Pampelmoose is a music and MP3 web site covering the eclectic independent music scene. We stay clear of major labels and their artists to avoid having the Web Sheriff gallop through our offices. We are indie at heart so we support all things indie – in all its shapes and forms.
Dave walloped the bass strings and is a founding member of the highly influential, post-punk band, Gang of Four. With his business partner, Ned Failing, he started Pampelmoose in 2005. We love music and we love the way the internet leveled the playing field for all artists.
Josh Kneedler is a highly experienced interactive designer. He began working in online media in 1997 at the birth of the interactive world, a world we now take for granted, one that has become as common as the utilities we use at home. His skills consist of design, programming, and creative direction. It’s an eclectic mix, but one that is vital to pursuing new ventures where traditional broadcast media rules do not apply. Josh understands that music artists no longer need traditional record labels. A consumer in Japan may never have heard of our local Northwest music scene so local bands need a different way to promote their independently produced CDs. Josh has the necessary skills and experience that highlight innovation over imitation to tackle contemporary challenges in the world of interactive programming, design and creative marketing. Some of Josh’s work can be seen on his web site: http://www.joshkneedler.net
I am really looking forward to the new album from Jolie Holland. I spent time with her last weekend at Pickathon and had a great conversation about “being in” the music industry from an artists POV. We share the same ideas of what that exactly means. Anyway, I turned around and there she was playing piano in the field behind the stage so I shot a short video. Below is a new track from the new album The Living and The Dead that is released 10/7 on Epitaph.
Sweet vid! I loved that old piano. I can’t believe that a band hauls that thing around for every show.
August 8th, 2008 at 2:12 pmHey! Dave! Nice to meet you–great hanging out with you in tiny morroco backstage there–pickathon is awesome–I sure hope the farm and the festival continue to go on un-molested by the mean old bank and etc. The guy on bass is Nate Lumbard, of The Rank Strangers who went on the road playing guitar with me for a tour, and the guy on drums is Huck of Oz Street Fossils fame, prevously of the Kitchen Syncopators. take care–see you next time–x jh
August 8th, 2008 at 2:24 pmWhat happened to the vid that was posted on pamplemoose and the pickathon website of Jolie performing live? It was a great reminder of how good the festival was. Put it back up immediately. : )
August 13th, 2008 at 7:26 am@Ben,
Jolie’s management didn’t like it and asked me to take it down…..WTF?
August 13th, 2008 at 7:49 amWTF is right.
That grainy video captured just right the swirling sound of “Mexico City”. How am I supposed to help sell albums and give word of mouth when they yank a unique, prime sample of a pure performance? In the modern age of music and great decline of major record companies, who’s horrible judgement was it to take away publicity and substance from existing and potential fans?
That will be all I have to say about this. Thanks Dave for this forum to say a word or two.
Ben
August 14th, 2008 at 7:42 amThat’s such a lovely video. Jolie is just gorgeous with her singing and music n’all! She’s been present in my musical appreciation and musical memory recall, but perhaps it’s time to incest some more and get these albums people are talking about.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:31 amGreat stuff Jolie and great to find Pampelmoose. I feel a drawing project coming on.