Spinning On Air Archive
August 2005
Ed Askew
Sunday, August 28, 2005
It may be that Ed Askew's time has finally come. His 1968 ESP Disk album, "Ask the Unicorn," is now hailed as landmark of outsider psych-folk, and the songs he continues to write and record retain the outsider virtues of honesty, sincerity, and personal vision. Askew began sending his cassette albums to host David Garland during the 1990s, and that led to this program, first broadcast Sept. 28, 1997, in which Askew talks about his life and music, and presents songs old and new.
Annette Peacock
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Airs Sunday at 7PM on 93.9 FM
Since the late Sixties, composer, pianist, singer, lyricist Annette Peacock has been making unusual songs full of paradoxes. As a rare treat, Annette Peacock joins host David Garland to talk about her music.
The Wingdale Community Singers
Sunday, August 14, 2005
This week Spinning On Air moves to a new time slot, Sundays at 7 pm. This is actually a return to Sunday nights, where the program began on WNYC nearly 20 years ago. Host David Garland is joined in the WNYC studio by the Wingdale Community Singers, who'll perform live and talk about their music. They represent an abstract community, one formed by thoughtful songwriting, a keen eye for detail, subtle storytelling, and an interest in the world around us.
» View pictures of Wingdales' visit to SOA
The Wingdales are three people: singer/songwriter Hannah Marcus, novelist Rick Moody, and guitarist David Grubbs, who has a background in avant garde music making. Together they make a homemade style of insightful, unusual songs, many of which give us an intriguing view of the qualities and feelings and people that help form community.
for more information on The Wingdale Community Singers:
» plainrecordings.com
» runtdistribution.com
Antony and the Johnsons
Friday, August 05, 2005
Antony and the Johnsons join host David Garland to perform and present their music in the WNYC studio. Antony is noted for the passion, beauty and intensity of his voice, and Laurie Anderson describes Antony's singing as "the most exquisite thing that you will hear in your life." Antony began performing in the '90s during late-night punk-cabaret shows at the Pyramid Club, and his new album, "I Am a Bird Now," is beginning to grab a wide audience, with its provocative blend of romantic music, intense passion, and lyrics that explore aspects of personal and gender identity. Antony will sing and play his songs with the Johnsons (cellist Julia Kent and guitarist Kevin Barker), and we'll hear from the new album. After his in-studio performances, Antony serves as guest DJ, sharing some of his all-time favorite recordings of gospel, '80s pop, belly dance music, and more.
» View slideshow of Antony and the Johnsons on Spinning on Air
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David Garland, host of WNYC's Evening Music and Spinning on Air, is also a composer and a performer. He has performed his music extensively in the U.S. and Europe and several of his recordings and downloads are available on his Web site, DavidGarland.com.
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