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198 Microlog entries tagged with ‘music’
Arduino Punk Console
A programmable eight-step noise synthesiser/sequencer made with an Arduino board. Maybe one day I can build something cool like this. In the meantime, maybe I’ll get me one of these babies. Permalink ·
Moshing in the Spiral of Silence
Moshing isn’t my thing either. But it depends from gig to gig; moshers can either be respectful (sticking to the pit) or be assholes. The latter can ruin shows for me. Not that I go to gigs very often. Permalink ·
Monsters Studio Sessions
More Meat Puppets history from Derrick Bostrom, this time on their final SST album, just before the year punk broke. Permalink ·
Obscure Records
The (mostly) out-of-print discography of the label started by Brian Eno to release his and colleagues’ first experimental ambient works. Permalink ·
When Black Metal’s Anti-Religious Message Gets Turned on Islam
All religions are fair game for militant atheists and misanthropes alike. I think Islam is big enough to handle it; whether some Muslims think so, on the other hand… Permalink ·
A guide to the best (and a bit of the worst) of prog rock
Just stick with King Crimson and you’re golden. Permalink ·
The Color of Noise
A documentary on the noise rock label Amphetamine Reptile that will hopefully soon see the light of day after reaching its funding target on Kickstarter. Looking forward to it. Permalink ·
Scavenged Luxury: L.A. Post-Punk, D.I.Y and Indie Wave (c 1977-1987)
Here’s a great-looking series of compilations of underground sounds from Los Angeles back in the day. Lots of nuggets from the weirder end of the SST spectrum, too, which I can dig [c/o Boing Boing]. Permalink ·
Norwegianism Records
A new boutique experimental label from the dudes in Dead Neanderthals. Permalink ·
I am Steve Albini, ask me anything
He’s a very approachable and accommodating fellow, with a lot of stories to tell. Permalink ·
Invisible Oranges interviews Weasel Walter
From free jazz to no wave to extreme metal, this dude’s got his fingers in all the pies. Permalink ·
Reddit Challenge: Name a style of music you dislike…
…and it’s up to fans of said style to find artists that could change your opinion. Permalink ·
Mike Watt Talks About His ‘Wack’ and Wild Photography
Need to get my hands on that book. Permalink ·
Paul Simon’s Graceland: the acclaim and the outrage
The outrage, of course, stems from Simon’s breaking of the cultural boycott of the later apartheid years. But he wasn’t playing his own music to white audiences for a fat paycheque: he was helping to bring the music of black South Africans to wider attention. And I disagree completely with Jerry Dammers that it did “more harm than good”. Billy Bragg pretty much sums up the whole kerfuffle when he says Simon was on “the wrong side of the argument” — as if this unique situation fitted into the manichaean nature of the apartheid struggle. Also note Jonas Gwangwa’s smartalec racial politicking about how it took “another white man to discover my people”. Spare me, please. Permalink ·
On The End Of An Era
Chloe Lum of Montreal neo-no-wavers AIDS Wolf writes about the demise of her band. I can see how it can be demoralising to invest so much “in something that gets next to no feedback”. But maybe we just need a new attitude to these things. Like, making the noises you want on your own terms, with no expectation that an audience will appreciate it. There’s a presumption that music is inherently commercial, insofar as artists at every level of the game produce art (whether on record or on stage) that an audience pays to consume, but I don’t buy it. Permalink ·
Scott Hull heads the list of Metal Sucks’ Top 25 Modern Metal Drummers
Also good to see Dave Witte on the list, though he’s totally wasted in Municipal Waste. Permalink ·
Chaton Sessions, Part Two: Mirage
Derrick Bostrom’s recollections from the sessions for the Meat Puppets’ breakthrough that wasn’t to be — plus a bunch of outtakes, run-throughs and rehearsals for download. What a resource. Permalink ·
Mixtape: Jazz for Metalheads
There’s a lot in common between the more envelope-pushing forms of metal and jazz, more than people realise. See also: Napalm Death live in 1988, just because. Permalink ·
David Yow’s actor’s reel
That’s a pretty impressive acting resume for a guy who once howled with The Jesus Lizard. Permalink ·
5.4: Pitchfork, 1995-present
A comprehensive critical history of the music review site. Give yourself a good half hour or so to digest the whole thing, it’s worth it. Permalink ·
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