Liberal England (Free subscription) | yesterday
Does anyone know how Brian Eno - "stalwart member of 'The Roxy Music' and heir to the fruit salts fortune" according to Lord Bonkers - is getting on as Nick Clegg's adviser on youth affairs? We have not heard a great deal about this role since his appointment was announced . Some wondered at the time whether Eno was to old for the role. However, he is a full three days younger than Steve...
Damn Fine Day (Free subscription) | yesterday
Every great act has a breakthrough album and for U2 it was 1984’s The Unforgettable Fire. The three studio albums that preceded it (Boy, October, and War) each stand the test of time, but it was The Unforgettable Fire where the group teamed up for the first time with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois [...]
Line Out (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
This weekend was all about Emptyset : Check out the track "Awake" on their Myspace account. That track is representative of the dou's (James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas) general approach to sound design—severe, minimal, and architectural. But in the middle of these dust, digital, artificial, micro constructions, there sometimes appears a funky house beat. When the two meet (funky beat...
PopWreckoning (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of U2’s 4th studio album, The Unforgettable Fire, the band has remastered and re-released the record: The Unforgettable Fire is available in four different formats: Limited Edition Box Set: containing 2 CDs (remastered album and bonus audio CD), a DVD with live footage, documentary and videos, a 56 [...]
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Urban Planner is Torontoist's guide to what's on in Toronto, published every weekday morning, and in a weekend edition Friday afternoons. If you have an event you'd like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you've got any—to events@torontoist.com . Photo of Devo playing live by Steve Rhodes . MUSIC: For the first time in twenty-five years, Devo ('80s pop bastion of...
Jessica's Blog (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
The year is winding down…this is the time where I get super excited to choose of my favorite albums of the year. I’m a list person. I love making lists and picking favorites. This year it’s going to be especially difficult. There have been so many great releases! More recently, Norah Jones, Paolo Nutini, David Gray, [...]
Derek Sivers (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
When I was 17, in 1987, I went to New Orleans by myself for a few days. Guitar on my shoulder, I took a taxi to the airport, and the driver said, “A musician! What kind of music do you play'” After telling him, and asking where he's from, he said, “I'm from Nigeria! You must hear the best Nigerian musician, Fela Ransome Kuti.” He wrote it on a piece of paper for me. Back in...
Awed Manor (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Browsers are free. Operating systems are free. Books are free. Why isn’t music free? Glad you asked. And yes, these are all legal. Glad you care. The first place I look for free music is Magnatune. They have a free song every day, a free album occasionally, and you can listen to their music (streaming on-line) as [...]
Dilated Choonz (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
David Bowie – Crystal Japan No posts for a while so I thought I’d come through with a little something for the weekend. David Bowie is a rather divisive figure among Dilate Choonz bloggers – some of us think he’s a genius, others think he’s a complete dud. I must admit that listening to 80s albums like Tonight and Never Let Me Down would swing one towards the latter category...
Flavorpill San Francisco Events (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Friday Nov 20 (10am–5pm) @ Exploratorium In celebration of the Exploratorium’s 40th Anniversary, we’ve been combing through our archives and revisiting our rich history. One gem we discovered is the highly regarded Speaking of Music series, which was co-presented by the Exploratorium, Charles Amirkhanian and KPFA radio, and produced by Mr. Amirkhanian from 1983 to 1991. In the series,...
badgerblog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
19 November (Thursday) - Raleigh - He Can Jog , Mahlon Hoard , slicnaton , Subscape Annex - badgerhaus - Time 8pm sharp, free with donations requested for traveling performers Nic Slaton slicnaton opened with a monster pedalboard case, using a disconnected from all inputs mixer with the gain turned up and modulating the feedback through effects. Much more pleasant than that description could imply,...
JoBlo (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Truth be told- I didn't think too much of HEAT when I saw it back in '95. However- I was a young lad of fourteen then, so really- I didn't know what the hell made a good movie. Heck, I thought JUDGE DREDD was da bomb back in '95, so that goes to show you where my head was at. Luckily, my balls dropped shortly afterward, and a few years ago, I picked up the DVD of HEAT and gave it a watch. I couldn't...
MTV Newsroom (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
When the 1980s came to a close, there were a handful of artists who had established themselves as definitive contributors to the decade's musical palette. Names like Bruce Springsteen, Prince and Michael Jackson became synonymous with changing the direction of popular music in the decade of decadence. A strong late bloomer (but still a powerful [...]
rickwebb.net (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
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jacquie shambles (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
PLAYLIST faust - it’s a rainy day sunshine girl lungfish - shed the world black mountain - tyrants zombi - cosmic powers pink floyd - obscured by clouds big boys - sound on sound love sculpture - summertime spacemen 3 - may the circle be unbroken brian eno - another green world click here to listen to these cosmic late night tunes
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