Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Thor & Friends - Medieval

A video for the Thor & Friends song Medieval, directed by Andy Byers. "I met Andy in 2004. He was playing in great band called Minus Story made up of 4 childhood friends from Boonville Missouri. I was touring with Shearwater. I loved these young , smart men and their dark twisted humor. In fact Jordan, the singer and keyboard player of Minus Story is now a core member of Thor&Friends. Andy has gone on to make all sets and costumes for Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno film as well as other artistic achievements. He still does work with her and he started a record label called Cosmic Dreamer. I was over the moon when he offered to make a video for Thor&Friends."
-Thor Harris

Adam Curtis: HyperNormalisation (BBC 2016)

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Tuesday, 18 October 2016

David Fevyer: Reading the Anthropocene through science and apocalypse in the selected contemporary fiction of J.G. Ballard, Kurt Vonnegut, Cormac McCarthy and Ian McEwan

White House spokesman scoffs at 'snorting' Trump calling for drug tests

Amalgamated Futureless Artists - AFA's Song Around The World

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Clinton wants a public health response to the opioid crisis. Trump wants more of the old drug war

Shipwreck CSI: Identifying the victims of a migrant tragedy

John Perry Barlow Needs A Miracle

Bob Weir - Live at The Capitol Theatre Port Chester NY (16/10/16)

Bob's 69th Birthday Show with Steve Kimock, Bryan Devendorf, Scott Devendorf, Jon Shaw, Josh Kaufman and Leslie Mendelson. Aaron Dessner also performed with the band for most of the show. He was originally set to tour with the band but had to cancel. Three unannounced female backup singers were also present.
Got to say that Weir's new album 'Blue Mountain' is one of the surprise albums of the year for me. I know a lot of my old deadhead friends had no time for The National curated 'Day of The Dead' covers album but it certainly seems to have fired new life into Bobby

Setlist:
Set 1:
One More Saturday Night
Peggy-O
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Blue Mountain
One More River to Cross
Darkest Hour
Lay My Lily Down
Ghost Towns
Dark Hollow
Gonesville
Set 2:
Mama Tried
West L.A. Fadeaway
Eyes of the World
Uncle John's Band
Morning Dew
Not Fade Away
Encore:
Ki-Yi Bossie
Brokedown Palace
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Live @ Amoeba Records Hollywood (27/9/16)
K.C. Moan (Soundcheck)

Intro
Walkin' Blues
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Blue Mountain
Only a River*
Lay My Lily Down*
Peggy-O
Ki-Yi Bossie*
* = w/ Josh Kaufman