Tony Palmer's epic series concludes by looking at the role of spirituality and religion in pop music and why many artists fled the big stage for a quieter life.
David Bowie, Kiss, Elton John - with these musical giants came a transformation of rock and roll. Slick costumes, garish theatricality, and extensively produced sounds contrast the raw sounds t...Read More
Youth and rebellion are inextricably linked to rock music of the 60s. More than a aesthetic, its music has a strong influence over culture and politics. In this powerful episode, Tony Palmer ex...Read More
With a wide array of influences, rock and roll often evades definition. It's influence however, cannot be denied, sparking fiery debate from its inception. Featuring Jerry Lee Lewis, Conway Twi...Read More
Lucrecia Dalt, a former geotechnical engineer, crafts experimental compositions with contemporary electronic sounds, traditional South American rhythms and evocative lyrics. Her latest album, ¡...Read More
Mega Bog is an experimental pop ensemble led by Erin Elizabeth Birgy. For the past ten years, Birgy and her evolving community of collaborators have been crafting poetic, musical odes to the pa...Read More
Taos-based artist Diatom Deli, or Delisa Paloma-Sisk, is an experimental multi-instrumentalist and vocalist whose work is driven by ethereal sonic experimentation that comprises hypnotic loops,...Read More
Liverpool-based artist Dialect, or Andrew PM Hunt, explores unusual source synthesis, electro-acoustic arrangements, and sound found in foreign environments.
Flore Laurentienne is the vessel of Quebec-based composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Mathieu David Gagnon. The classically trained musician incorporates elements of post-minimalism, e...Read More
Multi-instrumentalist producer Ka Baird is known for an experimental sound matched by raw, evocative live performances. Hungry Shells brings together Baird and the late pioneering composer Pekk...Read More
Michele Mercure is an electronic artist who has made music for film, television, dance and theater. Her “arresting dream-music” demonstrates a “transportive attitude within and beyond the limit...Read More
Nuke Watch is an amorphous entity emanating out of Bog 65, Beat Detective’s former headquarters. Its 2020 album Countdown is a “rippling, multi-sensory experience that warms, beguiles, puzzles,...Read More
Pioneering synthesist Pauline Anna Strom was inspired by “the metals of the earth, the easy flow of the human voice, hypnotically stretched out states of consciousness, mysterious vampire legen...Read More
Rimarimba is the brainchild of Robert Cox, a British self-taught classical guitarist. His music is built on synth loops, interesting electronic sonorities, melodic counterpoint and humor.
Tiziano Popoli is an Italian composer known for his “unusual musical meshing of minimalism and instrumental pop.” Burn the Night / Bruciare la Notte: Original Recordings, 1983–1989 collects sc...Read More
Tokyo-based artist Satomimagae weaves subtle songs for guitar, voice and noise, propagating variant folk strains that flicker between organic and mechanistic, personal and environmental, warm a...Read More
Don Giovanni is an independent record label from New Brunswick, New Jersey whose catalog includes The Homeless Gospel Choir, Laura Stevenson and Rodeo Boys.
Today we’re looking at Don Giovanni, an independent record label from New Brunswick, New Jersey whose catalog includes Melissa Paternoster, Keith Secola, and Bad Bad Hats.
Goody Goody Gumdrops is an absurd, comic observational musical documentary cum live album launch set over three days for Tropical Fuck Storm's 2023 album, Deep States. Situated deep in Central ...Read More
When OCP institutes cost-cutting nightly power blackouts, a roving gang terrorizes the darkened streets.