Was a real pleasure to write about ten of my favourite songs by The Clean for the Guardian to celebrate the publication of Richard Langston's excellent oral history of the band 'The Clean: in the dreamlife you need a rubber soul'.
This Youtube channel of a young woman practicing her skateboard moves is fantastic. Static, beautifully composed shots of industrial carpark topography, subtle humour and drama, no talking or music
youtu.be/TcdvTFXY5UU?...
Awesome footage of the Dictators at CBGBs in 1977.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE12...
Super interesting new episode of the Ethan Hein's music theory podcast, discussing rock harmony.
Sapphire and Steel have been assigned
Tonight at @audio-foundation.bsky.social I'm performing in support of French trio Nacht II. I'll be playing almost all new material ^___^
Tickets from @undertheradarnz.bsky.social
I contributed something to this new 30-track mega compilation, which celebrates 10 years of Finnish weirdo tape label Artsy. Some wonderful and extreeeemly heady music here. Love the cover art by @erosroope.bsky.social !
artsyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/world-...
The Wu recording "C.R.E.A.M" in '93
“No-one teaches you how to live!” I’ve never seen this gem before: The Raincoats recording “Fairytale in the Supermarket” (amazing, obviously) intercut with Mayo Thompson & Geoff Travis talking about their production philosophy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=60ao...
Insanely fast car GTA4 is back
Really enjoyed your podcast episode about the circle of fifths
I'm close to finishing a new record, and looking for a label to work with. Let me know if you're interested ^___^
I had so much fun playing with Music Mouse for the first time today. Thankyou!
Laurie Spiegel’s Music Mouse now available from Eventide @eventideaudio.bsky.social www.eventideaudio.com/software/mus...
So good Bram!!
1) Using Suno is not a form of music production. 2) It's never been cheaper/easier to record music at home, using whatever laptop you already own. 3) Working class people have created much of the best music in history
Folks have asked how to help from afar, this site is as thorough as I’ve seen:
www.standwithminnesota.com
This Sunday 1-5PM!
The Audio Foundation presents Oro Ōrākei – an experiential sound walk featuring live performers and sound installations along the Ōrākei Basin walkway.
More info and accessibility at audiofoundation.org.nz
Hey if you'd like to help out my buddy Chris who runs the amazing label Soft Abuse, check out these paintings by @stabbiesetc.bsky.social for sale !
A teenage mutant ninja turtle has their heart ripped out.
A TMNT is vivisected.
Hey look, its that official hyper violent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic that one kid on the playground talked about, but you assumed he was lying.
Ōtepoti's legendary Lines of Flight festival is THIS WEEK — three days / nights of Aotearoa's finest sound explorers, including Alastair Galbraith, Bruce Russell, Rosy Parlane, @kraus.bsky.social, Jo Burzynska, The Aesthetics + many more!
Fest passes & tickets for individual events via UTR
Out At Sea, The Water Is Deep is the debut album from Tāmaki Makaurau "folk-horror / post-swim" noise-punks O/PUS — featuring members of Pumice, Futurians, Hex + more.
Catch them at @audio-foundation.bsky.social this Sat with Drop Zone & @umami.bsky.social! Get tickets via UTR 🐙
Tomorrow, 8PM! Tickets from @undertheradarnz.bsky.social
(Frank Sinatra voice)
🎵 Start checkin' for lumps 🎵
Me with a hideous, swollen red eye:
"You should see the other guy."
(He also has conjunctivitis)
Scopa pizzeria on Cuba. "Mother of Coffee" Ethiopian on Left Bank. If you want a souvlaki i had a good one at abrakebabra on Manners. They put chips in it though which is confusing
Tomorrow is the anniversary of Material Prosody's release – an excuse for me to finally make my first post here.
Forever grateful to @loscil.ca, Zimoun, Nicolas Bernier, @drewdaniel.bsky.social, & Alba Triana for being a part of this project, & to @room40.bsky.social for mastering/publishing it.
I've just been looking at this Bandcamp change. I think I managed to set up Stripe without being a "business", choosing "Individual or sole trader" and just entering my name
Screenshot of the header for the wikipedia page for Bing Crosby that says "Not to be confused with Bill Cosby"
Not to be confused
