Benjamin WeinmanMay 28, 20203 minDAMN THAT SONG IS HEAVY: DUKE ELLINGTON – “DIMINUENDO AND CRESCENDO IN BLUE”In July 1956, the great jazz composer and bandleader Duke Ellington’s ensemble leveled the Newport Jazz Festival, swinging like titans...
Benjamin WeinmanMay 28, 20204 minSMASHERS OF THE PAST - FRANK ZAPPAEvery few years, some academic or filmmaker suddenly gets really passionate about putting out the “definitive” piece of Frank Zappa...
Benjamin WeinmanMay 27, 20203 minSMASHERS OF THE PAST: LÉON THEREMIN“Electricity is not good for music. Electricity is to be used for electrocution”. The grossly prescriptive sentences above were delivered...
Benjamin WeinmanMay 27, 20202 minDAMN THAT SONG IS HEAVY: PHARMAKON - "BODY BETRAYS ITSELF"Every single one of you is going to die. Every. single. one. Some in accidents, some in violence, but the vast majority will succumb to...