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The Astor Place Opera House Riot of 1849 combined two of 19th-century America’s favorite pastimes: going to the theater and rioting: https://t.co/lmU1CUldqP
An online TV station for the strange, insightful, and psychedelic: Cathode TV will feature experimental shorts, bizarre television feeds, and special themed programs. https://t.co/bSzS9z5RCm
Six of the best dance music documentaries to watch on Netflix: https://t.co/d6BeApCuvB
5 music inventions that rocked the ’80s—and every decade after: https://t.co/cqND93Gzp2
Guests ‘n’ specials this week on WFMU: The Wild Irish Roses; Okkoto; I Love You/I Hate You Valentine’s Special; The Bongos; Sonopresse Special; Valentine’s Day special with Habibi; found sound collector Jacob Smigel; and Robbie Robertson! Details/times: https://t.co/y7ToJBzprk
“I’ve been listening to jazz my whole adult life, or more. But I generally do not raise the subject with anyone unless I know they are also into it, as though it was a sexual kink or a fringe religion.” Don’t leave jazz to the jazz guys: https://t.co/wyJzB7Z8Qp
“The tunnel’s ready-made shorthand for futurism provided an eye-catching backdrop for photography, and was especially popular with musicians for promo shots.”
Radiant Future: The Neon Tunnel at 127 John Street: https://t.co/pfoAIetFCc
(h/t: @kneelingbus)
The free online mix is a staple of electronic music culture, but "the Wild West days of online DJ mixes are numbered." https://t.co/T5dkJVkT7L
Phill Niblock reflects on Experimental Intermedia and his loft performances: https://t.co/FrsWZNoqpw
The author of the new 33 1/3 book on Wendy Carlos's Switched-On Bach says Carlos was and remains a "foundational presence" to electronic music—and that the brief public acknowledgements she often garners today fall far short of the full story. https://t.co/XOFkyMzXPC