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Tag Archives: music
Uncle John Scruggs
The above footage was taken by the Fox Movietone News, in Powahatan, VA on November 8, 1928. According to USC’s Center for Southern African American Music: Uncle John Scruggs was born a slave, [and] is a good example of white-influenced … Continue reading
Jimmie Rodgers in The Singing Brakeman
I do enjoy working at a university, for on a regular basis new cultural gems come my way. I’ve been working with Gary Stanton on his “Memory and Culture in American Vernacular Music,” and through this course I came upon … Continue reading
Mildred Pierce Double Feature
Jam On It
Well, I feel another bout of nostalgia coming on thanks to Brad’s comments here, and after doing some research on my past, I found this gem by Newcleus from deep in the depths of the early 80s. A band known … Continue reading
Judges 5:27
“…At her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.” I’ve spent much of the early morning hours reading through Brad Efford’s awesome Judges 5:27 blog—the Reverend’s last man on ELS Blogs! It is, without … Continue reading
Dawn of the Dead, take 3
Finally, the last and mashed installation of my Dawn of the Dead (1978) series which took far more technical and creative energy than I originally imagined. The idea behind this experiment was simple: create three commentaries upon the social/political sub-themes … Continue reading
Rock My Religion
Another gem from the Ubuweb RSS feed. Dan Graham’s Rock My Religion (1982-84) 1982-84, 55:27 min, b&w and color, sound Rock My Religion is a provocative thesis on the relation between religion and rock music in contemporary culture. Graham formulates … Continue reading
Raiding the Internet Archive
Figured I’d start the week off right and play with some public domain video from the Internet Archive. I set a couple of clips (Babies on Parade and Television Commercials: Telephone) to the mellifluous sounds of one of my favorite … Continue reading
Babyland’s “Worst Case Scenario”
I’m going through a bit of a nostalgia period (I am highly susceptible to this perceived weakness) and–as with most things–my remembrances of things past is often mediated by music and movies. The internets make my bouts of time travel … Continue reading
The de-evolution of DEVO
I just found an interview with Jerry Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo on the Channel 5 news in NYC circa October, 1981. This interview coincides with two shows at Radio City Music Hall and the immense popularity of their … Continue reading