Tom Hull

Loose Tabs, stretching out over 34 days, to 365 links, 25049 words, yet some stories still leave me speechless: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

Music Week returns: 42 albums, 11 A-list: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

I noted and archived Robert Christgau's February Xgau Sez on his website: robertchristgau.com/xgausez.php?...

Açaí, by Dan Ex Machina track by Dan Ex Machina

Dan Ex Machina released a new song on ICE: danexmachina.bandcamp.com/track/ac-ai

All the Music Week that's fit to publish this week: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

YouTube video by The Delmore Brothers - Topic You Can't Do Wrong And Get By

Sunday morning listening from the Delmore Brothers: "You Can't Do Wrong and Get By": www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-kR...

Music Week: 34 albums (short week), 1 A-list (promoted), strange times: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

Viz. Trump's Board of Peace, let me refer you back to my Oct. 17 review of Trump's "Peace Plan for Gaza": notesoneverydaylife.substack.com/p/gaza-war-p...

I added a few thousand more words to Loose Tabs, mostly on breaking stories, including the murder of Alex Pretti, Mark Carney's Davos speech, and the truly sinister "Board of Peace": tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

Music Week: 53 albums, 3 A-list. Link: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

Loose Tabs: Picked this up after finishing my jazz poll, but took me almost two weeks to catch up (459 links, 31382 words, and who knows how much I still missed?): tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

Donald Trump was never a dove How critics of American interventionism fell for a myth.

Zack Beauchamp does a good job of explaining how Trump was never a dove but he doesn't quite get to why: the problem is endemic to conservatives, who are always quick to use violence to defend their precious hierarchy: www.vox.com/politics/474...

The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues - The Arts Fuse Onwards for an invaluable poll from a community of critics that gives us a map to an expansive world of jazz to explore -- with hints at terra incognita.

Here's my introduction to the 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll. I hoped to write more about Francis Davis, but cut it short as the main thing was to provide a table of contents for the rest of the articles: artsfuse.org/322847/the-2...

Music Week: 49 albums, 3 A-list; notes on the 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll. tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

I've unlocked the ballots and results for the 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll. The articles are published at ArtsFuse. Links to them can be found on the poll website, here: hullworks.net/jazzpoll/25/

Editing Help Wanted A brief note on this year's jazz critics poll

New Notes on Everyday Life (Substack) post: Editing Help Needed. Could be viewed as a desperate "Hail Mary" pass, but I'm a big believer in the "open source" lesson about "more eyeballs." Link: notesoneverydaylife.substack.com/p/editing-he...

YouTube video by Rebecca Kilgore - Topic Make Someone Happy

Saddened to hear that Rebecca Kilgore just died. Here's a sample from one of her best albums: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H81-...

YouTube video by Marianne Faithfull - Topic Surabaya Johnny

Woke up this morning with "Surabaya Johnny" rattling through my brain. Not sure which recent version triggered those thoughts, but when I got to my computer, I played first Lotte Lenya then this remarkable version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukrE...

Music Week: 40 albums, 7 A-list, long introduction, much to say here: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

Music Week, or at least the start of one, as I mostly talk about what needs to be done to wrap up the Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll, and some help I could use in doing so. The week's albums will be added when I get a bit of time: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

Music For An Imaginary Ballet, by Arkady Gotesman/Nate Wooley/Charles Gayle/Mark Sanders/Liudas Mockunas/Martin Kuchen/Ned Rothenberg 12 track album

Pick hit: Arkady Gotesman: Music for an Imaginary Ballet (2000-25 [2025], NoBusiness): Lithuanian drummer, samples 25 years of remarkable free jazz, mostly duos which he turns into a seamless masterpiece. [9] nobusinessrecords.bandcamp.com/album/music-...

Christmas 1950-2025 The long road from joy to resignation, or maybe serenity?

Here I am reminiscing about Christmas (1950-2025), on Notes on Everyday Life: notesoneverydaylife.substack.com/p/christmas-...

Music Week: 60 albums, 6 A-list: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

I've belatedly added last week's Xgau Sez to Robert Christgau's website: robertchristgau.com/xgausez.php?...

The deadline for voting in the 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll has passed, which means that if you mean to vote but didn't, you better hurry up (I'm still counting): hullworks.net/jazzpoll/25/...

Music Feature: The Best Jazz Albums of 2025 - The Arts Fuse The magazine's jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorite albums.

The Arts Fuse included my list in their "Best Jazz Albums of 2025" feature: artsfuse.org/321921/music...

A Year In, the MAGA Labor Market Story Has Fallen Apart The administration bet on government cuts, tariffs, deportations, and a gendered theory of growth. The data say otherwise.

Mike Konczal provides a sober statistical evaluation of the Trump economy. A year ago I could have told you so: newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/a-year-in-...

Music Week: 23 albums, 4 A-list: includes my Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll picks: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

Music Week: 36 albums, 4 A-list; first draft notes on jazz EOY ballot, breakout lists on hip-hop and country. tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...

Quartet (England) 1985, by Anthony Braxton 13 track album

Pick Hit: Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985 (Burning Ambulance): One of the all-time great jazz quartets, working hard for 4 days, too much for anyone at once, but pick a random set and be thrilled. [9] anthonybraxton-bam.bandcamp.com/album/quarte...