“A Musical Journey through Italian and Neapolitan Gangster Movies”
At My Analog Journal, Dario Bassalino dj’s a journey through the soundtracks of Italian and Neapolitan gangster movies. Listen here.
“The Pipe Organ Sounds The Call of Halloween!”
Organist Stephen Warner discusses the use and history of the pipe organ in movie theaters. “The way a theater organ is set up and laid out and mechanically disposed is quite different and providing a lot of different opportunities for how the organist uses it. It is actually […]
Bunny + Cat = Love
Watch the entire animated saga of a Bunny and Cat in love in a segregated society in these music videos created by SamBakZa for South Korean ska band, Witches! Watch here.
Watching Country Gold
The Gutter’s own Carol watches Country Gold (USA, 2022) and shares some thoughts at Monstrous Industry! “Country Gold starts out almost parodically with famous New Country singer Troyal Brux (Mickey Reece). Troyal Brux is a riff on Garth Brooks in the 1990s, down to Brooks’ signature color-block shirts. […]
“1981: Debbie Harry collaborates with H.R. Giger”
BBC Archives shares a 1981 Newsnight report on Debbie Harry’s collaboration with H. R. Giger. “Newsnight reporter Robin Denselow reports from Zurich on the unlikely collaboration between singer Debbie Harry and visual artist H.R. Giger. Debbie Harry–best known as the frontwoman of New York punk band Blondie–is about […]
Now in the Public Domain!
The Public Domain Review features new books and films that have come into the public domain in the US on Jan. 1, 2023. Read more here. Meanwhile, Duke University has a resource listing sound recordings as well and discussions of copyright and the public domain here.
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