Before 1925, all 78s were recorded by means of the artist singing or speaking into a horn, the power of their voice directly vibrating the recording stylus and thus cutting the wax of the master disc. The older 78 format continued to be mass produced alongside the newer formats into the 1950s, but had faded from the scene by 1955.
Filmed in 1939-40, this piece takes you behind the scenes at RCA Victor and shows you the manufacturing process that went into the early 78 RPM.
Richard Reed Parry is thrilled to announce that he has signed to Secret City Records in Canada and will be releasing two albums as a two volume series. This autumnal equinox – September 21 – Quiet River of Dust Vol. 1 will be released while the spring equinox of 2019 will be the release date of Volume 2. Courtesy of Pitchfork, watch the animated video (directed by Caleb Wood and Richard Reed Parry) for two new songs from Vol. 1 – “Sai No Kawara (River of Death)” and “On the Ground” – below. Concert dates supporting the new record will be announced shortly.
Best known as an accomplished multi-instrumentalist in the Grammy-winning rock band Arcade Fire, the Quiet River of Dust volumes are Parry’s first solo work outside of his innovative compositional work with the highly respected Deutsche Grammaphon label. But, Quiet River of Dust is a new direction: a dreamlike journey of immersive, gently psychedelic songs inspired by Japanese death poems and the folk music of the British Isles.
The genesis of these songs came ten years ago after Arcade Fire’s first tour of Japan in February 2008. Parry stayed on for weeks after the last show, heading to a monastery for some solace in what he described as “the biggest silence you’ve ever heard.” Quiet River of Dust has been slowly gestating ever since, in many ways a necessary respite from Parry’s other musical pursuits as creating this music grew into a meditative practice.
“The song ‘On the Ground’ was inspired by an encounter with ghost voices in a Japanese forest near a temple on the sacred mountain Koya-Sān,” Parry explained. “I told director Caleb Wood the story – of being alone in this magical environment of giant cedar trees and hearing a loud chorus of powerful harmony singing that sounded inexplicably identical to my late father’s folk band the Friends of Fiddler’s Green, who were the soundtrack to my entire childhood and upbringing.”
Despite these influences, Parry did not explicitly want to write in a traditional British Isles folk style. Nor did he want to create the kind of pop songs to which tens of thousands of people could sing along, as he does with Arcade Fire. But while that band’s landmark 2004 debut, Funeral, made a grandiose statement through big, bold gestures, Quiet River of Dust does the same, with vertical layers of sonic architecture, but with the inverse approach: small, soft and gentle, though just as grand. Parry wanted to create a tangible aural garden of rapturous colors that invite exploration and create an immersive experience.
“I’m lousy at sitting still and being nothing,” Parry says. “But being out in the natural world or being immersed in music is the meditation for me. That’s the heart of this record: the experience of transcending the place that you’re in, getting lost in the feeling of where you end and where the world begins, in a dreamlike world of music and thought.”
All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
To celebrate Breaking Bad’s 10th Anniversary, Bryan Cranston (Walter White, aka Heisenberg) and Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman) invite you to cook breakfast, not meth, with them in the original RV. To join them, enter now here.
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“Springsteen on Broadway” will launch globally on Netflix on December 15, 2018, which is also the final night of Springsteen’s completely sold out 236-show run at Jujamcyn’s Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway.
“Springsteen on Broadway” is a solo acoustic performance written and performed by Tony Award, Academy Award, and 20-time Grammy Award winner Bruce Springsteen. Based on his worldwide best-selling autobiography ‘Born to Run,’ “Springsteen on Broadway” is a unique evening with Bruce, his guitar, a piano, and his very personal stories. In addition, it features a special appearance by Patti Scialfa. The evening has received rave reviews in top media here and abroad.
“Springsteen on Broadway” is written by Bruce Springsteen, and directed and produced by Emmy Award-winner Thom Zimny (“Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live in New York City (2001)”). In addition to Zimny, the film is being produced by the same team that produced “Springsteen on Broadway,” including Springsteen manager Jon Landau, Springsteen tour director George Travis, and Landau Management partner Barbara Carr.
Said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, Netflix: “We are thrilled to bring Bruce Springsteen — a master storyteller, humanitarian and voice of the everyman — to Netflix in this historic one man show. This groundbreaking experience defies the boundaries of theater, concerts and film and will give our global audience an intimate look at one of the biggest cultural icons of our time.”
Said Springsteen manager, Jon Landau: “The purpose of the film is to bring this incredibly intimate show to Bruce’s entire audience intact and complete. In addition to its many other virtues, Netflix has provided for a simultaneous worldwide release which is particularly important for our massive international audience. Ted Sarandos and the entire company’s support has been a perfect match for Bruce’s personal commitment to the filmed version of ‘Springsteen on Broadway.’”
Bruce Springsteen’s historic sold-out series of performances of his one man show “Springsteen On Broadway” began previews on October 3, 2017 and officially opened October 12. The show was extended three times after its initial eight-week run, and will close on Broadway on December 15, 2018, bringing the total number of performances to 236.
He has been a member one of one of Britain’s most significant rock bands and one of the world’s biggest male solo stars, but Phil Collins was always eager to collaborate with an eclectic range of artists. Spanning drums, vocals, production, songwriting and more, Phil Collins’ many talents have been employed by some of his biggest musical heroes.
Now Phil Collins has compiled a 59-track collection of his collaborative highlight in the shape of ‘Plays Well With Others’. The compilation will be released as a four CD boxset and as a digital download on September 28th.
It’s a box set about the byways of a career that stretches from the ersatz psychedelia of Flaming Youth, through the legendary 70s recordings with Brand X, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp and John Cale and into the superstar era of the 80s, when Collins became the go-to man for legends in need of a fresh lease of life. It extends into the years when he had the status to do whatever he wanted. Form a big band with Quincy Jones conducting and Tony Bennett singing? Why the hell not!
The title comes from a joke gift that happened to contain a profound truth. Chester Thompson, the man who became Genesis’s day-to-day drummer once Collins had become the frontman, arranged to have a special birthday present made for him. It wasn’t a hugely expensive gift – just a T-shirt. On the front Thompson had a slogan printed to reflect his bandmate’s willingness to take his drums along to pretty much any session, his pleasure in working as a producer to help musicians he respected make the records they wanted: “Plays well with others”.
Collins started branching out in the mid-70s to delve into parts of his musical taste that didn’t fit with Genesis’s sound. The band’s producer John Anthony recognised Collins as a musician with the appetite and ability to adapt to different musical environments. “He was producing all kinds of records, and he would use me because he loves good drumming,” remembers Collins. “We used to go into Trident Studios at midnight, just for the fun of playing, and go home at six or seven in the morning. I enjoyed the possibility of just playing and occasionally being paid for it, and occasionally not. It wasn’t for money, it was just for the hell of playing.”
Working on Peter Gabriel’s third solo album resulted in Collins and engineer Hugh Padgham stumbling across the gated reverb drum sound that would dominate 80s pop. That was first heard on Gabriel’s track ‘Intruder’ and later when hit the charts when used in the drum fill in Collins’ signature hit ‘In The Air Tonight’.
In the wake of his solo success with the ‘Face Value’ album, Collins became sought after by already successful artists who needed to do something different, helping Adam Ant, Eric Clapton, Robert Plant and Abba’s Frida into new eras in their careers.
‘Plays Well With Others’ is a set that captures the dizzying variety of one of the most successful stories in music history. That’s what has earned him the respect of so many musicians of so many different genres – the ‘Urban Renewal’ tribute album, represented here by Lil’ Kim, being a classic example.
DISC ONE: 1969 – 1982
‘Guide Me Orion’ – Flaming Youth
‘Knights (Reprise)’ – Peter Banks
‘Don’t You Feel It’ – Eugene Wallace
‘I Can’t Remember, But Yes’ – Argent
‘Over Fire Island’ – Brian Eno
‘Savannah Woman’ – Tommy Bolin
‘Pablo Picasso’ – John Cale
‘Nuclear Burn’ – Brand X
‘No-One Receiving’ – Brian Eno
‘Home’ – Rod Argent
‘M386’ – Brian Eno
‘And So To F’ – Brand X
‘North Star’ – Robert Fripp
‘Sweet Little Mystery’ – John Martyn
‘Intruder’ – Peter Gabriel
‘I Know There’s Something Going On’ – Frida
‘Pledge Pin’ – Robert Plant
‘Lead Me To The Water’ – Gary Brooker
DISC TWO: 1982 – 1991
‘In The Mood’ – Robert Plant
‘Island Dreamer’ – Al Di Meola
‘Puss ‘n’ Boots’ – Adam Ant
‘Walking On The Chinese Wall’ – Philip Bailey
‘Do They Know It’s Christmas (Feed The World)’ – Band Aid
‘Just Like A Prisoner’ – Eric Clapton
‘Because Of You’ – Philip Bailey
‘Watching The World’ – Chaka Khan
‘No One Is To Blame’ (Phil Collins version) – Howard Jones
‘If Leaving Me Is Easy’ – The Isley Brothers
‘Angry’ – Paul McCartney
‘Loco In Acapulco’ – Four Tops
‘Walking On Air’ – Stephen Bishop
‘Hall Light’ – Stephen Bishop
‘Woman In Chains’ – Tears For Fears
‘Burn Down The Mission’ – Phil Collins
DISC THREE: 1991 – 2011
‘No Son Of Mine’ – Genesis
‘Could’ve Been Me’ – John Martyn
‘Hero’ – David Crosby
‘Ways To Cry’ – John Martyn
‘I’ve Been Trying’ – Phil Collins
‘Do Nothing ‘Till You Hear From Me’ – Quincy Jones
‘Why Can’t It Wait Til Morning’ – Fourplay
‘Suzanne’ – John Martyn
‘Looking For An Angel’ – Laura Pausini
‘Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End’ – George Martin
‘In The Air Tonite’ – Lil’ Kim featuring Phil Collins
‘Welcome’ – Phil Collins
‘Can’t Turn Back The Years’ – John Martyn
DISC FOUR: LIVE 1981 – 2002
‘In The Air Tonight’ (Live At The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball) – Phil Collins
‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ – George Harrison
‘You Win Again’ – The Bee Gees
‘There’ll Be Some Changes Made’ – Phil Collins and Tony Bennett
‘Stormy Weather’ – Phil Collins and Quincy Jones
‘Chips And Salsa’ – The Phil Collins Big Band
‘Birdland’ – Phil Collins with The Buddy Rich Big Band
‘Pick Up The Pieces’ (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1998) – The Phil Collins Big Band
‘Layla’ (Live At Party At The Palace, 3 June 2002) – Eric Clapton
‘Why’ (Live at Party At The Palace, 3 June 2002) – Annie Lennox
‘Everything I Do (I Do It For You)’ (Live at Party At The Palace, 3 June 2002) – Bryan Adams
‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ (Live at Party At The Palace, 3 June 2002) – Joe Cocker
Cat Power, the vocalist, songwriter, musician, and producer Chan Marshall, will release her new album Wanderer on October 5, 2018, via Domino, and also announced a number of tour dates to support.
Produced in its entirety by Marshall, Wanderer includes appearances by longtime friends and compatriots, as well as guest vocals courtesy of friend and recent tour-mate Lana Del Rey. Written and recorded in Miami and Los Angeles over the course of the last few years, the new album Wanderer is a remarkable return from an iconic American voice.
Wanderer’s 11 tracks encompass “my journey so far,” says Marshall.”The course my life has taken in this journey – going from town to town, with my guitar, telling my tale; with reverence to the people who did this generations before me. Folk singers, blues singers, and everything in between.
They were all wanderers, and I am lucky to be among them.”
Cat Power will be touring internationally in support of the album. See below for all dates. Tickets will be on sale on Friday July 20th at 10am local.
Wanderer Tracklisting
Wanderer
In Your Face
You Get
Woman (feat. Lana Del Rey)
Horizon
Stay
Black
Robbin Hood
Nothing Really Matters
Me Voy
Wanderer / Exit
Cat Power Tour Dates
Sat Sept 15 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
Tues Sept 25 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre *
Thurs Sept 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts *
Fri Sept 28 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *
Sun Sept 30 – New York, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium ^
Fri Oct5 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Sat Oct 6 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Mon Oct 8 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
Tues Oct 9 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
Thurs Oct 11 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater
Fri Oct 12 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
Sat Oct 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
Tues Oct 23 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
Thurs Oct 25 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
Fri Oct 26 -Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
Sun Oct 28 -Berlin, GE @ Astra
Mon Oct 29 -Zurich, SW @ X-Tra
Tues Oct 30 -Lausanne, SW @ Les Docks
Thurs Nov 1 – Barcelona, SP @ Razzamatazz
Fri Nov 2 – Madrid, SP @ Circo Price
Mon Nov 5 – Bologna, IT @ Estragon
Tues Nov 6 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
Sat Nov 17 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Sun Nov 18 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Wed Nov 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Fri Nov 23 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC
Sat Nov 24 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
Sun Nov 25 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Tues Nov 27 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Wed Nov 28 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Thurs Nov 29 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Wed Dec 19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
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Impossible coin magic trick performed on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us by Ryan Hayashi.
https://youtu.be/c5U7d7LYQxA
ASL teacher Lindsay Rothschild-Cross helps out hearing-impaired attendees at a Lamb of God concert in Austin, Texas, that took place last month.
https://youtu.be/FWHIkdx0dRw
Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound, their near-implosion as Mercury’s lifestyle spirals out of control, and their triumphant reunion on the eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, facing a life-threatening illness, leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. In the process, cementing the legacy of a band that were always more like a family, and who continue to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.
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