Monday 7 March 2016

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Sunday 6 March 2016

Joy Division - Live @Apollo Theatre, Manchester (27/10/79)

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I was lucky enough to see Joy Division 19 times. Man they were such a powerful beast live

Richard Flanagan: Notes on the Syrian exodus: ‘Epic in scale, inconceivable until you witness it’

The New York Times’ Strange Behavior in the Controversy Over Trump’s Off-the-Record Comments

Grant Hart - 2541 (Cherry Bar 5/3/16)

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Here's Robert Forster & Grant performing 2541 in Cologne in 2013

...lastly Grant has the most rock'n'roll sneakers ever which as he said are good for going through American airports as he is never asked to remove them

I need to print some cards to take to gigs

Saturday 5 March 2016

Black Cab - Live @Shebeen Melbourne (4/3/16)

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Only the first half of last night's gig I'm afraid as the talkers came out in force for the latter part of the set

Friday 4 March 2016

S'Express - Lollypop (Chris & Cosey Remix)

Why Trump?

End of the line for stuff that's built to die?

Well I actually really enjoyed doing Planet X last night here on 3CR in Melbourne

Featuring Jah Wobble's favourite dub tracks. If you are of a masochistic bent then you can listen back to it now

Thursday 3 March 2016

Inside High-Rise

Wednesday 2 March 2016

Boris - More

Revenge of the Simple: How George W. Bush Gave Rise to Trump

Tuesday 1 March 2016

Dialogue
Rhythm & Sound - Roll Off
Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman - Ruff Way
Round Four: Find A Way - Found A Way
Boss Man [Tiki's Pure Blue Remix]
Rhythm & Sound - Outward
Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman - Why
Round Five Na Fe Throw It
King in My Empire
Rhythm & Sound - Carrier
Rhythm & Sound (w/ Savage) - Smile
Rhythm & Sound with Jennifer Lara - Queen In My Empire
Koki/Rhythm & Sound Rise and Praise [Vainqueur Remix]
See Mi Yah Riddim Mix - Burial Mix
See Mi Version [Basic Reshape]
Never Tell You
Rhythm & Sound - Imprint

Un Chant d’Amour (Jean Genet 1950)

Scored by Simon John Fisher Turner

Steve Ignorant - Take Your Elbows Off The Table/Other Version (Crass Records 1985)

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Hire learning: Tales from the video shop

Apple Wins Major Court Victory Against FBI in a Case Similar to San Bernardino

My year with Arvo Part - he is a man of courage, humility and authenticity

She's a Punk Rocker UK

Director: Zillah Minx
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Monday 29 February 2016

CAN: In Search of a Vocalist (Thaiaga Raj Raja Ratnam, Michael Cousins, Phew and Tim Hardin)

After Damo Suzuki left Can, there were a number of other vocalists who rehearsed and played live with them in 1975/6 before they added Rosko Gee and Reebop to the core line up of Irmin Schmidt, Michael Karoli, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit. These included Thaiaga Raj Raja Ratnam from Malaysia (or Indonesia) Michael Cousins AKA Magic Michael, the Japanese vocalist Phew and Tim Hardin.
A number of recordings survive from these try outs.

There is a rehearsal from an unknown date and a live improvised track from a gig at the Hatfield Polytechnic on the 21st of November 1975 featuring Tim Hardin.

It may seem a strange combination but it sort of works...though I cannot imagine Can playing 'If I Were A Carpenter' as an encore. Though they did play a thirteen minute version of 'The Lady Came From Baltimore' together at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London two days after. Needless to say if anyone has a recording of that I would love to hear it.

Phew (Hiromi Moritani) as well as recording her first solo album with Holger & Jaki in 1981 (produced by Conny Plank) also in 1975 improvised over a recording of Damo Suzuki's last gig with Can at the Edinburgh Empire on the 28th August 1973. This concert had actually been recorded by United Artists as a possible live album.

Michael Cousins, who according to Discogs was once described by Nick Kent as Ladbroke Grove's answer to Wild Man Fisher, was perhaps the most conventional rock vocalist to try out for the gig and apparently from reports at the time it did not sit well with the band's audience. Included here is a gig from Hannover in 1976. As Magic Michael he appeared on the Greasy Truckers Party album as well as the A Bunch of Stiff Records compilation. He can be seen in this video from 1973 for about 20 seconds.

Lastly to Thaiaga Raj Raja Ratnam of which there is very little info out there (apart from this solitary video uploaded by someone of the same name.) I've included a full gig from Poitiers in France from March 1976 and a couple of (inferior quality) tracks of unknown origin. The second half of disc 2 here has a gig from Brussels that I'd never heard until I googled for info just then

You can get them all

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Repost

Michael Gira's tour of Australia is cancelled

Which to be honest in the light of the events of the past few days is no surprise

If you read this from 1998 by Matt Taibbi then you will not be surprised that this happened now

Leonardo DiCaprio Oscar Winning Flipbook Animation

Sunday 28 February 2016

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live @Royal Albert Hall (24/2/69)

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Friday 26 February 2016

Friday Night Double Feature

Grab your popcorn and your STP folks and settle in for this Susan Strasberg special

Posted almost without a comment

...but as I said on my Facebook page:
The swans fans aren't helping his cause over on his page but kudos for him not deleting any comments. Facebook accusations are a sad indictment of our age and I say that without my tuppence worth because y'know...
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