March 1st 2013 marked the 40th anniversary of the release of The Dark Side of The Moon. To celebrate, we put together The Dark Side of the Moon Reimagined. It’s a version of the album drawn from cover tunes.
Category: Reviews & Commentary
Reviews & Commentary
The Church and The Psychedelic Furs
The Church and The Psychedelic Furs were two bands who waved their flags high during the New Wave era, spawning hits, critical acclaim and devoted audiences. Now that their classic eras are paste, they seek relevance in the 21st century. One of them does, and one of them doesn’t.
Reviews & Commentary
Hanging on a Hang
The Hang Drum is an instrument that looks like a flying saucer or two woks tuck together. With tuned indentations and/or bumps it makes the warmest most serene sound that’s found a following among world music players, jazz bands and New Age artists.
Reviews & Commentary
Philadelphia Echoes Concerts
There are three nights of great Echoes music this week in Philadelphia, when Lanterna, Low Roar and Ozric Tentacles come to town on consecutive nights.
Reviews & Commentary
Wadada Leo Smith Live
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith was a founding member of the AACM and he brings that sense of jazz freedom and possibilities to bear in a live performance at Philadelphia’s Clef Club with his Golden Quartet.
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2015
The Big Ears Festival in Knoxville brought together an array of musicians from the bleeding edge of the avant-garde to the cutting edge of rock and folk. Kronos Quartet presided over this meeting ground of Vanguard music that included Laurie Anderson, Wu Man, Terry Riley, Rhiannon Giddens and much much more.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
Between the Ears of Big Ears 2015: Interviews with 7 Performers
We hear features from 7 of the performers at Big Ears 2015 including Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Max Richter, William Tyler, Silver Apples, and Bill Frisell.
Reviews & Commentary
Daevid Allen Sounds the Last Gong R.I.P.
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Daevid Allen was the court jester and master of madness for Gong, the European progressive rock group who formed and 1969. He left the planet on March 13, at 77. He was a scientist of spacerock, evangelist of glissando guitar, one of the earliest loopers and cosmic Dada philosopher.
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VINYL VIGILANCE-Muhal Richard Abrams’ Spiral
AACM founder Muhal Richard Abrams was in free flight in 1978 when he recorded his live album, Spiral.
Reviews & Commentary
Movie Music Song Credits
Songs may drive the emotional soul of a film. They might be the element that leaves the most lasting impression, but whether it’s The Rolling Stones or Brian Eno, they still get their acknowledgment last on movie credit rolls.