Cry Of Jazz: Only known footage of Sun Ra and his original Arkestra, Chicago, 1950s
Composer/arranger Edward O. Bland’s 1958 quasi-documentary short, Cry of Jazz was one of the first films to examine Black culture. Made during the Eisenhower era…
History Archives: 12/2012
Fascist Theocracy: Frank Zappa on Christian fundamentalism, the GOP and tee-vee evangelists, 1988
Frank Zappa talks with Charlie Rose on Newsnight in 1988 about Tipper Gore and the PMRC censorship battles, Christian fundamentalism and tee-vee evangelists. Good old…