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Month: July 2011
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“Brian Eno’s latest album, Drums Between the Bells, came out yesterday. Eno’s long been one of those “power behind the throne” guys — while he’s not nearly as much of a household name as most of his collaborators, he’s had an immeasurable influence on the landscape of modern music as we know it. In honor …
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They Might Be Giants covers Chumbawamba
I was driving tonight and due to the wonders of an iPod starting at the beginning of the alphabet, by the time I got home I’d been reminded of the brilliance of Ballboy in general and this wonderful 2001 song in particular. Never seen him perform live, I really must rectify that. – Mike Hughes …
“While the span of the band’s career was relatively short, The Runaways changed the landscape of rock and altered the perception of women making music forever. With The Runaways’ biopic just released last year, who would have imagined that their influence would continue to be topical several decades after their break up? I was around …
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Here’s a haunting Dylan cover I just discovered. The tune may be downloaded free here. . And here’s the Dylan original:
There’s a talent gap across the pond this week. This video has been lighting up screens all over the UK since it was released last Friday. It’s vacuous, empty and not in the least bit entertaining. It’s important to avoid posting negative reviews on the net at all times as they lead to legions of …
Here’s what the author wrote in the Youtube description: “It ended up being harder to get a good shot than I though it would be. I was going to mount fins on the to stabilize them, but by the time I got the idea I already shot through my supply, and when I went to …
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Dear Friends: Now THIS is what I call a press release! ["Coloration" of the text all mine] Anyhow, here’s something arty and deliberately unpleasant that couldn’t have existed under Communism, though I’m not entirely sure it’s a "good" thing! LOL Just arrived outta the blue in today’s e-mail. [I must have ordered …
I still fondly remember seeing At the Drive-In at the Showbox in the fall of 2000. Delightfully anarchic and one of the great shows of the time:
Inspired by the likes of Sigur Ros and fellow Oklahomans The Flaming Lips, Stillwater’s Other Lives have not reinvented the wheel, or even work much outside the box. Instead, they’ve brought new elements with them into the box, re-arranging concepts and blurring genres to paint a distinctive, majestic sonic landscape that’s both astonishingly fresh and …