Night of the Living Dead (1968), directed by George A. Romero, is widely considered to be the origin of the modern zombie genre. It has spawned countless sequels, remakes, and imitations and, frankly, continues to stand out after 50 years. The plot is simple: a group of strangers take refuge…
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Asch Records
Founded in 1938 by Moses Asch, Asch Records was one of the most important independent record producers of the 1940s, preserving the recordings of great folk artists including Leadbelly, Cisco Houston and Woody Guthrie. Though primarily a folk label, Asch also supported jazz, blues, classical, spoken word and world music,…
The Evolution of Recorded Music
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The Invention of the Phonograph
Record Players, as they are called today, have a history that dates back to the 19th century. Phonographs, as they were known then, are popularly regarded as playing flat disc records that spun at a rate of 78rpm. Truthfully, though, the original phonographs were even more different than that. The…
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Krantz Records
Think back. Think way, way back, to a time before recorded music. It’s difficult for us, today, with all the world’s music available to us on our phones. But there was such a time when music was only ever listened to live; it was played by family members and during…