Music
Out of the graveyard: Dock Boggs and Smithsonian Folkways
In 1927 in the heart of the United States’ central Appalachian mountains, an audition was held at the Norton Hotel in Norton, Virginia. The audition’s purpose was to find musicians playing traditional Appalachian mountain music to then bring back to New York to record phonograph records for … Read more
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John Peel’s carcass: Grindcore at the BBC
Of any figure in music broadcasting no shadow looms larger than that of controversial DJ, John Peel. For over 35 years the late BBC radio DJ’s well-heeled drone, eclectic taste and unwavering commitment to championing new music guaranteed him a dedicated following and he became the benchmark … Read more
