music

beck X tom waits


irrelevant topics is a new section of beck’s website featuring conversations between beck himself and musicians, artists, writers, etc. on various subjects, without promotional pretext or editorial direction. for the first in this series of conversations, the legendary musician and performer, tom waits agreed to lend an hour of his time to talk about anything and nothing in particular. great!!! on beck’s website (here) photos:hedi slimane / russ flat by pp’

CATEGORIES: music

RECORD COVERS



we miss real records; the physical object, the collectors item, the amazing cover designs and the real scratching dj’s. i guess we are not the only ones!
by kv

CATEGORIES: album covers, music

sparklehorse & dangerous mouse genius blank cd


after radiohead giving away its album for any donation, the greatest move against the musical industry comes from sparklehorse (mark linkous) and nyc producer dangermouse. after recording “dark night of the soul” (featuring david lynch, iggy pop, suzanne vega, julian casablancas from the strokes, wayne coyne from the flaming lips…) EMI decided that they wouldn’t release the record as they’re still pissed off at danger mouse for the grey album that he gave away for free download on his website. the grey album was a record that mixed the beatles’ white album with jay-z’s black album (jay-z’s label was ok, EMI representing the beatles was not). whatever, sparklehorse are selling a blank cd in a book designed by david lynch, and you can download for free the music on their website to burn it on your blank cd! just great! by pp’

CATEGORIES: music, perfect gift

R.I.P. michael jackson

i always wished for those lanky daddy long legs of his, but i was never a fan. owned ‘off the wall’ at some point, and never another album, but you can’t deny his genius! an amazing dancer, a gentle being, not a child molester. different of course, but no more of a freak than pamela anderson or tom cruise, and at least jackson had a reason to be strange, plus he delivered something unlike the other two losers… and for those of you who want to know the truth about all the stories may we suggest this documentary. by dd

CATEGORIES: clips, music

Hercules Aaron Neville


I always loved this track, one of those oddities that stands alone and some how creeps up in all the odd places. here’s a fun home made video that I found for the track staring in mean streets. talk about rare grooves. by dd

CATEGORIES: clips, music