Monthly Archives: April 2010

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Daily Dots Daily Dots: New Music from Led Zepplin, Blur and Dimebag Darrell, Comic-Con, Beatie Boys, Arcae Fire x Spike Jonez, Green Hornet, Black Flag, Pharrell x Porshe x KAWS

by Joshua Glazer
April 9, 2010 - 6:40 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- Ultra rare 1968 Zepplin live recordings surface and they rawk. NME

- Ultra rare Dimebag Darrell track surfaces. Blabbermouth

- Is Comic-Con moving to Los Angeles? LAist

- Blur to release new single on our new favorite holiday, Record Store Day. Stereogum

- Hedi Slimane x Rolls-Royce photography is sexy. Hypebeast

- Beastie Boy Adam Yauch buys rights to Holocaust documentary. Gigwise

- Arcade Fire is collaborating with Spike Jonez. LA Weekly

- Over it!: The Green Hornet might be going 3D. The Playlist

- Black Flag bassist Chuck Dukowski is selling his records. True Slant

- Alex Chilton might have been saved but didn’t have health insurance. Village Voice

- Pharrell’s Porshe Spyder by KAWS is super amazing. BBC

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Johnny Rotten on Malcom McLaren, Suge sues Kanye, iPad pr0n, Pharrell meets Uffie, ICP, Ann Magnuson’s naked Roxy Music tribute

by Joshua Glazer
April 8, 2010 - 4:57 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- Johnny Rotten pays “tribute” to Malcom McLaren. NYT

- Suge is suing Kanye for getting himself shot in the leg. NME

- Sleater-Kinney drummer teaches you how to kick-ass. Self-Titled

- Why is iPad keeping the pr0n out? Boing Boing

- Donnis drops a trailer for his first music video, “Gone.” 2DopeBoyz

- Pharrell guest on Uffie’s debut album. Spin

- The new ICP video is so far out it’s like an SNL short. The Daily Swarm

- Are cassettes the new vinyl? Hypebot

- Facebook boots Ann Magnuson for freaky Roxy Music homage. LA Weekly

Event On The Floor hits the Midwest

by Max Herman
April 8, 2010 - 10:52 am

Flying Lotus has assume control

The concept behind Red Bull Music Academy’s On The Floor event is simple—bring a few notable participants from the academy together and let them each mix/perform whatever they chose for ninety minutes straight. Depending on the combination of talent, the formula could amount to a straight up stellar show. And this was the case overall last Friday at Chicago’s Double Door as influential L.A. producer Flying Lotus was joined by Londoner Kode 9, and Toronto’s Mymanhenri for a night of mad, mind-bending beats.

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Music Front 242: Don’t Call it a Comeback

by Shop Keeper
April 8, 2010 - 10:49 am

Stare into the eyes of doom

Front 242 is on the rise again. Then again, the raw, one-of-a-kind act that gave rise to the likes of Revolting Cocks, Pigface and several hundred others have been spreading the disease for nearly 3 decades (specifically since 1981, if you can believe it–anyone else feel old??) — and many would argue they never went away. On Red Bull Music Academy, Patrick and Daniel break out and shuffle through their catalog of favorite tunes, both past and present. More importantly, get a listen of one of industrial music’s innovators, and hear them discuss some of the more technological aspects of software, hardware, and programming throughout the history of the genre. It’s not a geeks-only thing so much as a way to appreciate a somewhat maligned corner of the electronica genre.

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Peter Hook, Kyp Malone, Chemical Brothers, Lil Wayne, In-N-Out Burger

by Joshua Glazer
April 7, 2010 - 4:48 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- Kyp from TV on the Radio reviews movies—on a one to five burger scale. Stereogum

- Todd Edwards has never been this cool. Gets Joy Orbison remix. The Fader

- Shameless Peter Hook to play Joy Division tribute show without the rest of New Order. Prefix

- New Chemical Brothers video, “Escape Velocity.” Discobelle

- Lil Wayne protects other prisoners on suicide watch. SOHH

- In-N-Out Burger upped their prices by a dime. LAist

Music Dilated Peoples’ DJ Babu

by Shop Keeper
April 7, 2010 - 10:54 am

Babu - A real Jekyll and Hyde

DJ Babu — one third of Dilated Peoples — has, since the inception of his incendiary hip-hop group: a) collaborated with Likwit Junkies, b)served as producer/turntablist for about half a dozen other groups (including Linkin Park and Pharoahe Monk), and c) basically busted his ass to get as far as he has. So in addition to working with a number of some of the most diverse musical artists out there, the prolific Babu has just released “The Beat Tape Volume 2″, a more-than-worthy successor to his 2007 original epic collection of anthemic, thundering pulses. It’s his extensive collection of beats and rhythms, as well as the various artists he’s worked with, that have helped make him so revered by artists and fans alike from NYC to LA, instead of being prone to that exclusive coast-based snobbery. Get a listen of it on Red Bull Music Academy Radio, and hear Babu discuss some of his favorite inspirations.

Uncategorized Daily Dots: Platikman, Russell Brand, Oliver Stone, Gang of Four, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Jay Electronica, Lollapalooza, Mayer Hawthorne

by Joshua Glazer
April 6, 2010 - 5:20 pm

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Today’s blogging best…

- Plastikman exclusive Coachella mix by JPLS. URB

- Oliver Stone working on Russell Brand documentary. The Playlist

- Gang of Four giving away Sony Walkmen and their own blood. NME

- Thom York performs brand new song live in NYC. At Ease

- Dr. Dre / Jay-Z collab “Under Pressure” comes out on Friday. No pressure. Nah Right

- Jay Electrohannukah. X Is The Weapon

- Lollapalooza quits f**king around and announces line-up. Chicago Tribune

- Mayer Hawthorne covers “I Left My Heart In San Francisco. Format Mag

Art/Design Featured Gallery The Tattooed Portraits of Shawn Barber

by Barbie Brady and Sidney Bensimon
April 6, 2010 - 3:04 pm

Shawn Barber is a quiet man. When you get the opportunity to spend some time with him you realize that he is intensely reflective and thoughtful about the work that he does. In 1995 he faced a turning point in his life and his career. He decided to take matters into his own hands and get serious about the art that he created. His blended technique of realism and expression capture life and emotion in a way that is incredibly refreshing.

Shawn, being tattooed himself as well as being a tattoo artist helps to inform the stories he tells through paint. He latest collection consists of tattooed portraits of tattoo artists that he admires from all over the United States, as well as some tattoo studio environments and still-lives.  The above portrait being my personal favorite, of two brothers who are not only tattoo artists on opposite coasts, but twins. This work in progress still needs the brothers actual tattoos painted in but the gestures and expressions between them read firmly of familial taunting….each brother egging on the other, as brothers often do.

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Music Ana Tijoux: For the People

by Max Herman
April 6, 2010 - 12:49 pm

Givin' a little bit of heart an soul

Ana Tijoux is sitting across from me in Austin. She looks a bit tired, but says she’s feeling ready for her last performance of the weekend and about to jump on her first North American tour. Tijoux, one of Chile’s most established hip-hop MCs and daughter of a former political exile, has been enjoying talking with new fans from across the States and checking out numerous bands during her stay. She’s here to promote her forthcoming U.S. debut, 1977—a solid shot of relaxed yet intelligent hip-hop.

Ana Tijoux – Sube

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Music Tuesday Newsday: New Releases by David Byrne/Fatboy Slim, Melissa Auf der Maur, Slash, and John Butler Trio

by Shop Keeper
April 6, 2010 - 12:07 pm

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's 'Here Lies Love'

It’s a pretty scarce week for new releases– nevertheless, who would have thought that Byrne and Fatboy Slim would ever devise a concept album about Imelda Marcos?! Also, Slash”s first solo outing in nearly a decade, while Jonsi of Sigur Ros has proven quite prolific, releasing his second album in the past year.

Melissa Auf der Maur - Out Of Our Minds
Jonsi [Sigur Ros] – Go
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love
Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame
Jakob Dylan – Women And Country
Future Islands - In The Fall
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - Propeller Time
Hypernova – Through The Chaos
John Butler Trio - April Uprising
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings -  I Learned The Hard Way
Angelique Kidjo – Oyo
Lali Puna – Our Inventions
Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
Bobby McFerrin - VOCabuLarieS
PJ Morton – Walk Alone
Murder By Death – Good Morning, Magpie
Red Sparowes – The Fear Is Excruciating
Slash – Slash
Robin Trower - Twice Removed From Yesterday
Tunng - …And Then We Saw Land
Peter Wolf – Midnight Souvenirs

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