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THE ADAM BUXTON PODCASTEP.220 - FRED ARMISENAdam talks with American actor, comedian, voice artist, screenwriter, producer and musician Fred Armisen about hotel hacks, what Fred and Matt Berry learned when they hung out with David Bowie's producer Tony Visconti, the Stop Making Sense nerd fact David Byrne told Fred, how Adam could help Talking Heads get on better, why you can't beat Paul McCartney, why Fred wasn't nervous for his Saturday Night Live Audition, the Portlandia sketches that summed up the show best and Fred takes us on an accent tour of New York.This conversation was recorded face-to-face in London on 25th...2024-02-181h 11
In Our HeadphonesGustaf - Starting and StaringGustaf - "Starting and Staring" from the 2024 album Package Pt. 2 on Royal Mountain Brooklyn-based no-wave band Gustaf share the lead single from their upcoming sophomore full-length Package Pt. 2, out April 5th via Royal Mountain. The new album was produced by Erin Tonkon, who worked on David Bowie’s final album Blackstar. With its driving bass and anxiety-ridden performance from vocalist Lydia Gammill, it's easy to see why this group is a tour mate of bands like IDLES, Sleaford Mods, and Yard Act. Check out the video below, directed by Alex Ross Perry. Read the full s...2024-02-0703 min
New Books in MusicLeah Kardos, "Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022) takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period: producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon.These works tackle the b...2022-08-0157 min
New Books in Popular CultureLeah Kardos, "Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022) takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period: producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon.These works tackle the b...2022-08-0157 min
New Books in BiographyLeah Kardos, "Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022) takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period: producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon.These works tackle the b...2022-08-0157 min
New Books in Performing ArtsLeah Kardos, "Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022) takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period: producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon.These works tackle the b...2022-08-0157 min
Ly til fantasi og fellesskap - en podcast av Tromsø KunstforeningEpisode 8: Om Troms Fylkeskultursenter - kort versjonEndelig har vi den kort versjonen av episode 8 klar. Den fullstendige versjon kan også høres om dere ønsker å lytte til alt vi snakket om med gjestene denne uken.I denne episoden skal vi bli bedre kjent med Troms Fylkeskultursenter, best kjent som Kysten, som drives av Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune. Kysten huser 40 arbeidsrom for kunstnere innen billedkunst, lyd og musikk, litteratur, film, og andre former for kunstfaglig skapende virksomhet.Vi skal få å høre fra kunstnere Hilde Huan Johnson, Marita Isobel Solberg og Amalie Holthen i den episoden. Alle tre jobber har atelier...2021-12-1745 min
Ly til fantasi og fellesskap - en podcast av Tromsø KunstforeningEpisode 8: Om Troms FylkeskultursenterI denne episoden skal vi bli bedre kjent med Troms Fylkeskultursenter, best kjent som Kysten, som drives av Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune. Kysten huser 40 arbeidsrom for kunstnere innen billedkunst, lyd og musikk, litteratur, film, og andre former for kunstfaglig skapende virksomhet. Vi skal få å høre fra kunstnere Hilde Huan Johnson, Marita Isobel Solberg og Amalie Holthen i den episoden. Alle tre jobber har atelier på kysten akkurat nå.Litt mer om musikken i episoden:1.Resonating Reasons by Ma Ra ( Marita alone singing and playing organ)2.Ping Pong by MAR...2021-12-141h 03
Sonic ArtifactsInterview Series: Erin TonkonThis week on our Interview Series we sit down with music producer Erin Tonkon. Cutting her teeth under the mentorship of legendary producer Tony Visconti and currently working as an adjunct professor at her alum the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music in New York City, Erin has a wealth of knowledge and experience. We discuss production styles, her must-have gear in the studio and everything in between. @erintonkon littleundergroundmanagement.com/erin-tonkon Support the show@sonic_artifactslinktr.ee/sonicartifactsSonicArtifactsShow@gmail.com2021-08-2758 min