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1. The Man in the Eyeball Mask: The founder of the Residents, one of the strangest and most influential bands you've probably never heard of, developed his bizarre sensibility while growing up in small-town East Texas

Author

Beta, Andy

Subjects
Musicians -- Biography, General interest, The Residents (Music group) -- Personalities
Abstract

As far as band photos go, there are few as iconic and surreal. Standing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, the four members of the Residents look resplendent in [...]

Published
2022

3. Eiko Ishibashi and the melodies that carry 'Drive My Car'

Author

Beta, Andy

Subjects
Battaglia (Motion picture) -- Appreciation, Soundtracks -- Appreciation, Composers -- Appreciation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Andy Beta Whether director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's 'Drive My Car' brings home the Oscar in one of the four categories it's nominated for on Sunday (Best Picture, Directing, International Feature [...]

Published
2022

4. Revisiting the odd and compelling mid-'60s work of jazz great Ornette Coleman

Author

Beta, Andy

Subjects
Saxophonists -- Works -- Appreciation, Jazz musicians -- Works -- Appreciation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Andy Beta If you asked jazz firebrand Ornette Coleman about his music and philosophy, he probably would have referred you to an obscure music book, 'The Harmolodic Theory.' First [...]

Published
2022

5. 2021 was the year smooth jazz gave us some serenity

Author

Beta, Andy

Subjects
Jazz music -- Appreciation -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Andy Beta In 2018, Los Angeles-based saxophonist Sam Gendel convinced one of his favorite restaurants in Laurel Canyon, Pace, to let him play a weekly residency there. He also [...]

Published
2021

6. Blues, jazz, electronica: It all flows through Ben LaMar Gay

Author

Beta, Andy

Subjects
Open Arms to Open Us (Sound recording) -- Criticism and interpretation, Jazz musicians -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Andy Beta Ben LaMar Gay's musical loves range far and wide. Steeped in the blues of his hometown of Chicago and an integral figure in his local jazz community, [...]

Published
2021

7. Circuit des Yeux battles through grief to create an artistic triumph

Author

Beta, Andy

Subjects
-io (Sound recording) -- Criticism and interpretation, Singers -- Criticism and interpretation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Andy Beta It's not yet October, but Haley Fohr's creative room inside her Chicago home is already swaddled in orange. A video call reveals the walls bearing dense layers [...]

Published
2021

8. Saint Etienne looks to the past but limits the nostalgia

Author

Beta, Andy

Subjects
Musical groups -- Works -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Appreciation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Saint Etienne (Music group) -- Works -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Appreciation
Abstract

Byline: Andy Beta As diligent students of the indie-pop form and expert practitioners, few modern bands have remained as durable and beloved as England's SaintEtienne. While most acts from the [...]

Published
2021

9. Leslie Winer's Music Was a Mystery in 1990. She Still Likes It That Way

Author

Beta, Andy

Subjects
Christian Dior S.E., Benetton Group S.p.A., Jean Paul Gaultier, Clothing industry, Toiletries industry, General interest
Abstract

Byline: Andy Beta Fans of her early trip-hop-like songs included John Peel and Boy George. A new compilation puts her innovations in a fresh context. Leslie Winer seemed poised for [...]

Published
2021

10. She Prefers Mystery To Mere Celebrity

Author

Beta, Andy

Subjects
When I Hit You - You'll Feel It (Sound recording), Pop singers -- Interviews, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Fans of her early trip-hop-like songs included John Peel and Boy George. A new compilation puts her innovations in a fresh context. Leslie Winer seemed poised for stardom in 1990. [...]

Published
2021

12. An entrancing listen to a jazz great, Alice Coltrane

Author

Beta, Andy

Subjects
Kirtan: Turiya Sings (Sound recording) -- Appreciation, Jazz musicians -- Works -- Appreciation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Andy Beta In the years since Alice Coltrane passed from this world in 2007, a paradigm shift has occurred. For much of her lifetime, she and her music stood [...]

Published
2021

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