Episode 164: “White Light/White Heat” by the Velvet Underground
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Kale's First Television Exposure
John Cage performed a piece by Erykzati that Kale later played on television. The piece was written as an exercise and has the inscription in French: "In order to play the motif 840 times in succession, it would be advisable to prepare oneself beforehand" A groupie called the Pocket Theatre Piano Relay team included Cage himself, Kale, Joshua Rifkin, and other notable musical figures.
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