Stan Brakhage tapes

First of all I would like to apologize for being away for so long. I decided that it was worth to start posting ramblings here again. They may be random missives, deposits, daydreams, and ruminations, but this forum and this particular form of web site seems the most practical and democratic. Recently, in between a pair of rather lengthy tours, I came across this archive (of course credit to the amazing folks at Ubu Web) of Stan Brakhage radio programs from the early eighties. They were originally broadcast on the radio affiliate of the University of Colorado. These are truly a revelation. I have always been a fan of Brakhage but in a way my appreciation of his vision has been from an aloof viewpoint. I didn't have a voice there to guide me and give some context as to what made the man tick so to speak. Yet with these radio broadcasts we have that, and what emerges from Brakhage's programs are a commanding and totally unique synthesis of music, literature, philosophy, artistic purpose. I urge you to listen to all these broadcasts. I discovered them precisely at a point where I was beginning to feel a bit creatively untethered and weary and listening to this calm, wise voice from the past reenergized me. http://www.ubu.com/sound/brakhage.html

Freakin at the freaker's ball

Pictures from a 1972 Rothschild ball. When the goin gets weird, the rich get really weird.

future games

Mr Arthur, from 1964

Plant Tunes

terry time

blame this man for "frampton comes alive"

paul yandell

The great guitarist and Chet Atkins protege Paul Yandell passed away last week. Not as many folks know his name as Chet obviously, but he was the guitarist on many of the Louvin Brothers' biggest records, which is how I became familiar with his immaculate playing. I tried to find a video of him and Chet dueling it out but most of them won't allow embedding. So I am posting this medley someone made a few years back for Paul's birthday.