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1000 songs everyone must hear
Including sections on “Love”, “Heartbreak” and “People and Places”. If you have Javascripting on you can check off the ones you like and then generate html to insert into your own blog etc… 1000 songs everyone must hear | Music | guardian.co.uk .
Beyond Gossip, Good and Evil
Jay Smooth over at Ill-Doctrine gives space to Elizabeth Mendez Berry to expand on the remarks she made when he interviewed her about the Rhianna / Chris Brown idiocy. The video interview from several weeks back is worth a look, but the new piece she just wrote is even better. Nuanced, clear, well researched and reported, and some truly horrifying stats about intimate partner violence in the US…. Beyond Gossip, Good and Evil and Illdoc at SXSW.
Obama Administration Declares Proposed IP Treaty a National Security Secret
SO, get ready to have you ISP monitor your traffic on behalf of the RIAA and to have your iPod checked at the border… (Obama Administration Declares Proposed IP Treaty a National Security Secret | Threat Level from Wired.com.) Perhaps we should start a service where people can upload pictures of their record collections so that you could show the border guard a picture of some collection and say “See, I really do own all of the items on my mp3 player.”
The Hardcore Continuum
It’s that man Reynolds again. This time with an eloquent and informative breeze through his approach to the last 20 years of UK ‘ardcore. Remarkably readable and fascinating. Energy Flash – The Hardcore Continuum Theory and Its Discontents The text of a talk by Simon Reynolds delivered at FACT, Liverpool, Wednesday 11th February 2009. PLUS notes for points to be brought up during the dialogue segment with Mark Fisher but weren’t owing to time running out PLUS afterthoughts on the past, present and future of the hardcore continuum
What is your sampling epiphany?
An unofficial compilation of tracks sampled by Massive Attack showcases the group’s aesthetic through the songs that informed it – and provides fans with the thrill of discovering the originals. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/feb/26/sampling-epiphany-massive-attack (Simon Reynolds at The Guardian, UK)
SoundExchange, broadcasters reach royalty pact for streams
SoundExchange, broadcasters reach royalty pact for streams This one covers regular broadcast stations and their streams. they are still working on the agreements for the “internet only” streamers. But this might show the way. (Ars Technica)
Lady Sovereign – So Human
With a good (but obvious) Cure sample. I’ll bet the full CD is heavier. Guaranteed.
Why no Grammy commentary?
One word: Coldplay. After that it really does not matter. But, at least there was this:
The Deceptive Perfection of Auto-Tune
Unusually cogent discussion of AutoTune on Slashdot. Including notions of “authenticity” in music. Slashdot | The Deceptive Perfection of Auto-Tune Can we at least agree that too much use of *any* musical “trick” can become annoying?
Richard Allen Poop 08
Favorite Things ~ ALBUMS ‘08 Buy New or Used from Amazon Sigur Ros ~ Med sud i eyrum vid splilum endalaust (XL Recordings). After the “Heima” tour, these Icelandic superstars were left refreshed and re-energized, and their exuberance carried over into the studio. From singles to long, languid stunners, With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly is a document of unexpected extroversion. Special live guests include the London Symphony Orchestra and London Oratory School Choir. Buy New or Used via Amazon Paavoharju ~ Laulu Laakson Kukista (Fonal). This Finnish duo doles out biographical information in dashes…
Mark Zip Poop 07
Buy new or used through Amazon Burial – Untrue Buy new or used through Amazon MIA – Kala Buy new or used through Amazon Tinariwen – Aman Iman: Water is Life Buy new or used through Amazon Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare Buy new or used through Amazon Boxcutter – Glyphic Buy new or used through Amazon VA – Box of Dub 2: Dub Step and Future Dub Buy new or used through Amazon PJ Harvey – White Chalk Buy new or used through Amazon Simian…
Dan Wilmer Poop 07
Best Records of 2007, IMHO Buy new or used through Amazon 1. Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha The former violinist and multi-instrumentalist (and perhaps the world’s finest whistler – it’s scary) for the Squirrel Nut Zippers continues to find his voice as a solo artist. I loved the Mysterious Production of Eggs so much I couldn’t imagine this holding a candle. It does. Buy new or used through Amazon 2. The National – Boxer This one snuck up on me. And now my iPod is telling me that I listened to this more than anything else…
Tom Whalen Poop 07
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Bill Still Poop 07
Buy new or used through Amazon 1. Amy Winehouse : Back To Black Buy new or used through Amazon 2. Panda Bear : Person Pitch Buy new or used through Amazon 3. Mekons : Natural Buy new or used through Amazon 4. Robert Wyatt : Comicopera Buy New or Used via Amazon 5. Ryan Adams : Easy Tiger Buy new or used through Amazon 6. Yo La Tengo : I’m Not Afraid Of You And I Will Kick Your Ass Buy new or used through Amazon…
Eric Steinman Poop 07
Best of 2007 Buy new or used through Amazon Robert Wyatt – Comicopera A sad and tender CD from this UK underground legend. Buy new or used through Amazon Various Artists – Bokoor Beats Vintage Ghanaian Afro-Pop from the 1970s. This compilation lends a window into a little-known, but thriving, music scene that borrowed heavily from American funk as well as the popular regional “highlife” sound. Buy new or used through Amazon Battles – Mirrored Someone resurrected the Butthole Surfers, got them off drugs, taught them how to play their instruments and in turn…
Jeff Schwartz Poop 07
Buy new or used through Amazon ken andrews – secrets of the lost satellite (dinosaur fight) – yeah I know, I know; but the record definitely belongs on the list cause it’s one of his better offerings like YOTR. It is better than his other side gig called ON. Known from his FAILURE fame – well they never really made it to “Fame” rather more like underground notoriety and production darlings? “up or down”,”tripped up” – scream FAILURE. A must have for any KA fan. Strangely enough the i-tunes version, I know saying i-tunes is probably blasphemy on the…
Raissa St.Pierre Poop 07
Live Music: Olu Dara (Club Helsinki, Great Barrington) # 1 best show of 2007! Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys (Bearsville Theater) Jason Kao Hwang (Alt Bks Uptown, Kingston) Slavic Soul Party (Spiegeltent at Bard) Jason Slack and the Slick Slack Brass Band (Hudson, TSL on the riverfront) The Detroit Cobras (Stray Bar, Hudson) Chops and Seth (Bert’s Inn, Craryville) Porter Wagoner (Madison SQ Garden, opening up for White Stripes and Grinderman) Elvis Costello SOLO (opening for Dylan, Times Union, Albany) Toumani Diabate (Zankel Hall, NYC) Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Mahaiwe Theater, Great Barrington) Youssou N’Dour (UPAC, Kingston), VISION FESTIVAL opening night,…
Mark Rosen Poop 07
Buy New or Used from Amazon 1. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Magic When Born To Run came out a lifetime ago, it was at once stunning, passionate, majestic and poetic, words that might also describe Magic. Listening to “Girls In Their Summer Clothes,” I’m still surprised it doesn’t once reference a boardwalk. Buy new or used from from Amazon 2. AMY WINEHOUSE – Back To Black This girl is a serious singer. With some serious problems. She might be the only singer in a position to follow up a classic album (and this is a classic) with a…
Irv Rosen Poop 07
What I remember listening to in 2007 First, a confession: my motivation and enthusiasm are on the wane. The music seems to mean less than it used to (old fartism). Politics seems a lot more interesting. Listened less and was generally unimpressed but….. Buy new or used through Amazon Magic – Bruce Springsteen Except for “Radio Nowhere”, which was trite from the first listen, a nice return for the E Streeters. From the frothy “Girls in their summer Clothes” to the overtly political, really loved it Buy new or used through Amazon Play It as…