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Click opera (Free subscription) | yesterday
Krautrock - the Rebirth of Germany is a BBC4 documentary on the mystical electronic music British rock critics dubbed "Krautrock" (which is a bit like calling Alberto Camerini a "Woprocker"). Directed by Ben Whalley, the film is a companion to the one I linked the other day about UK synthpop, Synth Britannia . Does anyone else see the influence of Adam Curtis here? The voice-over...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Xbox 360/PS3/Wii/DS, £29.99 - £39.99, cert: 7+, Warner Bros Someone at Lego really deserves a bonus. They're not the most obvious toy company to embrace the world of video gaming but not only have they done it, they've done it well and continue to put their own highly endearing spin on family gaming. After the successful film franchises, they've now turned their attention to the Rock Band...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Vocals - Iggy Pop As well as being a fantastic songwriter, he lives the rock 'n' roll dream... or nightmare! When I was in New Order we played with the Stooges and we were so terrified to talk to Iggy, we couldn't do it.
Soviet Panda (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
I've watched the recent BBC 4 documentaries, Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany and Synth Britannia , twice each. Both are well done and incredibly inspirational. Stream Krautrock below, or search for it on Google or your favorite torrent site to watch. Krautrock explores the social and political climate in post-war Germany during the 60's and 70's that led musicians to explore truly new music, with...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Sparklehorse's collaboration with Fennesz makes for a particularly dreamy and ambient installment of the In the Fishtank series. Sparklehorse's usually reclusive core member, Mark Linkous, has been relatively busy in 2009. He played a lead role in the year's magnum collaborative opus Dark Night of the Soul, an album of genius which found him working with producer Danger Mouse to provide the sonic groundwork...
SoundsXP (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
A bunch of 45s! Ah the cover version, the tatty blanket of the divorced bedsit dwelling pub act? Well, with their strings and obvious classical bent, Brighton’s The Miserable Rich are unlikely to have their tinkling cello drowned out by a fat bloke in a Chelsea shirt yelling for “2 lager tops and a bag of cheese and onion, over here, chief”. However, what they should of course be...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
THIRD PERIOD 20:00: Mark Recchi was awarded an assist on the Bruins' third goal. Fire Ray Shero. 18:12: Shawn Thornton swats a loose puck at the net from the left wing. Johnson knocks it dead with his left foot and covers to freeze play. Trainer Chris Stewarts comes off the bench briefly to check on Johnson. Johnson seems to be fine. 17:21: Lovejoy snaps off a wrister from the left point. Malkin is...
http://www.wisebread.com/feed (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
By Will Chen We've been invited to present our books, 10,001 Way to Live Large on a Small Budget and The Frugal Duchess: How to Live Well and Save Money , at the 26th Miami Book Fair International ! Wise Bread writers Myscha Theriault and Sharon Harvey Rosenberg will be on hand to sign books, answer questions, and share their favorite frugal tips. The fair is great fun for the whole family. It features...
Books are my only friends (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The Iggy Pop version of China Girl came up on my Ipod today. If you don't know it, give it a listen. It has a far dirtier 70s sound (surprise!) than the early 80s Bowie version . I like them both quite a bit, although I find the Bowie video dubious. The story behind the Bowie version is interesting. They wrote the song together in the 70s and then Pop recorded. When Pop was in a bad place in the 80s,...
Scooter McGavin's 9th Green (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
There have been a couple of videos that have caught my eye lately so I thought I’d give them some love since the death of Musical Television left a void for a forum on the art form. If you are interested in buying the video through iTunes, click the title link (where available). If you are interested in buying the song, look for a link in the analysis. Chasing Pirates – Norah Jones It hard...
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The legendary singer has recently reconciled with Iggy and the Stooges guitarist James Williamson and the pair are keen to record songs they wrote together in the early 70s but never got the opportunity to record. Iggy told BANG showbiz: “James Williamson is really hot to trot and there’s a lot of old stuff that The [...]
renéesturme/blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Croissants, vintage, rain, photography, green tea. Jacket: Zara Blouse: Second-hand Skirt: Vintage, ILV Necklace: Gift Tights: H&M Boots: Wedins The Passenger - Iggy Pop
Living in Cinema (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Another month, another trailer for Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air courtesy of Apple. I’ve liked each successive trailer for this thing less and less – and the less I like the trailers, the more convinced I am the film is going to win the Oscar. Here we’ve got the same Iggy Pop musical cue from [...]
Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Download for $12.98. Listen to Iggy Pop performed at Ritz on November 14, 1986
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Iggy Pop reveals plans to record several lost Stooges tracks from the band's '70s heyday.
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