Category Archives: music
the apple, stretching and yawning
Stirred from reveries to post some love to what we are currently obliged to call our peeps in New York today. Rather than me uploading the nth copy onto the interwebs, can I just direct you to make use of … more…
serendipitous goat demon
Here’s a funny thing. I was casting an eye over a bunch of recent music artwork when I thought I noticed something. The thing I thought I’d noticed wasn’t especially interesting, actually, and the effect I thought I’d seen evaporated … more…
Don’s been & gone
Don Van Vliet, Captain Beefheart January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010 Don Van Vliet by Anton Corbijn, 1993 ‘Yeah, but you’ve gotta wait until I say, “—also, a tin tear-drop…”…’ Trout Mask Replica, 1969 (pic via antoncorbijn)
Leftfield Brixton
The first and only “proper” gig I’ve been to this year. I hadn’t been aware that Leftfield were treading the boards again, which undoubtedly says more about my lack of attention than their lack of promotion. A few considerations: Has … more…
Marcus Coates’ Dawn Chorus
YouTube – from DAWN CHORUS by Marcus Coates I expect that this will be all over the place in the wake of Jarvis Cocker’s show from Port Eliot at the weekend. If it isn’t, it ought to be. Coates, with … more…
BALOJI – KARIBU YA BINTOU feat. Konono N°1
I’m not going to tell you I understand more than a few words of this, here and there, but it sounds magnificent. (via Bruce Sterling – at least, this is where Baloji turns up in a search of Google Reader. … more…
links for 2010-02-01: Roger Eagle
Roger Eagle – Twisted Wheel Manchester – DJ, entrepreneur, club owner and important influence on the British music scene from the sixties to the nineties. Owned Eric’s club, Liverpool ran the Magic Village and Staxx Club, Manchester Roger Eagle interview … more…
History of Chicago Music 1908-1980
This three hour History of Chicago Music 1908-1980 runs from the very earliest recordings until just short of the development of house music in the early 80s. You will be wanting a different compilation for that. The James Reese Europe … more…
links for 2010-01-18: Eno and the end of records
Eno alludes in passing, to the end of recorded music as a way to make a living "I think records were just a little bubble through time and those who made a living from them for a while were lucky." … more…
links for 2009-12-30: Vic Chesnutt
Boogie Woogie Flu: Of Loss and Longing and Sloppy Satori This is the best of the tributes to the late Vic Chesnutt that I've come across… (tags: Vic-Chesnutt RIP music)