Recorded music is over
ALL RECORDED MUSIC HAS RUN ITS COURSE. IT HAS ALL BEEN CONSUMED, TRADED, DOWNLOADED, UNDERSTOOD, HEARD BEFORE, SAMPLED, LEARNED, REVIVED, JUDGED AND FOUND WANTING. DISPENSE WITH ALL PREVIOUS FORMS OF MUSIC AND MUSIC-MAKING AND START AGAIN. YEAR ZERO NOW. The latest stage of Bill Drummond’s mission The 17 is rolling out nationwide. More in The […]
Fatal passions: An interview with Lewis Crofts
I felt that a novel was the perfect way to explore some of the ambiguities in Schiele’s story. Did he or did he not sleep with his sister? That’s a question which I never wanted to answer. As a novelist, I could simply hint at the kind of relationship they had and let the reader make up his or her mind. The novel revels in the gaps in the story, the grey areas, the fluidity. Biography tends to seek light and stability.
Susan Tomaselli finds out about The Pornographer of Vienna.