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RADIO // Living History Bookforum: Strange Bedfellows Radio show An eclectic book reading organized by Bookforum, the literature-focused project of Artforum, at the New Museum featuring writers Thomas Frank, Rachel Kushner, Rhonda Lieberman, George Saunders, and Choire Sicha. Recorded Feb. 2013. A reading event produced by Bookforum, the online literature-focused project of Artforum, held at the New Museum in New York in February 2013 and featuring Thomas Frank, Rachel Kushner, Rhonda Lieberman, George Saunders, and Choire Sicha. Thomas... Originally aired 2/25/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Nomi Ruiz: Borough Gypsy Mixtape & Interview Hosted by Jeannie Hopper Radio show Album download here! Plus Jeannie Hopper and Nomi Ruiz discuss her 2013 album, Borough Gypsy, recorded in part in the Clocktower studio. Ruiz reflects on the gritty 90's Brooklyn culture that is reflected in her music, particularly in this album. Jeannie Hopper speaks with singer/songwriter Nomi Ruiz about her recent Clocktower residency project. Over the course of her two month stay, Ruiz completed Borough Gypsy, her sophomore album. She talks about growing up in Brooklyn in the midst of... Originally aired 5/9/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Sonoridade Musica Moderna #11 Hosted by Béco Dranoff Radio show Still going through all the music brought back from Brazil following a March 2013 trip, Bèco Dranoff selects yet another great batch of spanking new music from all over the country. Featuring Karol Concà, BotecoEletro, DJ MAM, Supercordas, and more! Still going through all the music brought back from Brazil following a March 2013 trip, Sonoridade host and producer Bèco Dranoff selects yet another great batch of spanking new music from all over the country. This is a rhythm heavy program... Originally aired 5/13/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Impossible Music David Rothenberg, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show Composer, author, and naturalist David Rothenberg discusses his book and plays his CD, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise in advance of his appearance in an evening celebrating the sounds of insects at Judson Church on May 22, 2013. David Weinstein hosts composer, author, and naturalist David Rothenberg to discuss his CD and book, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise (St Martin Press, 2013) in advance of his appearance in an evening celebrating the sounds of... Originally aired 5/20/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Impossible Music Alicia Svigals, The Yellow Ticket Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show Klezmer fiddler Alicia Svigals discusses her live score to a 1918 silent film starring Pola Negi as a suppressed Jew, with pianist Marilyn Lerner and Andrew Ingall from the Foundation for Jewish Culture. The film/concert tours widely during 2013. An interview with the musicians behind the live musical performance to a 1918 silent film classic starring Pola Negi. Composer.violinist Alicia Svigals walks us through her process and pianist Marilyn Lerner joins via phone plus Andrew Ingall from... Originally aired 1/28/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Radio Lorca Lorca Extravaganza: Bob Holman, La Bruja, & Simply Rob Radio show A musical, theatrical, spoken word celebration and interpretation of Lorca’s writings and favorite Flamenco, Sevillana & Tango songs performed by some of American’s leading spoken word artists including La Bruja, Simply Rob, & Los Gitanos Juveniles. A musical, theatrical, spoken word celebration and interpretation of Lorca’s writings and favorite Flamenco, Sevillana and Tango songs performed by some of American’s leading spoken word artists, including Bob Holman, La Bruja, Simply Rob, and Los... Originally aired 4/15/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // BLURRINGradio Past & Present, Perfect Guitars Hosted by DB Radio show The Rock n' Roll tracks featured on this episode bounce between 60's & 70's and the 2000's. The Stooges, Liars, TV on the Radio, Radiohead, Patti Smith, Yeasayer, Television, The Veils, Japandroids, and The Clash are among the artists featured. Having had fun compiling & also getting some nice feedback from the first Rock n' Roll show he did last year, DB's been gradually gathering tunes to do this second all guitar based show. The list is interesting in that the 25 tracks bounce... Originally aired 5/20/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Radio Lorca Federico García Lorca: Poet in New York Hosted by Charles Ruas, David Weinstein Radio show A discussion of the Spanish poet and 2013 festival honoring his time in New York in 1929-30 after a traumatic split with Salvador Dalí. Charles Ruas, Mónica de la Torre, and Laura García Lorca outline ideas and events on view 5 April - 21 July, 2013. ARTonAIR.org and the Clocktower Gallery are the official radio partner with the Federico García Lorca Foundation, with the support of Acción Cultural Española, as they mount their months-long festival celebrating the Spanish artist and poet.... Originally aired 4/8/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Cooking Up A Storm Musical Asparagus Hosted by Marja Samsom Radio show French accordionist & composer Nicole Renaud joined Marja in the studio during White Asparagus Season, singing songs together while cooking and thus joining classic French & Dutch flavors in a delicious dish: Asparagus a l'Hollandaise. French accordionist & composer Nicole Renaud joined Marja in the studio during White Asparagus Season, singing songs together while cooking and thus joining classic French & Dutch flavors in a delicious dish voila: Asparagus a l'... Originally aired 5/20/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Venice Biennale Venice 2011: Music from the Secret Courtyard Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show During the opening week of the 2011 Venice Biennale, Massimo Simonini (prepared theremin), Roberto Paci Dalo' (clarinets and processing), and David Weinstein (on laptop) performed a concert near San Marco at a reception sponsored by ARTonAIR.org. During the first week of June 2011 during the opening week of the Venice Biennale, Massimo Simonini (on prepared theremin), Roberto Paci Dalo (on clarinets and processing), and David Weinstein (on laptop and sound effects) performed a concert for... Originally aired 6/27/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Dominic Purcell, Assault on Wall Street Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Australian actor Dominic Purcell on his transition from four seasons with the TV series “Prison Break” to Uwe Boll's new film "Assault on Wall Street"; the story of blue collar, ex-soldier who loses all to Wall Street and takes dramatic revenge. Truly a live wire, Australia’s Dominic Purcell has no trouble expressing exactly what he feels about: Life after his global breakthrough, the four season TV series “Prison Break,” what prompted him to read the script for Uwe Boll’s “Assault on Wall... Originally aired 5/6/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Alice Winocour, Augustine Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Alice Winocour on her film "Augustine." With great attention to historical accuracy, the film investigates the history of young women being admitted to psychiatric hospitals as "hysterics" as told through the eyes of a teenage servent Augustine. Writer-director Alice Winocour's Augustine is rare film that actually stays close to the known facts. She vividly brings to life the 19th Century story of Augustine, a teenage servant who became the most famous patient of pioneering French... Originally aired 5/20/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Gerard Butler: Olympus Has Fallen Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Scottish actor Gerard Butler discusses his role in the action-thriller "Olympus Has Fallen" and reveals the training, discipline and meticulously itemized bruises, burns and mishaps that are part and parcel of making screen magic. Gerard Butler, the Scots actor who has succeeded in action (300), romance (opposite Jennifer Aniston in The Bounty Hunter) and drama (Law Abiding Citizen with Jamie Foxx) now must save the Free World in Olympus Has... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Ava Luna Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show Mixing pop, soul, and gospel in equal parts, Ava Luna is a favorite in the Brooklyn DIY scene at the height of summer 2011. All seven of them gathered here at the Clocktower Gallery to perform as part of our performance series curated by Joe Ahearn. Mixing pop, soul, and gospel in equal parts, Ava Luna is a favorite in the Brooklyn DIY scene and has toured across the Lower 48 as well as the European Union. And on August 2nd, 2011 all seven members gathered here at the Clocktower Gallery to play... Originally aired 8/22/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Kerry Washington & Diahann Carroll, Tyler Perry presents Peeples Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Kerry Washington (who made this years before her star turn in Scandal) and Diahann Carroll (the legend. period. after a long hiatus) discuss their roles in the Tyler Perry film Peeples, a family comedy about dysfuntion, marriage and vacation. While it’s called Tyler Perry presents Peeples, the dysfunctional family comedy actually is written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism and stars Kerry Washington as the daddy-dominated Peeples daughter Grace with Diahann Carroll in a small role as... Originally aired 5/13/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Warper Party Radio Extravaganza Barber Sonora Hosted by Banginclude, DJ Shakey Radio show Our hosts welcome, talk, and encourage more than a little music with Barber Sonora, the project of Juan Larios, a Mexican graphic designer and electronic musician based in NYC mixing Mexican tropical bands, Latin music, house, electro and dance. Some talk and more than a little music mixing with Barber Sonora, the project of Juan Larios, a Mexican graphic designer, visual artist, DJ and electronic musician based in New York City. After being an art director in advertising for many years in... Originally aired 8/1/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Dena Kaye, Danny Kaye's Centenary Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show As custodian of her mother and father’s legacy, Dena Kaye – the only child of Danny and Sylvia Fine Kaye – remains discreet about growing up with a multi-talented world famous father whose accomplishments are being celebrated during his centennial. As custodian of her mother and father’s legacy, Dena Kaye – the only child of Danny and Sylvia Fine Kaye – remains discreet about growing up with a multi-talented world famous father whose accomplishments on Broadway, radio, movies, TV, the symphony... Originally aired 12/17/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Peals & Romantic States Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show An electronic/psynch in studio music performance by Baltimore based bands Peals and Romantic States live in the Clocktower's main gallery. The performance is followed by an interview where both bands discuss the idiosyncrasies of their work. Peals and Romantic States perform in the Clocktower's main gallery, followed by interviews with Joe Ahearn. Peals is William Cashion (of Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (formerly of Double Dagger) from Baltimore, Maryland. Romantic States is Jim... Originally aired 4/22/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Art & Technology Peanut Underground/Pirate Utopia Hosted by Daniel Durning Radio show Lee Wells, Katie Peyton, and Marjan Moghaddam reflect on the disbandment of the Occupy movement and the nearby Art Show. They also discuss an "Anarchist Art Fair" at the Peanut Underground Art Project, which celebrates the gallery's anniversary. Occupy Wall Street "No Comment" Revisited: Nearly 20 Months after the people movement at Zuccotti Park was disbanded and the art show across from the NY Stock Exchange was closed, artist and organizers recall the events and describe the influences... Originally aired 5/20/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Warm Up Objektivity hosts: Dennis Ferrer Radio show DJ Dennis Ferrer's Objektivity imprint hosted a day of PS1's Warm Up music series and the man himself played a set full of incredible house, tech and soul tunes, utilizing his deep knowledge of dance music. DJ Dennis Ferrer's Objektivity imprint hosted a day of PS1's Warm Up music series and the man himself played a set full of incredible house, tech and soul tunes, utilizing his deep knowledge of dance music. Listen Read More »	RADIO // Historic Audio from the Archives of Charles Ruas Meredith Monk, Quarry Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show This 3-part program features Meredith Monk and her seminal theatrical work, Quarry. Two interviews, one from 1976 and one from 2012 bookend the studio recording made at WBAI radio in 1976. Hot tip! Monk appears at Roulette's benefit Jan. 10. Get tix! Part 1: Meredith Monk with Charles Ruas, 1976 (60 minutes) Part 2: Quarry, radio version, 1976 (45 minutes) Part 3: Meredith Monk with Charles Ruas, 2012 (50 minutes) Hot tip! Monk appears at Roulette's benefit in Brooklyn Jan. 10, 2013! Get tix at... Originally aired 1/7/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Eleanor Tomlinson & Nicholas Hoult, Jack the Giant Slayer Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show The two stars of this fairy tale film re-telling (stop-motion man-eating Giants! in 3D!) talk about growing up as actors, bringing life to fantasy, and what exactly is that thing called "chemistry." Recorded on location at Hampton Court Castle. A lavish 3D re-telling of the fairy tale Jack the Giant Slayer with stop-motion man-eating Giants created via stop motion technology, the film’s two stars – Eleanor Tomlinson and Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies) – talk on location at... Originally aired 2/18/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Orbital Mash OM Episode 19 Hosted by Me Raabenstein Radio show A Me Raabenstein playlist with tracks by Deebs & TS?, XXYYXX, Gold Panda, Jenny Hval, Dean Blunt and Iron And Wine, Sqaramouche, The Knife, Airhead, Jeremiah Jae and Origamibiro, Cassius Select, LorentZ System and Alizzz. Enjoy the melody! Music with a view selected and presented by Me Raabenstein. In this episode you will listen to tracks by Deebs & TS?, XXYYXX, Gold Panda, Jenny Hval, Dean Blunt and Iron And Wine, Sqaramouche, The Knife, Airhead, Jeremiah Jae and Origamibiro,... Originally aired 5/20/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Muck Interview Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show Curator Joe Ahearn speaks with Muck, the Icelandic hardcore/punk band. They discuss their music, time spent as the band in-residence at the Clocktower and their influences. The band also plays some new music recorded during their 2013 residency. Joe Ahearn sits down and speaks with the Icelandic hardcore/punk band Muck. As the winter 2013 Clocktower band in-residence, the group discusses their experience in New York and their music. During the interview, the band plays their newly recorded... Originally aired 1/14/13 Listen Read More »