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 >>
posts tagged: performance
Friends, Encounters + Wished I Met
Easing into the new year, slowly. An old friend, Richard Fleming, aka DJ Richard Nixon, has worked his obsessions (music, hiking, the Caribbean, birding, photography) into a wonderful new book and photographic gallery show. I first met Rich in Cartegena, Colombia in… read more >>
Quick UpDate on Sale + ARC News
ARC Sale is doing swell. We are pleased that the economic downturn has not affected the turntable, and there’s still plenty of hot vinyl for a cold winter’s day… So come on down! We’re still at 54 White St and here from… read more >>
Greil Marcus in Lipstick Traces “Live”
Please join your friends at the ARChive as they present their first event up at Columbia University – Greil Marcus in Lipstick Traces: Live Thursday, November 19, 6 pm Free and open to the public Altschul Auditorium, 417 International Affairs Building (SIPA),… read more >>