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Story Telling Pictures by Peter Kemp 7 Jun 2013 | 03:09 pm
The Hound heartily thanks Roel Kruize in bringing to our attention the artist Peter Kemp. Peter’s Kemp’s award winning photography is best described as “Story Telling Pictures”. The image below is the...
Tracks Of My Tears 31 May 2013 | 12:12 pm
by Wayne Shevlin Some grooves make you shake your bootie. A stadium anthem can get you swaying with lighters in the air. And some music brings tears to your eyes. There are certain pieces of music tha...
Frank Bates jazz legend commemorated 22 May 2013 | 01:15 pm
Last Sunday a plaque was unveiled in Southwark in memory of one of Britain’s earliest black jazz musicians Frank Bates. The Southern Syncopated Orchestra was formed by the American composer Will Mari...
Winner, Scott’s Last Expedition 17 May 2013 | 06:20 pm
The Natural History Museum won the Best of the Best award at the Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence 2013 ceremony last night. Scott’s Last Expedition took the award for Best Temporary or Touri...
HIDDEN NIPPER IN NEW HMV SITE 17 Apr 2013 | 02:51 pm
Our regular commentator David Hughes tipped us off on this one: Ah, hidden messages in HTML code, the hidden tracks of the internet. Various tweeters who, for some reason, can’t visit a website withou...
VOICE GRAFTING – the latest miracle of ‘sound’ science 26 Feb 2013 | 11:40 am
Filmed at HMV studios, London. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/voice-grafting/query/hmv
Spinning Discs – Postscript 14 Feb 2013 | 12:38 pm
By Wayne Shevlin My previous blog on SOTH—Century of Spinning Plastic Discs—was an abstract musing on the nature of musical records as historical artefacts. It was originally written a few years ago,...
Century of Spinning Plastic Discs 24 Jan 2013 | 11:10 am
By Wayne Shevlin Opening salvo of the 21st century: announcing the end of the copy economy – sunset on the century of spinning plastic discs. Viktor Vasnetsov – Grave-digger (1848 modified by WS) – Pu...
A Whisper That Roars 2 Jan 2013 | 12:47 pm
By Wayne Shevlin I’d like to celebrate the microphone and the revolutionary impact it has had on music. As technology, the microphone is a marvel: converting into electricity the invisible, minute air...
Tools of the Trade… Al Levitt’s 100th birthday 29 Nov 2012 | 01:23 pm
The Hounds newest contributor Wayne Shevlin celebrates NYC’s finest for Al Levitt’s 100th birthday. Enjoy!! by Wayne Shevlin For musicians their tool is their instrument and the best musicians keep...
