I Was Raised in the 70’s
Please lower your expectations of me.
Bull Island Soda Pop Festival
If you enjoy failed-rock-festival porn, check this out. Apparently things got so dark that even the reigning Dark Lords of rawk and Satan’s representatives on earth, Black Sabbath, felt compelled to cancel.
Jazz, Explained
Now I get it.
And It’s Mostly Trash
The video quality sucks but I enjoyed it anyway. It’s important (cough) to hear a pointy-headed conductor learn us about the Beatles.
Featured Artist: Leopold “Bugs” Bunny
I don’t know who can listen to the famous opera “The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini without thinking of Bugs Bunny. The way director Chuck Jones synchronizes the slapstick action to the soundtrack is flat-out masterful. pic.twitter.com/t58QbRsmmw
— Vincent Alexander (@NonsenseIsland) March 1, 2021
The original punk.
Shit?
Massively influential, but hard to mourn his passing. Long but informative obit here.
Glenn Gould Is Nuts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JauII1jCG6Q&feature=emb_logo
But someone definitely needs to take Mozart down a peg.
More Light-Hearted Fare
On Hulu tomorrow.
Wait There’s More
Sorry.
This guy is a performance poet from the 70’s. I’ve never heard of him.