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Spinning On Air Archive
November 2006
Ann Bannon
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Spinning On Air brings listeners to the meeting points of Art and Pop.
Usually those points are in the world of music, but artists in other
fields can also find ways to make art in a pop context. Back in the late 1950s and early '60s, author Ann Bannon wrote paperback novels in the genre that's now known as lesbian pulp fiction. She brought more
imagination and skill to her work than might have been necessary, and so created memorable, complex characters; a vivid portrait of a time and place; and a series of books that helped a generation know and
understand themselves. Ann Bannon joins host David Garland to talk about her work, and to give lively readings of some extensive passages from her novel "Beebo Brinker."
Ann Bannon
Cleis Press
Vashti Bunyan & ensemble
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Earlier this year British singer/songwriter Vashti Bunyan gave her
first-ever American performance right here on Spinning On Air. Since
then she's been touring in Europe and recently returned to the U.S. to
great acclaim. When Vashti and her ensemble were in New York a few
weeks ago, they crowded into host David Garland's apartment and
performed some songs in his living room. Despite the snug fit, the
performances sound great, and you can hear them on this show. Also,
selections from a recently reissued gem of an album by guitarist/singer Robbie Basho, and a haunting songs from west coast songwriter Holcombe Waller, Canada's Wyrd Visions, and Brooklyn's Sufjan Stevens.
Vashti Bunyan
Holcombe Waller
Sufjan Stevens' Songs for Christmas
Wyrd Visions
Robbie Basho
Joanna Newsom's "Ys"
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Singer/harpist/songwriter Joanna Newsom made a strong impression on Spinning On Air listeners--and everyone else who heard her--a couple years ago when her album "The Milk-Eyed Mender" was released. On Tuesday her new album comes out.
Its title is "Ys," and though it has only five songs, it's nearly an hour long, with lots of Newsom's unusual lyrics, and an orchestra added to her rhythmic harp playing. The orchestrations are by Van Dyke Parks, long a unique creative force in Amercian music since his days working with Brian Wilson on the original "Smile," and his own landmark album "Song Cycle." Host David Garland offers an extensive preview of "Ys."
Joanna Newsom and P.G. Six perform at Webster Hall
Death Vessel
Sunday, November 05, 2006
The music of Death Vessel is unusually provocative because of its paradoxes. It's warm but disorienting, familiar yet strange, personal yet abstract, and in spite of the the heavy-sounding name for the project, Death Vessel songs can be light and playful. Joel Thibodeau is Death Vessel. He plays guitar, and sings in an extraordinary voice that's uniquely androgynous. Death Vessel joins host David Garland in the WNYC studio to perform some songs and talk about his music.
View photos from the session:
Deathvellel.com
stringbuilder.com
David Garland on the Web
All About WNYC's Music Host
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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