Monday, 24 September 2012

A rare Pearl

Into the night with Harmony Korine and Gaspar Noé

A night in Nashville with native son Harmony Korine and the French filmmaker Gaspar Noé. Directed by Bruce LaBruce.

Sunday, 23 September 2012

Documentary about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker written and directed by Bruce Weber.
Bonus:

I used to go and see Chet Baker live a lot around this time in Am*dam. I think erratic would be the politest description of him then.

Water sports?

Town & Country feature one of the US's 25 'most eligible' bachelors in 1967
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Let's just hope that over 50% of the voters piss on Mitt come November 6

Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris/Fallen Angels - Live Liberty Hall Houston Texas 1973

Bonus:
Emmylou on Gram

The original sleeve and title for what became Grievous Angel
Fallen Angel

On September 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a million-dollar fortune died under the influence of drugs and alcohol near his favourite place - the Joshua Tree National Monument in the Californian desert. As the founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers, a member of the hit-making, legendary Byrds, an important influence on the Rolling Stones and the man who catapulted Emmylou Harris to fame, Gram Parsons made music history in only a few years. The film was made on location by director and musician Gandulf Hennig and American music journalist, musician and biographer Sid Griffin. Friends, contemporaries and devotees of Gram Parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death. Rare footage of his performances shows why Gram Parsons has become a legend. Interviewees include Gram's wife Gretchen, his sister and his daughter, Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman and "Road Manager" Phil Kaufman.
OK I am biased as 26 years ago I named my first born Ingram after Mr. Parsons but when is he going to get voted into the country music hall of fame?

Pussy Riot's Russian Attorneys at NYU Law School (21/9/12)

PUNKCAST2072 "Pussy Riot and Protest: The Future of Dissent in Putin's Russia and Beyond—A Conversation with Pussy Riot's Russian Attorneys" at NYU School of Law on September 21 2012.
(Thanx Joly!)

Rhythm & Sound reissues seven essential records

After Basic Channel came to an end, Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald reversed their modus operandi and began applying techno strategies to dub under the Rhythm & Sound banner.
Only releasing seven 12″ EPs from 1997 to 2002, the label’s influence continues to ripple across the electronic music world. As press materials remind us, the “vapour trail of melody and a reverberating bass echo” that Rhythm & Sound pioneered is timeless.
Head over to Boomkat now to purchase the series.
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Saturday, 22 September 2012

Famous robots

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Silverdroid Mixes

Basic Channel VS DeepChord

Chain Reaction VS DeepChord

Fluxion VS DeepChord

The Ghostvillage Project

The Ghostvillage Project was created over 3 days on the west coast of Scotland. 6 artists - Timid, Remi/Rough, System, Stormie Mills, Juice 126, Derm - were given free reign to paint in an abandoned 1970s village. Working together on huge collaborative walls and individually in hidden nooks and crannies all over the site the artists realised long held dreams and were inspired by the bleakness and remoteness of the site. Drawing on the history of the village the artists' stated intent on completion of the project was to populate the ghostvillage with the art and characters that it deserved.