The thinking shed
I suppose it was inevitable. The same day the Gang of Four news broke I received a letter from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) asking me to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The IFPI has every right to ask me to comply with the law as it [...]

Gang of Four (l-r) Gill, King, Allen, Burnham

Allen (l) and Burnham (r) in happier times, May 5th 2005 backstage at Portland’s Crystal Ballroom (pic: Jamie Francis)
GANG OF FOUR MINUS TWO
The original and best-loved line-up of famed post-punk icons Gang of Four reunited in 2005 to great acclaim and success - unfortunately all good things must [...]

Photo © Greg Wahl-Stephens. In the pic (l-r) Steve Mack (Grammys), Dave Allen (Pampelmoose), Barbara Mitchell (Portland Tribune), Mike Jones (CD Forge)
Nemo Design hosted The Northwest Chapter of the Grammy organization’s PDX In The Mix event and Dave (that would be me) was the moderator. Watch the video here. Podcast coming soon.
The panelists were Portia [...]

DJ Izm mixes Daft Punk into Big Country from Dave Allen on Vimeo.

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We all have opinions, where do they come from? Who knows but Italian TV wanted to know, but if you’re working in the studio in London at 4AM not looking your best because you’re jet lagged, exhausted and out of shape is it fair that a TV crew arrives to capture you in all your [...]

“I’m in a boozer where they’re drinking fast, I’m in a movie with the middle class”
Ok, version 2 sounds like a song that’s coming together…… loneliness, alienation, “I don’t fit in,” “I have no friends,” avatar, bored…. or not.
Gang of Four - Second Life (Version 2 demo) [MP3]
Related Post: The first version of Second [...]

Click to watch Mr Gill’s effortless technique…

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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 [...]