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An exclusive 8-part exposé revealing how tech algorithms and corporate greed are dismantling independent music. You don’t get the headline? I can understand that. Honestly, I’m just glad I get it—and I’m the one who wrote it. Let me lay it out in plain, brutally simplified language: if you refuse to buy physical records and

Your Hot in the HotSpot for the Month—A True Winner! Autumn 2026 is officially here, and what a magnificent way to start the season! I don’t know if I am just a romantic or naive—perhaps I’m a bit of both—but it deeply warms my heart when I see unselfish people dedicating themselves to this kind

The final, unpleasant truth about the automated corporate takeover of the music you love. If you read the previous part of this series, you know how Danish music publisher Stellar Music manufactured a fake AI artist named Jacub. In a matter of weeks, this algorithmic ghost hijacked Sweden’s Spotify charts to the tune of 6.5

Yoga with Live Music @ Jazz Dock | 25.10.2026 Šimon Zitko (p) Finding myself outside Jazz Dock on a Sunday isn’t out of the ordinary. After all, the venue regularly showcases exceptional talent. Finding the front door marked with a “Sold Out” sign is also quite standard for the number one jazz premises in town.

HAMU Jazz Thursday @ Divadlo Inspirace | 22.10.2026 Marty Kout (d); Mikuláš Homolka (tr, flh); Jiří Pokorný (key); Bergur Fonsdal Johannesen (b); Thursday night means another jazzy session in the historic stone vaults of the Liechtenstein Palace. It also means another evening spent immersed in the raw artistry of young, highly skilled performers who don’t

Mikuláš Pokorný Solo @ Atrium Žižkov | 19.10.2026 Yesterday, I found myself sitting in the audience at Atrium Žižkov for the 31st International Jazz Piano Festival. On the stage was a performer frequently labeled as a “talented rising star piano virtuoso.” Before I get into any details, let me make a minor correction. This is,

Jiří Dědeček Solo & Odd Steinar Albrigtsen Quartet @ Ateliér 57 | 18.10.2026 The best jazz club in Prague—the one in Beroun—came up with something that must be accounted for as a master surprise. Yesterday’s Sunday session had as the first performing artist Jiří Dědeček Solo. The man is a living legend, a prominent singer-songwriter,

Petra Vlková & Sonic Playground @ U Staré paní | 17.10.2026 If you are wondering about the headline—though I can’t fathom why you would be—let me spell it out. The “good things” are Petra Vlková & Sonic Playground (Petra Vlková (voc), Mikuláš Pokorný (p), Libor Šmoldas (g)). “Those who wait” would be me. Sometimes the

Alf Carlsson / Jiří Kotača Quartet @ Jazz Dock | 16.10.2026 My first encounter with this multinational, highly original jazz group—Alf Carlsson (g), Jiří Kotača (flugelhorn), Peter Korman (b), and Kristián Kuruc (dr)—goes back to last summer at the Písek Jazz Festival. I had already finished taking my photos, wrapped up my live blog, and

HAMU Jazz Thursday @ Divadlo Inspirace | 15.10.2026 The second Jazz Thursday of the season gave us everything one could possibly hope for—and it did so in true academic style. As is the long-standing school tradition for these special showcases, the professor himself wasn’t wielding a guitar on stage. Instead, David Dorůžka was down in