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The future of music?
Visually like a mix of vinyl and cassette, but it’s actually a not-too-futuristic way for digital playback of music…
http://imissmypencil.com/
Neato!
~Dan – np: Kevin Moore – Shine 
FZ was here.
Thanks, Frank! Happy Birthday!
Check out the new for 2010 Aaafnraaaa birthday bundle on iTunes… it features new covers from Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa, as well as a hip-hop “Willie the Pimp” (with DMC, Talib Kweli & others) and a cover of “Your Mouth” by Macy Gray. More, too… I just haven’t had a chance to download & listen to it yet (soon, though).
~Dan – np: Kevin Moore – Shine
Nellie McKay “Caribbean Time” on Craig Ferguson
Nellie McKay performs “Caribbean Time” from Home Sweet Mobile Home on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson… oh, and he’s holding up a vinyl for it…
Hmmm… search for it on vinyl comes up nada. Must just be a promo flat. Damn.
~Dan – np: Jamie Saft – A Bag of Shells
Secret Chiefs 3 in Italy 2010
So, a new video has just surfaced… possibly for an upcoming DVD from the Secret Chiefs 3‘s jaunt in Italy earlier this year? Here is their cover of John Carpenter’s “Halloween” at Grottarossa in Rimini, Italy:
Slow start with the drum intro and the drums being a bit high in the mix, but I like the way it was shot. Needs some more strings (Timb Harris) and more variation (I’ve never been all that fond of Halloween’s repetition)… anyway, I’m hoping something comes out. Regardless of the choice of leading off with this song on vimeo, I’m stoked for new SC3 on the horizon. No clue on the legitimacy of a future release. Just rumor mill at this stage.
Will it come out before Book of Souls?
Um… yeah, Jesus will come back before Book of Souls… said the atheist.
~Dan – np: Celldweller – Kill the Sound
Zorn @ Marciac (Aug 2010)
If you have 54 minutes to kill… and, well, maybe you should clear your schedule… John Zorn & Co @ Marciac Jazz Fest 2010…
August 11, 2010
1. Little Bittern
2. Anulikwutsayl
3. Exodus
4. Karaim
5. Lilin
JOHN ZORN – direction, saxophone
MARC RIBOT – guitar
JAMIE SAFT – piano, orgue
TREVOR DUNN – bass
KENNY WOLLESEN – vibraphone
JOEY BARON – drums
CYRO BAPTISTA – percussion
~Dan – np: AutorYno – Pastrami Bagel Social Club
Eisley – The Valley (due 3/1/11)
Texas rock family The DuPrees (aka Eisley) are finally free from the grasp of Warner… and their long-awaited third studio album finally has a name, cover art and release date. Behold, The Valley…
(out March 1, 2011)
Free download of “Ambulance” over at http://www.eisley.com/…
~Dan – np: Dave Holland Octet – Pathways
Glen Phillips’ archived “Tornillo” album
Glen Phillips (the voice of Toad the Wet Sprocket) just let people know that he finally released from the archives the album Tornillo. It was recorded in 2003 and has some tunes that eventually made it onto one of my favorite albums of his – Winter Pays For Summer.
Tornillo is out now on Bandcamp for only $7 (or more – pay what you want) or streaming for free. I know I’ll be downloading it once I get home…
He also mentioned that Toad the Wet Sprocket is sending out an email later this week with a free download link to their first recorded studio work in years… a cover of Sam Phillips‘ “It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas.”
If you aren’t on Toad’s email list, go sign up over at Glen/Toad’s Fanbridge Site.
~Dan – np: Frank Zappa – Trance-Fusion
Chali 2Na – Step Yo Game Up (video)
Jurassic 5 / Ozomatli rapper Chali 2Na just released another video from his latest album, Fish Market Part 2… this one for “Step Yo Game Up“…
Directed by James Kapner
~Dan – np: My Brightest Diamond – Shark Remixes
Erik Friedlander to play John Zorn (1/8/2011 in Eugene, OR)
New York cellist Erik Friedlander is coming back to Oregon. I saw him last year in Portland performing his Block Ice and Propane songs. This time, he’s coming to Eugene to play his songs from John Zorn‘s Masada Book Two: Volac.
The solo cello show will be Saturday, January 8, 2011 @ 7:30 at the John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts in Eugene, Oregon.
Tickets are on-sale now. For more info:
http://theshedd.org/divP/series.aspx?event=1868
Check out the album, Masada Book Two: Book of Angels, Vol. 8 (Volac)…
~Dan – np: My Brightest Diamond – A Thousand Sharks Teeth
Faith No More & Sparks (live last night)
A lot of bands put out special one-off collaborations. Not many actually perform those one-off songs in a live setting.
Well, Faith No More‘s collaboration with Sparks called “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For the Both of Us” is one of my favorite b-sides of theirs. They did it last night at the Los Angeles Paladium show (Dec 1, 2010)… with Sparks…
Officially, surprisingly MORE jealous of those who went – as this seems legendary. FYI, the recorded version was released as a UK single and on Sparks’ Plagiarism album.
~Dan – np: Faith No More vs. Sparks – This Town Ain’t Big Enough
Jelly Jam – Additives (EP)
The Jelly Jam supergroup featuring Ty Tabor (King’s X), John Myung (Dream Theater) and Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs) is working on album #3. They just announced last night the digital release of Additives…
- Previously unheard audio from the practice sessions that yielded the 2nd album.
- Complete STEM mixes for the song, “I Can’t Help You” (album version on the debut album). Stem mixes are hi-res stereo MP3 files with isolated vocals and instrument reduction tracks. Anyone with basic digital audio editing software can virtually remix the entire song. Hear the individual performances of each band member. Have fun, add your own parts, etc. along with the band! Including:
- Drums
- Bass
- Rhythm Guitars
- Lead Guitar
- Lead Vocals
- Backing Vocals
- Also included in “Additives” are 4 Ringtones of Jelly Jam tunes. Each ringtone is included as a *M4R (Ringtone) file as well as an MP3 file:
- “Nature’s Girl” (from The Jelly Jam)
- “I Am the King” (from The Jelly Jam)
- “Not Today” (from 2)
- “Allison” (from 2)
Go forth and remix (and um… get phonecalls)… it’s available only at Molken Music:
http://molkenmusic.com/store/shop/details.php?id=45
~Dan – np: The Album Leaf – A Chorus of Storytellers
Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger’s “Schroedinger’s Cat”
Behold… Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp-Muhl of Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger‘s debut video from Acoustic Sessions is “Schroedinger’s Cat“…
See if you can count / list all of the historical figures and celebrities. 1-2-3-Go!
Over the Rhine – The Laugh of Recognition
Great new musicFOG video of Over the Rhine performing “The Laugh of Recognition” from their forthcoming album, The Long Surrender:
TLS comes out February 8, 2011.
http://overtherhine.com/
~Dan – np: Ozric Tentacles – The Yumyum Tree
Derek Webb – Democracy Vol 1 #11
One a month in 2010…
Derek Webb‘s Democracy Vol 1 is rolling along… This month, it is “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen. Interesting sounds coming through my speakers… sounds vintage (guitar & keyboard tones and recording). Looking forward to listening to this on better-than-my-work-PC-speakers. The high-end is too much for this PC, methinks. I dig it, though. Nice pacing, and different than a Martin Sexton (or other singer-songwriter) version.
Oh, and if you missed it, Derek Webb put out his instrumental album Feedback on November 2nd. Check out my take on it HERE.
For those not in the know, Democracy Vol 1 was part of the Stockholm Syndrome pre-order package, but it is now a stand-alone item over at the DW store. Only $6 (USD) and you get the following (plus future releases):
- January: The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- February: Coldplay – Fix You
- March: Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’
- April: Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
- May: Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
- June: U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
- July: Huey Lewis & the News – Power of Love
- August: The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby
- September: Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
- October: Radiohead – Karma Police
- November: Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
- December: TBD
Volume 2? You decide!!!
~Dan – np: Múm – Loksins Erum Við Engin
Democracy Vol. 1 is the first in a series of subscription based albums of cover songs that Derek will be recording annually, starting January 2010. Those who participate will not only receive the exclusive album, but will democratically decide what songs Derek will record.
Ever wished you could hear Derek cover your favorite Beatles song? Or Backstreet Boys song? Or even re-record your favorite old Caedmon’s Call song? Here’s your chance. Songs will be nominated and voted down to 12. Derek will record them (demo quality) and deliver them digitally (320kbps MP3s), one song per month for 12 months. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this unique collaborative project with Derek Webb!
Credo & Riceboy Sleeps (live stream)
New York’s WQXR streamed the Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival live, and it is still available as streaming (or download if you’re crafty). The White Light Festival was the world premiere of Credo from Kjartan Sveinsson and Jónsi Birgisson, from the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós.
Kjartan’s Credo and Cage a Swallow Can’t You but you Can’t Swallow a Cage features the Hilliard Ensemble, the Latvian National Choir and the Wordless Music Orchestra led by Jeffrey Milarsky. Later in the stream features an interview with Jónsi & Alex and their world premiere of their Riceboy Sleeps songs in a live setting, orchestrated by David Handler.
Check out the stream here:
http://wqxr.org/articles/q2-live-concerts/2010/nov/22/credo-credo/
~Dan – np: Iron & Wine – Walking Far From Home
new HF song @ Debaser Slussen
New Holy Fuck song premiered at their Debaser Slussen gig in Stockholm, Sweden:
They follow it up with “P.I.G.S.“…
~Dan – np: Dr Dre – Detox
Tango Saloon with Mike Patton (video)
How did I miss this video for two years?
Cartoon animation (from the Portuguese cartoon O Vampiro Turma da Monica) to the Tango Saloon song “Dracula Cha Cha” featuring Mike Patton on vocals.
“Dracula Cha Cha” comes from Tango Saloon’s Transylvania (out in 2008 – which hasn’t appeared stateside, yet). Mike Patton (whose Ipecac label released the Tango Saloon’s debut album in the U.S.) is only featured on the one track. Patton fans, don’t discount that… the entire album is pretty great.
I got my copy via the Amazons… for not too hefty a price (but now it’s ludicrous). you may have better luck contacting bandleader Julian Curwin directly (via one of his MySpace pages).
~Dan – np: Medeski Martin & Wood – Stone: Issue 4
Sufjan Stevens “Too Much” (music video)
Sufjan Stevens made his network TV debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday 11/19 (♥), and now the release of the “official music video” for “Too Much” from The Age of Adz today…
It is the video that played behind his band during the recent tour (my photo from the Portland show above). The video is as energetic and enigmatic as the Fallon performance. I’m digging it.
~Dan – np: Múm – Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is Ok
Sufjan plays “Too Much” on Jimmy Fallon
Sufjan Stevens and his Age of Adz band hit Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. Quirky, to say the least. I love it… check the video over on Stereogum (sorry wp.com doesn’t support all flash video formats):
http://stereogum.com/583011/sufjan-plays-fallon/video/
Check out photos from the Portland Oregon show a few weeks ago…
~Dan – np: Peter Mulvey – The Trouble with Poets
Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane vinyl (photos)
Mike Patton posted these shots of the Mondo Cane vinyl to his Facebook page yesterday. It’s lookin’ niiiiiiice! It’s also limited edition; so if you haven’t ordered it – get on that soon!
Pretty!
~Dan – np: Peter Mulvey – Glencree
-Eyvind Kang
-Frank Zappa
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