Monday, October 20, 2025

Live: Gibby Haynes plays the hits of the Butthole Surfers (with The Scott Thunes Institute of Musical Excellence and Evicshen)

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Gibby Haynes used to be in the band The Butthole Surfers. Or maybe he still is. The billing for this gig promised that he would be playing t...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

A Scottish Gamelan Retreat

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I have been taking classes in Javanese gamelan for some years now. This year as summer turned to autumn I found myself in a remote location ...
Monday, August 04, 2025

Troubled Songs: Music of the Northern Ireland Conflict

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I had the great idea of putting together a compilation of songs about the Troubles, by which I mean the violent conflict that erupted in Nor...
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Sunday, July 06, 2025

Gamelan Corner: Accumulation

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Have a look at this: That's the score for a piece called "Accumulation" by the American composer Daniel Schmidt. But first l...
Saturday, July 05, 2025

The films of David Lynch: a definitive ranking

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Earlier this year I found myself on panel at Eastercon looking back on the career of David Lynch. In preparation for this I rewatched some...
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Music in Film 03: Star Wars, The Long Goodbye, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

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I am writing about films I saw last year that had a strong musical element. Previous episodes can be seen here and here . Star Wars (1977...
Monday, January 13, 2025

Music in Film 02: All You Need Is Death, Eno, The Colour of Pomegranates, Portishead, Lone Star

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I continue my trawl through films I saw last year that had a strong musical element. See the previous instalment here . All You Need Is De...
Sunday, January 05, 2025

Music in Film 01: The Zone of Interest, Perfect Days, and others

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Let's talk about some films I saw last year, but only where they have a significant musical content. The Zone of interest (2023) This...