

These people will stop at nothing to get frequent flier miles. They will take long distance flights just to rack up the miles so they can get extra perks. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Ziff Davis filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District Court of New York today as part of a debt restructuring plan. The technology publisher said the restructuring agreement was made with an ad hoc group of senior secured note holders. picked by punthe 2 years ago

A man from Yorkshire has set a new world record -by walking over 18 miles on broken glass in aid of the charity, Action for Children. picked by molnatisi 3 months ago

All in the SAME TRUCK! picked by tigertony 1 year ago

15 laps a day for eleven years - Martha Michel has hit a major milestone: 10,000 miles. picked by suebe 1 month ago