Category Archives: Articles

Review: Bi Kyo Ran – Go-Un

The Japanese may not put out a lot of bands making original music (noise is a huge exception, though it barely qualifies as music), but once they latch on to a concept, they can get maximum value out of it. One of the better examples of this concept is Bi Kyo Ran. During the first …

May 14, 2010 – 10:50 PM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Progressive Rock, Reviews, Videos | Comments (1)

VIDEO: Dadamah – High Time

My brother and I had the good fortune to have an excellent college radio station near us when we were in our early twenties in the Inland Empire. KSPC 88.7 FM was known for playing some pretty far out music, but this particular track blew me out of the water. I had just begun hearing …

May 6, 2010 – 9:28 PM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Musicians, Retrospectives, Songs | Comments (0)

Temperature’s Rising: Galaxie 500

Mike McGonigal of Pitchfork Magazine pays heavy tribute to Boston’s shoegazer-eqsue legends, the inimitable Galaxie 500.

May 4, 2010 – 1:08 PM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Musicians, Retrospectives | Comments (0)

Flavorpill and Flavorwire

Though I plead ignorance in artistic matters (well, not really, but let’s face it – I’m no art critic), I do enjoy talking and reading about music.  Both Flavorpill and Flavorwire have been a treasure trove of information, mixtapes and good old-fashioned intros to new bands I hadn’t heard of.  Some sample posts are listed …

April 24, 2010 – 1:14 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles | Comments (0)

“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.

March 4, 2010 – 4:02 PM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Composers, Electoacoustic Music | Comments (0)

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, yet he …

March 1, 2010 – 10:25 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Bizarre, Musicians | Comments (0)

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.

February 27, 2010 – 4:20 PM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Composers, Musicians | Comments (0)

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.

February 25, 2010 – 3:37 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Bizarre, Blogs, Classical Music, Jazz | Comments (1)

Iggy Pop: The Voice As Weapon

Many thanks to Andres Garcia for submitting this link from NPR on Iggy Pop discussing the development of his distinct vocal style, influenced in part by Frank Sinatra, of all people.

January 25, 2010 – 6:16 PM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Musicians | Comments (0)

INTERVIEW: David Sylvian: To Blow the Heart Wide Open

In what has to be one of the best interviews we’ve read in some time, Nenad Georgievski of All About Jazz converses with former Japan lead singer and one of the finest avant-songwriters of his generation, David Sylvian.

January 14, 2010 – 11:57 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Interviews, Musicians | Comments (0)