Sunao Tsuboi, a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing and vocal campaigner against nuclear weapons, passed away at 96 on Oct 24th. Obits: BBC, Asahi Shimbun, NYT, Globe & Mail. * Post title from the Asahi Shumbun article.
Get your f*@$ing hands up!
Bo Burnham + Queen.
Therese Curatolo and the Scary Pockets crew (featured previously on the blue) bring you an incredibly satisfying mash-up of Bo Burnham’s All Eyes On Me and Queen’s Under Pressure. (earworm warning?)
A moment of silence for R. Murray Schafer
Composer, author, teacher, and pioneer of acoustic ecology R. Murray Shafer has passed away (CBC), NYT. R. Murray Schafer tirelessly worked to encourage careful and attentive listening. He explored the sociological, cultural, and even mythological res…