As was the case with his son Jeff, Tim Buckley had both an incredible songwriting talent and an even more incredible, multi-octave voice. Also like his son, he's become a cult icon in his own right.
'Lanquidity' has reached legendary status over the years and is widely considered one of the most accessible projects from the notoriously eccentric jazz icon.
The Netherlands music and avant-garde festival to stream for free on November 13-15, 2020, and will keep with its usual forward-looking concept.
Neil Young is a paragon of artistic output and integrity. Few artists of any medium have maintained such a consistent rate of production for so many years. So let’s take a look at what artists can learn from his example.
The German museum has prepared a two-month-long multimedia program that will feature a "Moon Machine" which will display unheard Moondog pieces and new compositions, as well as visualize sounds and ideas.
New York City's newest theater chose none other than avant-garde extraordinaire Björk to perform as their marquee act, and the visual feast that is 'Cornucopia', is the result.
At the moment, there is a plethora of jazz artists who are bringing something new, reviving previous forms in the right way, or just crossing borders that garner more attention - with some of them on the verge of attaining wider acclaim.
A single mind that actually kicked the whole musical tribute concept into fifth gear - Hal Willner, the 62-year old producer/arranger/composer/event manager. Now, Willner did not invent the tribute concept, but Amarcord Nino Rota, from 1981, the first tribute album he conceived and produced practically started the musical tribute process.
So, what is the story of Robert Wyatt? A cult icon who's influence on modern British music is undeniable and who's been dubbed as ‘the saddest voice in modern music?’
Sources are reporting that David Lynch has agreed with the streaming giant Netflix to write and direct another project for them - in a limited series format.
When thinking about prolific songwriters that utilized cryptic, often puzzling use of words and meanings, few compare to the songwriting duo Steely Dan. The many interpretations of their lyrics has taken on a life of its own.
Hal Willner, to many music fans known as the true artist of tribute albums, was also a renowned producer and longtime staffer of 'Saturday Night Live.' Tributes from well-known names in music have been pouring in.
Just who was this blind, six-foot tall composer, musician, instrument inventor who dressed in homemade Viking garb and went under the name of Moondog?
Scott Walker, one of the most innovative and enigmatic figures in modern music has passed away at the age of 76.
The number of pop artists that have chosen to go avant-garde is extremely small, but none went so far as Noel Scott Engel, a guy from Ohio better known as Scott Walker. The British daily “Guardian” aptly put it, he is “Andy Williams reinventing himself as Stockhausen.”
Akira Rabelais - a composer/software developer/project manager(?) who exudes mystery and tongue-in-cheek-references in everything he does, makes you walk through forked paths, all inspired by one of his favorite writers, Jorge Louis Borges.
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