I laid there turning green with envy, comfortable, if angry, in my bed about 45 minutes before the bus left from Memphis to head to the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, TX. On the bus, generously sponsored by the Memphis Music Foundation, was a collection of musicians that read like a who’s-who [...]
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I’m with the (wrist)band — What I learned at SXSW 2009 - PART ONE
SXSW 2009 Updates Soon Come!
I promise, they coming. Here’s me with a bear at the Hot Freaks showcase on Friday last.
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Thursday Night at Dish — Putting In Work with Loudersoft + Funke
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Tonight is the Loudersoft + Funke edition of Putting In Work at Dish. We’re going to be tearing through everything we can find that makes you dance — anthems, jams, classics, breaks, disco, whatever we got. There’s no cover at Dish tonight, the kitchen is open till 11pm, and the music goes from [...]
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NEW TRACK: O+S - Permanent Scar
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You already know how much I love the new O+S record. I’m thrilled to offer you a second song from the album, one that I think will give you an even better window into their sonic diversity. “Permanent Scar” is the first single from the self-titled album, and I hope you’ll dig it [...]
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Adventures In The Beetroot Field Takes over Fabric on 9 April.
THURSDAY 09th April 2009ADVENTURES IN THE BEETROOT FIELD — FABRIC LONDONROOM ONE:ROOM ONE: ADVENTURES IN THE BEETROOT FIELD…Simian Mobile Disco (DJ Set), Foals (DJ Set), Apes & Androids (LIVE), Ebony Bones (LIVE), The Joy Formidable (LIVE), Chew Lips (LIVE), Facing New York (LIVE), The Invisible (LIVE), Acid Girls DJs, Crispin Dior (DJ Set), Young & [...]
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O S haunt the halls on their etherial self-titled debut.
There’s a tricky dissonance that wafts through the undercurrent of the most beautiful recordings I’ve listened to in my life. It’s the unexpected collaborations or spellbinding accidents of circumstance that unite elements into original flavors. The illogical syllogisms in music are the ones that surprisingly seem to work the best. Such is [...]
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Don Blackman’s self-titled soul-funk odyssey still bumps.
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Through time and circumstance, a lot of what record fans consider to be “classic” falls by the wayside. Such is the fate of the critically-acclaimed and oft-sampled solo album by soul master, funk pioneer and session mastermind Don Blackman. This 1982 record is still available as an import for a whopping $39.99 in [...]
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Folk Alliance 2009: Questlove connects with Bela Fleck and connects the dots between Folk Music and Hip-Hop.
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As part of the 2009 International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, the Red Bull Music Academy put together a creativity workshop session featuring ?uestlove (the drummer for The Roots) and jam-jazz-folk legend Bela Fleck. During the weekend presentation at Ardent Studios, Quest addressed a series of questions from moderator Lucia Kaminsky about both his [...]
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The Whitest Boy Alive: the inimitable Erland Oye and co. return to teach us the Rules.
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An observation: I think if Erlend Oye were a type of fabric, he’d be a smooth vinyl suede.After all, the Norwegian crooner has made his career out of experimenting with various combinations of the synthetic and the smooth. The latest of these efforts is Rules, the second release from The Whitest Boy Alive, due [...]
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Langerado Music Festival Cancelled.
We just received word this afternoon that the Langerado Music Festival has been cancelled. I’m not somewhere that I can do a proper update; however check this article at The Tennessean for more information until I can.
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OFFICIAL Bonnaroo 2009 Lineup: Bruce Springsteen, Phish, Beastie Boys to Headline
Here is the officially posted lineup (as of 2/3/2009) for the 2009 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 7th at 12PM Eastern Standard Time. CLICK HERE to be taken to Bonnaroo Tickets. READ THE FULL LINEUP AFTER THE JUMP.THE LINEUP SO FAR:Bruce Springsteen and the E Street [...]
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Amy LaVere is tonight’s musical guest on Conan O’Brien Monday, February 2nd.
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She’s the star of the new web-based series from MTV and director Craig Brewer entitled Five Dollar Cover. She can “triple-slap the upright bass like Willie Dixon on Steroids” (according to Jim Dickinson). She can sing like a siren. She’s been on tour the world around, playing packed-out shows at places like the Royal [...]
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Loudersoft gives it away: Win two three-day passes to Langerado Music Festival 2009!
Music festival season is kicking off in style with the 2009 Langerado Music Festival. Held in the beautiful Miami, Florida, this first big music festival of 2009 will be held at Bicentennial Park on Biscayne Bay. And now it’s official: the Langerado festival now calls the great city of Miami home. The [...]
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Thursday Throwback: Heaven 17 - “Penthouse and Pavement”
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I’m glad people are rediscovering the funky side of 80’s electro, even if it’s just an accident. I mean, truly there was a load of absolute crap that came out back then; however there remains a select handful of artists who created uniquely identifiable electronic funk music in the 1980’s. Among them, I [...]
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Atlanta’s Black Lips find 200 Million Thousand Ways To Get Chased Out of India
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They’re best known for their insane onstage antics — things like making out with each other and pissing into their own mouths. I mean, I can’t make this stuff up folks — I’ve seen it in action (…pause). But on top of that sideshow freakishness, Georgia’s self-proclaimed “flower punk” band Black Lips are [...]
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Raphael Saadiq - “100 Yard Dash”
Apologies to my regular readers that this video contains an ad. As someone with no hair, I am personally offended that it’s an ad for Pantene; however the video, taken from Saadiq’s masterful 2008 album The Way I See It, is worth sitting thru the ad. The video transports you back to the [...]
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Rare Pete Yorn Track “Can’t Hear Anyone” exclusive on IMEEM
Cant Hear Anyone - Pete YornBookmark: Facebook | Digg | StumbleUpon | del.ico.usHide Sites
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Memphis: Indie Music Expo on Tuesday January 27
Here they come — the Memphis Music Foundation is at it once again, offering a free meet-and-greet expo for people in the Memphis music community. This brief expo is intended primarily as a networking opportunity for all of us, a chance to interact with people we know and, also, a chance to meet new [...]
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VIDEO: N.A.S.A. - Hip Hop (feat. Slim Kid Tre, Fatlip & KRS-One)
This is a very fresh new video for N.A.S.A.’s track “Hip-Hop”. Featuring guest appearances from Slim Kid Tre, Fatlip and KRS-One, it’s a bumping video bound to turn a party out. N.A.S.A.’s The Spirit Of The Apollo (including the song “Hip-Hop”) will be released on February 17th.Bookmark: Facebook | Digg | StumbleUpon | [...]
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