Bought our tickets already - a couple of weeks ago. It's one of the events that we always make room for in our schedule. Remember, those are only the first seven out of dozens more that are expected. Good to see that Mary Halvorson is coming back this year.
- one of several creations of German composer Jörg Mager in his
pursuit of “a new type of utopian ‘free’ music by means of new
electronic cathode-ray musical instruments.”
NAXOS OF AMERICA DISTRIBUTION PULLS ALL MUSIC OFF eMUSIC PLATFORM.
Franklin, Tennessee, October 11, 2018:
Naxos of America today joined a growing list of music distributors who
have pulled their owned content, as well as that of all third party
label partners that it distributes digitally, from the digital music
streaming service eMusic. Effective immediately, Naxos of America
distributed music will no longer be available on eMusic. This action
was taken due to eMusic’s continued non-payment, as well as
non-reporting, for use of Naxos’s content.
In announcing this decision, Naxos of America provided the following statement:
“The decision to remove our content from eMusic was not taken
lightly; however, fulfillment of payment obligations is a cornerstone of
all successful business partnerships. In representing both Naxos and
our hundreds of distributed label partners, our only remaining
responsible choice is to remove all content from the eMusic service. We
continue to work successfully with hundreds of other digital service
providers around the world.”
We regret to inform you that due to a funding shortage, the FMA will
be closing down later this month. The future of the archive is
uncertain, but we have done everything we can to ensure that our files
will not disappear from the web forever. The full audio collection will
be backed up and available at https://archive.org/details/freemusicarchive (some of the collection is already there; feel free to go browse).
We are also partnering with Archive-It to preserve a current copy of the site's public pages in the Wayback Machine. FMA audio will also be added to the Creative Commons project CC Search, a search engine for the Commons, later in 2019.
The site may go down as early as November 9th, so now's the time to
download your playlists, favorite songs, and do whatever personal
archiving you need.
Want to help us preserve the FMA or make your own custom FMA collection? You have two good options:
1) Go to https://webrecorder.io/, make a free account and record some browsing sessions.
You can save pages, search results, and much more using this tool (I've
already done some serious browsing & recording - check out my
collections here). If
you want to share your sessions with us, we can compile a crowdsourced
repository. The site may go down at the end of this week, so if you are
going to do this, please do it soon.
2) Go to the Wayback Machine homepage and plug in the URLs you want to save.
These are then archived for the public to use. There are browser
extensions for Chrome and Firefox that make this super easy. Some pages
are saved already, but many of them are outdated, so save away!
Share this information far and wide; we don't want our hard work (and
amazing collection) to be forgotten. There is hope that we can find a
new parent organization to help us continue the project, but for now, we
must take a break and figure out the best course to proceed. We are
interested in hearing from anyone who wants to offer web development
help, funding, nonprofit status, or has other suggestions. There is a
comment form below for this purpose; please put your feedback there.
Thanks, most of all, to you - our amazing community! From the
volunteers who helped us maintain the site and bring new artists on
board, to the curators and bands whose contributions diversified our
collections, to our funders, to the folks that used the site everyday
and made it the legendary corner of the web that it truly was. It was an
amazing nine years, and we are extremely proud of what we’ve
accomplished together.
@djh Quite! We've got a holiday booked for early April in Spain. Still not sure if we will be able to get on the plane or let into the country or hire the car we've booked!
@greg and @Lowlife fear yea not! It is clear from today's goings on in Westminster that there is a clear and coherent plan - it'll be plain sailing (er, because there'll be no air planes probably).
At Big Ears 2019, a poignant world premiere crosses international boundaries and unapologetically explores some of the most beautifully human ideas of our time through a series of multidisciplinary and transnational performances. With Mosaic Interactive, a new suite of three distinct pieces, a dozen musicians and composers from North Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, Indonesia, and the United States join together to explore complex topics that are as personal as they are political, combining the traditions and techniques of their homelands in a polyglot expression of our shared humanity.
Mosaic Interactive is the compelling brainchild of Found Sound Nation, an organization launched in 2010 as an outgrowth of the pivotal new music organization and longtime Big Ears partner Bang on a Can.
David Tibet (Current 93) exhibit at CSUF’s Begovich Gallery showcases artist’s apocalyptic vision.
“Invocation of Almost: The Art of David Tibet,” an exhibit of artwork
and music that channels the obsessions and daydreams — many of them
apocalyptic — of the British artist opened Saturday at Cal State Fullerton’s Begovich Gallery.
A 2 1/2-year labor of love for curator Jacqueline Bunge and her
co-curator and partner Shaun Richards, the exhibit features new
sculptures, installation pieces, paintings and drawings. Also featured
are a selection of handwritten lyrics and a new 59-minute soundtrack,
“Invocation of Almost,” created for the event. . .
St Patrick's Day debacle at my local record emporium. Covering up his face was a mercy he did not deserve.
Harry McDrunkbeard came in the store today and proceeded to fall against our giant neon sign. He then fell into the DVDs. They went flying and he fell to the floor with them. Old Harry absolutely destroyed the neon sign. Police were called. Harry was taken to a hospital to dry out, and we were told to contact our insurance company. Apparently, ol' Harry won't have to pay us a dime, since it was an accident. We haven't talked to the insurance company yet, but we have a pretty high deductible, so it is still going to come out of our pocket, one way or the other. Our neon sign is going to be a mess until after Record Store Day, but try and understand. And Mr. McDrunkbeard gets to dry out, clean up, and live to celebrate another St. Puketricks day unmarked by so little as a ticket.
@Doofy - I wish we still had a local record store like that, in fact, I wish we still had a local record store! Sadly for me it is called Amazon now if I want to buy a CD.
Yes, Lowlife, that is often a good source - the best near us is an Oxfam Bookshop at Olney, about 20 miles away. Following the latest round of HMV cuts our nearest store is now Milton Keynes, about 25 miles away. I have to go to London to go to an independent record store now. That is at least £50 on the train, so not worth a special journey. It shows the power of Amazon.
Comments
It's one of the events that we always make room for
in our schedule. Remember, those are only the first
seven out of dozens more that are expected.
Good to see that Mary Halvorson is coming back this year.
The History of Electronic Music, 1800-2015: Free Web Project Catalogues the Theremin, Fairlight & Other Instruments That Revolutionized Music
NAXOS OF AMERICA DISTRIBUTION PULLS ALL MUSIC OFF eMUSIC PLATFORM.
Franklin, Tennessee, October 11, 2018: Naxos of America today joined a growing list of music distributors who have pulled their owned content, as well as that of all third party label partners that it distributes digitally, from the digital music streaming service eMusic. Effective immediately, Naxos of America distributed music will no longer be available on eMusic. This action was taken due to eMusic’s continued non-payment, as well as non-reporting, for use of Naxos’s content.
In announcing this decision, Naxos of America provided the following statement:
“The decision to remove our content from eMusic was not taken lightly; however, fulfillment of payment obligations is a cornerstone of all successful business partnerships. In representing both Naxos and our hundreds of distributed label partners, our only remaining responsible choice is to remove all content from the eMusic service. We continue to work successfully with hundreds of other digital service providers around the world.”
Big Changes Ahead for FMA
We regret to inform you that due to a funding shortage, the FMA will be closing down later this month. The future of the archive is uncertain, but we have done everything we can to ensure that our files will not disappear from the web forever. The full audio collection will be backed up and available at https://archive.org/details/freemusicarchive (some of the collection is already there; feel free to go browse).
We are also partnering with Archive-It to preserve a current copy of the site's public pages in the Wayback Machine. FMA audio will also be added to the Creative Commons project CC Search, a search engine for the Commons, later in 2019.
The site may go down as early as November 9th, so now's the time to download your playlists, favorite songs, and do whatever personal archiving you need.
Want to help us preserve the FMA or make your own custom FMA collection? You have two good options:
Share this information far and wide; we don't want our hard work (and amazing collection) to be forgotten. There is hope that we can find a new parent organization to help us continue the project, but for now, we must take a break and figure out the best course to proceed. We are interested in hearing from anyone who wants to offer web development help, funding, nonprofit status, or has other suggestions. There is a comment form below for this purpose; please put your feedback there.
Thanks, most of all, to you - our amazing community! From the volunteers who helped us maintain the site and bring new artists on board, to the curators and bands whose contributions diversified our collections, to our funders, to the folks that used the site everyday and made it the legendary corner of the web that it truly was. It was an amazing nine years, and we are extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished together.
https://twitter.com/freemusicarchiv
'Mingus: Jazz In Detroit' Catches A Giant At A Moment Full Of Possibility
Absolutely insane lineup this year.
We've had our tickets and everything lined up
for a few months now. So glad we did.
Big Ears Festival 2019
DREAMS, RITUALS, MEMORIES: INTRODUCING THE GLOBAL EXPRESSION OF MOSAIC INTERACTIVE
At Big Ears 2019, a poignant world premiere crosses international boundaries and unapologetically explores some of the most beautifully human ideas of our time through a series of multidisciplinary and transnational performances. With Mosaic Interactive, a new suite of three distinct pieces, a dozen musicians and composers from North Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, Indonesia, and the United States join together to explore complex topics that are as personal as they are political, combining the traditions and techniques of their homelands in a polyglot expression of our shared humanity.
Mosaic Interactive is the compelling brainchild of Found Sound Nation, an organization launched in 2010 as an outgrowth of the pivotal new music organization and longtime Big Ears partner Bang on a Can.
Harry McDrunkbeard came in the store today and proceeded to fall against our giant neon sign. He then fell into the DVDs. They went flying and he fell to the floor with them. Old Harry absolutely destroyed the neon sign. Police were called. Harry was taken to a hospital to dry out, and we were told to contact our insurance company. Apparently, ol' Harry won't have to pay us a dime, since it was an accident. We haven't talked to the insurance company yet, but we have a pretty high deductible, so it is still going to come out of our pocket, one way or the other. Our neon sign is going to be a mess until after Record Store Day, but try and understand. And Mr. McDrunkbeard gets to dry out, clean up, and live to celebrate another St. Puketricks day unmarked by so little as a ticket.