The art of the fan-made music video montage is a practice I've never been able to wrap my head around. Search for virtually any well known song on YouTube, and more often than not you'll find multiple fan edited productions using that particular number. I'm not talking about those that create a concept and shoot their own video for a song (for example, this fan made Death Cab video was so impressive...
Clockwise from top left: Lord Mayor's show , Ghost Forest , new Lord's , Westbourne River opening The week's most popular posts, and a round-up of what's happening around London In the news: The confusing situation for Oyster users on National Rail was dissected A Labour politician found himself in hot water after insulting the Queen Boris' biggest fan demonstrated a keen grasp of Doublethink Plans...
B elow is a list of the top albums of the noughties (as rated by The Times ), how many do you have? and are there any you think should be included? The albums are detailed fully in the above link I've colour coded the records I have and the records I want to hear, but haven't as yet. 100. 12 Songs - Neil Diamond (SonyBMG, 2005) 99. Surprise - Paul Simon (Warner, 2006) 98. By the Way - Red Hot Chili...
There was an interesting article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal about Tom Petty: Rock God Or Mere Mortal? "As Tom Petty prepares to release a career-spanning anthology next week, an attempt to determine where he falls in the music pantheon." The basic premise is that though he sold a lot of records, maybe because he was prolific with the pop hook, he just seems to lack the "cool"...
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Adam Lambert -- the man with the outsize personality who delivered an audacious octave-and-a-half sitar-tinged purr of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" on the most-watched TV show in the country, dodged sex toys thrown at him onstage during the "American Idol" tour and did it all without smearing his eyeliner -- is curled in the fetal position.
So I was just playing around with my iPod and downloading some new stuff. And when I opened up iTunes, the little Genius bar opened on the side and started recommending some stuff I should get based on what I have loaded. Now I'm not much for country music, as you no doubt know, but I do have some. I'm a firm believer that you can't have a legit music catalogue and not have any Johnny Cash, so
I know I said I'd make an effort to draw something other than trees, but this idea really tied into what I was doing in Visual Studies. We spent a couple of days exploring different ways of using line, and were then encouraged to apply those ideas to an illustration. I've been really enjoying the Conceptual Thinking classes, and I had this idea floating around for a while, so I used it as an opportunity...
The Children of Woody Guthrie: Interview with Antonino D'Ambrosio by Alexander Billet Socialist Worker Never underestimate the ability for pop culture to water down its most firebrand figures--especially after they're dead. Luckily, there are people like Antonino D'Ambrosio. His book Let Fury Have the Hour: The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer, released in 2003, is essential reading for anyone who...
City Hall, Newcastle "We've been waiting for this tour to happen for 100 years," begins the Damned's Captain Sensible, explaining this inspired pairing of two of British rock's most venerable – and notorious – institutions. When they first met in a studio in the 1970s there was an almighty punch-up. "Not between us and them," the guitarist says. "But between Motörhead...
(Click the picture to open Spotify playlist) 1. Between the Bars – Madeleine Peyroux 2. Den Ena Handen Vet Vad Den Andra Gör – Blå Tåget 3. Don’t Go Near the Water – Johnny Cash 4. Jimmy Jazz – The Clash 5. Lesbian Vampires from Outer Space – Scary Bitches (thanks Johanna for introducing them to me!!) 6. Seeman - Apocalyptica [...]
Starting tonight, and running until 9 December, some incredible prints of Johnny Cash will be on display, and for sale, at the Snap Galleries in Mayfair. Taken by photographer Andy Earl , and the subject of his lavish new coffee table book , these limited edition prints, all signed by the photographer, are a must for any one into wild man in black, Johnny. The exhibition is the first opportunity to...
Music brag NME has crowned The Strokes’ debut album ‘This is It’ as the best album of the decade. If that isn't enough encouragement for the boys to get cracking with their next album release then I don't know what is. As the naughties come to a close NME (and a long list of music experts) voted for what they thought are the best 100 albums of the decade. With the concluding list...
The Strokes' 2001 debut album 'Is This It' has been called 'Album of the Decade' by NME. The top 50 can be seen by clicking read more. Check back soon to Alter The Press! where will be giving our Top 25 albums of the decade. 1. The Strokes – 'Is This It' 2. The Libertines – 'Up The Bracket' 3. Primal Scream – 'XTRMNTR' 4. Arctic Monkeys – 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What...
I've been meaning to make it down to Tapas on Ann St. in Hartford for months to catch the Monday night stand with the Shinolas, an erstwhile band consisting of great session players. Local guitar slinger, producer, film scorer and friend, Jim Chapdelaine, and also-local percussion, multi-instrumentalist, producer and friend Lorne Entress recruited bassist Paul Kochanski and talented pedal steel player...
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