Director Kathleen Ermitage Talks MIXTAPE TRILOGY on Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM

Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music explores one of the most intense and unique relationships between people who rarely meet: music artists and their fans. Folk-rock icons The Indigo Girls openly share their journey, which has powerfully influenced the life of their biggest fan. Composer and pianist Vijay Iyer examines issues of immigration and race through his music; his work touches the heart of Garnette, a “man of the streets” from Kingston, Jamaica. Rapper and activist Talib Kweli inspires and transforms the life of Mike, a “Hip Hop” architect from Detroit. The director unpacks the music, inviting the audience to fall into it. The art of listening unfolds and inspires us to listen to music and, perhaps, each other in new ways.

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Airs Thursday, February 16, 6-8 PM.

Join The Melting World on Saturday night at midnight (12am on Sunday, February 19) for the last of three shows dedicated to the music of Krautrock pioneer and German electronic music innovator Manuel Göttsching (1952-2022).

We will play his most influential composition “E2-E4” in its entirety. Composed on the fly and performed live in one take on all analog synthesizers, sequencers, drum machines and his Gibson SG. Recorded on a two track machine on 12/81 with two chords, synthesizer and guitar sections.

The improvised synth lines are continuously altered with quick changes in filters, envelopes and oscillators. No overdubs, eq or mixing effects, it stayed unreleased until 1984, where it later became the bridge between analog synthesizer music of the 70’s and the techno and house genres that followed. Music from his bands Ash Ra Temple from the 2000 reunion and a track from Ashra recorded in 1997 at KLEM, the Dutch electronic music festival. Ending the program we will feature collaborations from German ambient composer Mathias Grassow in the cosmic hour.

Later this year, Doctor Who will celebrate its 60th anniversary.

Tune in Friday night, as Destinies starts the festivities early with the first of several Doctor Who-related specials scheduled for 2023. In a live telephone interview, editor David Bushman will discuss the essay anthology A World of Demons: The Villains of Doctor Who. "From Daleks and Cybermen to Weeping Angels and The Silence, the greatest villains of the Who-niverse have achieved an iconic status all their own, haunting the nightmares of millions."

For the first time, a collection of essays by 17 different Doctor Who experts, deconstructs this gallery of the Doctor's enemies, and editor David Bushman will provide an overview of the articles.

You'll learn which of the many monsters the Doctor has faced made the cut for this book. You'll hear how the foes of the Doctor have evolved over the past sixty years, especially between the classic and the new series. And, you'll hear one expert's opinion about why the Doctor's greatest enemy is himself.

Friday, February 10th, at 11:30 PM. Hosted by Howard Margolin and Ken Deep (who is also a contributor to the book).