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i couldn’t resist.
and i’m coming to visit as soon as my bike’s fixed. by kl
music
the happiest finger
axl and davy want you to piss off; in the best way possible, please. by sv
TGIF (thank god it’s french)
french dj gesaffelstein always keeps it dark ‘n’ stormy. nice song, great video and hey, you’d look pretty good in that jag xj6 around the 1:10 mark, dd
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this charming charlie
an absolutely incredible tumblr i was introduced to by an equally incredible human being. i grew up immersed in the world of charlie brown, the van pelts and their other assorted playfellows; not to mention my gothically induced adolescence and soft spot for mr. steven patrick morrissey himself. the combination of sketches and lyrics is certainly a winner.
by sv
“does good music need to be good?”
“the duo has become so good at making records that i replay parts of ‘random access memories’ repeatedly while simultaneously thinking it is some of the worst music i’ve ever heard.”
sasha frere-jones, the new yorker’s brilliant columnist and music critic wrote this article in may, and it is still looming in my conscious each time i hear a track from the “noodly jazz fusion” album. we were discussing the album here at ts headquarters earlier, and dd noted on the brilliant inconsistency, once again bringing the above words to mind. really good bad music. as usual, the french are onto something; especially since we are talking about this, months later. by sv
for pp
you two had something a goin’? bryan ferry by photographer neil bedford for the green journal. by dd
fashion week nyc: had to say something
or… the sound system sucks! or in my case i’m too old, and too wise, to take this crap of a sound system you got in this cavernous space, to be associated to anything remotely “sound” relate. by dd
the cabalistic order of the rose cross
these two rosicrucian composers, claude debussy and erik satie, were both musically inclined and applauded for their esotericism. although debussy is reported to have detested ornamentation (he thrived on refinery) there are also reports that he loved children’s toys (especially those of his daughter, chouchou) and the circus. on the other hand, satie’s worldliness spoke volumes in his treatments for piano, and additionally as a writer and philosopher. satie was published in minimalist journals and vanity fair, to extract his diversity. these two concentrated on a musical renewal, not a recycling, and were members of an order far beyond comprehension. how quaint, to be influenced by a superior philosophy; in essence, to live and breathe every corpuscle of what you do in perpetuum. by sv
The Future is Unwritten
a few days ago, i came across the news that the joe strummer mural, on the side of good ol’ niagara on the the corner of 7A in the EV, was being removed due to renovations. pretty bummed by the news as i have been on a bit of a stummer kick. luckily, i had just borrowed a handful of old albums to play on my new record player, one of them being the clash’s debut studio album. a little earlier today i found out that the mural will be redone after the building is renovated! here’s a little video that pays tribute to strummer and the mural. oh and happy birthday joe. thank you for adding to the soundtrack of our lives. by jr
Krafting all that werk? Afrika Bambaataa Planet Rock
afrika bambaataa & soul sonic force
how the hell did kraftwerk’s ralf hutter and florian schneider’s music make it all the way from dusseldorf germany to the bronx? it’s still beyond me. how cool it must have felt to hear, for the first time, afrika bambaataa & soul sonic force play planet rock back-in-the-day in the middle of the bronx… i can just imagine… (cause my ass clearly wasn’t in the bronx). by dd
My Girl Likes to Drink Whiskey
sv & xy know what i’m talking about here. by jr
Bad Video – Huai Shi Pin with Bix Sigurdsson
ahhhh good video… “bad video” is the latest installment from our icelandic friend bix sigurdsson (gus gus), or as i recall him bix pender, AKA big spender… that’s what his agent used to call him… love the music especially since just last night i watched a series of great documentaries on brian eno, kraftwerk, pierre boulez, pierre henry (not the footballer!) etc. this track and video were done in collaboration with directors and musicians arni & kinski and chinese artist and vocalist tsien-tsien zhan. lovely… now where do we get it bix? someone post a link in comments. by dd
