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26/8/2006
Pictures from Arnhem Land by Nick Mangan.
25/8/2006
John Zorn at the Guggenheim in NYC
In re Jackson
Sunday and Monday
September 24 and 25
7:30 PM
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street
In homage to Jackson Pollock, downtown legend and experimental composer John Zorn leads an explosive cast of musicians in Cobra. One of Zorn’s signature “game pieces,” this contemporary happening has been described as “a little chunk of chaos…which builds into a whirl of clashing notes, chords, drones, and rhythms.” George Steel, Executive Director of the Miller Theatre, moderates a discussion.
$24 ($20 for members and seniors, $15 for students)
To order tickets, call the Box Office at 212 423 3587, Mon-Fri, 1-5pm
Works & Process
www.worksandprocess.org
Presented in conjunction with No Limits, Just Edges: Jackson Pollock Paintings on Paper, on view at the museum through September 29.
25/8/2006
25/8/2006
JOHN ZORN 'S MASADA CELEBRATION! Sunday, Sept. 10 at 8pm 92nd Street Y (Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street, NYC,NY) Opening Concert: An Evening with John Zorn and the Book of Angels This year's New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival line-up is becoming overwhelming with so many tremendous shows. The opening night of the Festival is a very special evening of John Zorn and the Book of Angels featuring an unprecedented combination of 4 different configurations of Masada on the stage at the 92nd Street Y.
- Masada Quartet with John Zorn, Dave Douglas, Greg Cohen and Joey Baron
- Electric Masada with John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Jamie Saft, Ikue Mori, Trevor Dunn, Joey Baron, Kenny Wollesen and Cyro Baptista.
- Masada String Trio with Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander and Greg Cohen
- Kol Nidre featuring the Masada String Orchestra conducted by John Zorn
A remarkable and special evening that is sure to sell-out in advance - so buy your tickets now! Tickets are $118, $75, $45, and $25. Website info at http://www.oyhoo.com/festival2006/zorn.html
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http://www.steinarkristensen.org/
25/8/2006
25/8/2006
Braxton GTM score.
4/8/2006
This recording by Mark Nauseef (percussion and cheap Cassio), Ikue Mori (computer), Sylvie Courvoisier (piano & prepared piano), and Walter Quintus (recording and mixing) is a tribute to Albert Hofmann who celebrated his 100th birthday on January 11, 2006. Albert Hofmann is the alchemist who discovered the philosopher's stone in the form of LSD. A unique opportunity to hear Albert's voice emerging from the music just to disappear into music again.
http://www.leorecords.com/?m=select&id=CD_LR_465
3/8/2006
Heavy metal umlauts
A heavy metal umlaut (aka röck döts) is an umlaut over a letter in the name of a heavy metal band. The use of umlauts and other diacritics with a blackletter style typeface is a form of foreign branding intended to give a band's logo a Teutonic quality. It is a form of marketing that evokes stereotypes of boldness and strength commonly attributed to peoples such as the Vikings; author Reebee Garofalo has attributed its use to a desire for a "gothic horror" feel [1]. The heavy metal umlaut is never referred to by the term diaeresis in this usage, nor is it intended to affect the pronunciation of the band's name. Heavy metal umlauts have been parodied in film and fiction. In the film This Is Spinal Tap, David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) opined, "It's like a pair of eyes. You're looking at the umlaut, and it's looking at you." In 2002, Spin magazine referred to the heavy metal umlaut as "the diacritical mark of the beast".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_umlaut
3/8/2006
RIP
Jason Rhoades
1965 - 2006
3/8/2006
Brutal legends - Choosing Death books signing sessions
www.choosingdeath.com
3/8/2006
www.kalleruneson.com
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2/8/2006
Classic Napalm Death photo from 89 - Mick’s shades sent shockwaves through the underground. It was seen as sure sign of selling out, and that he was a death metal poser only in it for fame and money. If you yet haven’t read Albert Mundrians book "Choosing Death", bow your head in shamed. Incredibly interesting reading. Get it now:
www.choosingdeath.com/
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