All Tomorrow's Parties NYC - Day One Photos
The first day of of All Tomorrow’s Parties in NYC on Friday included performances from Lightning Bolt, Edan (The Deejay), Hannibal Buress, Frank Ocean, and Philip Glass and Tyondai Braxton, who played together. Photographer Mike White captured the day in photos.... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsBeck's Philip Glass Remix Album Set for October Release
A remix album of Philip Glass’ work will be released Oct. 23 in celebration of the composer’s 75th birthday this January, according to Pitchfork. The project was apparently inspired by conversations between Glass and Beck and will be released via Orange Mountain Music/Ernest Jenning/The Kora Records.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to Joanna Newsom's Newest Song, "The Diver's Wife"
Joanna Newsom took the opportunity to play a new song at her show with Philip Glass in San Francisco on Monday night, benefitting Big Sur’s Henry Miller Memorial Library. A recording of the song, called “The Diver’s Wife,” has made its way onto the Internet.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPhilip Glass' Einstein on the Beach Reenacted with LEGOS
The prolific minimalist composer originally staged the opera Einstein on the Beach in 1976, unaware that one day it’d go … plastic?... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayIggy Pop, Patti Smith, Philip Glass, More to Perform at Tibet Benefit
This year, the 20th annual Tibet House benefit will be held on Feb. 26 at Carnegie Hall in New York. The event features a concert with performers such as Gogol Bordello, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop and Regina Spektor. Founded in 1987, Tibet House is a non-profit that supports the preservation and presentation of Tibetan culture.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsKnoxville's Big Ears fest caters to adventurous audience
There's yet another reason to save up your hard-earned cash and travel to the musical state of Tennessee. Only this time, don’t expect bars full of cover bands, hippies or the CMT headquarters. ... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsWild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Release Date: Nov. 18Director: Matt WolfCinematographer: Jody Lee LipesStudio/Run Time: Plexifilm, 71 mins.Uneven documentary maps journey of abstract music savant You know you're bound for notoriety and distinction when minimalist composer Philip Glass describes you as “eccentric,” no matter what trade you specialize in. This proved especially true for Arthur Russell, a musical savant and ambient maestro who indefinitely stretched the definition of pop music during his forty short years as a cellist, vocalist and disco producer. ... read more
Found in: Movies, Reviews, Local:NYCPhilip Glass says hi-ho to opera about Walt Disney
What to do with three Academy Award nominations, eight symphonies and a swathe of film scores and solo works under your belt? For esteemed classical composer Philip Glass, the next logical step would naturally be an opera about the life of Walt Disney, right? So it's no surprise, then, that he was commissioned to do just that.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsPhilip Glass box-set retrospective due in September
In a move that seems suspiciously fitted to its pun-triumphant name, a box set of avant-classical composer Philip Glass's work entitled, yes, Glass Box, will be released on Sept. 23 by Nonesuch Records. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPhilip Glass doc features Martin Scorsese, Errol Morris
He’s one of the world’s greatest living composers. He’s been nominated for three Academy Awards. He has even been parodied in an episode of South Park, which is truly the culmination of any successful artist’s career. Now, the (non-satirical) spotlight will shine on Philip Glass himself, and not his music. Koch Lorber films will release Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts. Directed by Scott Hicks (the man who brought you Shine and No Reservations), the documentary was shot in the year and a half before Glass’s 70th birthday. Hicks interviewed Martin Scorsese, Errol Morris and many others for... read more
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