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11 November 2015 5:10 AM, PST | Us Weekly | See recent Us Weekly news »
Country strong. Blake Shelton opened up about fellow songwriter Joey Feek's emotional cancer battle during an interview with Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday, Nov. 10. "The courage that they as a family have displayed. It's inspirational. It's sad, but it's special at the same time," the Voice coach, 39, said. ". . .To see what they're going though as a family and what's happening with Joey, what can you say?" As previously reported, Joey, 40 - of the country-bluegrass group Joey + Rory - was diagnosed with Stage IV [...] »
1 July 2015 3:55 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
This is a reprint of our review from the 2014 Venice Film Festival. Perhaps stung by the middling-to-poor reviews for her last film "Texas Killing Fields," director Ami Canaan Mann (daughter of Michael) returns to screens under cover of absolute directorial anonymity with "Jackie & Ryan," a movie hamstrung in its attempts to be a "Crazy Heart" or even a "Country Strong"-ish vehicle for Katherine Heigl by being more bland than a mashed potato dinner. It's a strangely old-fashioned film, yielding a big enough crop of corn to revive the entire Midwestern economy, putting forth a dubiously romanticized view of the philosophical beauty of the train-hopping lifestyle. And while Ben Barnes does the film's decent music great justice with his surprisingly lovely singing voice, that's really the only authentic feeling thing therein. "Jackie & Ryan" is supposedly all about learning how to git where ya gotta go, but none of »
- Jessica Kiang
21 May 2015 2:20 PM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
It gets a tad heavy-handed, but my eyes welled with tears of geeky joy at the film's embrace of an optimism it steadfastly refuses to see as old-fashioned. I'm "biast" (pro): love George Clooney; big Sf geek
I'm "biast" (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic's minifesto)
We geeks have been getting teased and taunted by the prospect of Disney and director Brad Bird's (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Ratatouille) Tomorrowland for so long now, without getting anything more than vague hint of what the movie is actually about, that it seems inevitable that the actual film must be a disappointment. So is it?
Not at all. In fact, it's a glorious reminder — in this era of reboots and remakes and sequels and based-on-something-else movies — of the joy of discovery that we get far less frequently at the movies these days. »
- MaryAnn Johanson
6 May 2015 1:03 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Country music? Done. Oscar-nominated films? Done. Next, Tim McGraw is taking on the small screen.
The singer/actor is set to star in and executive-produce Robbers, an upcoming drama project at TNT, our sister site Deadline reports.
RelatedTNT Sets Summer Dates for Last Ship, Major Crimes, Jennifer Beals Drama, Falling Skies' Final Run and More
Based on Christopher Cook's 2000 novel, Robbers follows two ex-cons on a crime spree across Texas. McGraw will play Ray Bob, one of the drifters, who is described as the "worst of the worst."
McGraw is a newcomer to TV, but his film credits include The Blind Side, »
1 May 2015 6:03 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Gwyneth Paltrow silver dress on the Oscars' Red Carpet Gwyneth Paltrow at the Academy Awards Donning a shining silver dress, Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 2011 Academy Awards held on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Paltrow's latest movie, Country Strong, was up for a Best Song Oscar. It lost to the Toy Story 3 ditty "We Belong Together," by Randy Newman. More than a decade ago, Gwyneth Paltrow took home the Best Actress Oscar for John Madden's Shakespeare in Love (1998), a romantic comedy-drama also featuring Joseph Fiennes (as William Shakespeare), Judi Dench, Geoffrey Rush, and this year's Best Actor Oscar winner, Colin Firth (The King's Speech). Paltrow's (moderately) gender-bending Shakespeare in Love heroine remains her only Oscar-nominated performance to date. Directed by Shana Feste, Country Strong fared decently at the U.S. box office, but not as well as some had expected. Besides Gwyneth Paltrow, the cast includes »
- D. Zhea
1 May 2015 6:53 AM, PDT | Us Weekly | See recent Us Weekly news »
Truck yeah! Tim McGraw is taking "Country Strong" to new heights, as evidenced by these wild pics of him working out (and looking insanely ripped) at the Hotel Del Coronado near San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, April 29. The "Shotgun Rider" singer, 48, was photographed sweating it out with a few pals before his show later that evening. There were lunges involved, plus what looked like burpees or push-ups. At one point, the country superstar even did a handstand. Unlike his workout buddies, McGraw went shirtless for the [...] »
26 April 2015 2:14 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Zachary Levi and guest on the Oscars' Red Carpet Zachary Levi at the Academy Awards Pictured above is Zachary Levi and a guest on the 83rd Academy Awards' Red Carpet this past Sunday, Feb. 27, just outside the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. At the Oscar ceremony, Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore performed "I See the Light," a Best Original Song nominee – music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater – from the animated feature Tangled. The 2011 Best Song winner turned out to be Randy Newman's "We Belong Together," from another animated feature, Toy Story 3 – last year's biggest domestic box office hit. Zachary Levi movies Below is a partial list of Zachary Levi films.* His movie debut took place in Mark Douglas Miller's comedy short Reel Guerrillas (2005), while his feature film debut was in a supporting role in John Whitesell's comedy Big Momma's House 2 (2006). Thor: The Dark World (2013). Director: Alan Taylor. »
- D. Zhea
24 April 2015 4:26 PM, PDT | POPSUGAR | See recent BuzzSugar news »
Who loves velociraptors, pizza with anchovies, and Gwyneth Paltrow's 2010 movie Country Strong? Chris Pratt! The Jurassic World star took to Reddit to do an Ama for fans and divulged a lot about wife Anna Faris, former costar Nick Offerman, and his pop culture tastes. Turns out, his favorite movies are very likely some of your favorites, too! (Maybe not Country Strong, but you probably like The Goonies, right?) Take a look below to see his favorite movies, plus one TV show! Ok, it's Game of Thrones. »
- Maggie-Pehanick
24 April 2015 2:24 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Brace yourselves, Star-Lord is finally on Reddit! After finding out that some awesome Op duped millions of people on April Fools' Day into getting a picture of Chris Pratt's abs to the top of Reddit — with the lie that he said he'd do an Ama if they did — the actor happily obliged this afternoon (while apparently hung-over) and answered a few questions. (Having a summer blockbuster to promote was probably also a big factor.) Ever the charmer, Pratt gushed about his wife, clarified that Jurassic World is definitely not a reboot, and revealed his secret love for Country Strong. He even premiered a new clip from Jurassic World that has him desperately trying to outrun that new super-dino. Here are just a few of the gems he dropped: All the ways he'd describe Nick Offerman: "Nick is a best selling author. He is a very rare breed. He »
- Dee Lockett
22 February 2015 7:41 PM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
"Stay weird. Stay different." That was the advice of Best Adapted Screenplay winner Graham Moore ("The Imitation Game") to kids out there who might one day follow in his footsteps, but it also could have been the motto for the 87th annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night. The weirdness of the Neil Patrick Harris-hosted Oscars wasn't in the results -- for the record, I went 18 for 24 in my predictions, which is more a testimony to how closely the voting followed conventional wisdom than it is to my crystal-ball skills -- but in the presentation. The show was full of Wtf? moments, some wonderful, some cringeworthy, some merely bizarre, and all of them memorable. Here are some of the weird and different Oscar moments that viewers won't soon forget.
1. "Moving Pictures"
Neil Patrick Harris's opening number was penned by Robert Lopez and Kristin Anderson-Lopez, the composers who »
- Gary Susman
30 January 2015 2:37 AM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and actor Tim McGraw will perform the Oscar-nominated song "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from the documentary "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me" on this year's Feb. 22 kudocast. "Tim is the consummate country artist and will bring a bit of Nashville to the Oscars stage," says producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. "I'm honored to be asked to sing this powerful song from one of the true legends of the music industry," said McGraw. In addition to his three Grammy Awards, 14 Acm Awards, 11 Cma Awards, 10 Ama Awards, McGraw has numerous film acting credits including 'The Blind Side,' 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Country Strong' and the upcoming 'Tomorrowland.'" Oscars -Break- New: Experts' Oscars predictions in 24 categories For Michael Ordona, "Some writers say they don't set out to make a statement but to ask a question. For Alejandro »
29 January 2015 8:43 AM, PST | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
Grammy®-winning singer, songwriter and actor Tim McGraw will perform the Oscar®-nominated song "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" for Glen Campbell at the 87th Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC. "We couldn't think of anyone better than Tim McGraw to properly celebrate Oscar nominee, Glen Campbell. Tim is the consummate country artist and will bring a bit of Nashville to the Oscars stage," says Zadan and Meron "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," written by Campbell and Julian Raymond for the documentary feature "Glen Campbell…I'll Be Me," is nominated for Original Song. The four other nominated songs are "Everything Is Awesome" from "The Lego Movie," "Glory" from "Selma," "Grateful" from "Beyond the Lights" and "Lost Stars" from "Begin Again." "I'm honored to be asked to »
- Josh Abraham
29 January 2015 5:45 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and actor Tim McGraw will perform the Oscar-nominated song "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" for Glen Campbell at the 87th Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.
"We couldn't think of anyone better than Tim McGraw to properly celebrate Oscar nominee, Glen Campbell. Tim is the consummate country artist and will bring a bit of Nashville to the Oscars stage," says Zadan and Meron
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You," written by Campbell and Julian Raymond for the documentary feature "Glen Campbell…I'll Be Me," is nominated for Original Song.
The four other nominated songs are "Everything Is Awesome" from "The Lego Movie," "Glory" from "Selma," "Grateful" from "Beyond the Lights" and "Lost Stars" from "Begin Again."
"I'm honored to be asked to sing this »
- Michelle McCue
15 January 2015 7:20 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Gwyneth Paltrow's no stranger to singing, so it makes sense that she'd step up to the mic during a visit to The Tonight Show. Of course, this is Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, so if a guest is singing, Fallon has to join in. Which leads us to this: Paltrow, 42, and Fallon, 40, singing old-timey Broadway versions of popular Drake, Nicki Minaj and Big Sean songs. Fallon's done this bit before with Anne Hathaway, but watching Paltrow sing Big Sean's "I Don't F— with You" is quite a thing to behold. Between this, Country Strong and her appearances on Glee, »
- Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
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The College's 'in house' Careers Advisers are professionally qualified, experienced and impartial. They have a close working relationship with the local Careers Service dedicated to enabling students to make and carry out effective career decisions. They help students before coming to Notre Dame by discussing career choices and subject choice implications and, where appropriate, signposting alternative options. They help students, during their time in College, to research, plan and carry out their next steps. They also advise students who wish to change their course of study whilst at Notre Dame. Careers help is given to students:
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In the past five years 45 students from Notre Dame have been made offers by Oxford or Cambridge, approximately 33% of those applying, compared to the national state school average of 24%. The College Oxbridge Programme, OCRE, liaises closely with the Careers Department and tutors to identify academically able students and encourage them to consider applying to Oxford or Cambridge Universities as part of the Widening Access to Higher Education Initiative. In 2011–12, 5 core staff and a range of subject specialists were involved and 116 students (31 Upper Sixth, 85 Lower Sixth) attended residentials, conferences and weekly discussion groups to prepare them for the more rigorous tests and interviews required by these universities. About a third of these students go on to apply to Oxford or Cambridge in the Autumn term. Over the past three years the Programme has expanded to welcome students who are interested in studying at other Russell Group universities.


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Is there something in the water? Maybe air pressure fluctuations with the cooling fall weather? Whatever the reason, things are going crazy across the country—and across the universe, it seems. The punditocracy has been wringing its hands about what Joe Wilson's and Kanye West's breaches of decorum say about the decline of civility in 21st-century America. But it's not just anger—take the New York television anchor who blurted a four-letter word in an inscrutable new coinage. Astronomers have produced evidence of strange things happening in space, too. Here is NEWSWEEK's handy reference guide to the top outbursts in September 2009.
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I Remember Love Lyrics
I Remember Love Song Lyrics
I remember me I remember you
I remember paddling a little red canoe
and I remember love
atleast I think I do
I remember orange I remember moo
I remember petting something furry at the zoo
and I remember love
atleast I think I do
Don't ask me when my birthday is I haven't got a clue
[Its April 10th]
Don't ask me what my name is I don't know
[Its Mrs. Totendale]
Ohh I'd forgetten
I remember rough! I remember phew!
I remember scr*pping something filfy off my shoe
and I remember love
atleast I think I do
[She remembers zip]
[She remembers fuzz]
[She remembers nothing but an omnipresent buzz]
[But she remembers love]
Ohh I do
[Atleast she thinks she does]
Don't ask me what my address is I never really knew
[I'll pin it on you]
And wheres that ukalale I love so
[loopde lou]
Ohh wouldn't cha know
Ohh Ohh Ohh I remember cold
[She does]
I remember hot
[She does]
I remember something I think I must forgot
[Do you remember stop?]
[Because the sun is through]
Well that maybe true
But I remember love
atleast I think I do
[I'm sure you think you do]
I really do
[You really do]
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›Percy Hyman
›Cold Feets
›The Ooops Girl
›Show Off
›Beatrice Stockwell
›As We Stumble Along
›Roman Bartelli
›I Am Aldolpho
›Accident Waiting to Happen
›The Tall Brothers
›Toledo Surprise
›Act 1 Finale
›Message From A Nightingale
›Bride's Lament
›Love Is Always Lovely In The End
›I Do, I Do In The Sky
›As We Stumble Along (Reprise)
›I Remember Love
›George's Triumph
›Overture (Instrumental)
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Bargaining on Nuclear Tests: Washington and its Cold War Deals
Feb 26, 2015
What can the past tell us about the likely outcome of current bargaining with Iran over its nuclear program? With negotiations ongoing, we spoke with Israeli scholar, Ori Rabinowitz, about the historical context for such dealings. She provides insights from past nuclear negotiations and how they might inform the current talks. Her book on the subject is titled, "Bargaining on Nuclear Tests: Washington and its Cold War Deals." That's the focus of this edition of Wilson Center NOW.
Presidents Obama, Bush Sound a Lot Alike on Countering Islamic Extremism
Feb 20, 2015
"Despite the partisan squabbles in Washington, President Barack Obama's recent speeches on countering extremism could have been given by a Democrat or a Republican," writes Robin Wright.
What the White House Summit to Counter Violent Extremism Can't Fix
Feb 19, 2015
"The world confronts a radicalized version and vision of Islam that requires a military and political approach. This isn't something that Washington can fix quickly or comprehensively. First and foremost, the Arab states and the Muslim world must own up to the radical extremists in their midst," writes Aaron David Miller.
In Bahrain, Arab Spring Hopes Are Freezing Over
Feb 18, 2015
"The rights of people in the Middle East are shrinking rather than expanding," writes Haleh Esfandiari and Jason Brodsky.
Violent Extremism the White House Doesn't Want to Talk About
Feb 18, 2015
The White House conference on violent extremism shouldn't "gloss over brutal attacks on minorities in the United States," says Michael Kugelman.
2015 Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research
Feb 18, 2015
The Wilson Center and the George Washington University seek applications from Ph.D. students from the US and abroad working on international relations and modern history for the 2015 Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research (SICAR)
Washington: The Wrong City at the Right Time
Feb 18, 2015
"Unless those Muslim leaders themselves are prepared to acknowledge the problem of radical Islam as partly of their own making, and take steps to root it out, little will change," writes Aaron David Miller.
Year of Crisis: The Middle East in 2015
Feb 13, 2015
In a region already known for volatility, the Middle East continues to encounter new levels of crisis as conflicts rage in a number of countries. According to a panel of regional experts, "crisis" will continue to be the order of the day in 2015. Their observations on what's been happening and what to expect in the coming months is the focus of this edition of REWIND.
Have the Iran Nuclear Talks Reached an Impasse?
Feb 12, 2015
"For Iran's leaders, the technical details are the issue. They appear to be preparing the Iranian people for the possibility that no agreement will be reached and, if so, that failure will be blamed on the intransigence of America and its negotiating partners, rather than any shortcoming on Iran's part," write Haleh Esfandiari and Robert Litwak.
Kayla Mueller and the Sad History of Hostage-Taking
Feb 11, 2015
"The nation is grieving Kayla Mueller. Unfortunately, she is not likely to be the last hostage to die in captivity," writes Robin Wright.


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Thurston Moore playing free show @ Other Music, Kurt Vile playing Waterfront show w/ Sonic Youth & other dates
Sonic Youth at Prospect Park (more by Lori Baily)
We are truly thrilled to announce that Other Music will be hosting a record release party for Thurston Moore's fantastic new solo joint, Demolished Thoughts, produced by Beck Hansen for Matador Records. Thurston and his band will be performing at the shop at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 23, and signing records after. Please join us -- and, need we say, get here early! - Other MusicThe Other Music appearance goes down three days before Thurston Moore is scheduled to headline Music Hall of Williamsburg (on 5/20) with support from poet Eileen Myles and I Feel Tractor. Tickets are still available.
Tickets are also still available for the previously discussed Sonic Youth show on August 12 at Williamsburg Waterfront that now also includes Kurt Vile on the bill, in addition to Wild Flag.
Kurt Vile & The Violators will play a sold out Bowery Ballroom on June 11th with Purling Hiss & Meg Baird, but NOT with Pissed Jeans who had to drop off the bill less than a day after it was announced.
All Kurt & Thurston dates, and the new video for Thurston Moore's "Benediction" from Demolished Thoughts, below...
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Tickets are still available for Thruston Moore's headlining show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, but his band Sonic Youth has announced a show set for this summer. Thurston and the gang will team with Wild Flag to play the Williamsburg Waterfront on August 12. Tickets go on sale Friday (4/29) at noon.
Thurston Moore is also curating The Stone for the tail end of April, and the venue welcomed a surprise appearance from Yoko Ono on Saturday night (4/23). She joined Kim Gordon who was listed on the bill "with guest". Video from that improvised performance, that also included Chris Corsano, is below.
Steve Shelley is scheduled to play 285 Kent Ave on Thursday (4/28) with Spectre Folk and will hit the road with Disappears next week.
All tour dates and that Kim Gordon/Yoko Ono video is below.
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Thurston Moore is the current Stone curator, playing in White Out w/ Bardo Pond @ LPR +++ Talk Normal Dates
Thurston Moore has been responsible for choosing the lineups at The Stone since April 16th. Upcoming Thurston-curated shows include U.S. Girls (tonight, 4/21), "Kim Gordon with Guest" on 4/23 which is right before a Talk Normal performance on the same day, and Nancy Garcia on 4/29. Thurston's reign ends on 4/30. Check the Stone's site for the whole calendar.
Thurston, who recently played a Japan benefit, has his own shows coming up at Music Hall of Williamsburg, in Northampton, at the Pitchfork Festival, and as part of his White Out project on a bill with Metal Mountains and Bardo Pond at Le Poisson Rouge on June 18th.
For more Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley also has shows coming up, both as part of Disappears and Spectre Folk.
One day after they play the Stone, Talk Normal share a bill with Grass Widow (like they did when they opened for Sonic Youth in Prospect Park), Broken Water and Tara Jane O'Neil at Death By Audio.
Thurston Moore releasing Beck-produced LP (MP3), playing a release show in Brooklyn (and other dates)
DOWNLOAD: Thurston Moore - "Benediction" (MP3)
there's a B.J. joke in here somewhere...
Thurston Moore will release his fourth, and Beck-produced solo LP, Demolished Thoughts, on May 24th via Matador. The LP features appearances from violinist Samara Lubelski, harpist Mary Lattimore, bassist Bram Inscore, drummer Joey Waronker and Beck. Check out the first track "Benediction", which is downloadable above. And:
To mark the release of his new solo full-length, 'Demolished Thoughts', Thurston Moore is playing Brooklyn's Williamsburg Hall of Music on May 20, with tickets going on sale this Friday, April 8 via Ticketmaster.com (American Express cardholders will have an opportunity to purchase tickets on Wednesday, April 6).MEANWHILE, you can catch Thurston Moore when he supports Mike Watt & The Missingmen (who play Mercury Lounge TONIGHT) at Daniel Street in Milford, CT on Tuesday (4/5), and at Abrons Arts Center on April 8th as part of a Japan Disaster Relief benefit with Matthew Shipp, Ikue Mori & John Zorn, and many others.
In addition to the full-priced ticket option ($20), you'll have your choice of ticket(s) + 'Demolished Thoughts' bundles ;
a) one ticket + a copy of "Demolished Thoughts" on CD ($30)
b) one ticket + a copy of "Demolished Thoughts" on LP (colored vinyl, with download code) ($35)
The CD or limited edition colored vinyl copies of 'Demolished Thoughts' can be collected at the merch table on the night of the show - four days before the official release date of May 24.
Thurston was also just announced on the bill of a hometown (Northampton) show with Dinosaur Jr. and Henry Rollins.
The upcoming Abrons Arts Center show will be at least the 2nd Japan Disaster relief shows that Thurston is playing. Sonic Youth joined Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Cibo Matto, John Zorn, Mike Patton and others at Columbia University on 3/27 to raise money for the cause. The NY Times was there.
In related news, Sonic Youth is helping to celebrate Record Store Day on April 16th with a reissue of the Australian tour-only Whore's Moaning EP.
Check out the cover art of Thurston's new LP, below...
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'Our Band Could Be Your Life' 10th anniversary show lineup (Big Black, Black Flag & Fugazi songs will be played)
Nat Baldwin, David Longstreth and Brian McOmber play Black FlagNo, that's not a list of what happened in a weird dream last night. That is the LINEUP of a NYC show at Bowery Ballroom on May 22nd in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Michael Azerrad's "classic history of the '80s indie underground", Our Band Could Be Your Life (a book everyone reading this site should probably own!)
Delicate Steve plays the Minutemen
Ted Leo plays Minor Threat
Titus Andronicus plays the Replacements
Tune-Yards plays Sonic Youth
Dan Deacon plays the Butthole Surfers
St. Vincent plays Big Black
Wye Oak plays Dinosaur Jr
Buke & Gass plays Fugazi
To quote show co-presenter Tiger Mountain Presents, "some of the best bands in contemporary indie music will play songs by each of the 13 bands in the book."
"For years, all kinds of people -- musicians, people who run labels, concert promoters, journalists, whatever -- have told me that they've been very inspired by Our Band Could Be Your Life and the bands it profiles, which is incredibly gratifying and totally unexpected," says Azerrad. "The tenth anniversary of the book was a great occasion for the current generation of bands to celebrate these pioneers."More bands & guest hosts TBA. Tickets are $25 & go on sale Friday, 3/11 at noon.
Meanwhile the book will also be the topic of a panel discussion at SXSW that Merrill Garbus aka tUnE-yArDs (who is also playing the festival) will speak on.
Ted Leo is headed to Austin too, an appearance at the BrooklynVegan official SXSW showcase included.
Delicate Steve and Wye Oak are going to SXSW too. Wye Oak can be found at the BV/KF/Partisan day party at Swan Dive on Friday, 3/18. Wye Oak will also play Bowery Ballroom as part of a tour in April.
St. Vincent plays Big Black. I just felt like saying it again!
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""This festival is super-cool," said Strokes singer Julian Casablancas from the stage at Austin City Limits on Friday night. "Lotta stuff." It's true: The festival, now in its ninth year, packs 130 bands onto eight outdoor stages arranged around the 350-acre Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. The lineup is a mix of huge rock acts (the Eagles headline Sunday) and big-name indie bands, plus DJs, country singers and the occasional rapper. With an expected attendance of around 70,000 a day, the festival similar in size, if not in spirit, to Lollapalooza. "Lollapalooza has that city energy. It's like the hot girl you want to take home," one organizer, Lisa Hickey, said. "ACL is more laid-back -- it's like your best friend." And unlike South By Southwest, the music and film showcase that takes over the Texas town every spring, ACL doesn't have much of a music-industry angle -- it's almost strictly for fans.Of those big four, Tim managed to catch three, and a bit of Vampire Weekend's favorite band Phish from afar. Phish's set included a Velvet Underground and a Talking Heads cover. Full setlist at the end of this post.
On Friday night, the packed lineup presented the crowd with a happy problem: Four big-name guitar bands -- Spoon, Sonic Youth, Vampire Weekend, and the Strokes -- all had sets starting within two hours of each other, and seeing each set in its entirety was impossible."
[Rolling Stone]
Kings Go Forth pictures are HERE. The rest of the pictures from the first day of the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival (where Ezra Koenig joined Miike Snow on stage), continue, with a bunch of setlists (including Spoon's which points out that Eleanor Friedberger played a Fiery Furnaces song with Spoon) (video proof too), below...
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photos by Graeme Flagenheimer, words by Nick Dierl
No Age kicked off the night's festivities at the Hollywood Bowl Thursday night (9/30); playing in front of a hometown crowd with the confidence and humility that has gained Dean Spunt and Randy Randall such great acclaim in both Los Angeles and worldwide. With the addition of third live member William Kai Strangeland-Menchaca their sound has been fleshed out enough to fill the entirety of the outdoor theater. Burning through both old favorites and songs from their brand new album Everything In Between, they were an energizing start to the evening.
Sonic Youth took the stage next and opened their set with the calm poise one would expect from such tried and true veterans. Despite their elder status in the rock community they still rocked with the best of them, with Steve Shelley's bombastic drumming and Kim Gordon's bass accompanying the guitar heroics of Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore. Their experience showed through most obviously during the noise interludes and outros of the songs as they meticulously built a swarm of dissonant feedback, with Gordon scraping her bass across the stage at one point, only to snap harmoniously back into unison with everyone else a moment later. Sonic Youth continued to prove that, despite their age, they are still in the prime of their live career.
Pavement opened their headlining set with crowd pleaser "Cut Your Hair" with exuberance and energy, as if they had never taken an eleven-year break. Stephen Malkmus' jangly guitar bravado and playful banter with the crowd from the show's start set the mood for what would turn out to be a wonderful set. After Watery, Domestic cut "Frontwards", they moved into what Malkmus referred to as "the California diptych" of "Gold Soundz" and "Shady Lane" (supposedly Irvine and Silverlake, respectively). This made their intention to play crowd favorites clear early. Selecting songs from the breadth of their catalog, they kept mostly to the raucous tunes, rarely breaking out the slower numbers (save for set highlights "Grounded" and "Spit on a Stranger").
The band was congenial and grateful toward the crowd at the Bowl, exactly as one would hope a group in their position to be on one of the final American dates of their reunion tour (that included five NYC shows). Malkmus seemed sincere later in the set as he delivered the chorus of "Stereo", another of the night's highlights, singing excitedly "I'm on the stereo!", almost as if he was legitimately still surprised that people care about his songs. Bob Nastanovich brought great energy to the show the whole night, getting right into the thick of the people at the front of the crowd during Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain gem "Unfair". The swagger and personability of the whole band throughout the night made for a spectacular evening worth waiting the last eleven years for - a successful victory lap for one of indie rock's greats that will hopefully be repeated soon.
Due to time constraints, Pavement didn't get to do an encore though Graeme got a peak at the written setlist which did have "Two States" and "AT&T" listed. The LA crowd still got 17 songs.
Both Sonic Youth and Pavement move on to Vegas for the weekend (where both of their sets will be streamed online from). More pictures and the full Pavement setlist from Hollywood Bowl, and a few videos, below..
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Chavez played a warm-up gig in NYC (pics, video & setlist), Matador 21 streaming online this weekend (schedule)
"Not to be dramatic but Chavez is kind of blowing me away. Also, brodeo up in Parkside." - gillianmae
"look, if you were not at the chavez show at parkside lounge last night, you were somewhere not good enough. and that's final. #chavez" - coolingpie
"Holy Cobra is Chavez really playing at Parkside Lounge right now?
Anybody there?" - Oksana Baiul
"Chavez show ruled. So glad I paid hundreds to fly to Vegas instead of $7 at Parkside Lounge #oppositeofthat" -uhhAnnie
Chavez @ Parkside Lounge, 9/29/2010 (photo by Jen Barzyk)
Thank you to the helpful people who pointed out that Chavez were playing a secret show at Parkside Lounge in NYC last night (9/29). It was a warm up for the (much more expensive) Matador 21 Festival happening in Las Vegas this weekend.
If you missed it, and you can't make it to Vegas, don't fret. The Vegas sets by Chavez, along with Pavement, Sonic Youth, Belle & Sebastian, Guided By Voices, Liz Phair and others will be streamed live (and on repeat) courtesy of MySpace Music at myspace.com/matador21.
The full stream schedule, Chavez's NYC setlist, and a few more pictures (thanks Jen and Quilty) including one of the setlist (which replaces parts of song names with "Marsh"), below...
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photos by Matthew Eisman
DOWNLOAD: Grass Widow - Fried Egg (MP3)
Grass Widow @ Prospect Park
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||The above two-Todd P listings include all the info you need to know about the Grass Widow dates happening in NYC on Monday and Tuesday night. Each show has other great bands on it as well. Last time the California band was here was when they played Prospect Park with Sonic Youth. A second set of pictures from that show, the band's new video fro "11 of Diamonds" and updated tour dates, below...
Monday September 27th @ OLD FIREHOUSE aka DCTV
:: "WHAT, NO HELLO?" - a SHOWPAPER pop up gallery opening/closing
:: curated by GABRIELLE SHAW
:: video by Alaina Stamatis, G Lucas Crane, Jesse Hlebo, & Sean Berman
:: sculpture by Olga Miasnikova
:: Beach Fossils
:::: Grass Widow
:::::: Oberhofer
:::::::: Ovens
| OLD FIREHOUSE | aka DCTV
87 Lafayette St @ White St | Chinatown, Manhattan
NQRW6JZ to Canal St | 7pm | all ages | $10
Tuesday September 28th @ MONSTER ISLAND
:: the Babies ------ mems Vivian Girls, Woods, Bossy, Stupid Party
:::: Grass Widow
:::::: Ovens
:::::::: Web Dating
:::::::::: Red Romans
128 River St @ Metropolitan Ave | Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L-Bedford, G-Metropolitan, JM-Marcy | 8pm | all ages | $tba
Continue reading "Grass Widow are back - updated dates & Prospect Park pics "
photos by Matthew Eisman
Thurston Moore in Prospect Park
Christian Marclay: Festival PerformancesThe above-described event goes down tonight. Be there or stream it on Whitney.org.
Wind Up Guitar: Performed by Thurston Moore
Friday, September 17, 2010 7 PM TODAY
Fourth Floor
Christian Marclay: Festival features multiple daily performances of Marclay's musical scores by individual musicians and ensembles. A veritable "Who's Who" of downtown and avant-garde musicians, these performers will interpret more than a dozen of Marclay's graphic scores.
Please visit the exhibition website for more information about Marclay's scores, along with performers' biographies.
This event is free with museum admission; no special tickets or reservations are required.
For the month of September, watch daily musical performances stream live on whitney.org as part of the closing festivities for Christian Marclay: Festival.
Back before Sonic Youth played ATP, when it was still really summer, Sonic Youth played a show in Prospect Park for which we already posted a set of pictures. Here's another...
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ATP NY 2010 - Day 2 in review & pics (Sonic Youth, Shellac, Papa M, Sleepy Sun, Fuck Buttons & more)
words and pics by BBG, additional Sonic Youth pics by Samantha Marble
Unlike Friday (and Sunday), people weren't throwing devil horns on Saturday. With the Saturday lineup dominated by indie acts, including many longstanding ones (Sonic Youth, Tortoise, Dave Pajo/Papa M, Shellac, The Breeders, etc etc) there were less shirts that repped the heaviest of the heavy, like Dystopia, Grief and Electric Wizard, and more "vintage look" Judas Priest and Dio with bowl cuts, and 80's style librarian glasses. In other words, there was a definite crowd shift from day one to day two at the 2010 edition of ATP New York.
While cruising through the lobby on my way to my first performance, Text of Light with Lee Renaldo, I paused to catch Helen Money (on tour with Shellac) at the "Lobby Stage". The 10+ minutes of Text of Light was a bust - squalls of guitar feedback with wailing sax made for a fascinating few minutes, but grew tiresome quickly. Helen Money's looped cello was already gone by the time I had returned from the second stage, but I wish I hadn't left. Later on I would catch Frankie Don at the lobby stage, who played hits of the 70s and 80s with Casio presets while the drunk, acid-drenched, and generally out-there spazzed on the dance floor. It was my own personal Tim & Eric Awesome Show episode.
Fuck Buttons were the first band I caught on the main stage, and the tribal drumming, rumbling saw wave bass tones, and pulsing electronic soundtrack were well-represented in the Stardust Room. The band's live show stuck to their recent recorded output and was quite the contrast with my next conquest, the out-there chamber-folk of Fursaxa on stage two, complete with cello and harp. I preferred the former.
Sleepy Sun
After a bit of Tortoise's jazzy math post-rock rhythms, I scooted down to Sleepy Sun (playing Knitting Factory Monday night) on the second stage; the Cali psych-rock band impressed me so much in the exact same room last year. Their set was not as impressive this time around, but more so than The Breeders who played the larger stage later that night and were a touch messy/off-key as they stammered through hits like "Divine Hammer".
On the other hand, Shellac (who also played in 2009) and Papa M killed it though in much different ways. Shellac's treble-y stomping punk rock was a triumph, and their Kutsher's set ("We are Shellac, and we only play ATP shows") included recent faves like "The End of Radio" and "Steady As She Goes". The band nixed their now famous Q&A session during their show due to their shortened set time, so their usual dry-sarcastic humor didn't play out as much this go around. Hopefully they have no curfew Tuesday at the Bell House. Papa M delivered ambient-y guitarscapes on the second stage, impressing immensely.
If you live in NYC, you've probably had your share of live Sonic Youth experiences. I've seen them at least six times. But whether it was the atmosphere, perfectly balanced soundsystem, or the band having a particularly ripping night, SY delivered probably my favorite Saturday set, focusing primarily on earlier material (Daydream Nation was a focal point it seemed). The sound in the Stardust Room was (still) flawless, and they closed out the night with a bang (set list below).
I also saw bits of Avi Buffalo, The Books and Hallogallo on Saturday. I completely missed BEAK> (stay tuned for our coverage from their Bowery Ballroom show though), Sian Alice Group, and Apse (catch them Monday and Wednesday night in NYC). I also missed Explosions in the Sky, but Sam caught them (her pics coming soon).
Read about Friday HERE. Sunday coverage is coming. Saturday (with more pics also coming later), continues below...
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Spectre Folk
Spectre Folk, comprised of Pete Nolan (Magik Markers), Peter Meehan (NY Times food writer), and Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), have a new video for the atmospheric "Burning Bridge" from their late 2009 LP Compass, blanket, lantern, mojo. Check out the water-filled clip starring a nameless young boy, directed by Pax Stabile, for the very first time, below...
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photos by Lori Baily
"Is there any better big venue live band these days than Sonic Youth? Okay, maybe Radiohead, maybe Phish, and maybe--depending on how their Madison Square Garden debut goes this week--even Arcade Fire. (Yes, we just used Phish in the same sentence as Sonic Youth; the crucifixion line forms on the right!) But none of those bands possess Sonic Youth's illustrious history, or restless dynamism, or reckless edge. Frontman Thurston Moore is middle age (his wife/bandmate Kim Gordon's even older!) but after seeing them crush the Celebrate Brooklyn bandshell in Prospect Park Saturday night, it's clear that their particular blend of punk-pop-noise rock is some sort of magical, anti-aging elixir that ought to be bottled and sold worldwide. Don't grow old gracefully; shred it every step of the way with Tonic Youth." [Gothamist]Sonic Youth played a free Celebrate Brooklyn show to a packed Prospect Park on Saturday, July 31st. It was magnificent. Show highlights, if I can remember back that far, included the pre-encore set closer, "Shaking Hell" and Thurston trying to get Kim back on stage to play the encore-closing number, "Expressway To Yr Skull". He did so by having the whole crowd chant "Kim G" over and over ("kimchee, kimchee").
Brooklyn's Talk Normal and SanFran's Grass Widow opened. The latter will be back in September for two TBA shows (both still listed without venues by Todd P). Sonic Youth were minus bassist Mark Ibold, who was/is touring with his old band, Pavement (who played Osheaga that weekend). SY's set list is posted below.
Sonic Youth's, and Lee Ranaldo's Text of Light's, upcoming shows include ATP NY over Labor Day weekend. Now that's true for Thurston solo too:
"Today we're happy to announce a few last minute additions to the ATP New York line-up.Comedian Todd Barry (who performs at MHOW tonight) was also recently added to the fest. The rest of the ATP NY lineup is HERE. More pictures and the set list from the SY show are below...
First of all Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore will play a solo set on Sunday as chosen by Jim Jarmusch.
Second we have a fourth comedian to add to Friday's line-up as chosen by Syd Butler; Matt McCarthy." [ATP]
Continue reading "Sonic Youth played Prospect Park this summer (belated pics), Thurston Moore added to ATP NY "
by BBG
Kurt Vile at Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more by Lori Baily)
It's almost final and official, ATP New York is ruling. The best Hudson Valley festival to ever be held in a 1960s time capsule has announced the "final additions" including two comedians chosen by Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav (more to come... that's all "so far"), as well as a few new and interesting additions to the Jim Jarmusch curated date. Behold:
Continue reading "ATP NY announces (almost) complete lineup (GZA, Kurt Vile..)"
Thurston Moore playing w/ Bill Orcutt, Lee Ranaldo @ New Museum & other Sonic Youth-related & Grass Widow dates
Sonic Youth @ MHOW in 2009 (more by Lori Baily)
"What I'm aiming for all the time when we play live is a balance between the high energy of loud music, and a calm meditational energy you sometimes find at its core. Recording tends to restrict too much experimentation, 'cause when you're making a record it's a part of you, for that time it's your whole fabric. But when we tour the songs, they tend to get more and more expansive, and actually evolve over time until they are something quite different. For this reason I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill, instead of listening to our cds, comes when the balance I was talking about can be attained. Everyone in the room can have a shared, communal rock experience. I'm only too happy to be the conduit of it, after all rock'n'roll saved my soul." [Thurston Moore]On Saturday (7/24), Thurston Moore will be opening for Bill Orcutt (of '90s noise band Harry Pussy) at Glasslands. Opening up are Weasel Walter's Cellular Chaos (who play the Charleston the next night and have lots more shows coming up) and Family Battle Snake.
Another member of Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo will join Leah Singer and Nick Zinner at the New Museum to "offer multimedia tributes to the Dreamachine," its new exhibit, on July 30th Tickets are on sale.
Lee Ranaldo plays with Text of Light at ATP NY (where Sonic Youth are also playing) and (Le) Poisson Rouge in September.
Sonic Youth are at Prospect Park on July 31st with Talk Normal and Grass Widow (who return to NYC at the end of September).
Bill Orcutt videos and all Sonic Youth and Grass Window dates are below...
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Matador Fest lineup announced - Guided by Voices reunion! + Guitar Wolf, Belle & Sebastian, Pavement & many more
Matador's 21st birthday fest will be happening in Las Vegas October 1st-3rd. For it, they've pulled the cream of the indie-rock crop. Previously speculated headliners Belle & Sebastian and Pavement will be there - on top of that, Guided By Voices will be reuniting to play, "in the band's "classic '93-'96 lineup!" The most recent show for GBV was New Year's Eve 2004/05.
In addition to those three, the lineup includes Sonic Youth, Spoon, Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, New Pornographers, Superchunk, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Guitar Wolf (who also play NY), Chavez, Girls, Fucked Up, Harlem, Cold Cave, Shearwater, Kurt Vile and Jeffrey Joe Jenson. More will be annonuced July 5th.
A flyer is below...
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Teenage Fanclub releasing an album (MP3), playing Williamsburg Waterfront WITH BELLE & SEBASTIAN (dates)
DOWNLOAD: Teenage Fanclub - Baby Lee (MP3)
"Dogged adherents of the "if it ain't broke" philosophy of music, the Glaswegian quartet have been plying their own brand of harmony-laden guitar pop for two decades and little changes here. Pedestrian? Yes. Derivative? Certainly. But an alchemy exists within the band allowing them to find something newly life-affirming in the most well-worn elements of their Byrds-indebted sound. Current single "Baby Lee" might be twee but boasts a melody so sunny it could persuade grown men to skip down the street. And among this record's bittersweet pleasures, drowsy closer "Today Never Ends" is porch music of a timeless kind." [Guardian]Teenage Fanclub's new album, Shadows, was just released overseas in Europe (where they're touring at the moment in support of it). Merge Records puts the album out in the U.S., on June 8th (the last day of their UK tour). Download "Baby Lee" for free above.
In July and August, Teenage Fanclub will play some European festivals. In December they play the Belle & Sebastian-curated "Bowlie 2" ATP in Minehead. Before that they join their fellow Scots for a show in Brooklyn (and maybe a TBA tour?).
As promised, Belle & Sebastian are coming. They play the Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn on September 30th with Teenage Fanclub. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon.
Anonymous pointed out that Matador is hosting their 21st anniversary festival in Las Vegas from October 1-3. That makes it seem very likely that Belle & Sebastian will play that too while they're visiting. Las Vegas Weekly reports...
...the host venue appears to be the Pearl at the Palms, according to a source with inside knowledge. And, yes, Pavement is set to headline, a figure close to the band has confirmed; the just-reunited '90s alt-luminaries play LA's Hollywood Bowl on Thursday, September 30, and will perform in Vegas that weekend... Oh, also on that Hollywood Bowl bill? The legendary Sonic Youth, whose latest album, 2009's The Eternal, was released by, ahem, Matador Records. Hmm...Teenage Fanclub's album tracklist and dates below...
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Austin City Limits announces 2010 festival lineup (Eagles, Muse, Phish, Strokes, MIA, LCD, Spoon, Gayngs, more)
ACL 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)
October 8-10, 2010 | Zilker Park, Austin, TXTickets go on sale today. The 2010 ACL lineup is below...
"The Austin City Limits Music Festival began as a modest, two-day event and now, as it enters it's 9th year, has become a perennial American music experience. Taking place at the heart of Austin, Texas in the legendary Zilker Park, ACL Festival has grown to 3 days, 8 stages and over 130 bands."
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Sonic Youth @ Battery Park in 2008 (more by Jason Bergman)
The schedule for Celebrate Brooklyn series in Prospect Park hasn't been announced in full yet. But three free shows that have are Congolese band Konono #1 on July 17th and Sonic Youth on July 31st. Norah Jones opens this year's series a free show on Wednesday, June 9th.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010The rest of this year's free schedule will be announced on May 4th.
Prospect Park Bandshell
5:30pm Gala begins with Cocktails & Dinner
6:30pm Gates open to public
8:00pm Opening Night Concert with Norah Jones (free to the public)
10:00pm After-Party with I Love Vinyl, For Friends of Celebrate Brooklyn & Gala Guests
Join us for the Celebrate Brooklyn! Opening Night Gala which will honor and present the Celebrate Brooklyn Award to two prominent women of Brooklyn. All proceeds from the gala will provide vital funds for free, world-class performing arts programming at the Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, which serves 250,000 New Yorkers each year. Support the festival you love and help us ensure our performances remain free an accessible to everyone.
Konono #1's North American tour comes to LPR in Manhattan the day after the park show. It's not free. Tickets are still on sale.
Speaking of not free, the 'benefit' shows at the Bandshell scheduled so far are Passion Pit/Tokyo Police Club/Suckers on Tuesday, June 29th, and The National and Beach House on July 27th.
Continue reading "Konono #1, Sonic Youth & Norah Jones playing free shows in Prospect Park this year"
Pavement played a pre-Coachella show @ the Fox Theater in Pomona (setlist), added Hollywood Bowl show w/ Sonic Youth
"One of the best pavement concerts ever... At the fox in pomona... 30 songs u missed it..." - SANDY EGGO
"2 encores, ALL of Slanted (pretty much), and new lyrics to The Hexx." - Karina Longworth
"Sorry Coachella. Pavement played a gazillion songs for the lifers at Fox Theater." - Scott McDonald
"Holy shit I just saw Pavement." - Brian
Pavement & The Middle East at the Fox in Pomona - 4/15/2010 (tperkins67)
"We were responsible for creating the whole suburban Williamsburg thing," Malkmus says. "You know, the Strokes to Arcade Fire." Translation: Pavement taught the indie-rock underground to love itself without sacrificing the ambivalence and irony and smarts that made it what it was. "We were skeptical of record company guys with ponytails," he adds. "The great '80s bands, the Replacements and Hüsker Dü, tried to change their sound to be on major labels; the records they made weren't terrible, but they'd lost something. We didn't want to do that." [SPIN]Pavement played their first US reunion show, a warm up for Coachella and then some, last night in Pomona. Pavement, along with Sonic Youth and one band Mark Ibold isn't in, No Age, will return to California to share a bill at Hollywood Bowl on September 30th. Tickets for what appears to be the final show of the reunion tour go on sale Sunday, 5/2, at 10am PDT. Sunday is also the day that the band play their set at Coachella.
The full Pomona setlist and all dates below...
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Thirty Days NY - free events @ Family Bookstore - Mirror/Dash (Kim & Thurston), Fred Armisen, Joshua Light show, more
"I took an Ecstaic Peace advert out in an early issue of Forced Exposure fanzine and made up a bunch names of forthcoming releases - one 'em being Mirror/Dash. So I had to fulfill the dream/info and proceeded to record a Mirror/Dash single. Mirror became me, Dash became Kim and we threw down this baby in one afternoon. It was subsequently used on the Last Days (Gus van Sant film) soundtrack released in France." [Ecstatic Peace!]Mirror/Dash (Thurston & Kim), also the name of Kim Gordon's Urban Outfitters clothing line, performs a free show at "Family Bookstore" on 70 Franklin Street in NYC tonight (4/10). The show is part of a month-long series of events at the store in conjunction with Absolut Vodka's event "Thirty Days NY"...
Family Bookstore is happy to announce our contribution to Thirty Days NY! From April 8 - May 7, we'll have a 4200 sq foot Tribeca storefront to host a Family Bookstore, an 'artists in conversation' series, bands, performances, author readings, an art exhibition, and artists in residency. Thirty Days NY is the next wave of Absolut Vodka's creative collaborations and expands its commitment to the artistic space. A TBWA Production... and are listed below...
The interior of the space and flier image are designed by Ben Jones of Paper Rad. All events are free and open to the public...
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ATP NY expands 2010 lineup - Hope Sandoval, SUNN O)) & Boris, Tortoise, BEAK> (Geoff Barrow of Portishead) & more!
Boris @ ATP NY 2009 (more by Ryan Muir)
There aren't many music news items that get me excited as ATP lineup additions. This one is no different. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions, Torotoise, Bardo Pond, Beak> featuring Geoff Barrow of Portishead, Sleepy Sun, Avi Buffalo, Sunn O)) & Boris performing material from their collaborative album Altar, Dungen, and White Hills have all been added to the already-stellar bill of the 2010 festival at Kutsher's Country Club in Monticello, NY (Sept 3-5). All confirmed artists and more details below...
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still from Ari Marcopoulos's film Detroit...
Ari Marcopoulos's photographs and videos capture the rhythm and feel of diverse youth-oriented subcultures from snowboarding to underground music. His honest portraits depict, as he has stated, "something that just stands for life lived." This evening, he brings together musicians from the electroacoustic improvisation scene, including Orphan and Yellow Tears, for a night of performance and noise. [Whitney]Participants in the "performance and noise" described above will also include Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. It'll happen at the museum at 7:30pm on Friday, March 26th during the museum's pay-what-you-wish Fridays (6-9pm). That's less than a week before Thurston, drummer Ryan Sawyer and Daniel Carter play Rose Live Music.
In other SY news, the Thurston-led hardcore band re-forming for SXSW, Society's Ills, has changed is name to Demolished Thoughts (the lineup is still Thurston Moore: Vocals, J Mascis: Guitar, Don Fleming: Guitar, Andrew W.K.: Bass, Awesome Allison: Drums). They're playing at the Ecstatic Showcase on Friday, night (3/19) and a Mog day party on Saturday at the Mohawk (with the Black Keys). For their set, they'll expand on their 7 Seconds repertoire with a mix of hardcore selections from scenes that include Boston, Detroit, LA, DC and NYC.
Back in NYC, Lee Ranaldo, photographer/artist spouse Leah Singer and their two sons will be performing at IVANAHelsinki & Love Contemporary pop-up store (238 Mulberry St btwn Spring + Prince) on Sunday, March 14th. The event, titled "What Is That Little Black Thing I See There In The White?" features Lee Ranaldo/Leah Singer/Sage Ranaldo/Frey Ranaldo doing "Music/Movies/Candy/Paper Cutting." It's all ages and runs from 4-6:30pm.
Videos of some recent Lee Ranaldo sound performances are below...
Continue reading "Ari Marcopoulos @ the Whitney, Demolished Thoughts & other Sonic Youth-related happenings "
Yoko's Plastic Ono Band played BAM w/ Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Bette Midler, Scissor Sisters & more (pics)
photos by Kevin Mazur/ Wire Image
"Yoko Ono, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Bette midler, freaking amazing!" - nico843
Yoko's Plastic Ono Band will be playing a special show at BAM's Gilman Opera House on Tuesday, February 16th. The show includes guest spots from original/former Plastic Ono band members Eric Clapton, bassist Klaus Voormann and drummer Jim Keltner. Other guests include Justin Bond, Kim Gordon, Bette Midler, Thurston Moore, Mark Ronson, Scissor Sisters, Martha Wainwright, Haruomi Hosono, Paul Simon and son Harper Simon, and current Ono Band members Cornelius, Yuka Honda and Sean Lennon.That's how we listed last night's event at BAM (2/16). Martha Wainwright, whose mother recently passed away, ended up not being there, but Gene Ween showed up. Full review and setlist coming soon. In the meantime here are a set of pics...
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Thurston Moore (& Kim) rehearsed w/ Yoko @ BAM, recreating Society's Ills (w/ Mascis, WK), appearing @ SXSW (like She & Him, Merge Records, Tee Pee...)
DOWNLOAD: Sweet Apple - Do You Remember (MP3)
Thurston w/ Sonic Youth @ MHOW in November (more by Lori Baily)
Society's Ills: In 1994 Society's Ills (Moore, Cadena, Watt, Markey) made their world premier with the now coveted "Skins, Brains, and Guts" release - a slab that managed to cram (9) 7 seconds covers onto one 7". In 2010, the band is back and once again fronted by Thurston but he brings with him a new crue of slayers to launch the hardcore fury:Society's Ills play in addition to Thurston Moore solo, Talk Normal, The Entrance Band, Violent Soho, the Slits' Viv Albertine, Awesome Color, Jemina Pearl and more at the Ecstatic Peace SXSW Showcase happening Friday, March 19th at Red 7 in Austin. Curious about Society's Ills? Their version of 7 Seconds' "I Hate Sports" is below.
Thurston Moore: Vocals
J Mascis: Guitar
Don Fleming: Guitar [SY producer & Velvet Monkeys/Gumball frontman]
Andrew W.K.: Bass
Awesome Allison: Drums [from Awesome Color]
This set is their first, but don't worry if you miss it cause I'm sure we can put this together again in another 15 years! [Ecstatic Peace]
J Mascis will also be playing at SXSW with Sweet Apple, who are playing Mercury Lounge on April 20th. One of their SXSW sets will be at the showcase for TeePee Records, who are putting out the Sweet Apple debut, Love & Desperation, a track from which is above. That show is Thursday, March 18th at Habana Calle 6, and also on the bill are Priestess, Iron Age, Nebula, Naam, Imaad Wasif and more. Full details and a poster are below. Tee Pee Records has also teamed up with BrooklynVegan and Chronic Youth for another day party taking place on Saturday, March 20th in Austin. This is the first we've mentioned it. Stay tuned for more info.
Lou Barlow will also be at SXSW (backed again by The Missingmen) - one of his shows will be the Merge Records showcase at Cedar Street Courtyard on March 18th also featuring Let's Wrestle, She & Him, and others. Full lineup below. For She & Him it's one of two official SXSW shows. They also play Saturday night (March 20th) at Auditorium Shores (with Justin Townes Earle & TBA). Cheap Trick play the same slot at Auditorium Shores one night earlier.
Merge's showcase mentions that one slot will be filled by "Special Guest". We don't know who that is, but we'd have to guess Superchunk is a strong possibility since Mac & Laura have a speaking engagement (in a bookstore) on March 17th, and another one (official SXSW) at the convention center on March 19th (with Michael Azerrad), and the band is on the bill of the Village Voice day party happening at La Zona Rosa the afternoon of March 19th (with the xx, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Surfer Blood). It's definitely not Spoon who play the NPR show at Stubb's on March 17th with Deerhunter (their tour-mates) and The Walkmen.
Society's Ills Bassist Andrew W.K. will also be performing separately (and speaking) at SXSW (and at MtyMx in Mexico).
Kim and Thurston are playing with the Plastic Ono Band in their two-night Brooklyn Academy of Music run. They were at the dress rehearsal (aka the first night) last night (2/16). BV photographer Greg Cristman was in the audience and told us, "One definite highlight was Thurston and Kim played with Yoko as a trio and did a killer version of Mulberry from Unfinished Music No. 2 while the film Fly was projected on a huge screen behind them!" - a (poor quality) video clip of one of the other songs is below.
Full lineups for the showcases and videos are below...
Continue reading "Thurston Moore (& Kim) rehearsed w/ Yoko @ BAM, recreating Society's Ills (w/ Mascis, WK), appearing @ SXSW (like She & Him, Merge Records, Tee Pee...) "


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The developers at Retronyms have kicked off a series of weekly video previews on the development of iMPC Pro – a new music production center app that they are creating in partnership with Akai Pro. Continue reading
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Akai iMPC Turns Your iPad Into An MPC
Akai Professional and Retronyms have introduced iMPC – a new Music Production Center app for the iPad.
Here's what they have to say about iMPC:
Turn your iPad into an MPC. With more than 1,200 samples, 50 editable programs, 80 editable sequences, and iconic MPC workflow, iMPC is the first app to bring all the functionality of a classic Akai Pro MPC to your iPad.
iMPC includes everything you need to create a beat quickly and easily, including built-in effects, plus the ability to create new sequences and record and overdub beats. Time correction from 1/8 note to 1/32T with variable swing, and Note Repeat from 1/8 note to 1/32T with latch control are also built in.
The app's built-in sampler can record samples three different ways: using the mic on the iPad, using the line input on the iPad, or using the multi-touch turntable interface in iMPC to record samples directly from iTunes or other music libraries.
Here are the details:
Beatmaking On Two MPCs At Once
We thought araabMUZIK's face-melting MPC routine was pretty cool – but check this out: Benjamin Durazzo demonstrates his dual-MPC stereo beatjuggling skills on a work in progress, Catacombs.
No sequences are being used, just live sample triggering.
via ThaRhythmWeaver
Akai Pro MPC Software (Sneak Preview)
Product Specialist, Andy Mac, gives you a sneak preview of the new Akai Pro MCP Software – a new app that will put an MPC into your computer.
- 128-track sequencing capability
- Massive 6GB+ sound library, including all of the sounds of the classic MPC3000
- Instant mapping and real-time adjustment of VST plug-ins
- Record each track as an MPC drum program, Keygroup program or VST plug-in
- Works alone as your main DAW or works seamlessly with your current studio as a VST/AU/RTAS plugin
- Supports WAV, MP3, AIFF, REX and SND
- Supports samples and sequences from any MPC ever made
- Mac and PC-compatible
This is the platform that will drive the new MPC Renaissance and MPC Studio Music Production Controllers.
Check it out and let us know what you think!
MPC Fly For The iPad 2 First Look
Akai Pro has released this intro video for the MPC Fly music production center case fo the iPad 2:
MPC Fly merges unmatched Akai Professional technology with the power of your iPad 2, embodying legendary capabilities that have made the MPC an industry standard like real MPC pads, MPC Note Repeat and MPC Swing.
Its multifunctional, double-hinged design gives you the flexibility to produce tracks anywhere, while also acting as a protective case between sessions and giving you total access to your iPad 2 for normal uses.
MPC Fly transforms your iPad 2 into a professional beat-making powerhouse.
We'll have full specs once Akai has officially released them at the 2012 NAMM Show.
Update: Here are the official specs:
MPC FLY Hardware
- The first MPC designed specifically for iPad 2
- Fitted compartment for iPad 2 provides fully integrated portable MPC solution
- 16 backlit genuine MPC pads with MPC Note Repeat & MPC Swing
- Works seamlessly with the MPC App: sequence & sample editing, effects, EQ and more
- Create beats on the go and transfer to a Mac or PC for further mastering
- Double-hinged case sits upright, lies flat or closes for transport
- Compatible with virtually any Core MIDI app
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Charges iPad when plugged into wall power
MPC Fly iPad App
- Sequence four tracks simultaneously: four-track mixer built in
- Built in sound library of samples and drum kits
- Record and overdub sequences and create and edit your own Programs
- 16-Levels mode: play one sample at 16 levels of attack, velocity, length, and tuning
- Note variation slider allows you to manipulate attack, velocity, length, and tuning as you play
- Built-in effects: delay, bit crusher, master compressor/limiter
- Time correct: 1/8 note – 1/32T with variable Swing setting
- Note Repeat: 1/8 note – 1/32T timing
- Sample using internal mic or line-in and trim and categorize samples
- Sample from your iPod library with turntable interface
- Share on SoundCloud, Facebook or twitter
- Supports WIST, Wireless Sync Start protocol from Korg
- Supports AudioPaste
Akai Pro SynthStation49 Video Overview
At the 2012 NAMM Show, Akai will be showing the SynthStation49 iPad workstation.
Here's what Akai has to say about the SynthStation49:
SynthStation49 is the most advanced, intuitive music controller designed specifically for use with the iPad or iPad 2 and the first true iPad performance tool for musicians. Working seamlessly with Akai Professional's heralded SynthStation software, SynthStation49 provides unparalleled music creation capabilities, including direct in-app MIDI recording from its velocity-sensitive keyboard, nine MPC-style drum pads and array of transport controls.
In addition to its integration with the SynthStation app, SynthStation49 is also completely iOS CoreMIDI compatible, making it instantly compatible with dozens of music apps already in the App Store and hundreds more on the way.
Akai Pro MAX49 Is The MPC LED Fader Control Keyboard You've Been Waiting For!
Any chances of the 2012 NAMM Show being a dud have officially been eliminated.
Akai has figured out how to get even jaded synthheads excited about MIDI control keyboards again. Check out the Akai Pro MAX49 – a control keyboard that combines MIDI, Control Voltage support, LED touch faders & MPC pads.
So, if you've got a modular synth, or a keyboard made in the last 50 years, or a DAW – this should work with it.
LED Faders
MAX49 is one of the most unique controllers ever engineered. Right away you'll notice one of its more distinguishing features: four banks of eight backlit LED touch faders, allowing you to assign up to 32 control parameters. You can use MAX49's LED touch faders just like analog faders by dragging your finger along their touch strips, or you can perform instant leaps in any MIDI value from zero to maxed out and everything in between.
MPC Pads
MAX49 is also equipped with four banks of 12 backlit MPC pads, giving you a total of 48 assignable pads, allowing you to integrate Akai Pro production capability into live performances and recording sessions alike. These backlit, velocity sensitive pads come with MPC Swing, Note Repeat, Full Level and navigation controls.
USB, MIDI & Control Voltage
MAX49 comes ready to command any controller hardware or software from any era: USB MIDI, traditional 5-pin DIN MIDI and even Control Voltage and Gate outputs are onboard, allowing you to control everything from today's most advanced music software, to analog modular synths from as far back as the 1960s. Mackie Control and HUI protocols are also built in to give you instant compatibility with many industry standard DAWs.
Here's the official intro video:
The Akai MPC Studio (Official Specs & Photos)
Akai has officially announced MPC Studio, which it will be introducing at the 2012 NAMM Show.
The MPC Studio is a software + hardware combination, pairing a minimal aluminum MPC pad controller with MPC software that offers up to 64 tracks of sequencing and VST support.
Akai is not only taking on NI's Maschine, but positioning the MPC Studio as a mobile MPC sollution, saying "Welcome to production anywhere. The world is now your studio."
We've got images, video and specs for the Akai MPC Studio below. Check them out and let us know what you think of AKai's new MPC solution!


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This essay explores new forms of tourism that have emerged in post-Katrina New Orleans. It begins by looking at the ways in which the city's long history of commodifying black culture for predominantly white tourists has enabled the existence of two parallel worlds. Though distinct, these worlds are defined by a necessarily precarious boundary which allows New Orleans's tourists to experience African American culture "up close." The voyeurism of the post-hurricane disaster tourism works rather differently. The Katrina bus tours, which transport tourists to storm-devastated neighbourhoods, focus eyes on a landscape peculiarly devoid of human inhabitants; likewise, the IMAX feature Hurricane on the Bayou is driven by a de-politicized environmentalism that elides the human cost of the storm. Both offer a sense of closure by rendering the ongoing post-Katrina racial fallout all but invisible. The essay argues that this possibly indicates a new and deeper kind of disconnect between the two parallel cities that reside in New Orleans.
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To minds think alike, Discord handles the pranks, while Pinkie handles the treats and parties the ultimate duo
Pinkie and Discord together?! Oh we are SO boned!
.....I wonder what their babies will look like. lolz
.....I wonder what their babies will look like. lolz
We'll never know that. Don't even try!
Love the way you made discord look.
Is it different?
and then they decided to make cupcakes..........oh god they decided to make cupcakes!! EVERYPONY RUN!!!
They're doing both and neither. At the same time.
Awesomely colored.
Awesomely colored.
My favorite pairing!~
ok ok ok... i can kinda see why people ship these two... but what is with the giant flux in this particular shipping lately?? discord has been outta the picture for a while now
I dunno, I just love both of them, and I've heard there's a ship crazyness out in the community, so I joined
Wow its a battle of the truly crazy minds. WHO WILL WIN!?!? ....Either way equestria is in for a rough ride ahead
That is cool^^
Sure thing, as long as I draw i livestream :3
I write new journal every time so people will be noticed
I write new journal every time so people will be noticed
I wish you put a nice pin-up of Pinkie in that outfit, without Discord.
I love their expressions...it's the ultimate staredown
He'll regret it once she steals his power and turns him into stone. Because she's just that way.
Doohoho, speaking of discord and stone... I have an idea I made up yesterday >
This is epic!
i predict some kind of resonance cascade to happen if they continue to do that to each other... and a hole in time space opens up and... sssstuff happens...
You're style is awesome. ^^
Good job young artist. ^^
Good job young artist. ^^
No problem, it was a ton of fun!
It didn't start like this (you saw that), I wanted to go to the "cupcakes?" - "definitely" way, but turned out that's a horror fanfic, and I didn't even see that. So I skipped the texts
Awesome job on this one. It was fun to watch you draw it.
Thanks, and I hope you guys will stick around in the future :3
Of course we will. The only one I didn't stick around and watch was the Aku/Discord picture. But I was pretty tired when that one was being made. Just post up when you are doing another stream and I shall try and be there.
Hmm I'm pretty sure I answered you but it seems it didn't send it. Weird.
Whatever, the thing is: I'll be happy to have you around, and I write journal when I go livestreaming, so you'll be notified ^^
Whatever, the thing is: I'll be happy to have you around, and I write journal when I go livestreaming, so you'll be notified ^^


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Swim Club News & Events
Last Family Raft Day of the Season
Sunday September 6th-Final family raft day of the summer of 2015! Noon-7PM Come join the fun, the weather forecast couldn't be any better!!
New Hours for August
Please note our new hours: Monday, August 10th to Saturday, August 15th –11:00 to 7:00 Sunday August 16th till Labor Day–12:00 to 7:00
Walk in Wednesday
During the month of August until Labor Day, Walk in Wednesday allows non members to enjoy the pool! $15 for the day (12PM-7PM) and you do not have to be accompanied by a member! Eighteen months and under are free.
August Only Memberships
August 1st through Labor Day $459 per family $299 single
Blue Moon for lunch! Blue Moon Poolside! Blue Moon for drinks and appetizers! Blue Moon Gift Cards for your favorite counselors and coach! 11:30-9PM Bring the attached flyer and Blue Moon will donate 20% of your bill to our swim team!!
Watercize by Deb
July 2nd, Watercize begins and every Thursday thereafter @ 3PM All ages and levels welcome!
Swim Lessons Bergen County NJ
Take advantage of this great membership perk!! All members: New, bonded, or working toward a bond: receive three weeks of FREE swim lessons — a $250 value!! We offer non-member swim lessons too! Call (201) 664-4344 for further information. All those interested in swim lessons in Bergen County NJ, please call.


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Davis firefighters — from left, Blas Ayala, Luis Parrilla and Jamie Mills — unpack their gear upon their return last week from the front lines of the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park. Wayne Tilcock/Enterprise photo
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February is Black History Month in the United States. Check out these photos of enslaved blacks freed by the 13th Amendment.
January 31st marked the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery.
To commemorate the occasion new photos have been released showing some of the men and women who lived through that era – and were finally granted their freedom.
The portraits focused on a group of 500 people and were taken in the late 1930s, as part of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP), 70 years after abolition.
The set was eventually published in 1941 and called Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slaveryin the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves. All total, there were 17 volumes. While the pictures give an honest glimpse into an important part of our past – historians agree the stories in the collection are biased since they were conducted by white interviewers.
Slavery historian John Blassingame publicly said that the collection can present "a simplistic and distorted view of the plantation" that is too positive. But…
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