“10×10 PS” Pierre Schaeffer centenaire

Yann Paranthoën celebrates the centenary of Pierre Schaeffer’s birth year.  More from Le Monde, who can thank Wordpress for their magnificent redesign.

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Tango Magazine

No, not the wonderful genre of music spawned on the docks and brothels of Buenos Aires, Argentina. This ‘Tango‘ refers to on of the greatest annually published magazines edited by writer and experimental music artist Robertas Kundrotas. He doesn’t have much of an online presence, but it seems some good folks have taken the time

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Aftermath: Roky Erickson Is Nobody’s Curiosity

One has to feel for Roky Erickson. Known as a good man to people who actually know him, he’s still seen by some loser hipster types as the freak who endured shock-therapy. This Houston Press article reminds Roky’s fans that what he went through was NOT cool, messed up the guy pretty badly,

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VIDEO: Eduard Hill – Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой (I am very glad, because I’m finally back home)

Oh, God! This is so awful that I had to post it! Eduard Hill (born Eduard Anatolyevich) has the facial movement of a wind-up robot, but more than enough charm to pull of this ventriloquist dummy act flawlessly! Miles away from Muslim’s work, isn’t it?

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Muslim Magomaev

Even living in a Communist country one could find stars being invented by the local media. Thanks to my friend Joey, whose impeccable taste never fails to amaze, he reminded me of an Azerbaijani/Russian singer called Muslim Magomaev. Think of a Soviet Jacques Brel, or a Robert Goulet of the Caucasus, to get

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Kyle Bobby Dunn – A Young Person’s Guide To [New Release]

A couple of days ago, thanks to Kim Cascone mentioning his name, I clicked over to Kyle Dunn’s Myspace site and relaxed to some perfectly quiet tunes that complemented a calm sky. It turns out Mr. Dunn has a new release for Low Point Records. It’s a double-CD, and if the sound samples

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The Beatles and the Avant-Garde

Alex Ross discusses the tenuous connection between the Fab Four and avant-garde composers like Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis.

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10 Reasons Why I Hate Jazz, By Miriam Nerval, A Pretentious Classical Musician

Mirial Nerval gets no love for hating jazz, but scores serious honesty points by publically drinking her Haterade.

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VIDEO: Tom Jones – 24 Hours

I don’t know if Tom Jones would ever consider going the way of Scott Walker and become even more surreal and experimental in his old age, but if this glimpse is any indication, it looks like he has a lot of amazing surprises left for us.

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REVIEW: Mocca – Hyper-Ballad

Björk had a huge hit with this weirdly beautiful song about a relationship in 1995 (can you believe 15 years have passed?!). Outside of hearing it “remixed” by the Broadsky Quartet, who provided a quirky, modernist interpretation, I hadn’t run across many people brave enough to do a cover of the song.

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