Radiohead - Unravel (Pocket Mix Bjork Cover)
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
in post in your pocket from Winnie Cooper .
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Björk Slams Journalists! Ouch...
Tiny Mix Tapes (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Björk has called out journalists (and singled out Pitchfork) for spreading misinformation about credits for her albums. According to a post on her website, the Icelandic singer had been reading in various press sources, including the English-language newspaper The Reykjavik Grapevine, that composer and producer Valgeir Sigurðsson had written the entirety of her 2001 album Vespertine. Björk not only...
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Needle In The Hay: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
Sound On The Sound (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Artist Name: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down Hails from: Falls Church, Virginia Sounds like: Bjork, but without, like, uh, the weird shit Latest Release: We Brave Bee Stings and All Thao, and the Get Down Stay Down, have pulled off quite a coup on the cold, darkness of my heart. See, in most situations I’m not prone [...]
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Björk wants credit where credit is due
AfterEllen (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Earlier this week, Björk issued a statement that took the Icelandic publication The Reykjavik Grapevine to task for crediting Valgeir Sigurðsson with writing the arrangements on her 2001 album, Vespertine . The singer responded to the news item in a detailed statement that includes a list of the album’s credits. Björk wants to make the music press accountable for perpetuating the perception that men...
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Why Björk is right to stand up for female producers
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
It's time to leave behind the lazy assumption that female artists rely on the skills of a male producer, rather than take total studio control of their music
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Potent Quotables: Solange Bumps Beyonce for Bjork
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Filed under: Potent Quotables Spinner.com : "[I want] Bjork's [career]. Having the success completely on your own terms ... while still managing to be politically aware, fashionable and make art on that scale is breathtaking." --Solange Knowles Beyonce's baby sister insists that it's not B's... Read more
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Satisfaction
Fimoculous.com (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
This was a big deal in 1994, but it's practically forgotten now: "Satisfaction" covered by Bjork & PJ Harvey .
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New Beck - "Gamma Ray {Pocket Mix}"
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Mixmaster Richard Jankovich (aka Pocket) last splashed through these pages with a stunning reworking of Radiohead's Björk cover "Unravel" -- as impressive for its electronic undercurrents and slickly creating a virtual Thom/Björk duet as for its turn around time (just three days after Radiohead put their thumbs_down ). This time Pocket digs into Beck's Modern Guilt go-going standout " Gamma Ray ,"...
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Credit where credit is due: Female music producers
Feministing (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
On her website, Bjork (one of my favorite musicians) tries to figure out why men keep getting the credit for production work that was actually done by women: it could be that this is some degree of sexism ....
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Bjork: Björk discusses sexism in the media, sets record straight about Vespertine
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Who wrote Björk’s 2001 album Vespertine? If you’ve been reading the Icelandic star’s press in the last seven years you may have mistakenly believed that engineer/programmer Valgeir Sigurðsson was responsible. ...
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Björk Suggests Journalists Look At Album Credits, Their Own Latent Sexism
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
In a note titled "Time To Put It Right," Björk sets the record straight about who did what on Vespertine . She posted the message at her site on Friday after reading a story in Iceland's English language paper The Grapevine that incorrectly credited Valgeir Sigurðsson with writing all the instrumentals on the 2001 collection. i have noticed last 7 years that mr. sigurðsson has often been credited...
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Neil Spencer on a film season showcasing the work of pop's oddballs
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
A new film season showcases the work of pop's oddballs, from Björk to Captain Beefheart - characters we should treasure, says Neil Spencer
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Bjork Clarifies Journalistic Misconceptions
The Music Slut (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
She criticizes Pitchfork & Grapevine amongst others. Read the full diatribe here . Visit Bjork on MySpace. MP3: Bjork - Pagan Poetry (Live)
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Bjork offers journalists a lesson on the ... [Dept. Of Corrections]
Idolator (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Bjork offers journalists a lesson on the differences between engineering, programming, writing, and producing electronic music, in hopes that people will quit giving the wrong musicians credit when they're talking about Vespertine and start double-checking the credit sheets if they're thinking about praising specific people for specific recording tasks. [ bjork.com via offnotesnotes ]
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Nico Muhly Gives Tips on Getting the Perfect Head Shot
Vulture (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Courtesy of Pitchperfect PR Impish Über -talent Nico Muhly, known to some as Philip Glass’s protégée, to others as the guy who helps make Björk, Rufus Wainwright, and Antony sound better, and to most as the one of the next great hopes for the future of classical music, is about the head to Paris for the premiere of his second collaboration with choreographer Benjamin Millepied. Until then he’s occupied...
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