My Influences: 4’33”, John Cage
I first read about John Cage’s 4’33” when I was fifteen, checking out a few performances on…
All God’s Children: John Cage’s Apartment House 1776
(Clearly all the Americana aspects of Ives are in the way of sound coming into…
Elliott Carter: the Last Modernist
Pictured: Igor Stravinsky (l.) and Elliott Carter The ideal has many names, and beauty is…
The Solute Record Club: Metal Machine Music and the Pleasures of Noise
As a statement it’s great, as a giant FUCK YOU it shows integrity–a sick, twisted,…
John Cage’s Final Work: ONE¹¹ (1992)
Once, in the mountains of Costa Rica, I spent an afternoon watching clouds. I didn’t…
Soundtracking #14: SHUTTER ISLAND (2010)
The occasional podcast on music in movies. It’s a bit SPOILERy. Intro music: “Coffee Shop”…