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The Rozz-Tox Manifesto

April 9, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Rozz-Tox Manifesto Gary Panter (1980) tem 1: The avant-garde is no corpus. It merely lies in shock after an unfortunate bout with its own petard. It feigns sleep but one eye glitters and an involuntary twitch in the corner of the mouth belies a suppressed snicker. The giggle of coming awake at one’s own … [Read more…]

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Barbara Ess, 76, Dies

March 10, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Artist Blurred Lines Between Life and Art An avant-garde musician and photographer, she was widely known for her large-scale ambient works shot with a pinhole camera.

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Milford Graves, Singular Drummer and Polymath, Dies at 79

February 20, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

From the New York Times on 02/19/2021, Milford Graves, Singular Drummer and Polymath, Dies at 79. His free-jazz drumming style was unlike anything heard before, but his explorations and inventions went far beyond music. By Giovanni Russonello Lest we forget, or discover somthing new …

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Free Your Mind … And Your Ass Will Follow

July 24, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Over on the Atlantic, James Parker writes about The Funkadelic Album That Predicted the Future The legendary band could almost blend in with other acts during the counterculture of the ’70s. But today, the group looks like a pure phenomenon.

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Modern Music, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about Tagged: “Billy Bass” Nelson, Bernie Worrell, Black, counterculture, Detroit, Eddie Hazel, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Joe Meek, Lee Perry, LSD, Miles Davis, Motown, Parliament, Parliaments, Tawl Ross, Tiki Fulwood

La Monte Young

July 23, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

True BelieversThe Man Who Brian Eno Called ‘the Daddy of Us All’ La Monte Young, the composer who quietly shaped much of contemporary Western music, reaches his last act.

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