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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Aussie Pink Floyd
What’s going on when I’m playing music I’ve known all my life – playing it either in my head or in iTunes? It’s something quite different from when I’m listening to something new; it’s a kind of comfort, a predictable … Continue reading
Consciousness: A performance lecture by Marcus du Sautoy, featuring music by James Holden
Barbican Hall. Two halves. Probably meant to be Left and Right: the first was an illustrated lecture on where brain science is today; the second a longish performance of some world-music-type music, designed to see if this could alter our … Continue reading