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
Narwhal vs. Narwhal at Cherry Sprout Produce from The Penny Jam on Vimeo
Posted by Jon Ragel of Boy Eats Drum Machine – - As an independent sort of musical anti-revolution washes over Portland, The Penny Jam seems not only determined to document The Rose City’s unique assembly of artists, they’re doing it with cinematic style and deft sound quality. Check out those veggies! Narwal vs. Narwal never looked or sounded better.
Indie rockers = sheep. One touring indie band comes through town and plays a few songs in a vegan grocery and suddenly every marginal indie outfit thinks playing a stunt show in a grocery store is a great idea. It’s pathetic. There is no imagination left.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:53 am@Mike: The Penny Jam doesn’t film ‘stunt shows’; they pair artists with interesting destinations and document the occasion. I’ve seem them work and they’re constantly scouting new places. I thought it was brilliant when they shot Laura Gibson at OMSI, but I love pictures of produce. How to compare? Apples and oranges, I guess (zing).
November 4th, 2008 at 1:59 pmI happen to know the saxaphone player from that band, and she actually owns the grocery store that they played in. In fact they have been having rock shows in Cherry Sprout Produce once every month since they opened over a year ago.
November 17th, 2008 at 10:12 amIt is an awesome space that anyone would want to perform in.