Oh Beautiful girls (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
In the 1980's I used to watch Miami Vice every week on TV. You can say I was a fan of the series. I also watched the re-runs a couple of years ago. So when I heard Michael Mann was doing a remake for the cinema, I was very enthusiastic! So yesterday I went to see it. Unfortunately the movie isn't as good as the series, but if you like fast boats, cars, beautiful women and crime stories, you will probably...
Line Out (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
From Data Breaker : Sun Circle, Story of Rats, Eric Ostrowski, Aures (Josephine) Sun Circle (Greg Davis and Zach Wallace) explore beatless space, but in a more expansive manner. Whereas Mem1 score the body's inner gurgles and expirations, Sun Circle, as their moniker implies, radiate solarized drones that wax and wane in intensity in subtle increments. The sound is akin to that of Davis's Kranky Records...
Hair Balls (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
You used to be cool, John Cusack.We first noticed it in the 1980s, when "cool" didn't have a lot of meaning. People used the word in connection with Jan Hammer, the Go-Bots, and Kirk Cameron, whi...
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
I haven’t got a good opening paragraph for this post, so let’s just go with some Top Fives, from 16, 24, 32, 40, and 48 years ago this week. Cash Box, week of October 30, 1993: 1. “Just Kickin’ It”/XScape 2. “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”/Meat Loaf 3. “Dreamlover”/Mariah Carey 4. “All That She Wants”/Ace...
lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
NORWEGIAN shipowner Odfjell has appointed Jan Hammer as its permanent chief executive and president.
cowsarejustfood (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
is there a weirdo factory in the yoo ess somewhere churning out deranged, whacked out pop bands? if you play these records backwards will you hear the sonic shite of sgt peppers playing forwards? don’t do it kids. john is dead… john is dead… and thank funk for that. and is not not fun actually [...]
cowsarejustfood (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
is there a weirdo factory in the yoo ess somewhere churning out deranged, whacked out pop bands? if you play these records backwards will you hear the sonic shite of sgt peppers playing forwards? don’t do it kids. john is dead… john is dead… and thank funk for that. and is not not fun actually [...]
Wired: Danger Room (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Despite politics, borders and export-control laws, there’s one thing that unites defense contractors around the globe: a love of cheesy, mid-tempo synth-rock. Israeli firm Steadicopter is unveiling its Black Eagle 50 robotic helicopter at this week’s Israel Defense International Army & Police exhibition. (Well, sorta: The company actually started showing off the robo-copter to the defense...
The Sofia Echo (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
World renowned American jazzman Billy Cobham will perform on October 11 at 10.30pm at the Sofia Live Club
THE GOODNESS (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
TRACKLIST: 01 Ghostape - "Many Stars" 02 Kraftwerk - "Neon Lights" 03 Tony Underground - "Mana Magic" 04 Glass Candy -"Soft Boundaries" 05 Sirusmo - "Lastdear" 06 Nick Lowe - "I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass" 07 David Bowie - "Sound & Vision" 08 Rekid - "Arp" 09 Simian Mobile Disco - "I Believe" 10 Jan...
DCist (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Our occasional series "Secret History" features profiles of classic D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District's contributions to music over time. This installment looks back at Trans Am's post-rock triumph, Surrender To The Night (Thrill Jockey, 1997). The mid to late 1990s saw the emergence of post-rock, a Chicago-centric genre which filters Brian Eno-influenced experimentalism,...
RCRD LBL (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
So it's Thursday, and people still haven't figured out what to call all this incredible stuff that CFCF , Air France , Memory Tapes , Washed Out , Toro Y Moi , Teengirl Fantasy , Blondes et al are making. I guess all of them make it pretty hard to focus on stuff. Daydreams are one thing they share and there are others - an undefinable pop quality, a bleary-eyed love of house music, nostalgia and a...
Matrixsynth (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
YouTube via Xylaquin. Jan Hammer with Fairlight and... "Clip of Jan Hammer playing Crockett's Theme on TOTP2" Update via va69nm: "That ain't no Lync - that's Jan's custom Probe remote keyboard :)"
Cosmic Disco (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Will no longer requires introducing to Cosmic Disco readers so let’s enjoy the latest installment of his ‘Slow Motion Euphoria’ series of mix-tapes. Will Clarke – Slow Motion Euphoria Vol.3 Moebius, Roedelius, Eno and Conny Plank – Es War Einmal Mythos -Terra Incognita Thomas Dinger – Fur Euch Bernard Fevre – Impressionism Michael Garrison – Spectrum...
local Cut (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
by John Tesh The Greatest American HeroThe best use of that song was as a message on George Costanza’s answering machine on Seinfeld. You know, [sings] “Believe it or not, George isn’t home.” I love the fact a song that is that bouncy and goofy would make it to No. 1. Miami ViceA TV theme written by [...] Related posts: Top 5 Jock Jams Portland Bands Tackle the Blazers’...
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barry | 08/17/2008
On this album three modern jazz musicians, Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary and Americans Kenny Wollesen on drums and Jamie Saft on synthesizer, try to fuse the music of those musicians who first explored electronic possibilities in music with more current musical ideas and jazz. Mark O'Leary mentions his admiration for musicians such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Rick Wakeman and Tangerine Dream. But don't let...
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