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Squandermania and other foibles (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The only definition of American poetry that will stick is that it's poetry by Americans. * All this baloney about the supposedly new, improved, more interesting National Book Awards has sent me back to my basement hole to read books and not hype (most good books don't win any prizes), listen to music, and tune it all out. Lo and behold (as Dylan sang)... there are other art forms that do not require...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The most animated act (think: Adult Swim) grabs the spotlight at a metal mash.
bass music (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Just a quick blog to mention this guy, Siebe Thiessen aka the sometime Dr Auratheft. He's a Dutch guy who specialises in doing mixes and podcasts of different world musics - from Tamil Hip Hop to Kuduro and Mento. Not everything is up for archive on his blog, which is a real shame; there are a couple of great mixes that I've lost over the years and wouldn't mind again (must email him at some point)...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
by Andrew Frisicano Mode Records has etched its name in the annals of music history, producing the avant-garde and modern classical music of influential composers such as John Cage, Morton Feldman, Iannis Xenakis, and Harry Partch. In its twenty-fifth year,...
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
At about the 9:45 mark, after a Q&A with Radio 1's Gilles Peterson, "Love Cry"'s Joy Orbison remix, Kieran's spittle, and a Sun Ra moment, you'll find There Is Love In You 's "Plastic People." Get a load of the crystalline downcast shakers at Domino .
private press (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Another high-end recommendation. We all know the book is a joy to behold on the eyes, and now the double CD or double/double lp combo is out to please the ears. All killer, no filler as certain parties might say. Check out the super rare Sun-Ra joint in the comments. "In 1982, Ra offered his Nuclear War, a twisted mix of swing era jazz and rap to Columbia records. The profanity, it's a motherfucker,...
POPSURFING.COM (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Here's the playlist for my latest Popsurfing radio show. It airs weekly on WEFT Champaign 90.1 fm on Thursday night/Friday morning from 1 am to 3 am. You can stream it live online at weft.org. PLAYLIST FOR COLORS (airdate: 11-12-2009) 01. The Wellingtons -- "Wonderful World Of Color" 02. Opener -- fall leaves; lipstick color monologue 03. 7 Worlds Collide -- "Too Blue" 04. Joni...
Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Heavy. Heavy. Heavy. Hailing from Melbourne, renowned label Knowfool dims the lights and adverts your eyes to the pit. Ladies and gentlemen… and ants, I present to you The Raah Project. This soulful duo has taken the stage with pining lyricism and dramatically orchestrated numbers. Never mind the intermissions and popcorn, their debut album, Score, is [...]
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The idea of the “drummer as bandleader” is an oddity in most circles.
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The widely praised Pixar animated feature Up is released tomorrow. Other theatrical releases include the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell and the indie drama Evergreen. The complete series of Dawson's Creek and the animated Justice League are...
Dissensus (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
OK, help me out here. Has it been suggested before? If not: What are the categories? (fame & influence/(un)listenability/secret weapon i.e. work/idea of note)? Who would be the top scoring cards? Could you have, say, Stockhausen in it or if you did would you have to have the whole academy...
badgerblog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
(In the "trying to catch up posting about events" category) A couple of weeks ago maegwynn and I were out to dinner in Durham and I noticed a flyer: Having the midday free the next day I went and sat in. Eleven people attended, which I considered pretty good for a midday event with limited publicity. Attendees ranged from literature professors at one or another university embedded deeply...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Mean Fiddler and Elastic Artists presents THE STEVE REID ENSEMBLE 9th November 2009 @ The Jazz Cafe 5, Parkway, Camden, London, NW1 7PG 14 from seetickets.co.uk Doors: 7pm The Steve Reid Ensemble are set to play an exclusive London show at The Jazz Cafe on Monday 9th November. The cult free-Jazz drummer and percussionist has an illustrious career working with the likes of Miles Davies, James Brown,...
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
In its 27 years, the London-based music magazine The Wire —whose function has been to treat German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, astral-jazz shaman Sun Ra, and dubstep pioneer Kode9 as pop stars—has found an enviable niche as one of the few newsstand titles in its league continuing to thrive as more mainstream-minded titles go belly-up. Besides catering to a hard core of music lovers...
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danielmyers2009 | 10/29/2009
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musicdvdandmore | 03/24/2009
This film offers rare insight of the Arkestra and examines their current work (in the physical absence of Sun Ra) under the direction of Marshall Allen (now age 86). Available on DVD May 19, 2009 Through MVD Visual MVD Visual and Ephraim Asili are pleased to announce the home viewing release of POINTS ON A SPACE AGE for worldwide distribution on DVD. POINTS ON A SPACE AGE, filmed between Spring’06
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