https://pinboard.in/u:matthewmcvickar/public/ recent bookmarks from matthewmcvickar 2020-04-15T16:44:21+00:00 https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/herbie-hancock-head-hunters/ matthewmcvickarHead Hunters states its intent in its name: The music will blow open your skull the second you press play, the instant the bassline from “Chameleon” comes out of the speakers in full stereo sound. And if that doesn’t move you, how about when Harvey Mason comes in with the funkiest drum part in the history of drumming, a groove even Hancock said he had never heard before in his life, that snare hit coming just before the two, the kick drum so dead and relaxed, are you kidding me? Head Hunters rightfully belongs to the Library of Congress as one of our nation's most treasured recordings, sitting there, smoking, untouchable, a factory of winces and hoooos.]]> musicwriting jazz music https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:matthewmcvickar/b:80a0e704f197/ 2012-01-08T20:38:01+00:00 http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/01/josef-skvorecky-on-the-nazis-control-freak-hatred-of-jazz/250837/ matthewmcvickar history music jazz https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:matthewmcvickar/b:b5908450f073/