January 1—7 — In a violent, racially motivated attack, at least 8 people are killed, and the town of Rosewood, Florida is abandoned and destroyed. January 9 — Lithuania begins the KlaipÄ—da Revolt, to annex the KlaipÄ—da Region (Memel Territory). January 11 — Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr …
It’s been a quiet couple of weeks of mainly doing stuff in the garden, and I’ve taken the opportunity to finally tackle James Joyce’s second-most-daunting book, Ulysses. I’ve owned a copy for roughly half of my life now, and hadn’t even opened it, not exactly through feeling intimidated, more that it seemed like a huge …
Centuries of Sound is a monthly mix of original recordings from a single year. If you want higher bitrate downloads, a bonus podcast with discussion of the recordings, extra bonus mixes and much more, please support me on Patreon for just $5 per month, and keep the project ad-free. MP3 download | Apple | Mixcloud …
Georgia O’Keeffe – A Storm Joan Miró — The Farm L. S. Lowry — A Manufacturing Town Max Beckmann — The Iron Footbridge Paul Klee — Twittering Machine Sophie Taeuber-Arp — Oval Composition with Abstract Motifs Ãngel Zárraga – Girl With Cherry Tart Max Liebermann — Albert Einstein Alvar Cawén — Sokea soittoniekka (Blind Musician) …
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Terror) Häxan The Loves of Pharaoh (Das Weib des Pharao) Robin Hood The Toll of the Sea The Electric House The Burning Soil (Der brennende Acker) The Paleface Foolish Wives Nanook of the North The Frozen North Nathan the Wise Laborer’s Love Beyond The Rocks …
Time: 8pm GMT, Saturday 28th March 2020 Place: Cambridge 105 Radio Another adventure back into the early days of recorded sound with James Errington, this time joined by Cambridge 105 Radio’s Maciek Pawlikowski to listen to some of the sounds of 1913, the year of the short-lived hot dance ragtime craze, led by the first …
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January 7 — Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64 votes to 57 January 11 — The first successful insulin treatment of diabetes is made, by Frederick Banting in Toronto. January 15 — Michael Collins becomes Chairman of the Irish Provisional Government January 28 — Snowfall from the …
Pablo Picasso – Three Musicians Fernand Léger – Man and Woman Pierre Bonnard – The Open Window Edward Hopper — Girl at Sewing Machine Dora Carrington — Farm at Watendlath Willem Jan Pieter van der Does – Maanlicht over de Javaanse rijstvelden Charles Demuth — Incense of a New Church Max Ernst — The Elephant …
Centuries of Sound is a monthly mix of original recordings from a single year. If you want higher bitrate downloads, a bonus podcast with discussion of the recordings, extra bonus mixes and much more, please support me on Patreon for just $5 per month, and keep the project ad-free. MP3 download | Apple | Mixcloud …
Time: 8pm GMT, Saturday 29th February 2020 Place: Cambridge 105 Radio More time-travel to the early days of recorded sound with James Errington. This time we find out about the interminable history of musical snobbery, hear some immensely beautiful, surprisingly thick Edison diamond discs and hear what Al Jolson and Billy Murray are up to. …
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