above: The Cashmeres – “Satisfied Part 1″ (Lake 705, 1960) • All 7” discs and scans are in the collection of the ARChive of Contemporary Music As a Nineties baby my unusual love of doo-wop records stems back to a Time-Life commercial… read more >>
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Turn Up The Volume!
Resurrecting those 60s psychedelic posters from the basement last week also turned up a pile of late 70 this-and-thats. Like this first edition of VOLUME by the ARC director. We’ll have them at our next sale – June 8-23 – for… read more >>
Earth Day
Earth Day and just a reminder of when the world saw the World for the first time. It was on the cover of the Whole Earth Catalog, – a NASA image that Whole Earth creator Stuart Brand had to pressure the government… read more >>
Wall Items Extravaganza Part 2
Frank Zappa has been a favorite of record collectors for a long time. At the next ARChive Record and CD Sale there will be a LOT of his records — and records associated with him — available for sale. The accompanying photo… read more >>
“silence is a riddim’ too…”
With a mixed cultural heritage (German/British), mixed-up cultural focus (noise/reggae) and a mixmastered public persona (art school/wild child), Ari Up brought a disjointed beauty to her vocals that remain haunting. I had seen her perform with the Slits @ Tier3 in 1980… read more >>
Ties that Bind
Staying in NYC for the weekend for this and that, for both of them, saw and heard some very nice performances by Khaira (or Haira) Arby and Laurie Anderson. On Saturday Khaira , ‘The Nightingale of the North,” aka, “The Aretha Franklin… read more >>
Las Loss – The Sweet Beat in Bronze
It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas will close on October 18, 2010. In the 50s Liberace was on our TV, the candelabra was on the Steinway, and my family took delight… read more >>
Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas
As you may know ARC is building a Brasilian/Brazilian Collection. Now if YOU are building a Brasilian/Brazilian Collection, I think the next record you should get is Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas, Tropicalia Psychedelic Masterpieces 1967 – 1976. (Tropicalia In Furs, USA, WPFC… read more >>
trickle-down donations
Just back from Ohio, ARC picked up portions of two recent donations that have been, and will be, given piecemeal, over the past and future years. And what meals they are! The first was the first donation of approx. 1,200 LPs, part… read more >>
Ladies
As we get ready for our Summer Record + CD Sale a LOT of very nice folks have donated a LOT of very nice recordings. From a-way upstate came a musty but great pile from the barn of James Dybas. Of note… read more >>
What Happened in 2009?
As we send out deeds of gifts (if you sent materials), thank you’s (for services or monetary donations), and plan, as best we can, for what we should be doing in 2010, we have POSTED our “2009 Year End Roundup” on the… read more >>
We Built This City On…
It is a little known fact that the ancient Nabataeans were early adaptors of new sound recording technologies. They began with cylinder discs (called columns) but found them awkward. Later, around 70 BC, they sliced the cylinders into wafer thin segments, well… read more >>
Board Member Ellie Greenwich Dies
A founding member of the ARChive’s Board of Advisors died today. With sadness we report the death of songwriter Ellie Greenwich. Pretty much a recluse for many years now, her great music lives on through classic songs like “And Then He Kissed… read more >>
Our Times has come…
Today ARC was featured in the NY Times, in the NY/Regional section, with a nice story by David Gonzales. There were two electronic versions, and these featured cover art and sound files – you can go to here 2 hear. I was… read more >>
Dave Clark – Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay
We know the world has lost its moral compass when Gandhi chotskis hit the auction block. Further proof is when former rockstars ask for a favor, on a quick turnaround, and than stiff you. No we won’t go into ALL the folks… read more >>
Strategien Gegen Architekturen
Recently the ARSC list posted info on the problems with the increasing number of unstable modern concrete structures, and how safety concerns were rumored (not true) to have led to the relocation, and unavailability, of the great pop music collection at Bowling… read more >>
We gave him the boot, now send him your shoes!
My Fellow Americans… I think everyone should send an old pair of shoes to Bush to let him know what we think of him – with the wish that they be donated to the poor – signed Muntadhar al-Zeidi. Wrap in newspaper. … read more >>
Miriam Makeba
It was sad to learn today that Miraim Makeba died. ARC keeps running bios on many artists, so here is our last entry we did on Ms. Makbe, from 1999. We’ll update again soon and send along. Miriam Makeba South Africa nee… read more >>
More Capitol Fun
Well, If you’re like me you spent last Tuesday listening to the great Eddie Simpson singing “Pray and Vote” (“Listen people…ain’t gonna wear these shoes no longer, ain’t gonna stay in this house no longer, ain’t gonna carry these blues no longer,… read more >>
Nigerian Musician Sonny Okosuns Dies
Nigerian composer, singer and activist Sonny Okosuns died May 24 in Washington DC of Cancer. Not well known in the States, Sonny’s great voice (the only African voice) may have been noticed on Sun City, the anti-apartheid album from 1985 or on… read more >>