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Global Ear: Hong Kong Portal
May 2011
"Based in Brookline, MA, and part-funded by the US National Endowment For The Humanities, Morning Sun is presented by the Independent TV Service and the Center For Asian American Media. One section offers period music, excerpts from feature films, the text of Mao's Little Red Book, personal diaries, and magazine articles; another focuses on the Mao cult. There are plentiful film-clips, music and images of the revolution."
This month's Global Ear on Hong Kong is co-authored by Andy Hamilton & James Steintrager.
Essay
Collateral Damage: Chris Cutler
May 2011
Responding to Kenneth Goldsmith’s epiphany on filesharing in The Wire 327, Henry Cow founder and ReR label boss Chris Cutler counts the cost of free music to those who make and distribute it
Essay
Collateral Damage: Chris Cutler
May 2011
Responding to Kenneth Goldsmith’s epiphany on filesharing in The Wire 327, Henry Cow founder and ReR label boss Chris Cutler counts the cost of free music to those who make and distribute it
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Ed Baxter Portal
May 2011
Resonance FM's programming director Ed Baxter has curated an exhibition at London's Raven Row gallery that looks at the relationship between sound and art. Entitled Gone With The Wind, the show features work by Max Eastley, Takehisa Kosugi and Walter Marchetti and is featured in an article by Clive Bell in The Wire 328. It takes place 9 June–17 July.
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Ivan Seal Portal
May 2011
"I remember being really taken with Hill's early works when I was at college. They are at the same time harsh and blunt, poetic and rich."
Essay
Great Recordings: Eric Dolphy's Out To Lunch
May 2011
This article originally appeared in The Wire 11 (January 1995).
The Mire
Funky Accordions
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São Paulo Portal
May 2011
"Bar/club on São Paulo's lively Rua Augusta. Host to a variety of artists. Instituto have a residency on the last Thursday of each month, which will regularly feature artists such as Criolo, Emicida and Curumin."
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Kenneth Goldsmith Portal
April 2011
"Oops! You need an invitation to access these riches: the largest collection of illegal avant garde films in the world. Keep trying."
The Mire
Feeling Listless
Essay
David Toop: All Mix & No Master…?
April 2011
Does the new technology of mix 'n' splice mean the end of Popular Song as we know it? Or the start of a new open-ended dance afterlife? The death of the Original, or the birth of the infinite version? David Toop looks/locks into a brand new time lapse. This article originally appeared in The Wire 103 (September 1992). David Toop reflects on writing the essay below.
Collateral Damage: Kenneth Goldsmith
April 2011
Since Napster launched a global filesharing frenzy, the hunt itself has become more thrilling than finding recorded treasures, argues UbuWeb founder Kenneth Goldsmith. This article originally appeared in The Wire 327 as part of the Epiphanies series
Collateral Damage: Kenneth Goldsmith
April 2011
Since Napster launched a global filesharing frenzy, the hunt itself has become more thrilling than finding recorded treasures, argues UbuWeb founder Kenneth Goldsmith. This article originally appeared in The Wire 327 as part of the Epiphanies series
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Bedroom Rap Portal
April 2011
"A minimalist Tumblr run by New Haven rapper Left Leberra, where he showcases songs, video clips and graphic design experiments."
The Mire
Erotic Neurotic: (not so) slight return
Essay
George Russell: Rational Anthems: Phase One
April 2011
Early works, the emergence of the Lydian Theory, the Workshop and associated recordings discussed by Max Harrison. This article first appeared in The Wire 3 (Spring 1983).
Essay
George Russell: Rational Anthems: Phase Two
April 2011
The output of George Russell's Sextet, discussed by Max Harrison. This article first appeared in The Wire 4 (Summer 1983).
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Jenny Hval Portal
April 2011
""Ruminations While (Audio) Walking: Time, Place, And The Body" by Justine Shih Pearson is both a partly written, partly recorded essay about listening."