Saturday, 22 June 2013

The Beatles watch The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Saville Theatre London 4/6/67)

On June 4, 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their last show in England, at London’s Saville Theatre, before heading off to America. (The Saville was run by The Beatles manager, Brian Epstein).
The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper album had just been released on June 1. Hendrix, had got a copy of Sgt. Pepper prior to the show. The album had only been out for a couple of days, and there are some who say he bought it and others who say Paul McCartney had given it to him.
The Beatles decided to go see The Jimi Hendrix Experience at The Saville.
Hendrix decided to open the show with his version of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band“. They learned the song just before going the stage.
Hendrix didn’t know at the time that The Beatles were in the audience. Paul McCartney said later he was honored by the tribute; “simply incredible, perhaps the best I have ever seen him play.”

McCartney talking about the night a month ago

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Ira Cohen interviewed by Luc Sala in Amsterdam Sept 1999

Invasion Of Thunderbolt Pagoda

Jean-Baptiste Mondino: Leslie Winer

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French journalist Alain Pacadis with William S. Burroughs & Leslie Winer
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William S. Burroughs bubblegum card by Charles Burns

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William Burroughs: Musical Experimentation à la Beat Generation

Ad Break: Tampax

Musique concrète

(Thanx Andrew!)

'Regarding MULHOLLAND DRIVE...' A special request from David Lynch, friend to projectionists

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3D Printed Windpipe Saves Baby’s Life

3D printing powered by thought

An interview with Holger Czukay

...And you were responsible for all the editing?

I was a bass player - I thought being the bass player of Can nobody will listen to the bass. I could hide myself quite good because I was afraid I was not good enough. So I could with one hand mix everything straight away and with the other one I can play bass. And if something was not right we cut out the mistakes like that. We did not need any multi-track machine and actually it was the best time of Can as everyone was responsible for the whole result. If someone was getting too loud - and there were no limiters or nothing - and disturbed the balance he has destroyed the upcoming album somehow. A special responsibility was required. And therefore I say it was more of a church or a place of rituals than it was a normal tone studio.
After a while we got a little bit successful, we had a hit and we bought a multi-track machine. It was 1975. More or less this was the beginning of the end of Can. Because of the multi-track the musicians thought they want to avoid any mistakes they want to get the best output they are able to do. That means it was not any more this sort of 'underground' idea. No, now suddenly a different programme started...

Damn! Wish I'd seen this jacket back at the time (tho I suspect it was way outta my price range!)

Edward Snowden charged with espionage

Why Snowden was smart to choose Hong Kong. Very smart

♪♫ Steve Earle Live on KEXP (18/4/13)

http://KEXP.ORG presents Steve Earle performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded April 18, 2013.
Songs:
The Low Highway
Burnin' It Down
Invisible
Remember Me
Host: Stevie Zoom
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett & Scott Holpainen
Editor: Scott Holpainen
http://kexp.org
http://steveearle.com