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News from the darkest corners of the
musical universe:
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006 ◦
In July, EMI will reissue six Captain Beefheart albums on Virgin. More info as soon as we get it.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 ◦
Cordless Recordings artists The Residents, the legendary multi-media art-punk terrorists, announced today they will "release" a new set of recordings, entitled River Of Crime, on June 13th, 2006. This multimedia series of recordings will be available exclusively at Virgin Megastore locations, cordless.com and at New York City's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). The Residents are widely regarded as pioneers of music-based electronic and digital media and have also established a reputation for creating innovative product packaging. River of Crime combines both attributes to produce a groundbreaking new experience.
Full article here.
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Sunday, May 14, 2006 ◦
Moondog 90th Birthday Tribute with Robert Scotto
Wednesday, May 24th, Noon - 3pm
on Irwin Chusid's show, http://wfmu.org:
He was blind, dressed in ancient Viking regalia, and slept on 6th Avenue during the 1950s. And he was a musical genius. Irwin Chusid and guest Robert Scotto pay tribute to the majestic Moondog from noon to 1 pm on May 24, two days before what would have been the late musician's 90th birthday. Hear recordings from the 1950s to the 1990s. Strange sounds and exotic beauty by one of the most underappreciated American composers of the 20th century. He recorded with animals, self-made instruments, and tugboat horns. He composed percussion pieces, chamber music, and works for 25 saxophones. Moondog wasn't "sort of like" anybody - he was an original. Guest Robert Scotto, an assistant professor of literary studies at Baruch College, is writing the first full-length biography of Moondog.
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 ◦
More Sun Ra news: The Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen is touring.
Here are the next tour dates:
May 12 Marbella, Spain Centro de Congresos
May 25 New Haven, Conn. Toad's Place
June 2 Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga City Festival
June 5 Burlington Higher Ground
June 6 Montreal, Canada La Sala Rosa
June 8-11 Toronto, Canada Lula Lounge
June 24 Philadelphia West Oak Lane Festival
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Monday, May 08, 2006 ◦
Sun Ra Institute and WKCR-FM NYC present
SUN RADIO OMNIVERSITY - SUN RA ARRIVAL DAY CELEBRATION
32-HOUR RADIO MARATHON
MONDAY, MAY 22nd at midnight to TUESDAY, MAY 23rd, 8:20 AM
89.9 FM NYC and WWW.WKCR.ORG streaming live across the galaxies
The Sun Ra Institute and WKCR-FM are proud to announce the Sun Ra Arrival Day Celebration, a 32-hour radio marathon featuring work of the innovative and iconoclastic composer, bandleader, and keyboardist Sun Ra. Each segment of the festival will focus on a specific feature of Ra's musical legacy: Standards and Ballads, The Swing Tradition, Solo Piano and Poetry, Late 1950's and Early Rarities, Tone Science, Singers, and more.
The Arrival Day Celebration will include exclusive recordings from WKCR's archives as well as live special guest interviews with Marshall Allen, Director of the Sun Ra Arkestra, and Arkestra members of the past, present and future.
More info at www.wkcr.org
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