pampelmoose Dave Allen of Gang of Four’s Music and Media Blog

Time to waste more precious time…
Pownce has dropped the velvet rope.

Smooth Flow (the in-crowd will get that)
A blogger at the Seattle Post Intelligencer suggests that Gang of Four is playing at this year’s Sasquatch Festival - sounds like fun, I go every year anyway so why not play? Meanwhile here’s a MP3 of a new cut from last week’s studio sessions - no vocals from [...]

London’s burning…. (image by Mojib)
As I wrap up the last day in the studio with Gang of Four, for this stretch anyway, I realized that it’s been a while since I’ve shared the sharing. So here’s ten cool cuts for the weekend.
Wiley 50 50
The Field A Paw In My Face
Rodion Electric Soca (Cosmo Vitelli Remix)
Ticklah [...]

Music makes us roll in herds….
There is quite some irony that I’m in London this week during the EMI Records media firestorm. After all, Gang of Four and the much-touted Radiohead were both on EMI Records and are both now beyond contracts with the label. This week EMI’s new owner, Guy Hands, decided to let [...]

It’s that time of year again…MacWorld 2008 and more updates from Apple about its products. CNet’s live blog has it all covered. Here’s the highlights:
He announces Time Capsule, which is a “backup appliance” that looks like the Mac Mini or Apple TV; it’s basically a wireless access point with a hard drive. This lets you [...]

Justin Timberlake is part of the promo during Super Bowl
From the NYT - In the promotion, to be announced Monday, consumers who buy Pepsi drinks will receive points that can be redeemed for music downloads at a special section of the Amazon site. Amazon and Pepsi, a brand of PepsiCo, will give away up to [...]

That rug really tied the room together.
Walter Sobchak: You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don’t wanna know about it, believe me.
The Dude: Yeah, but Walter…
Walter Sobchak: Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o’clock this afternoon… with nail polish. These fucking amateurs… [...]

Norfolk & Western share the love…
Here’s one for the calendar - on January 26th indulge yourselves in a triple-tiered night of local chamber folk and pop with Norfolk & Western, Point Juncture, WA, and Bark, Hide and Horn.
Norfolk & Western took a 6 month hiatus while drummer/singer Rachel Blumberg was touring with Bright Eyes, but [...]