When we return, our eyes will have shrunken into tiny slots and we will forage on the ground for centipedes and other high-protein foods we can feel with our hands. A first-hand account of Rihanna's 777 tour.
Day One: There may be 777 tour babies nine months from now.
Stockholm (Syndrome).
Cray In Paris.
posted by the young rope-rider
on Feb 26, 2013 -
47 comments
Vincent Belorgey, known as Kavinsky (or KΔVINϟKY) is a producer who is fixated with a stylized version of 1986, from his first single and video,
Testarossa Autodrive, to his
new (and first) album,
Outrun (Grooveshark stream). If that's not enough of retro neon French electro-house, you can
stream his other four singles/EPs on Bandcamp, and see the videos for
Dead Cruiser (animated sequel to Testarossa Autodrive),
ProtoVision (live-action sequel to Dead Cruiser),
Nightcall (as heard on the Drive soundtrack, and
seen in the international version of the trailer).
posted by filthy light thief
on Feb 24, 2013 -
21 comments
The God Machine formed in San Diego in 1990, and within a year or so had moved to London. Between then and their untimely demise in 1994, they would record two albums –
Scenes From The Second Storey and
One Last Laugh In A Place Of Dying – a handful of EPs and a particularly intense
Peel Session. They're one of the great unsung bands of the 1990s, and though short-lived, they were a bridge between their predecessors – Black Sabbath, Swans, Janes Addiction – and those they would subsequently influence, such as
Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. They were
heavy but they were much more than that too.
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posted by Len
on Feb 22, 2013 -
8 comments
As if a line like "their house is a museum, when people come to see 'em, they really are a scree-am" (heard, of course, in
the Addams Family theme) wasn't playfully brilliant (and brilliantly playful) enough, the same fellow happened to also have written
the Green Acres theme. If you're an American of a certain age, you'll remember these two songs from their original TV runs during your childhood, or perhaps from reruns if you're a bit younger. Anyway, the composer of these catchy, familiar ditties was one
Vic Mizzy. Hear Vic talk about the Addams Family theme and his degree in advanced finger snapping
here. Thanks Vic!
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Feb 22, 2013 -
21 comments
English rocker
Tony Sheridan, who took the Beatles under his wing in their early Hamburg days, using them as one of his backing bands, acting as their fashion guru (outfitting them in sleek, bad boy black leather) and introducing them to the music of Little Richard,
has died at age 72.
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posted by flapjax at midnite
on Feb 18, 2013 -
12 comments
William Benjamin Bensussen is a DJ and producer who started DJing in San Diego's
Gaslamp Quarter, where his weird, heavy sound was generally a dancefloor killer, earning him the name
The Gaslamp Killer But he kept at it, and found a home in Los Angeles, performing with the
Low End Theory crew. On December 1, 2012, Gaslamp Killer joined an ever-growing list of notable DJs and
appeared on BBC Radio 1 with an Essential Mix "
This runs the gamut, freak flag and spliff waving in the air. 2 brutal and beautiful hours of raw beats, boom bap, and Birdman. There is psych-rock, there is juke, there is Spaghetti Western. Exclusives from Lotus, HudMo, and Dilla." If you like what you hear, there's even more below the break.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Feb 17, 2013 -
24 comments
It's not the season for this song but it's certainly the right day for it:
Summer's the Worst, a ballad about love and idiocy that's melancholy, clever, and (ahem) really quite lovely.
posted by Rory Marinich
on Feb 14, 2013 -
2 comments
Canal de willtopsmusictv provides a valuable service, summarizing the top 30 songs* for a year, from 1980 to 2012, in 8 to 15 minutes.
1980,
1981,
1982,
1983,
1984,
1985,
1985,
1986,
1987,
1988,
1989,
1990,
1991,
1992, 1993**,
1994,
1995,
1996,
1997,
1998,
1999,
2000,
2001,
2002,
2003,
2004,
2005,
2006,
2007,
2008,
2009,
2010,
2011,
2012.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Feb 6, 2013 -
40 comments
Coachella Hipster Cred Calculator "Pick out the bands you like and add them up to figure out your hipster cred". (Points determined purely by how far down the daily billing list they are and how large/small type the band name is (with one exception: somebody must really hate the Red Hot Chili Peppers - not that there's anything wrong with that)
posted by oneswellfoop
on Feb 1, 2013 -
86 comments
