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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Ok Portland, I’m doing a DJ set at the Beaux-Arts Ball at Portland Art Museum this Saturday night, February 6th. Proceeds from the show will benefit education programs at the Portland Art Museum. Other than myself, entertainment is provided by Morningwood and Lily Verlaine. For tickets and information click here.
Tags: Art Museum, Arts, Beaux-Arts Ball, benefit, Charity, Culture, Dave Allen, Gang of Four, Lily Verlaine, Morningwood, Portland || No Comments »
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Via email from Jónsi:
A fan-only, password protected tour presale with some bonuses will start next Tuesday, February 9. We will be sending you all detailed information in the next few days. Stay tuned.
The tour will feature a brand new band and a stage set designed by 59 Productions, bringing together the worlds of theatre and [...]
Tags: Jonsi, Sigur Ros, USA Tour || No Comments »
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
The Rumble skipped January but returns again on February 2nd at its usual location, Holocene. For this month’s show we have Jaguar Love, about whom Pampelmoose contributor Robert Ham has great things to say here. Also on the bill are Logan Lynn and DJ A-Train. And as always it’s a FREE show.
Tags: DJ A-Train, Free show, Holocene, Jaguar Love, Logan Lynn, Portland Rumble || No Comments »
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Photograph: Harry Borden
Paul Morley interviews Brian Eno
Brian Eno – On the end of an era
“I think records were just a little bubble through time and those who made a living from them for a while were lucky. There is no reason why anyone should have made so much money from selling records except that everything [...]
Tags: Brian Eno, Coldplay, Paul Morley, U2 || 7 Comments »
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
If only all award show recipients had the strength and ingenuity of Karin Dreijer Andersson of Fever Ray, who used performance art to make a subtle dig at the complete shallowness and uselessness of award shows. In other news, Fever Ray will perform at this year’s Coachella Festival.
Related links:
Fever Ray Has Created Something Valuable
Dear Musicians, [...]
Tags: Coachella Festival, Dear Musicians, Fever Ray, Karin Dreijer Andersson, Video Award Show || No Comments »
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
My favorite rock critic, Paul Morley, has a splendid video interview with the Mancunian musician and Warp Records artist LoneLady. [You can get a free Lonelady MP3 here.] It’s a very interesting take on one woman’s adventures in the music business and popular culture, or “The Machine” as she calls it many times during the [...]
Tags: Arthur Baker, Bob Moog, Brian Eno, Bush Tetras, Cabaret Voltaire, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Clock DVA, Clockwork DVA, Edgar Varese, Fad Gadget, Front 242, Gang of Four, Human League, John Foxx, Josef K, joy division, Kraftwerk, Lonelady, Mantronix, Monochrome Set, My Bloody Valentine, Paul Morley, Public Image Ltd, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Steve Reich, the Fire Engines, the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Kinks, The Velvet Underground, Throbbing Gristle, Warp Records, Wire || 5 Comments »
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
From Case-Real. This would work well with my Technics SL-1200
Tags: Case-Real, Design, Music, Technology, Tube Amplifier || 3 Comments »
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
In response to EMI banning their YouTube video from being embedded on other sites, OK Go, a band that found huge success [49+ million views] with this video on YouTube, has written an open letter.
Their problems with their label sort of validates this.
[Second Update 1/22/2010] I was wrong it appears – no scam. Everyone [...]
Tags: emi, End of The Album, Ok Go, YouTube || 5 Comments »