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Henry Flynt: Appalachian Noise, Conceptual Fire

On the far edge of art, thought, and sonic rebellion stands Henry Flynt-a hillbilly fiddler, philosopher-logician, and avant-garde saboteur of Western culture. Long before the term "concept art" was gallery-ready, Flynt coined it as a critique, not a commodity. He studied under Quine at Harvard, jammed with La Monte Young, and publicly protested the "serious music" establishment by calling Stockhausen a cultural imperialist. Yes, really. But Flynt didn't just critique. […]

todayJuly 31, 2025 3

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John Fahey

from John Fahey Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ... | AllMusic   Born John Aloysius Fahey on Feb 28, 1939 in Takoma Park, MD.  Died Feb 22, 2001 in Salem, OR. One of acoustic music's true innovators and eccentrics, John Fahey was a crucial figure in expanding the boundaries of the acoustic guitar over the last few decades. His music was so eclectic that it's arguable whether he should […]

todayJuly 9, 2025 14 2

Avant-Garde Jazz

Flying Lotus Is Probably an Interdimensional Jazz Wizard

Let’s get this out of the way: Flying Lotus is not from here. “Here” being Earth. Or the solar system. Or possibly even linear time. I mean, just listen to Los Angeles. It’s like someone spliced the DNA of J Dilla, Aphex Twin, Sun Ra, and that weird dream you had where a toaster was DJing in a velvet-walled spaceship. The result? A genre-melting, neuron-frying sound casserole that makes you […]

todayMay 12, 2025 11 2

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