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

Cruel Black Dove, file under Sublime Gothic. Brooklyn via way of Los Angeles.
Cruel Black Dove - Come On Over [The Clapp Remix]

The Moose is busy running around at MusicFestNW, heading over to the Nike showcase to do a video interview with No Age this afternoon. Still had time to pull down this mash up of Ratatat and Obama’s speech at the DNC mashed and delivered by J Lowe.
Obamatat - We Can Not Walk Alone (Ratatat Obama [...]

It’s that time of year again. Once again Portland’s clubs will play host to the MusicFestNW music festival. Some of the big names this year are Vampire Weekend, TV On The Radio and M Ward along with crowd pleasers No Age and Battles plus many more. Everything kicks off tomorrow evening and once again I’ll [...]

I’m always interested in what Sasha Frere-Jones has to say about music, especially hip hop, as he has a great knack at being clear and concise in his overviews. I recently read his take on Lil Wayne’s single A Milli. That’s the link to the whole piece but here’s the relevant clip -

“Lil [...]

In a mashup culture all manner of digital and graphic goodies get mashed. Mashup artists run along a tightrope that is pinned at one end by copyright law and the other by fair use doctrines. There is no safety net not even under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act [DMCA]. If a copyright holder feels her [...]

According to CNet the RIAA has shut down Muxtape. Sigh……

The AST Dew Tour hits Portland August 22nd through the 24th. Here’s a list of athletes to watch out for. And when the day turns to night come rock out at the AST/Up The Antics After-Party. I’ll be DJing after Zia of the Dandy Warhols has done her set.
AST Portland After Party
Sponsored by Toyota
Saturday August [...]

Rainbow Arabia apparently arose from the ashes of Los Angeles dub outfit Future Pigeon and Licorice Piglet, forming in early 2008. What we have here is a cut from the upcoming Basta EP, a release to fill in the gap while they continue working on their upcoming full-length. The Basta EP will be released by [...]