Laurie Anderson on her music

Digital Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

Pacifica Radio Archives

Identifier

AM.1979.04.07

Program Length

40 min

Dates

1979-04-07 | broadcast
| 1979-03-11 | created

Description

Noted experimental musician Laurie Anderson discusses her music, the development of ideas, and the use of odd and modified instruments. Anderson also discusses the influence on her by Vito Acconci and William Burroughs. Includes performances of Anderson's "New York Social Life," "Language of the Future," and "Time to Go." Recorded in her New York studio on March 11, 1979.
Restricted distribution rights. Contains performance of copyrighted music. [Description taken from item’s details on the Internet Archive.]

Genres

Avant-garde

Musical Selections

New York Social Life (1977) (3:19) -- Language of the Future [from Americans on the Move] (1979) (6:17) -- Time to Go (1977) (2:46) / Laurie Anderson

Subjects

Women composers
Experimental music
Inter-media art

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.)
Amirkhanian, Charles
Anderson, Laurie, 1947-