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Record Store Day 2022
Record Store Day is right around the corner! We will have hundreds of limited edition RSD titles, plus over 500 new arrivals in the bins and rare original pressings and […]
April 15, 2022
“Always On My Mind”: The Life and Work of Mississippi John Hurt
Beloved blues artist Mississippi John Hurt had a saying, “Don’t die ‘til you’re dead.” Hurt lived up to his wisdom, experiencing a life of work, playing and recording blues, and […]
April 10, 2022
“Disqualify Me”: The Musical Innovations of Tropicália
Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil take the stage at Brazil’s Festival International de Canção songwriting competition in September of 1968. The crowd of students is contentious. Veloso shouts to the […]
April 3, 2022
Torn Light Archives 5: New York Rocker, July-August 1978
This week, Torn Light Archives returns with a deep dive into a 1978 issue of New York Rocker we have in the archive. New York Rocker was a punk and […]
March 23, 2022
Expressions of a Hardcore Life with Duma
“People who are born in 2040 or 2050 will need something to fuck with, and we’ve gotta move forward: evolve metal, evolve trap, evolve electronic music, evolve African music, evolve […]
March 20, 2022
The Immersive Sound Art of Charlie Morrow
Recital recently released Charlie Morrow, Chanter, a curated collection by Sean McCann of Charlie Morrow’s vocal compositions. A crucial figure in American new music of the twentieth century, Charlie Morrow […]
March 13, 2022
Augmented Improvisations: The Cello of Solar Hex
Solar Hex, the project of Virginia-based cellist Kaily Moon Schenker, released their new record, Tired Eyes, on ARKEEN this past Friday. Tired Eyes is a stunning album that foregrounds the […]
March 6, 2022
How the Theremin “Cast a Spell” on Popular Culture
“When you play the theremin, it looks kind of magical. Maybe even as if you could cast spells.” Contemporary thereminist Carolina Eyck spoke of the instrument fondly to Smithsonian Magazine […]
February 27, 2022
Sounds from a “Claustrophobic Foreman’s Office”: Get Ready for ‘Last Chance at the Pharmacy’
It all started with a dream… Actually, a nightmare to be specific. Jackie Switzer, vocalist for Cincinnati-based art punks Fruit LoOops, says the band “formed when I had a nightmare […]