As we are avid porn listeners here at Sonic, your ears may recognise the sound of the wah-wah pedal from it’s ubiquitous presence in porn soundtracks. The coupling of the electric guitar with the wah-wah pedal is the most common instrument associated with the “porn groove” of 70s porn flicks. Learn about the pedal’s history through the words of music greats such as Ben Fong-Torres, Eddie Van Halen, Slash, Buddy Guy, Art Thompson, Eddie Kramer, Kirk Hammett, Dweezil Zappa, and Jim Dunlop in this doco.
Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World
Produced by Joey Tosi
Directed by Joey Tosi & Max Baloian
Remember to get your entries tweeted by midnight, Valentine’s Day for the SonicErotica twitterotica contest: Make Smut Not Love!
Just in case you were craving a little love, here’s an adorable film that asks the question: “What would you prefer, the perfect love, or the perfect sandwich?”
love vs. sandwich from sejan on Vimeo.
And if V-Day leaves you lovesick on bottled up emotion, have empathy with the letter writers at Letters For Loves.
“In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.”
Evelyn Glennie is also the subject of documentary “Touch the Sound”
Similarly interesting are blind photographers. Read this fascinating article by Andrew Follows about his photography.
Believing that Poets undervalue themselves in the creative marketplace, The Madame, and right-hand man Tennessee Pink, set up the Poetry Brothel in order to confirm in writers the literal monetary value of their work, and also to present Poetry in its more natural form – intimate and sensual over the more standard formal and jilted reading. The collective is made up of ‘Poetry Whores’ who ply their trade at specially arranged events, dressed in turn of the century dress, in character.
Next event:
Date: Thursday, February 3rd
Location: AWP, Washington, DC, The Gibson, 2009 14th St NW
Cost: $15 — only 50 tickets available!
A Radar episode.
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