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

This is the only picture I could snap and there’s definitely no video due to the band’s overzealous tour manager, but more on that when I’ve gathered my thoughts.

Langhorne Slim Live in the Galaxy Barn from Dave Allen on Vimeo.
Another night of new music on 94.7FM KNRK. Tonight I will be playing selections from some of the bands performing at this year’s MusicFestNW. The list includes Portland bands The Shaky Hands, and Talkdemonic, Seattle’s Fleet Foxes, former Portlander Alela Diane and Langhorne Slim [...]

I came across the music blog music think tank last night and found an essay by Rhodri Marsden entitled Please Buy My Record: The Futility of Flogging Music. [Flogging is an English expression for selling.] I encourage all musicians to give it a read. Here’s an excerpt -
One thing that nearly all my bands [...]

I wrote last week on how Portland radio station 94.7FM is including an hour of each weeknight dedicated to new music - that means music that doesn’t normally hit the 94.7 playlists. It includes music from local Portland and Northwest artists, songs from upcoming new releases from national acts, music from underground indie artists as [...]

New Music Hour from 94.7 and a locals-only HD channel
I was chatting with 94.7FM Program Director, Mark Hamilton, the other day about FM radio and how it used to be the place for everyone to discover new music. It’s no exaggeration to say that today music fans have many ways to hear the latest and [...]

The New York Times reports - LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46. R.I.P.

The UK’s Independent newspaper asks the question. It’s too long of an article to summarize efficiently so I encourage you to read it here and then discuss.
Also I’ll send a free Gang of Four 7″ single with a Shepard Fairey artwork cover to the person that tells me what the image above is parodying [...]