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Saturday 18 October 2008
Stormin' Normisms - Happy Birthday George Wendt (for yesterday)
George is a big (no pun intended) music fan.
There were always reports in the 80's NME that he was at this gig or that one in London.
Mostly post-punk bands.
There were always reports in the 80's NME that he was at this gig or that one in London.
Mostly post-punk bands.
Friday 17 October 2008
Dudu Pukwana
Dudu Pukwana & Spear
'Flute Music'
Here.
As already mentioned here I was lucky enough to live in London when Dudu was playing around town.
In fact I saw him in London, Glasgow, Liverpool & Amsterdam.
I also worked at a jazz club in London for a while (100 Club) and when he would play there we would have a few ales...
At the end of the night we often found ourselves catching the same bus and Dudu would play his sax to me and whoever else was there at the bus stop.
Wish that I had thought to record those impromptu sessions on my walkman.
This music is just perfect as the weather starts warming up.
There is a Dudu Pukwana discography to be found here.
Krzystof Penderecki
Dennis Cooper's The Weaklings blog has a very informative post today on the Polish composer
Krzystof Penderecki.
David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick both used his music in films.
Check it out.
'Matrix 5' can be got here here.
Thursday 16 October 2008
The Reigning Queen (and Kings) of Soul
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings.
Three tracks: '100 Days, 100 Nights', 'Medina' & 'Genuine'.
Recorded for the Giles Peterson show on the BBC earlier this year.
You can get it here.
A bonus 2 minutes of Mark Ronson in the studio (sort of-hopefully?) taking the piss out of himself here from the Diplo-Santogold mix 'Top Ranking'.
Three tracks: '100 Days, 100 Nights', 'Medina' & 'Genuine'.
Recorded for the Giles Peterson show on the BBC earlier this year.
You can get it here.
A bonus 2 minutes of Mark Ronson in the studio (sort of-hopefully?) taking the piss out of himself here from the Diplo-Santogold mix 'Top Ranking'.
Simone Maynard
'Food & Desire - Conflict II' by Simone Maynard.
The power of the blogworld!
Through a comment left here (thank you) I have just discovered this young Melbourne artist.
The painting above has been selected to be in the running for a prize in portraiture at the Newcastle Region Art Gallery this November.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBBY ACE!
Bob Weir is 61 today.
Here is the Grateful Dead acoustic set from the Melkweg in Amsterdam on this day in 1981.
Back in the 80's I worked in the Milky Way bookshop.
Sounds like a really cool job?
From a distance of 25 years, it seemed that the only customers were very stoned hippies wanting copies of the Kabbalah.
Pink Nasty
This will get you her duet with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, 'Don't Ever Change' (the ultimate in power ballads!) and her cover of Usher's 'Burn'. As a bonus there is also her video for 'Away Message' included.
There is an interview at Aquarium Drunkard here.
Oh and she has a brother called Black Nasty.
Late addition.
Here is a demo for her upcoming third album.
It's a song about getting drunk and buying a dog!
There is an interview at Aquarium Drunkard here.
Oh and she has a brother called Black Nasty.
Late addition.
Here is a demo for her upcoming third album.
It's a song about getting drunk and buying a dog!
Wednesday 15 October 2008
Phil Lesh & Friends / Bob Weir & RatDog New Year's Eve 2008
Photographs by Herb Greene.Bark in the New Year with Friends!
Bob Weir and RatDog join
Phil Lesh and Friends for two nights, 12/30-12/31
Special Announcement from the Band:
Just as Hunter warns us to be skeptical when times are great - "when life looks like easy street", etc. - when times are as tough and scary as right now, it's time to plan a party. It's also time to savor our roots, and that means... New Year's Eve Show (plus one!)!
So here's the facts: December 30th and 31st, Bob Weir and RatDog and Phil Lesh and Friends/Phil Lesh and Friends and Bob Weir and RatDog, at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, with the Jackie Greene Band opening both nights.
Which band will open which night will be determined by a coin toss. We may ask our favorite President-elect to officiate. We'll let you know the results.
Pre-sales: GDTS Too (www.gdtstoo.com) and Musictoday (www.musictoday.com) will start accepting postmarks for GDTS Too and be initialized for internet sales via Musictoday starting on Thursday, October 16. Musictoday to start at Noon EST as normal. Pre-sales for GDTS and Musictoday shall conclude on Friday, October 31 at 6:00 PM EST.
Glenn Kotche
What can I say about this guy? If you have heard Wilco or seen them live you will know how good he is. Here is 'Mobile parts 1 - 3' from his solo album of the same name. As a bonus there is also a version of 'Spiders (Kidsmoke)' by Wilco recorded live at 'The Palace' here in Melbourne on the 26th of March this year.
Glenn has also worked with the Kronos Quartet and details of their collaboration can be found here.
Here is an article by Glenn Kotche on Steve Reich's 'Clapping Music'
Tuesday 14 October 2008
2009 Laneway Festival lineup
Bit disappointed with this line up though hopefully Four Tet will be doing a sideshow.
Bruce Springsteen said...
"Hello Philly,
I am glad to be here today for this voter registration drive and for Barack Obama, the next president of the United States.
I've spent 35 years writing about America, its people, and the meaning of the American Promise. The Promise that was handed down to us, right here in this city from our founding fathers, with one instruction: Do your best to make these things real: opportunity, equality, social and economic justice, a fair shake for all of our citizens, the American idea, as a positive influence, around the world for a more just and peaceful existence. These are the things that give our lives hope, shape, and meaning. They are the ties that bind us together and give us faith in our contract with one another.
I've spent most of my creative life measuring the distance between that American promise and American reality. For many Americans, who are today losing their jobs, their homes, seeing their retirement funds disappear, who have no healthcare, or who have been abandoned in our inner cities, the distance between that promise and that reality has never been greater or more painful.
I believe Senator Obama has taken the measure of that distance in his own life and in his work. I believe he understands, in his heart, the cost of that distance, in blood and suffering, in the lives of everyday Americans. I believe as president, he would work to restore that promise to so many of our fellow citizens who have justifiably lost faith in its meaning. After the disastrous administration of the past 8 years, we need someone to lead us in an American reclamation project. In my job, I travel the world, and occasionally play big stadiums, just like Senator Obama. I've continued to find, wherever I go, America remains a repository of people's hopes, possibilities, and desires, and that despite the terrible erosion to our standing around the world, accomplished by our recent administration, we remain, for many, a house of dreams. One thousand George Bushes and one thousand Dick Cheneys will never be able to tear that house down.
They will, however, be leaving office, dropping the national tragedies of Katrina, Iraq, and our financial crisis in our laps. Our sacred house of dreams has been abused, looted, and left in a terrible state of disrepair. It needs care; it needs saving, it needs defending against those who would sell it down the river for power or a quick buck. It needs strong arms, hearts, and minds. It needs someone with Senator Obama's understanding, temperateness, deliberativeness, maturity, compassion, toughness, and faith, to help us rebuild our house once again. But most importantly, it needs us. You and me. To build that house with the generosity that is at the heart of the American spirit. A house that is truer and big enough to contain the hopes and dreams of all of our fellow citizens. That is where our future lies. We will rise or fall as a people by our ability to accomplish this task. Now I don't know about you, but I want that dream back, I want my America back, I want my country back.
So now is the time to stand with Barack Obama and Joe Biden, roll up our sleeves, and come on up for the rising."
(October 4)
John Martyn
Photograph by Mark McNulty.
One man, one guitar, an echoplex and some fx.Sounds like nothing and nobody else.
If you haven't heard John Martyn before get this.
Two tracks recorded live in Milan in 1979 ('I'd Rather Be The Devil' & 'Small Hours') with the added bonus of his version of Portishead's 'Glory Box.
Absolutely superb.
There is a 'New York Times' review here of his gig last week in NY and below is footage of Danny Thompson and him performing 'Solid Air' - a song that was written about Nick Drake.
Monday 13 October 2008
Jeff Tweedy says
"I think that there are a lot of reasons to be involved with this campaign. It almost feels to me like a last chance to start getting things right and to start putting things on the right path towards having not only a country that reminds me of the one I feel like I grew up in, but having a country that reminds me of the one that I felt like we used to aspire to when I was growing up. This is the first time in my life that a politician has really re-awoken that spirit in people."
(Jeff Tweedy)
Poster by Morning Breath.
Poster by Morning Breath.
Sunday 12 October 2008
Flip flop...
Mahler, toupee and gun in the 70's.POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — A founder member of a left-wing terrorist group turned neo-Nazi went on trial in Germany Wednesday accused of publishing documents on the Internet denying the Holocaust.
Horst Mahler, a founding member of the Red Army Faction in 1970, is accused of regularly posting documents online between 2001 and 2004.
Denial of the Nazi Holocaust is a crime in Germany. Mahler has been charged with incitement and faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
The Potsdam state court trial is the latest case against the 72-year-old attorney, who was sentenced to 11 months in prison in July last year for giving the stiff-armed Nazi salute when he reported to prison after a conviction in a separate case.
In addition to several neo-Nazi related convictions, a court in Mainz in 2003 found Mahler guilty of condoning a crime for saying the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States were justified and fined him several thousand euros (dollars).
He was also convicted in the mid-1970s for RAF related activities — including several bank robberies and for helping notorious terrorist Andreas Baader, another founding member of the group, to escape from jail.
He was sentenced to 14 years in prison but was released in 1980 after he made several public statements condemning terrorism and Red Army Faction methods.
Mahler then joined the far-right National Democratic Party, from 2000 to 2003, and acted as its attorney. The Potsdam trial is expected to last until at least mid-November.
Liar liar pants on fire...
Liar Liar, Pants on Fire: John McCain Lies 270% More than Obama According to Political Fact Checkers.
Senator John McCain may be trying to sell himself as a "maverick" and a "straight talker" who will tell the truth no matter the consequences, but independent, non-partisan watchdog groups aren't buying it.
In the last two weeks, the McCain campaign, through advertisements, television appearances, and surrogates have changed their tone and language by calling into question Senator Barack Obama's character. The McCain campaign is attempting to cast a shadow on Obama's honesty. They have called Obama a "liar," stating that he simply "isn't honest," and that many of Senator Obama's statements have been debunked by fact checking organizations.
While there is some truth that fact checking organizations have found that Senator Obama has made claims that are false, the McCain campaign is entering dangerous territory, as they are allowing a conversation to begin on how often Senator McCain lies. As it stands, an analysis of non-partisan fact checking organization reports show that statements by Barack Obama are more likely to be true versus statements by John McCain.
PolitiFact, a non-partisan organization ran by the St. Petersburg Times and the Congressional Quarterly tracks major claims and comments made by candidates at campaign events, in advertisements, during debates, and in other forms of media. Since August 1, 2008, PolitiFact has researched and made findings on 42 statements by Barack Obama and 45 statements by John McCain.
PolitiFact rates statements as True, Mostly True, Half True, Barely True, False, or PANTS ON FIRE. Out of the 45 major claims made by John McCain since August 1, 2008, they have found that only 19 have been True, Mostly True, or even Half True; leaving 26 statements to be Barely True, False, or Pants on Fire. On the contrary, they found that out of the 42 major claims made by Barack Obama, 33 have been True, Mostly True, or Half True, and only 9 have been Barely True, False, or Pants on Fire.
The figures above indicate that while Senator Obama typically makes false statements one out of every five times (21.4%), Senator McCain makes false statements almost three out of every five times (57.8%). This means that John McCain is more likely to make a claim that would be considered a "LIE" about 270% more often than Senator Obama.
What is even more troubling, is that when the statements are tracked from the beginning of the presidential campaign, Senator McCain was also 600% more likely to make a "PANTS ON FIRE" claim, which is the worse kind of lie, one that ignores any truth or fact altogether.
The McCain campaign ends most of their ads by asking a question, "Is Barack Obama Ready to Lead?" and they answer by simply stating..."NO!" The better question should be "Is John McCain Ready to Start Being Honest?" While only John McCain can answer that question, one thing seems to be convincing based on the evidence, John McCain would rather lose his integrity than lose an election.
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-108848
HOPE
"I wanted to make an art piece of Barack Obama because I thought an iconic portrait of him could symbolize and amplify the importance of his mission. I believe Obama will guide this country to a future where everyone can thrive and I should support him vigorously for the sake of my two young daughters. I have made art opposing the Iraq war for several years, and making art of Obama, who opposed the war from the start, is like making art for peace. I know I have an audience of young art fans and I'm delighted if I can encourage them to see the merits of Barack Obama." -Shepard Fairey
Saturday 11 October 2008
Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye at world (infamous) Spiegeltent today
Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye at the live broadcast today of Radio National's 'The Music Show'.
Photographs by Tim N.
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