Greetings, music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday, today with a boss beat - plus a triple-stroke roll, a cowbell and a wing nut. No, these aren't sex positions you've never heard of, you perv, though feel free to invent a few to go along with them, but drumming terminology. And by drumming, I mean specifically in a jazz environment, because in the jazz world, he's still considered one of the very best. And tonight - only at "Cleaning the Cat," the Manor's exclusive music club and pizzeria - DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing all his best tunes. Get ready to be shocked, since with tonight's music, every sound will be played by real instruments. I know, right? And that includes the drums played by this vanguard:  Yes, it's Gene Krupa, the drumming phenom who invented tunable tom-toms, developed the modern hi-hat and was the very first to standardize (and popularize) modern cymbal techniques. Oh, and he was a dynamite player, ...

Welcome, music prostitots, to another edition of Manor Music Monday, today with a li'l bump, a li'l grind, and lots of razzmatazz. And yes, our songstress of the day has a gimmick, because, as you might know, you gotta get a gimmick. Those last four words were probably enough to cause all of you Broadway Babies out there to squeal with happiness - and for good reason. But this ain't no Broadway post, bub. It's about the Real McCoy, as they say, or the genu-wine article. Tonight, DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing all of her hot-cha! songs at the Manor's "Tuna Pole!" lounge and Shirako dinette. Yes, i t's times like these that call for Gypsy, don't you think? No, not the movie or stage Gypsy. I'm talking about the actual person. Yes, it's true, there really was a burlesque queen named Gypsy. I know, right? It's like finding out the tooth-fairy is real. And yes, she and her audience frequently had to make a mad dash for the streets when...