A song for the moment: Iceage, "Lockdown Blues."
A song for the moment: Iceage, "Lockdown Blues."
For those unable to deliver their loved ones a jazz funeral during the coronavirus outbreak.
For those unable to deliver their loved ones a jazz funeral during the coronavirus outbreak, Brass-a-Holics offers "I'll Fly Away." via Boing Boing
A poem for your week: Dorothea Lasky's "I Like Weird Ass Hippies."
A poem for your week: Dorothea Lasky's "I Like Weird Ass Hippies." Readable version here.
What famous musicians sound like at band practice.
A tape of John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Roy Brooks and others playing loose versions of bebop standards in 1958. Found in a round-up of clips of famous musicians and bands in rehearsal.
The first film to be made completely in quarantine
Is this the first film to be made completely in quarantine? It's definitely one of the better ones (with a celebrity cast almost entire found on cameo). From Ben Berman, director of The Amazing Johnathan Documentary.
The finale of Beethoven's ninth played from home.
Members of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra play the finale of Beethoven's ninth from home. The video was made without rehearsal. Related: The Toronto Symphony Orchestra plays "Appalachian Spring."
A social distance walk through the seemingly empty streets of Amsterdam.
A social distance walk through the seemingly empty streets of Rotterdam.
Creating Donald Judd's untitled freestanding works in concrete.
New footage, recently discovered in the archives of the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, documents the on-site fabrication of Donald Judd's untitled freestanding works in concrete (1980-1984). This video dates from around 1984.
Handel featuring Tilda Swinton's dogs?
As an accompaniement to our earlier music post, how about some Handel featuring Tilda Swinton's dogs?
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Playing the Orchestra.
Some music for your Friday or weekend coffee/tea/edible break, Ryuichi Sakamoto's Playing the Orchestra. We're also loving the new Jay Electronica.