Wreckless Eric

Wreckless Eric - Semaphore Signals

The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008

in post communication information from snuhthing/anything .

Bumbershoot Finishes Announcing Lineup

Sound On The Sound (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008

Death Cab For Cutie at Sasquatch ::: Photo by Josh Yes. Yes. Yes. Death Cab Headlining! BENT! The Lonely H! Here’s the info you need to know: Just added to complete the 2008 Festival lineup: Death Cab For Cutie / Superchunk / Tapes ‘n Tapes / The Weakerthans / Two Gallants / Sweet Water / Cheb I Sabbah & [...]

• Death Cab for Cutie to headline Bumbershoot - Seattle Times

Heavy Load: UK punk band with learning-disabled members.

Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

Today on Boing Boing tv -- a sneak preview of Heavy Load: A Film About Happiness, a new documentary about a UK punk band whose members include people who have developmental disabilities. '70s punk star Wreckless Eric describes them as "a triumph of dysfunctionalness," and even Kylie Minogue (they've covered a hit song of hers) has become a fan. The band says their mission is... ...to demonstrate that...

Slashfilm Muxtape: The Bigger, Badder Sequel

/Film (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008

It's that special time everyone: the return of the Slashfilm Muxtape! I’ve compiled another well-tested selection of anthems from (or inspired by) choice movies. (...) Comment on this now or read more at slashfilm.com . Tags:

DVD Review: Radio On (1979)

Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

A dark film about a dark era - but Chris Petit's Radio On is an incredibly striking movie, a fine period piece and arguably one of the finest road movies ever to come out of the UK. It's a British...

• DVD Review: Radio On (1979) - Cinedelica

Coming to DVD: Radio On (1979)

Cinedelica (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008

An unusual slice of life in late 70s Britain gets a BFI DVD issue later this month - Christopher Petit 's existential road movie Radio On. This cult gem (filmed in black and white and with a soundtrack including David...

Wednesday Pick Me Up - Wreckless Eric

Reno Rambler (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008

I've been wondering how many people went out and bought a guitar after seeing the film, Stranger Than Fiction. I was half convinced myself and I have no musical ability whatsoever. Then again, if it gives a guy a shot at snagging someone as beautiful as Maggie Gyllenhaal.... Stranger Than Fiction is one of those films that I think of as a mini masterpiece. It hits every mark that it means to. If there...

[finding the one] you'd go the whole wide world?

nourishing obscurity (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008

This is how it started. I wanted to put some music up to finish the evening and was rummaging round in YouTube when I remembered a pub do in Australia years ago with Wreckless Eric . Pretty poor selection in YouTube on him - mostly couples using the song as a wedding vid or whatever. Just about to give up when I thought I'd give this one a try. It was the comments section which did it - wow, this guy...

Beck, Stone Temple Pilots and Lucinda Williams to headline Seattle's Bumbershoot

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

Beck, Stone Temple Pilots, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case and Jakob Dylan are among the music headliners scheduled to play Bumbershoot, Aug...

• Beck and STP are among the headliners for Bumbershoot - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Bumbershoot 2008 Early Lineup Revealed; Tickets On Sale Now - Losanjealous
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Early Bumbershoot Lineup Announcements

Sound On The Sound (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008

Today Bumbershoot released a preview of the talent lineup who are slated to play, and among them are a reunited Stone Temple Pilots as a headliner on the final date of their tour. Schedule for August 30-September first, and as always at Seattle Center, this year’s festival already features the eclectic lineup it has become [...]

Wreckless Eric - Wreckless Eric / Whole Wide World

The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 02/23/2008

in post In Which He Saved Latin What Did You Ever Do from This Recording .

Still giving it away - The Crimea releases 16 exclusive tracks… for free!

The KEXP Blog (Free subscription) | 02/20/2008

Before Prince, before Radiohead, before Trent Reznor, before… well, not before Harvey Danger, but you get the point — the British band The Crimea has made their 2007 release Secrets of the Witching Hour available for free to anyone who wants it. (It's there now — just go to their website.) Continuing to explore the [...]

First Came Erectus Then Came...

The Devil Has The Best Tuna (Free subscription) | 02/16/2008

The Sapiens Genre: Indie / Electro / Rock From: Chicago, Illinois United States Synchronicity is the experience of two or more events which occur in a meaningful manner, but which are causally un-related (thanks Wikipedia). Todays post comes courtesy of a huge dollop of synchronicity. Earlier this week The Devil sat down to watch the story of Stiff Records the influential Indie label set up in 1976...

Carry on touring

The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 01/24/2008

Where can a faded pop star gainfully employ her/his know-how? Answer: not many places

Union Square Music

The Independent (Free subscription) | 01/24/2008

In the eight years since Union Square Music was founded it has released more than 700 reissue and compilation albums. And although some people turn their noses up at unoriginal recordings, USM has achieved success in both sales and credibility. “There are a lot of people who like to have their music pre-selected for them, who like to be introduced to tracks that they might not have heard, or to a musical...