Those are Michael Kontopoulos'wooden sculpture. They will collapse? Or Can we trust on a perpetuum equilibrium? Machines that Almost Fall Over from Michael Kontopoulos on Vimeo .
Steve Reich has been awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his piece Double Sextet: "a major work that displays an ability to channel an initial burst of energy into a large-scale musical event, built with masterful control and consistently intriguing to the ear." (Pulitzer citation)
The line-up for Equinox, a new UK festival dedicated to “spiritual discovery and mystical tradition” will have John Zor n along with z’ev , Rob Mazurek and many others. Personally, I got really curious about Pestrepeller , an experimental drone-rock Noise group made up with musicians, broadcasters, writers and designers, including Edwin Pouncey (aka Savage Pencil). Equinox - London, Conway Hall, 12–14 June EquinoxFestival.org
The May issue of The Wire is out now! On the Print Run section there is a new biography of Tom Waits by Barney Hoskyns - Lowside Of The Road: A Life Of Tom Waits : "A ventriloquist, but no dummy" ! The Wire - May 2009