“The Marvel Symphonic Universe”
“People do not remember safe music.” Tony Zhou has more on soundtracks in general and Marvel’s film music in particular at Every Frame A Painting.
Soviet Experimentation in “Ornamental Sound”
“In 1929, the Russians produced their first talkie, the snappily titled The Five Year Plan for Great Works. The possibility of synchronized sound inspired a trio of pioneers, composer Arseny Avraamov, animator Mikhail Tsihanovsky and engineer Evgeny Sholpo who were fascinated by the curved loops, arcs and waveforms […]
“As Much As I Can, As Black As I Am: The Queer History of Grace Jones”
“Grace Jones is perched on a ledge above the dancefloor of New York’s 12 West, the state-of-the-art, members-only gay disco, about to take the stage for one of her first performances. The year is 1977, and no one is prepared for what’s about to hit them.” More at […]
The True Story of Prince & Basketball
The Undefeated has an account of the basketaball game between Prince vs. Charlie Murphy in, “Game, Blouses.” ‘“Yes, it’s true, we had on ‘blouses,’ and frilly shirts,” Free said. “The same clothes we had at the club. Prince played in 6-inch heels!”’ (Thanks, Less Lee!)
“Catch The Throne: Hip Hop Royalty, Metal Masters and Reggaeton Royalty Unite”
You can listen to songs about Game Of Thrones by Talib Kweli, Common, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, Kilo Kish, Yandel, Estelle, Daddy Yankee, Anthrax, Mastodon and many more on HBO’s Mix Tape II: Game of Thrones on Soundcloud. (Thanks, Alisdair!)
“Why B-Grade Masala Is A-Grade Fun”
At Film Companion, the Gutter’s own Beth writes about the snake ladies, monkey midwives, anipals (animal friends), Mithun Chakraborty and the many wonders of Indian B-movies. “You may know exactly what is going to happen, but you can rarely predict how.”
The Cultural Gutter 