Archive for August, 2009

The New Communicators – Evolving Conversation

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

As part of the Fight team, I have had the pleasure of being involved in a debate over how Portland’s creative community can best represent the amazing amount of talent we have here in town. The debate began when the Portland Advertising Federation launched it’s Rosey Awards 2009 campaign with what many in the creative [...]

Massive Attack New Single Splitting the Atom

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

No MP3 as Massive Attack are on big, bad EMI. Stream it here though.

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week of August 28th

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Mint Chicks – Friday @ Doug Fir Lounge (830 E Burnside)
For decades now, New Zealand has maintained a rather impressive batting average when it comes to their homegrown musical talent- from The Clean to Crowded House to The Dead C to Boh Runga to Flight of the Conchords and beyond. As you might already know, [...]

Mad Men – Don and Betty’s Paradise Lost

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Photograph by Annie Leibovitz
Isn’t advertising wonderful though..? Read the article at Vanity Fair.com

Pampelmoose New Music Hour on WOXY Week 17

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

ARMS pic by Elizabeth Weinberg
Week number 17 of the Pampelmoose New Music Hour radio show on WOXY.com. After this week’s show I’m taking a two week break as the WOXY radio station makes a move from its home in Cincinnati to its new home in Austin, TX. That puts me back on the ‘air’ around [...]

OFFICE PDX Party Wed Aug 26th 7 to 9 PM @ SANDBOX STUDIO – Free

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

I’m going to be spinning a pile of early punk, post-punk and new wave 7″ singles at the Office PDX party. It’s free and there are complimentary cocktails too, and last time I checked complimentary meant free too. RSVP using the link below.
RSVP to shop@officepdx.com
NEW PRODUCT | NEW ART | COMPLIMENTARY COCKTAILS | LIVE DJ [...]

R.E.M. Live at the Olympia Video Living Well Is The Best Revenge

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Living Well Is The Best Revenge
R.E.M. will release a brand-new double live album, entitled R.E.M. Live At The Olympia on October 27th, 2009 via Warner Bros. Records. The two-CD set, produced by Jacknife Lee, features 39 songs that capture the best moments from the band’s 2007 “working rehearsals” at Dublin’s fabled Olympia club where [...]

Mixed Messages from Pearl Jam and YouTube

Monday, August 24th, 2009

I’m not sure what’s going on with the videos on YouTube for the track ‘The Fixer’ from Pearl Jam’s new album ‘Backspacer‘ which comes out in September. Stereogum has the whole trail though. I just wish I had a MP3, as it sounds like Pearl Jam are back in rocking form… ‘Backspacer’ is released September [...]