Archive for April 23rd, 2014

Vinyl

I’m Not the Beatles: The John and Yoko Interviews 1969-1972, by Howard Smith (2014)

There’s a moment during the eight-disc set John & Yoko: I’m Not the Beatles when every Beatles fan will envy Village Voice journalist Howard Smith. You May Also Like: ‘The Smith Tapes 1969-1972: Lost Interviews with Rock Stars & Icons’ (2015): Books The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed to JohnRead More

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One Track Mind: Nocturne Blue with Markus Reuter, “Circle Around the Synthetic Sun: Intro” (2014)

Markus Reuter, on a break from work with the Stick Men and the Crimson ProjeKCt, has added some dreamscape U8 Touch Guitar imagery to a new project by Dutch Rall, appropriately dubbed Nocturne Blue. You May Also Like: TEAR [Mark Wingfield and Markus Reuter]: Something Else! Interview Todd Rundgren’s Utopia,Read More

WTF?! Wednesdays: Rhys Chatham, "Bass Flute Study 21iv14 V02" (2014)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Rhys Chatham, “Bass Flute Study 21iv14 V02” (2014)

Composer/guitarist/trumpet player Rhys Chatham is perhaps most well-known for his early guitar-based aggressions, particularly the sonic wall of sound that was “Drastic Classicism.” You May Also Like: Rhys Chatham – Pythagorean Dream (2016)