Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell: The Dangerous Glitter of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Lou Reed
Rock Sellout (Free subscription) | yesterday
After reading Erik’s article on Iggy & The Stooges a few weeks ago, I decided to revisit one of my favourite albums and a genuine piece of music history. The Idiot by Iggy Pop released in 1977 and produced by David Bowie . After the second break up of The Stooges and due to his uncontrollable drug addiction, Iggy checked himself into an L.A mental Institution in 1975 . David Bowie remained...
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday
thesmokinggun.com has an entire section devoted to showing concert riders and the sometimes ridiculous demands made. They now have the entire document for Iggy Pop and the Stooges and it is one of the more entertaining reads I have had in a while (present magazine excluded, of course). It is 18 pages but is worth looking through all of them. http://bit.ly/GPYn5
DJ Martian's Page (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
via Mitchell Stirling @ Acclaimed Music Forum Uncut Magazine - Top 50 Albums of 2009 1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion 2. Super Furry Animals – Dark Days/Light Years 3. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca 4. Bob Dylan – Together Through Life 5. Wild Beasts – Two Dancers 6. XX – The XX 7. Wilco – Wilco (The Album) 8. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest...
Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
More photos » by Ned Dishman - NBAE/Getty Images Browse more photos » In this week's episode of The Dagger Report, a Wizards podcast co-hosted by me and Kyle Weidie from Truth About It , JakeTheSnake joins us in our quest to get inside the head of Gilbert Arenas. We talk about his proclamation to go back to being "Agent Zero" and his recent struggles both on and off the court....
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Ida Maria Video: 'Oh My God' Feat. Iggy Pop Highlight: The Norwegian rocker gives 'Little Red Riding Hood' a punk makeover with some help from Iggy Pop.
Click opera (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
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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