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Blast of Silence

The contest for bleakest film noir is one wrought with contention. Robert Aldrich’s Kiss Me Deadly is often named as a favorite for the prize, but there are several lesser contenders also worthy of consideration. Shot on the streets of New York in 1959 and released roughly two years later, Allen Baron’s Blast of Silence [...]

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Gary Smith - June 2008

"The amplification and magnification of the sound that I produce is really just a natural extension of electric guitar. Developing the suitable technique and language, to produce the music one wants, is the real issue."

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Formation of Porcine Objects Spotted: 15,000 Feet
• The missive from Mosaic that multitudes have been waiting for appeared in Inboxes across the globe the morning: The Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton now has an official ballpark street date of October. I’m not as jazzed as some by the news, but can still certainly appreciate its overall import. The diversity of material represented [...] read on.