Pampelmoose by Dave Allen of Gang of Four — music . media . web. culture

My thoughts on technology, music and Internet culture as captured in an interview with PC Mag.
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The rock critic Christopher R. Weingarten can be outspoken. And that’s an understatement. I also feel his pain. In a world saturated by mediocre music, he is simply attempting to keep head above the effluent and point us to the really great music that’s out there, as the world around him rattles and hums in [...]

The Fall – Hot Cake
Sleigh Bells – Tell ‘Em
Cults – Most Wanted
Ernest Ellis – When I Feel Like
Bill Callahan – Rococo Zephyr
Dragging An Ox Through Water – Among The Rock
Menomena – Five Little Rooms
Sparklehorse & Dangermouse – Revenge [Feat. Wayne Coyne]

I love these guys almost as much as Ume.

Menomena – Five Little Rooms

If you’re a musician who happens to live in the UK, especially in the Northeast around Tyneside, you may want to attend this free seminar [or seminars as there's more than one...] There’s some great speakers on the list who hopefully will be imparting their knowledge very clearly; I also hope they will be encouraging [...]

First in the trilogy of Typhoon music videos. “Starting Over (bad habits)” is off of their album Hunger and Thirst. Available on Tender Loving Empire records.
Intro song: “Intermission” off of Hunger and Thirst.
Special Thanks to: Edward Villareal, Danielle Sullivan, Maya Boboia, Gary Dale Burns, Peter Rockwood, Gina Altamura and Holocene, Matt Blair/Cana Flug at Besaw’s, [...]

Mark E. Smith. Pic: Paul Stuart/Camera Press
On May 4th Mark Smith and his current merry band of cohorts known as the Fall released the 28th album of his career – Your Future Our Clutter (Domino). I have been listening to Your Future Our Clutter for days now, and each listen brings new surprises. At 53 [...]