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Kristin Hersh: Rat Girl
08.26.2010
03:36 pm
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When it was released in 1986 the first self-titled LP by Throwing Muses was, for me, a huge breath of fresh air. I loved that their songs were episodic with multiple and contradicting sections. It really was quite unusual to hear so-called indie bands do such complex and interesting music back then, so it was love at first listen for me and I’d go see them any time they came through Los Angeles. I tell you this because main muse Kristen Hersh is just publishing Rat Girl: A Memoir which is a look at the period in which the first Throwing Muses LP came together. My copy’s on its way, can’t wait !
 
Here’s the first song from said LP :

 
Kristin Hersh: The Powells.com Interview
 
Thanks Ned Raggett !

Posted by Brad Laner
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08.26.2010
03:36 pm
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The Beatles ‘A Day In The Life’ (2009 Stereo Remaster)
08.25.2010
08:05 pm
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Truly one of the most ravishing and mindblowing songs ever recorded: epic, beautiful, cinematic. Hearing it for the first time in 1967 was one of the lifechanging events in my life as a young rock and roller. ‘A Day In The Life’ altered my sense of what a rock song could be, it expanded the scope and vision of rock and roll in the way that Walt Whitman enlarged poetry, it opened the field for future artists to experiment on a new scale of creative imagination that was fresh to the form. The extraordinary Pet Sounds had preceded it by a year. But, as groundbreaking as Brian Wilson’s masterpiece was, The Beatles took things to the next level (argue amongst yourselves).

Released both in stereo and mono as a track on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, here’s the 2009 stereo remaster of ‘A Day In The Life.’

The video is cool too.
 

Posted by Marc Campbell
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08.25.2010
08:05 pm
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Giorgio Moroder covers ‘(K)nights in White Satin’ by the Moody Blues as a disco number (1976)
08.25.2010
06:46 pm
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Italian electro-futurist disco producer extraordinaire, Giorgio Moroder, now 70, has had his share of hits working with the likes of Donna Summer, Blondie, Sparks, David Bowie, Elton John, and, uh, Leni Riefenstahl (?), but he’s had a few misses as well, like this shockingly crap/brilliantly awful discofied version of The Moody Blues’ classic, “Nights in White Satin” from 1976. Of all the songs to cover in this fashion… I mean, the Moody Blues??? (Moroder’s version is actually titled “Knights in White Satin.”). This is so wrong that it’s right.

I was LOL’ing about this and I mentioned it to Tara, who promptly replied that she had the CD in the car stereo at this very moment. My wife is awesome.
 

 
The B-side, “I Wanna Funk With You Tonite” is even better!
 
(Listen to the original Mooody Blues version here)

 

Posted by Richard Metzger
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08.25.2010
06:46 pm
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One-man-band Lewis Floyd Henry covers the Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Protect Ya Neck’
08.25.2010
03:10 pm
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Apparently, Lewis Floyd Henry (graffiti artist KNOWN) performs regularly at Tottenham Court Road Station and Portobello Road in London. This guys kicks some serious ass! Do watch.

More Lewis Floyd Henry after the jump…

READ ON
Posted by Tara McGinley
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08.25.2010
03:10 pm
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Linda Perhacs: Parallelograms (1970)
08.25.2010
02:45 pm
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Although the sole obscure 1970 LP Parallelograms by erstwhile dental hygienist Linda Perhacs was long ago unearthed and feted by the so-called freak-folk crew I still feel compelled to share the highlights here on the DM for those of you who might not yet have availed yourselves to its considerable charms. What makes it for me is the stoney, whisper-quiet vocals and arrangements which verge at times into free-form home-made musique concrete. It’s really a pretty damn unique record and it always slows my brain down a bit. Yes, it’s relaxing and experimental simultaneously. A difficult thing to pull off!
 

 

 
Thanks Heather Harris !

Posted by Brad Laner
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08.25.2010
02:45 pm
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John and Yoko canvas print
08.25.2010
12:06 pm
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18 x 24″ Screen Print.  Signed and Numbered Edition of 450.  $70.  Limit one per person/household.  A portion of the proceeds go to the Spirit Foundations, Inc.

John & Yoko print by Shepard Fairey. They’re available for purchase 8/26/10.

(via Nerdcore)

Posted by Tara McGinley
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08.25.2010
12:06 pm
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‘Adrift’ by Mushy: floating in a bathtub full of snakes can be beautiful
08.25.2010
04:27 am
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Italian musician Mushy has coupled her haunting industrial sound with exquisitely eerie footage from films by Jonathon Rosen, Slavko Vorkapich, J.S. Watson Jr., Melville Webber, Robert Florey and William Cameron Menzies. It’s called ‘Adrift’ and it’s definitely a contender for my top 20 videos of 2010. Thanks to Warren Ellis for turning me on to this.
 

Posted by Marc Campbell
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08.25.2010
04:27 am
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How Mick Jagger and Keith Richards tried to screw over bandmates on the Windows 95 ads!
08.24.2010
11:36 pm
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Tattoo You? More like “fuck you” if your names happen to be Ronnie, Charlie and Bill!

Business Insider asked former Windows head, Brad Silverberg how he and his team got the Rolling Stones song “Start Me Up” for use in the company’s marketing campaign for Windows 95. What transpired makes for a rather amusing tale:

The Stones are a Corporation, with Mick as CEO, Keith as COO. Their business happens to be music. Those two make decisions. The other band members are essentially employees.

The Stones had not licensed their music for TV commercials. Mick was reluctant to license the song to us because of “artistic purity.” But Keith apparently has a higher burn rate than Mick, or not as good as an investor. He told Mick he could use the money and ultimately convinced Mick to do the deal. At the same time, the Stones were at a low point in their career and looking to become relevant again, and Win 95 looked like it could be a big hit and give them a helpful association and visibility.

The final version of the song was delivered for the commercial. We noticed though that it was not the studio version, but rather a more recently recorded live version. We pushed back and got the familiar studio version. The reason we got the other version was some of the band members in the newer version were more recent, and Mick/Keith got much higher royalties for themselves from that version than the studio one. Nice try. But it was tense till the very end.

Via the essential Bob Lefsetz

Posted by Richard Metzger
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08.24.2010
11:36 pm
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William Tapley: It’s Prophesied
08.24.2010
05:19 pm
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That brilliant Bob Odenkirk character reminded me of this twisted old coot who is unfortunately not joking. I do however love how the casio changes settings with each edit and it’s quite a jaunty little tune for such a grimly absurd message. See Richard’s post from last year for more info about this deeply silly man.
 

Posted by Brad Laner
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08.24.2010
05:19 pm
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Brad Laner Natural Selections LP released today
08.24.2010
02:45 pm
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I’ve spent so much time with this record already, I nearly forgot that this is the day it officially makes its way into the world. Be kind, world ! Actually folks have been extremely kind so far. Prefix mag via KCRW posted up a lovely piece yesterday and there’s a podcast with songs from my shady past and present as well as a pretty good and casual phone interview at Most People Are DJs. And of course, as you doubtless already know due to that flashing ad down there, you can buy your own CD or colored vinyl LP (see above) directly from my superb label, Hometapes.
 

Brad Laner - Eyes Close from Josh Laner on Vimeo.

Posted by Brad Laner
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08.24.2010
02:45 pm
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