Sunday Music Digest

1000 recordings to hear before you die

http://blog.nola.com/cest-la-nola/2008/12/1000_recordings_to_hear_before.html

Musical RIPs for 2008

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-obits2008-popmusicjazz-2008dec28,0,3687142.story

Best world music of the past year

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2008557730_toptenjazz28.html

A lab for musicians in Tokyo

http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/travel/28surfacing.html?ref=travel

And another Top 10 list, this one from Chi-town

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/1351594,cst-sho-dero28.article