Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... switching in a split second to the sound of ukulele. The ukulele is a permanent fixture throughout Bird Brains but it's at its best on News. Providing the bedrock for the track is a constant drumming that merges perfectly with a set of yodelling vocals. In-between tracks the listener is often greeted by the voice of children as well as random sounds recorded in Garbus' home. These...
nuttinbutknittin - ok, Sofee and BG too! (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
But I really like birds. Probably due to the fact that my dad raised homing pidgeons when I was a child, and I spent many many hours at his elbow. I even had a pet pidgeon...."Pidge". (No, not very creative child.) Anyway.... DH, Sofee and I just returned from a little trip down to Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, just North of St. Joseph, Missouri. We usually try to get a fall...
F*** My Life (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Today, I was at a zoo with some friends in Germany. People were talking to this bird and it responded in complete, grammatically correct German sentences. One of my friends said 'Wow, that bird has better grammar than the exchange student!' A bird speaks better German than me. FML
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
(TrendHunter.com) Hanging clothes is rarely fun, even if you don't mind doing it. But the Early Bird clothes pins by Fabian Von Spreckelsen make this green activity a little more enjoyable. Spreckelsen designed the Early…
4AD News (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
4AD formally release BiRd-BrAiNs , the debut record from tUnE-yArDs (the singular musical project of New England native Merrill Garbus), this week. Possessing an expansive sound that marries a coarse folk ingenuity with the bold pop sensibility of an R&B siren, BiRd-BrAiNs was assembled with a staunch DIY aesthetic. Recording herself using a digital voice recorder and...
The Decibel Tolls (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
... MLA style) is one of the most schizophrenic and beautiful records to grace these ears this year. Bird-Brains is completely demented and angular, kinda like Xiu Xiu, but without treading the blurry line between “artistic vision” and “just fuckin’ around” that Mr. Stewart always straddled firmly. Perhaps a better description might be To Live And Shave in LA meets expressive female vocals...
Discobelle.net (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Today we introduce a guest blogger. He will be doing his tourblog for a while here on Discobelle. So let’s welcome Cloude VonStroke /Discobelle Claude VonStroke Bird Brain Album tour blog… Blog Intro… Thinking up a German porn star name and touring the world as a house DJ is probably my [...]
Discobelle.net (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Week 2 – San Francisco – Friday – Mezzanine Track of the Night - It’s hard to pick a track of the night when the crowd was so incredibly up for it on almost every track. But this one had that extra little inch of airtime of feet off the floor. When the break hit ALL hands were in the air. It’s one from our dirtybird 5 year birthday compilation out this March. SF track of the night Silky King,...
TEFL and travels in China (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
In English, there are a surprising number of idioms that use the word ‘bird’. That’s pretty strange, right? Well,today I’d like to share with you some interesting idioms and proverbs used with bird.Hope it will be helpful to your learning. *free as a bird and *free as (the) air:Cliché carefree; completely free and unhindered. (*Also: as [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Our politicians want better standards for chickens, but one in 10 children are being failed because of cramped living conditions It is a campaign that has been gathering pace. Half of all MPs have signed a parliamentary motion in support, it has reached the UN, and even the EU has been forced to act. Across Europe, it seems like politicians and bureaucrats – and celebrity chefs – agree;...
Awdio Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
To celebrate the release of his second album ‘Bird Brain’ Claude VonStroke will be kicking off his world tour at Paris’ Rex Club with local veterans Chef and Olibusta on Friday 6th November. You can download the excellent track ‘Zorbing’ by local recording artists CHEF right here. Download Zorbing right here! Those of you who haven’t [...] Related posts:...
Change & Stuff (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
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The Daily Dust (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The term “bird brain” could be redefined since a starling that can reportedly talk, mimic mobile phones and fly at 40mph is poised to appear in a film. According to bird trainer Lloyd Buck, Arnie the starling has a vocabulary of 30 words and will appear in a British film which begins production in 2010. Mr Buck, [...]
Bedrock Folders (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Artist: Claude VonStroke Album: Bird Brain Label: dirtybird Catalog#:DB030DJ Format: CD, Album Release Date: Oct 2009 Source: Digital Release Quality: 320 kbps Tracklist: 01. Claude VonStroke – Monster Island (Original Mix) 02. Claude VonStroke featuring Bootsy Collins – The Greasy Beat (Funk Bomb DJ Version) 03. Claude VonStroke – Vocal Chords (DJ Version) 04....
