Fred Frith

   
Artist: Fred Frith

   Genre(s): 
Retro
   Rock
   

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Discography:


   
 Gravity

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 19


   
 Clearing

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 11


   
 Upbeat

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 13


   
 Guitar Quartet: Ayaya Moses

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 14


   
 Eye To Ear

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 9


   
 Step Across The Border

   Year: 1990   
Tracks: 26

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In the '60s and '70s, much (if not virtually) present-day improvisation was jazz-based. That began to change in the '80s, when a meaning numeral of tilt musicians began exploring the possibilities of free improvisation and raw classical forms. Fred Frith is one of the more striking. Co-founder of the underground British dance band Henry Cow in 1968, Frith affected to the U.S. in the late '70s, where he began associations with such New York-based experimental musicians as cellist Tom Cora, harper Zeena Parkins, saxist John Zorn, and percussionist Ikue Mori. Frith lived in New York for 14 long time; some of his well-known ventures in that sentence included Massacre (with Bill Laswell and Fred Maher), Skeleton Crew (with Cora and Parkins), and his sextet Keep the Dog. In the '80s, Frith's compositional activities increased; he began piece of writing for dance, motion-picture show, and theatre, and for such ensembles as the Rova Saxophone Quartet, Ensemble Moderne, Asko Ensemble, and his own Guitar Quartet. Primarily known as an improvising guitarist, Frith has also performed on sea bass (with Zorn's Naked City) and fiddle (with Lars Hollmer's Looping Home Orchestra). Frith has played on albums by the Residents, Brian Eno, Amy Denio, and René Lussier, to name just a few. Frith was the subject of Step Across the Border, a documentary film by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzels. By 2000, Frith was a prof of typography at Mills College in Oakland, CA, and continued to handout a bevy of albums including Eleventh Hour in 2005 and Carbohydrate Factory in 2007.

John, Elton

   
Artist: John, Elton

   Genre(s): 
Pop
   

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Discography:


   
 Madison Square Garden

   Year: 1974   
Tracks: 13

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Francis Ford Coppola rep and actors' union reveal details of 'Tetro' dispute

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - It now appears shooting of a new film by Francis Ford Coppola in Argentina never stopped, contrary to claims by the actors union in the country, a union official and a spokeswoman for the director both said Tuesday

The union had claimed it forced Coppola to suspend shooting for six days over what it called contract violations.

But union leader Norberto Gonzalo admitted that it was "probable" filming continued despite the union's order to stop the production.

That's exactly what happened, said Coppola spokeswoman Kathleen Talbert.

She said shooting continued with scenes involving American Vincent Gallo, Maribel Verdu of Spain and Klaus Maria Brandauer of Austria - as well as Argentine actors who chose not to follow the union's request.

Talbert had first dismissed the union's claim of disruptions as "rumours" and said "there are no actor problems or issues whatsoever on the film."

But she later said there was a dispute, which started when several actors complained to their agents about working conditions.

Since Coppola personally financed the $15 million film, many of those involved had agreed to work for less pay than they would get on big-budget films.

"At one point during a tough, all night shoot, a couple of actors complained to their agents about fact that they didn't have dressing rooms, etc (not required and for a small production like TETRO, even Francis does not have the typical trailers)," Talbert said in an e-mail.

"It was then discovered that the contracts weren't signed and on file, and I believe, to save face the union declared to the press that 'Tetro' must stop production. We never stopped production, not even for a day - or even an hour. The contracts were signed and registered in a matter of days," Talbert said.

Gonzalo said the union's stop order should have applied to all actors in the film and that it sent inspectors to the set to confirm shooting had stopped. But he also acknowledged that production could have continued without the union knowing about it.

Talbert said the Argentine Actor's Association is legally responsible for making sure the contracts were filed before shooting started and that Coppola's producers had sent the contracts as required. But she said the actors' agents weren't satisfied and that negotiations continued for weeks after the production began.

The film "was not only shooting, but also the actors were being paid regularly through the union, and so we had no idea there was any issue," Talbert said. "In the USA the actor's deals are agreed upon verbally or with deal memos, but the actual contracts are not often signed until months later, even after the film is done."

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Music legend awarded Pulitzer

BOB Dylan has made music history by becoming the first rock musician to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The former folk star has been recognised particularly for his poetic lyrics.

Bob Dylan has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his contribution to music. The legendary singer-songwriter was given the Special Citation In Music honour in recognition of his "profound impact on popular music and American culture". Prize administrator Sig Gissler said: "This award reflects the efforts of the Pulitzer board to broaden the scope of the music prize, and encompass the full range of excellence in American music. It also recognises Mr Dylan's lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." This is the first time the Pulitzer panel have recognised a rock musician for the $10,000 prize. Previous recipients of the music award include legendary composer George Gershwin and innovative jazz musician John Coltrane. Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, has been a huge force in music for more than five decades. His life and career were recently portrayed by Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger and Richard Gere in Todd Haynes' hit film I'm Not There. His iconic songs include Blowin' In The Wind, Positively 4th Street and Knockin' On Heaven's Door. Tom Petty, who worked with Dylan in the Traveling Wilburys band, said: "To even begin to name the songs in Bob Dylan's amazing catalogue would take too long and would be like reading from the encyclopaedia."