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TECHNOLOGIES

Quadraphonic vinyl reveals new Atom Heart Mother details

In the late 1960s, after the stereo sound almost completely replaced the mono format in the recording industry, the... 4 comments
FILM

The necessity of undramatic humanity in Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch

A set of 11 short stories collected in the film Coffee and Cigarettes depicts the nostalgic era every older smoker might...
Classical Guitar

The native heart of Peruvian folk as explored by ethnomusicologist Alomía Robles

It has been a little more over a century since the Peruvian composer Alomía Robles crossed the Andes in search of...
SONGWRITER

The smoky alto of Chabuca Granda elevated the Creole waltz to the international level

Chabuca Granda is the single most important figure in the history of Peruvian music. Though identified with the city of...
SONGWRITER

Just Another Diamond Day: the stunning rediscovery of the hippie-era gem

Vashti Bunyan is an English singer and songwriter primarily known for her 1970 album Just Another Diamond Day, which was...
PIANO

Sgt. Pepper's inspiration behind Carla Bley's revolutionary jazz album

Born in Oakland, California, Carla Bley was raised in a Christian fundamentalist household and received remarkably...
Electric Guitar

Monnette Sudler: the first lady of jazz guitar

Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist Monnette Sudler is known as the “First Lady of Jazz Guitar,” among other titles. Her...
FLUTE

Incredible stunts by the blind virtuoso influenced a whole generation

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936-1977) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played saxophone, flute, and over 40...
Band

CAN: from the mind of Czukay to the golden age of krautrock

German band Can established themselves as pioneers of experimental avant-garde by seamlessly combining their influences...
PIANO

To study academic theory, superb pianist Wynton Kelly took up bass

Wynton Kelly was born in Brooklyn, NYC in 1931 to Jamaican parents. His blues-based piano playing made him one of the...
SONGWRITER

German roots of the Moon of Alabama

The Alabama Song first appeared in a collection of five poems published by German playwright Bertolt Brecht in 1927,...
FILM

Five tones of Spielberg's alien language

Close Encounters of the Third Kind—Steven Spielberg’s first and perhaps best attempt at sci-fi—was released in 1977 only...
FILM

The drama of The Chain kept alive on the big screen

The Chain, included on Fleetwood Mac’s classic 1977 Rumours album, has retained that particular brand of culturally...
PIANO

Abdullah Ibrahim created his African music of peace in exile

The works of South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, born Adolph Johannes Brand, fuse the melodic sounds of his homeland...
Contemporary Composer

North Indian classics introduced into Californian underground thanks to Terry Riley

Minimalist pioneer Terry Riley remains among the most revolutionary composers of the post-war era. Famed for his...
MEDITATION

Brian Eno's Airport Music for orchestra

It is useless to speculate now which direction the genre of ambient might have taken if not for Brian Eno, the revered... 1 comment
SONGWRITER

The Birth of 'Venus': from Stephen Foster, to The Big 3, and Shocking Blue

Stephen Foster (1826—1864) was an American composer whose vast contribution to a popular song, specifically the ballad... 2 comments
TECHNOLOGIES

Innovative Bohemian Rhapsody set new standards for the music video production

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is one of the strangest and least-understood songs in the rock genre. It comes across as an... 1 comment
FILM

The Blues Brothers' greatest gamble becoming one of their most enduring hits

The Blues Brothers were once the stars of their era, listed among the most popular groups of the late '70s. Vocalist...
HARP

The Celtic Baroque roots of Stairway to Heaven

Irish musician Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) is considered to be a pioneer in blending court music of the Baroque era... 6 comments
Collaboration

World musicians Kronos Quartet destroy the shackles of genre

Since its founding in '70s, the Kronos Quartet has become the foremost herald of chamber music, successful at breaking...
SONGWRITER

Dazed and Confused: evolution through Led Zeppelin live shows

Dazed and Confused is the folk-song written by Jake Holmes in 1967. The song was recorded for his debut album and...
PIANO

Chick Corea's Spanish pulse in the masterful jazz standard

The son of a trumpeter, the genius pianist Chick Corea is referenced as one of the lead specialists in the fusion of...
SONGWRITER

The Snows They Melt the Soonest survives through folk tradition

The Snows They Melt the Soonest is a British folk song dating back to at least as far as 1821. It was mentioned, along...
TRUMPET

Chet Baker: the divine voice of the West Coast jazz

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. was born in 1929 in Yale, Oklahoma. The son of musically inclined parents, he sang in...
FOOTBALL

Liverpool FC and the famous You'll Never Walk Alone chant in a Pink Floyd track

You'll Never Walk Alone is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. The song has been...
TECHNOLOGIES

Starman's mission made possible at last with Musk sending Bowie to the stars

In February 2018, the 1st Falcon Heavy Rocket was successfully launched, carrying on board a Tesla Roadster car which...

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