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The Last Shadow Puppets, who will release their second album Everything You've Come To Expect on April 1, will play some U.S. shows around their appearances at this year's Coachella. Dates include Los Angeles, San Francisco and a stop in NYC at Webster Hall on April 11. Tickets for that NYC show will be on sale soon.
In addition to frontmen Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) and Miles Kane, The Last Shadow Puppets lineup on the album includes producer James Ford on drums, Owen Pallett on strings and Zachary Dawes (Mini Mansions) on bass. Whether they'll all be playing in the live band remains to be seen. All dates are listed, along with the video for "Bad Habbits," below...
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Owen Pallett playing Les Mouches songs at Orchid Tapes party; Foxes In Fiction & Elvis Depressedly playing NY tonight
photo: Owen Pallett at MHOW in January (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Indie label Orchid Tapes is throwing a post-CMJ party on Sunday (10/18) evening in their living room. Most details are still TBA, but we know that they have one very special guest playing: Owen Pallett. He tweeted, "I'm playing Les Mouches songs at the @orchidtapes CMJ showcase this coming Sunday. New axe + new nails + old bad feelings." Les Mouches is Owen's old trio with Rob Gordon and Matt Smith (who he still collaborates with), and they reissued their album You're Worth More To Me Than 1000 Christians on Orchid Tapes over the summer. Stream a track below.
UPDATE: The full lineup is Owen plus Foxes In Fiction, Four Visions, Infinity Crush and Yohuna. Tickets are on sale now. Only 35 people will be admitted, and all proceeds will benefit the Silent Barn which is recovering from a fire.
Meanwhile, Orchid Tapes musician Foxes In Fiction (who opened for Owen in NYC earlier this year) opens the BrooklynVegan + Collect Records CMJ showcase at Baby's All Right tonight (10/14) with No Devotion (ex-Thursday), Wax Idols and Creepoid. Tickets are still available (proceeds go to Callen Lorde) and badges will be accepted.
Former Orchid Tapes/current Run for Cover artist Elvis Depressedly also plays a BV show tonight, opening for The Front Bottoms at Irving Plaza. They do it again tomorrow, and both shows are sold out.
Those Front Bottoms shows and the Collect showcase are just three of the five BrooklynVegan shows in NYC this week.
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by Bill Pearis
Ultimate Painting / OBN IIIs @ Pop Montreal 9/16/2015
The 2015 edition of Pop Montreal began on Wednesday (9/16) with shows happening at most, if not all, of the Quebec City's venues. A bit like SXSW in form, Pop is one of the friendlier festivals you can go to and, while offering acts from around the world, Montreal (and Canada) is still the focus. You also get a real sense of "scene" here: bands all seem to know each other, go to each other's shows, and are generally supportive of each other (at least that's the vibe I get). Win Butler of Arcade Fire was hanging out at last night's kickoff cocktail party and BBQ at Pop's HQ (which was free and open to anyone) and seemingly the only people gawking were out-of-towners like me. Arcade Fire's tour documentary The Reflektor Tapes premieres at Pop Montreal tonight (9/17).
With five days of shows ahead of me, I eased into Day 1. First act to play, which was during the cocktail party, was Montreal's Foxtrott who makes quirky, danceable pop and was previewing songs from her debut album for One Little Indian, out November 6. (She's played M for Montreal and CMJ before.) Using a french horn for bass parts and clattering percussion, it was a fitting start to the fest. You can check out the video for her single "Driven," below.
After dinner at Foodlab, which is atop the Le SAT art/performance space, I headed up to Le Sala Rossa and Casa de Popolo, two clubs owned by the same folks that are on opposite sides of Saint-Laurent. At Sala, I caught Ultimate Painting who sounded great but whose short set focused more on their debut than the just-out Green Lanes. (They play NYC on Friday.) After that I stuck around to catch Toronto band Weaves who are fronted by the charismatic belter Jasmyn Burke. Their sound is kind of all over the place, but they were fun.
Across the street at Casa, I caught Montreal's Girl Arm who make skronky/angular noise somewhat reminiscent of Jawbox or Shudder to Think. Not bad. Stream their 2014 EP below. Then it was Austin's awesome OBN IIIs, who had played NYC the night before, and whose new album Worth a Lot of Money revels in Thin Lizzy-style big riffs. Main man Orville Bateman Neeley III plays guitar in the band these days, and I do miss when he was a pure frontman, jumping into the crowd and messing with people, but damn if they didn't sound great. I then went around the corner to the famed Fairmont Bagels for a late-night snack and called it a night.
In addition to all the music, Pop Montreal has symposiums, more movies, and even a pop-up restaurant where Owen Pallet will be cooking on Friday. Stay tuned for more coverage of Pop Montreal, and a few more of my fuzzy iphone pics are below.
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photo: Majical Cloudz @ 50 Kent during Northside 2015 (more by PSquared)
Majical Cloudz return with their second album, titled Are You Alone?, on October 16 via Matador. Devon Welsh and producer Matthew Otto wrote most of it while on tour and the album features guest appearances from Owen Pallett and Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. You can stream the LP's first single, "Silver Car Crash," below.
You may remember that Majical Cloudz were somewhat unlikely openers for part of Lorde's 2014 tour and that experience was captured by filmmaker Neil Corcoran in the documentary short A Lot of Humans which features an original soundtrack by the band. You can watch that below.
The band, who were last in NYC during Northside Fest, have no tour dates at the moment but that will likely change soon. UPDATE: Soon after this post, they did add one NYC show.
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Hopscotch 2015 lineup (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, X, TV on the Radio, Godflesh, Deerhunter, Battles, Pusha T & more)
Raleigh, NC's annual Hopscotch Music Festival returns this year from September 10-12, and today the lineup was announced. It includes Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Godflesh, X, TV on the Radio, Deerhunter, Battles, Roky Erickson, Old Man Gloom, Le1f, Eyehategod, Pusha T, Dwight Yoakam, Owen Pallett, Chelsea Wolfe, Sannhet, Mitski, Nots, Tombs, Jessica Pratt, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Hank Wood & the Hammerheads, Sheer Mag, Cakes Da Killa, Jeny Hval, Prurient, and many more. Tickets are on sale now.
Full lineup below...
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photos by Amanda Hatfield
"Owen Pallett really kicked butt tonight" - Josh Brechner
"Owen Pallett was something magical tonight." - Matt Marin
"Thanks Brooklyn for the sold-out show tonight. Thanks also for giving me a million dollar hangover for only $50, cool discount!" - Owen Pallett
Violin-bearing art pop great Owen Pallett brought his current tour in continued support of last year's In Conflict to NYC last night (1/29) for a sold-out show at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Opening was ambient pop musician Foxes In Fiction, who was joined by Owen on stage.
More pictures from the show below...
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Ricky Eat Acid releasing a new single on Canvasclub (listen), playing NYC w/ Foxes In Fiction, who opens for Owen Pallett
by Andrew Sacher
Ricky Eat Acid (photo by Landon Speers)
Ricky Eat Acid, the electronic project of Sam Ray (also of Teen Suicide and Julia Brown), signed to Canvasback imprint Canvasclub for the release of his new single "Context," due out next week (1/20). While some of Ricky's earlier material felt like a collage of ideas, "Context" sounds bigger and significantly more fully formed. Check it out below.
A few days after the new single comes out, Ricky Eat Acid will play a NYC show at Palisades (1/23) with his Orchid Tapes pal Foxes In Fiction, as well as Ryan DeRobertis (aka Saint Pepsi) and Fissures. Tickets are on sale now.
That's one of three upcoming shows this month for Foxes In Fiction, the other two of which are opening slots on Owen Pallett's tour, including his NYC show happening January 29 at MHOW. Tickets for that one are still available.
All Foxes In Fiction dates are listed, with one of his recent songs and the new Ricky Eat Acid single, below...
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The Knife @ Terminal 5 4/30/2014
BrooklynVegan photographer Amanda Hatfield shoots a ton of shows for BV every year, and 2014 was no different. Now that it's coming to a close, she's put together her 15 favorite photos she took this year. That's one above, and you can check out the rest below. Also below is a list of her 15 favorite albums, and she's got an ongoing playlist with her favorite songs of the year on Rdio. Check it out.
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First tracks, then honorable mentions, and now Pitchfork has put out their Top 50 Albums of 2014. There's nothing entirely out of left field, but there's definitely some surprises here. Taylor Swift, whose album was not reviewed at all (I guess it was a pretty obscure one), comes in at #31 with her album, 1989. Sun Kil Moon, which was the only 2014 album in their Top 10 Albums of the Decade So Far this past August (and seemed like a sure bet for #1) dropped down to #7 and was beaten out by his enemies The War on Drugs. TWOD actually came in at #3 themselves, and the two ahead of them are two you may not have seen coming.
We already knew that Pallbearer, the only Best New Music metal album of 2014, was an honorable mention, which unsurprisingly left zero metal albums on this list. No other BNM album got snubbed (save for a Hyperdub compilation and the Beyonce album, but that was probably because it was technically a 2013 release), and there's not really any glaring omissions in terms of what Pitchfork appeared to champion this year.
See the list for yourself below...
Jason of Fang Island forms new band Wins, remixed A Sunny Day in Glasgow (stream) who told us their Top 10 of 2014
by Bill Pearis
photo: ASDIG @ Baby's All Right in July (more by Amanda Hatfield)
A Sunny Day In Glasgow returned this year with Sea When Absent, arguably their most ambitious record to date, and perhaps their most acclaimed too. The band have just released a remix of album cut "In Love With Useless (The Timeless Geometry In The Tradition Of Passing)" remixed by their pals Fang Island. He pulls the rhythm section to the fore here, burning off some of the original's haze in the process. (Not that there was anything wrong with that haze!) Stream it below.
As mentioned, Fang Island's Jason Bartell will be touring with ASDIG around the holidays. It turns out this will be in the form of a new duo called Wins which also features Cassandra Jenkins (of Eleanor Friedberger's band). You can stream a song from Wins below. ASDIG and Wins play NYC on December 27 at Rough Trade with Ava Luna on the bill as well. Tickets are still available and if you'd like to go for free, we're also giving away a pair. List of all dates and contest details below.
And finally, A Sunny Day in Glasgow have also given us their Top 10 LPs of 2014 which includes a few familiar faces but some left-field picks as well. Check out their list below...
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Caribou's most recent album, Our Love, has gotten much acclaim this year, showing up on a number of publications' Best of 2014 lists. If you're wondering what Caribou main man Dan Snaith's favorite albums and songs of the year are, you're in luck -- he was nice enough to give us his lists for both. The same artist tops both his LP and tracks list and you can find out who that is below.
As mentioned, Caribou's latest release is Carl Craig's "c2's Set U Free RMX" of "Your Love Will Set You Free" which is out now digitally and will be out on 12" vinyl soon. Caribou will be touring the West Coast in February.
Remix stream and Caribou's Top 10 LPs and tracks of 2014, below...
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Pitchfork have begun rolling out their year-end coverage, and today they posted their Top 100 Tracks of 2014. Like every year, it's a very diverse list, with songs from Taylor Swift, The New Pornographers, iLoveMakonnen, Protomartyr, Cloud Nothings, Rae Sreummurd, Makthaverskan, Ty Segall, Parquet Courts, Azealia Banks, White Lung, Perfect Pussy, Dej Loaf, Migos, Alvvays, Against Me!, Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, Bobby Shmurda, Charli XCX, Grouper, Beyonce, Perfume Genius, Shamir, Michael Jackson, Tinashe and more. And their #1 seems to be the most ubiquitous #1 of 2014.
Check out the full list below...
Sleaford Mods at their US debut (more by PSquared)
The Guardian has been sloooowwwlllyyyy revealing their Top 40 Albums of 2014, having rolled out the top 10 one by one over the past 10 days. If you've been following along, you probably already guessed their #1 by now, but if not you can browse their full list of 40 below. It's got a lot of this year's list regulars, and like many of the British publications have, it gives some major love to Sleaford Mods (maybe you caught their US debut in NYC?). Also The War On Drugs shuts out Sun Kil Moon once again (they're not #1 but close). Sorry Koz.
Check out the full list below...
UK music site Drowned in Sound is kinda the British equivalent of Pitchfork, albeit with a very strong community aspect to it. They just published their 50 Favourite Albums of 2014 list and while it contains many of the LPs we've been seeing on a lot of these lists, it's a distinctly not-American point of view. Well, at least their #1. Check out the whole list below...
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Gazelle Twin's 'Unflesh'
Now that it's December, Best of Lists Season is in full swing. If you're already tired of seeing ones that have The War on Drugs at the top (or near it), you can always rely on UK website The Quietus to offer up something different. They just published their "Albums Of The Year 2014" and topping it is electronic artist Gazelle Twin's second album, Unflesh. Say The Quietus:
On Unflesh, Gazelle Twin - aka Elizabeth Bernholz - doesn't see dualism as an academic exercise or a philosophical plaything. Instead, it's born of bloody experience as she claws and digs her way to its gory, physical core. Puberty, anxiety, miscarriage, illness and euthanasia are all present, and Bernholz's treatment of them ranges from a shuddering disgust to vengeful catharsis to something approaching tender acceptance.The Quietus' list is not without names familiar to readers of our site -- Swans, Scott Walker & Sunn O))), FKA twigs, Aphex Twin, Future Islands -- but it definitely does not follow the beaten path.
Check out The Quietus' full "Albums Of The Year 2014" (and stream a few songs from their #1) below...
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Rough Trade NYC on Record Store Day 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
As they usually are, Rough Trade Shops are one of the first this year to post their favorite albums of 2014 list. It's 100 albums long and mostly filled with the bigger indie and indie-related releases of the year, but there's a few surprises in there too. Mark Kozelek will not be happy to see that The War On Drugs placed #2, 8 higher than the Sun Kil Moon record. Mark should be proud that he made the list not once, but TWICE though. His Christmas album landed at #84. Run the Jewels, who are not on it all, have started a "Suck My Dick Rough Trade" chant. Check out their full list below and see more on each album here.
Meanwhile, Rough Trade the NYC venue is open this weekend with Sallie Ford / Crooked Fingers tonight, followed by two shows from The Dream Syndicate.
List below...
Owen Pallett at Fuji Rocks 2014 (more by Erina Uemura)
Chamber pop musician and violin wizard Owen Pallett released the great In Conflict earlier this year and he's now back with the video for its title track which was directed by Jason Last and premiered over at Nowness. Check it out below.
Owen also announced a new round of tour dates along with the release of the video, including a NYC show happening January 29 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. TIckets for that show go on sale Friday (11/7) at noon with an AmEx presale starting Wednesday (11/5) at noon. All dates are listed below.
In other news, Owen also spoke about the allegations against radio/TV host Jian Ghomeshi whose show Q Owen has appeared on, and who Owen calls a friend. He writes:
I was challenged by a friend to say something about the recent allegations against Jian Ghomeshi.The rest of his open letter can be read, with the list of dates and new video, below...
Jian is my friend. I have appeared twice on Q. But there is no grey area here. Three women have been beaten by Jian Ghomeshi.
I have sat with Jian over drinks and discussed our respective anxiety disorders. We have been photographed hugging on camera.
Just ten days ago, I helped him find musicians for his father's funeral. Three women have said that Jian beat them without their consent.
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Canadian folk singer Jennifer Castle released Pink City, the followup to her 2011 debut Castlemusic, this week (9/2) via No Quarter Records. You can stream it in full at CBC and listen to one track below. It's got string arrangements by Owen Pallett, and fans of late '60s/early '70s folk should take note.
Jennifer kicks off a tour this week which includes a few shows with M. Ward, and then hits NYC without him on September 11 at Mercury Lounge with The Sharp Things and Meredith Meyer (of Young Unknowns) and September 12 at Cameo with Noble Hunter. Tickets for the Merc and Cameo shows are on sale now.
All dates are listed, with that song stream, below...
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Swans/Michael Gira curating 3-day program in Netherlands; Savages & Bo Ningen collaborating +++ 24 NON-STOP HOURS OF DRONE
Swans @ Lincoln Hall (more by Brigid Gallagher)
From the Very Interesting Press Release Department:
Le Guess Who? Festival (The Netherlands) is extremely proud to announce two special projects for 2014: a 3-day program curated by Swans/Michael Gira, and the world premiere of 24-Hour Dronefest. Le Guess Who? 2014 takes place November 20-23 in Utrecht, NL. Previously announced acts include Dr. John & The Nite Trippers, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Selda feat. Boom Pam, St. Vincent and Einstürzende Neubauten.24 non stop hours of drone. We can't wait!!
Michael Gira, the main force behind the mighty Swans, will curate a three-day program for the project Mouth To Mouth. This is the second installment of Mouth To Mouth, and the first spanning multiple days and venues. The curated line-up includes Swans, legendary UK post-punk band Wire, New York psychedelic/electronic pioneers Silver Apples, Dominick Fernow's Prurient, Carla Bozulich (Evangelista), Xiu Xiu, Baby Dee, Jenny Hval and noise tyrant Ben Frost.
The Mouth To Mouth-project will also feature a special performance of the London based post-punk group Savages, together with Japanese avant-rock band Bo Ningen, entitled 'Words To The Blind'. Inspired by the surrealist, early DADA concept of simultaneous poetry, the group experiments with improvisation and noise. Le Guess Who? will be the first time this performance of all new material will be seen and heard outside of London.
This year, Le Guess Who? will host the world premiere of 24-Hour Drone Fest, initiated together with New York's Basilica Hudson. Beginning at midnight on Saturday, November 22, this project will cover the entire spectrum of drone during 24 non-stop hours of live performances and installations. First acts confirmed for this project are avant-gardistic producer/composer William Basinski (amongst others known for his four-part The Disintegration Loops), guitarist/producer/composer Stephen O'Malley (Sunn O)))), Tim Hecker, London-based duo Raime, and Steve Hauschildt (formerly of Emeralds). More acts for 24-Hour Dronefest will be added soon.
As the release says, the 24 hours of drone thing is a collaboration with New York's own Basilica Hudson where Swans and Tim Hecker are also playing as part of Basilica SoundScape in September. As previously mentioned, that NY fest will also play the Scott Walker / Sunn O))) album that comes out ten days later, every hour from 2-9 PM on Saturday of the fest at Future Past Studio, which is located near Basilica.
Catch Bo Ningen back in the USA when they tour with Kasabian this fall.
The Europe festival won't be the first time Bo Ningen and Savages have collaborated.
Unlike Savages, Swans appear on the recently released "Best Albums of the Decade So Far" list from Pitchfork.
The full line-up for Mouth To Mouth, curated by Swans/Michael Gira, is listed with more Netherlands fest info below.
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2014 Fuji Rocks Fest in pics (Arcade Fire, Outkast, Flaming Lips, St. Vincent, Damon Albarn, SBTRKT, Slowdive & more)
photos by Erina Uemura
Flaming Lips / Outcast / Arcade Fire @ Fuji Rocks 2014
The transition from indie darlings to stadium-rockers is rarely a painless one, although a decade on from the release of its debut album "Funeral," Arcade Fire proved that it has at least navigated that path better than most. The band's performance was mature and assured, although lacking the latent spark of aggression that had originally marked it as such an exciting prospect. Occasionally there was a flicker of the Win Butler and co. of old, such as the wonderfully anarchic and incongruous modular synth solo during "Reflektor." The group's renditions of "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" and "No Cars Go" were also particularly spirited, even if the latter's lyrics are perhaps a little bit too timely: "We know a place where no planes go."The Fuji Rock Festival has been happening has been happening the last weekend of July since 1997. Originally held at the Base of Japan's most famous mountain, since 2000 Fuji Rocks has happened at Naeba Ski Resort and the 2014 was last weekend (July 25 - 27), featuring Arcade Fire, Outkast, The Flaming Lips, Saint Vincent, Franz Ferdinand, White Lung, Slowdive, SBTRKT, Disclosure, The Waterboys, Yoko Ono and lots more over its three days. Pictures from all three days are in this post.
Conversely, it's hard to imagine The Flaming Lips ever changing their style for anyone. Wayne Coyne, as ever, looked delightfully shambolic, outfitted in a combination of tinfoil and an "Attack on Titan" cosplay bodysuit that he'd no doubt copped from Don Quijote the night before. Naturally, he was flanked by giant dancing mushrooms. The group wasted no time, jumping almost straight into fan favorite "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1″ while unleashing a shower of confetti, setting the tone for a relatively short but saccharine sweet love-in. - [Japan Times]
Outkast, Lorde, Temples are among the Fugi Rocks performers who are in Chicago's Grant Park this weekend for Lollapalooza. Lot more pictures from the 2014 Fuji Rocks Festival below...
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2014 Polaris Music Prize Short List revealed (Arcade Fire, Mac DeMarco, Drake, Owen Pallett, Tim Hecker, more)
The short list for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize, Canada's annual award for a great album, has been announced. It includes Arcade Fire, Drake, Mac DeMarco, Chromeo, Owen Pallett, Tim Hecker, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Timber Timbre, Tanya Tagaq, Shad, Jessy Lanza and Basia Bulat.
The winner will be announced at a gala on September 22. Who do you think it will be? Who should win? Last year it was Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Full list below...
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Avi Buffalo playing free NYC record release show at Rough Trade after West Coast tour with Owen Pallett (dates)
As mentioned, Avi Buffalo are back after a four-year absence and will release their new album, At Best Cuckold, via Sub Pop on September 9. If you haven't checked out lead track "So What" you can stream it below. Right around the album's release, Avi Buffalo will be opening for Owen Pallett for a run of West Coast shows. Right after that, they'll head to NYC to play a record release show at Rough Trade on September 20. That's a free Saturday matinee (1:30 PM), no wristband or album purchase required.
No other East Coast shows have been announced yet, but right after the NYC show Avi Buffalo cross the Atlantic for some European dates. All dates are listed, along with the song stream, below...
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Owen Pallett & Doldrums played 2 shows in NYC, covered Tori Amos & Joanna Newsom at Bowery (pics, setlist, video)
photos by Amanda Hatfield
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Owen Pallett @ Bowery Ballroom 5/14/2014
Owen Pallett's tour with Doldrums hit NYC this week for two shows. Following Tuesday's at Glasslands (5/13), the played Bowery Ballroom last night (5/14). The Academy Award nominee played good portion of his new album, In Conflict, as well as selections from Heartland, and a few songs from his Final Fantasy days as well (the latter were mostly midset when he did a few solo songs). For his second encore he gave the crowd a couple covers: Tori Amos' "Pretty Good Year" (he reviewed her new album for The Talkhouse), and Joanna Newsom's "Peach Plum Pear." Pictures, setlist and video of "Peach Plum Pear" from Bowery Ballroom are in this post.
As mentioned, Airick Woodhead augmented the live line-up of Doldrums for this tour with his brother Daniel and Maddie Wilde of Moon King and were a solid start to the evening. You can catch Doldrums and Moon King -- on the same bill together for the first time ever -- at Baby's All Right on June 5. Tickets are on sale now.
Pics from Doldrums' Bowery set, plus more of Owen Pallett, below...
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an interview with Owen Pallet (on songwriting, music press, why he hates Beyonce & Rihanna... JUST KIDDING!)
This month will see the follow up to Owen Pallett's Heartland, the 2010 release that saw the artist formerly known as Final Fantasy forming a gorgeous and curiously unnerving collection of songs pairing lush orchestration against lyrical themes of mental isolation and self-doubt. For In Conflict (Domino/Secret City), Pallett's compositions are no less complex but now find the experimental composer giving focus to the benefit of dissonance and the abrasion of sound. For a songwriter whose music and exploration with sound already has the proclivity for expansion in the auditory space, Pallett is at his absolute best within those deliberately muted and subdued moments just before the eruption. Brooklyn Vegan reached out to Pallett to discuss the new record, his recent pop music commentaries, and his thoughts on music criticism in 2014. Owen Pallett is touring with Doldrums this month, two NYC shows included.
My first question just concerns your relationship with music and where you were when music first found you, Owen. When was that moment for you when you knew that creating music was something you absolutely had to do?
Owen: There's kind of two answers to that. My entire life, it's been me realizing over and over again that I'm much more comfortable working with musical material than I am with verbal information. [Laughs] I just feel much more at home in dealing with sound than with text or with speech, but I certainly from age three or whatever, I was jamming Bach and Pachelbel and in an obsessive way. But the sort of second moment was the real moment when there was the transition from being a music appreciator into being a professional musician, and that happened much later when I was twenty-four, I guess. That's when I was working for a radio program, and I had been offered these tours that I didn't want to do because I was committed to my job working for the radio, and I didn't want to take these tours, but they effectively, when they heard about it, told me to go do it. They were thinking with more clarity than I was about what was best for me, but also it was kind of a vote of confidence in what I was doing having my boss say, "No, take the time off work. You should really go do this tour."
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Owen Pallett's new album, In Conflict, will be out in May but you can hear a couple tracks -- both of which feature Brian Eno -- now. "The Riverbed" comes via a music video that stars Pallett's uncle, Jim, as a man out on a date in L.A. Look for Owen, briefly, as "Jerk #4." The NY Times also just premiered a lyric video for "On a Path" and both of those are watchable below.
Meanwhile, Pallett will be in Los Angeles this weekend for Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony where his and Will Butler's score for Spike Jonze's Her is up for an Oscar. Best of luck, guys. The Oscars air at 7 PM EST on ABC.
And if you want to see Pallett live, his May tour with Doldrums starts in NYC with two shows. Tickets to Glasslands (5/13) and Bowery Ballroom (5/14) are still available.
Videos below...
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Posted on Nov 22, 03:21PM | IBNS
As the Winter Session of the Parliament started on a stormy note, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Thursday rejected the no-confidence motion moved by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) against the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on the decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.
The TMC moved the motion against the government despite having only 19 MPs. It was rejected as the TMC could not gain the support of 50 MPs.
Mamata said that after her split with the UPA, the government has become a minority and is in no position to move the FDI in multi-brand retail.
The TMC chief has been reaching out to several parties, including arch-rivals Left, for supporting her no-confidence motion.
However, no party was explicit in its support for Mamata and did not promise to back the TMC on the issue.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, however, demanded for voting on FDI issue under Rule 184 of the Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha. Rule 184 ensures a vote after debate.
"We should be given an opportunity to express our views under rule 184. Under rule 184 there should be a discussion on FDI in the parliament," Swaraj said.
Pertinently, the government is opposed to it.
Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm as the ruckus continued.
The Rajya Sabha on the other hand was adjourned for the day.

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Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, Ampeg SCR-DI Bass DI with Scrambler Overdrive, TSW Compass Bass Compressor, MXR DC Brick, Boss CE-2B Bass Chorus, Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah, Boss GEB-7 Bass Equalizer, MXR M84 Bass Fuzz Deluxe, EHX Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator, Korg PB-01 Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner, Boss FV-50H Volume Pedal
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David Treadwell Is Now The Corporate Vice President Of Identity At Microsoft
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1Gbps is nice, but 10Gbps is better
Lucky residents in Kansas City and Provo, Utah can already sign up for 1Gbps Google Fiber service, and Austin, Texas isn't far behind. That's 100 times faster than the average American speed of 9.8Mbps (based on Akamai's State of the Internet 3Q2013), and yet it's also only the tip of the iceberg. Apparently bitten by the speed bug, Google is currently working on speeds of 10Gbps .
Google's Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette revealed as much during the Goldman Sachs Technology Internet conference this week, USA Today reports .
"That's where the world is going, it's going to happen," Pichette said, adding that it could take a decade, but at the same time, "why wouldn't we make it available in three years? That's what we're working on. There's no need to wait."
Pichette didn't offer up too many details, such as whether 10Gbps service is something Google envisions offering to home users or just businesses. And of course it's far too early to talk about costs.
As it stands now, Google Fiber service in Kansas City and Provo runs $70/month for 1Gbps upload and download, and $120/month for 1Gbps Internet bundled with a full TV package with over 200 channels (HD included). Those who subscribe to the Internet and TV bundle also receive a Nexus 7 tablet.


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From the second his size 16's first stepped on campus, the 7'1" center was burdened with big expectations. Expectations he's tried to ignore.
"I try not to think about expectations and stuff like that," said Brown in a 1-on-1 interview with Local 5 this week. "I just go out there and play the game I can play."
That doesn't mean he didn't set his goals high after arriving in Green Bay, but Brown knew there would be growing pains along the way, starting with those first few practices.
"It was tough," Brown recalls with a smile. "It was something I wasn't used to. My body wasn't physically prepared for something like that as a freshman, and I didn't know what to expect coming in."
Becoming the best player he could be meant improving on and off the court. That meant, among other things, packing on 30+ pounds to his tall frame.
"In the weight room getting stronger, eating more food, gaining weight or improving my shot," Brown lists as things he's improved since his early days on campus. "Taking a couple of steps back and starting to shoot the three my junior year. Just little things here and there that help my game."
His game has evolved to the point where he's the only player to pile up more than 1,600 career points, 700+ rebounds, and 300 blocks in Horizon League history. Head Coach Brian Wardle says maturing on the court has coincided with growth away from it.
"He's just grown into a man," said Wardle. "He's a man. He has developed physically obviously a great deal, but just it's more just mental side of the game. The love and the passion has just increased, his work ethic continues to increase, and he's just been a great humble unselfish star player that you don't always get all the time.
Brown certainly has the attention of NBA scouts who are no doubt impressed with his ability to move and shoot for a big man. That, and he's close to going down as the most prolific shot-blocker in Horizon League history. The senior has shied away from talking about himself and his professional prospects in the past, but he admits it is on his mind nowadays.
"Just like any other regular student," said Brown. "They have to worry about what job they are going to do after college and that's basically where I'm at. I have to think about the future, and think about where I'm going to be after this. What I do now each game is going to help me get there."
NBAdraft.net projects the seven-footer as a mid second round picks in the upcoming NBA Draft, something Brown is probably unaware of.
"He always puts the team first," said junior guard Keifer Sykes. "A lot of guys rush to him with information about anything that's going on social media, or anything that people are saying about him before he even knows that. He just always brushes it off. So that right there, to have that leadership from the top of our team, our senior who we got out and play for, is outstanding."
Durability is one thing that definitely separates the GB senior from other big men. He's started 122 out of 123 career games, and the only time he's been forced to sit was after suffering a scary shoulder injury against Detroit.
"The pain was there obviously, but I was most upset that the fact that I couldn't go in there the rest of the game," said Brown who the team officially says suffered a shoulder sprain. "And I knew there was a chance I wouldn't be able to play the next game as well. That's what hurts me the most is when I know that I can't help my team win, not the pain."
Brown's ability to play through pain has helped push the Phoenix to its first goal of winning the regular season crown, next up is earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
"You try to just focus on each game, but at the same time you want to look toward that goal of getting there," said Brown of looking ahead. "So each game you have that little more emphasis to win the game to get to that spot."
One thing is for sure, whenever this season comes to an end so to will one of the best careers of any player to put on a Green Bay uniform.
"I've had no regrets," said Brown of the ups and downs of his four years. "I'm very happy with this decision I made to come to Green Bay, and happy I've stayed all four years. I've had such a great experience. I'm going to miss it for sure."
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Honeymoon: Bottle of rum or domestic sparkling wine, fruit basket, and room upgrade (based on availability).
Secluded, charming and upscale, Luxury Bahia Principe Esmeralda, Don Pablo Collection is an oasis of tranquility in the sun. There are numerous tropical gardens that serve as a frame to small streets in which guests can take a stroll. The ocean breeze is the perfect complement to the natural surroundings.
Accommodations are all Junior Suites with a sitting area, full bathroom with Jacuzzi tub and separate shower, mini-bar stocked regularly, and flat screen plasma satellite TV, and balcony or terrace. VIP amenities and special dining privileges include unlimited à la carte dinners, 24-hour room service, bathrobes, and slippers. Guests can enjoy all facilities of the Grand Bahía Principe Resort Complex including Pueblo Principe. This replica of a Dominican village has a festive atmosphere of shops, a casino, restaurants, bars and a disco.
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HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — An atmospheric scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center will present a public presentation on global warming.
Norman Loeb will discuss whether global warming is a temporary blip or something more permanent at the Virginia Air and Space Center in downtown Hampton on Tuesday evening. The discussion is free and open to the public.
Loeb is the principal investigator of a satellite project called Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System. NASA says observations from CERES are used to determine the Earth's radiation budget, or measurements of incoming energy from the sun and outgoing energy back to space that determines the planet's temperature and climate.
Loeb holds a doctorate in in atmospheric sciences from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
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April 1, 2002
Mark R. Twombly
Three days ago we celebrated a landmark event. We moved into our new hangar, with the emphasis on the word new.
Ours is one of 26 brand-spanking-new T-hangars the airport authority just completed as part of a five-year master plan to improve airport facilities. The ink on the building inspector's certificate of occupancy was still wet when we were handed the keys to our airplane's new home.
You know how good it feels the first time you get into a new car you've just bought? Ditto when I open the door to our new hangar. There is not so much as a drop of sooty aircraft engine oil staining the smooth concrete floor, nor a single bird's nest wedged up in the steel beams supporting the sheet-aluminum roofing.
All the lights come on when I flip the switch. The steel cables that lift the hangar door are shiny and taut. The electrically actuated door goes up and comes down without binding, grinding, creaking, or groaning. The flexible seal along the bottom of the door both flexes and seals. The fire extinguisher is current and, incredibly, the adjustable vent in the roof actually has a pull chain hanging from it. Everything works, everything's new. It will never look this good again.
A hangar is as important to an airplane owner as a purse is to a woman. Yes, it's possible to get along without one, but given the opportunity, wouldn't you rather have it than not? Like a purse, a hangar protects its valuable contents from the elements and shields them from prying eyes and preying hands. Along with their primary duties, hangars and purses serve as convenient receptacles for an amazing and confusing collection of seldom-used stuff. In the case of a hangar, that includes revered cars, fast boats, and motorcycles.
A packed purse functions as a closet away from home; some T-hangars fully qualify as a second home. What else could you call a favorite hangout equipped with a well-stocked refrigerator, a hot plate and barbecue grill, lumpy couches, office and storage areas, cheesy artwork, high-gloss floor paint, carpet pads under the tires, and a catch pan under the cowl?
And oh, the scenery. A lake house doesn't provide half the sightseeing value of our 48 feet of prime T-hangar frontage with its view of the runway.
We've been waiting a long time for this. The airplane spends part of the year in Kansas City with partner Doug, who until recently leased a T-hangar. It kept the airplane dry and secure, but it had a dirt floor, doors that had to be pushed open and closed, and squatters — birds. Doug let the lease lapse when we brought in a third partner, Rick, here in Florida.
The airplane now spends the majority of the year enjoying sunshine and warmth — literally. Until we moved it into the hangar this week, the airplane occupied a tiedown spot on the ramp. We bought a Bruce's Custom Covers canopy blanket that did a surprisingly good job of keeping the temperature down in the cabin and protecting our new plastic windows. We stuffed vinyl-covered foam plugs in the nose-bowl openings and a cover on the pitot-static port. We tightened the tiedown belts and chocked the wheels.
We didn't worry much about the paint because it was already dull and chalky with age and outdoor experience. Until last September, that is, when we had the airplane painted. Very patriotic — white with U.S. Navy blue and New York Finger Lakes region red-wine striping. It's tough to force a freshly painted airplane to live outdoors, but we had no choice. Prior to the latest construction, there were only enough hangars on the airport to accommodate 30 percent of the based fleet. Hangar space was like a diamond — a coveted gem that, once acquired, became an heirloom never to be given up, only sublet to friends.
I put my name on the hangar waiting list. Ah, The List. Is there anything in aviation more pliable, more susceptible to closed-door deal making than a hangar waiting list? At one point we hopefuls were told The List had more than 150 names on it. No doubt many had made their last great takeoff — to the heavens — years ago, but there they were, alive and well on The List.
Finally, a purge was ordered. To remain on The List, you had to respond to an official notification with a nonrefundable $50 I'm-still-alive-and-flying fee. When the dust finally settled, I had accomplished a meteoric rise into the top 20. That put me in the batter's box, and eventually I scored.
Our new hangar sits at the far end of a row, but we face an open field and have a good view of the business end of Runway 23. It's the runway of choice in changing weather, when sweaty southwesterly winds tumble in off the Gulf to annoy pilots grown soft from too many calm-wind landings on Runway 5. It'll be fun to watch.
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Listening Music: Katy Perry's banned Sesame Street appearance. I appreciate Perry's timbre and unique enunciation. It's off-putting to see her music becoming increasingly overproduced, but I guess that's the business of pop music.
I wrote last week on momentum and had to truncate a lot of talking points. I wasn't satisfied with only talking about two aspects of the bad momentum that forces you to adapt your gameplay, so we'll be discussing more aspects this week.
- Action You get Counterspelled out of your healing school.
- Bad reaction You spam heals mindlessly.
- Good reactions You communicate, use other schools and improve your positioning.
Relax. There's not a lot you could have done in that situation; the opposing team simply outplayed you into that position. Talk with your teammates to figure out a way to not get yourselves in life-or-death situations in the future -- the problem wasn't with your getting spell-locked.


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On a recent road trip across the Midwest headed towards the East Coast, I happened by a jerky outlet selling exotic meats, such as elk, kangaroo, and even gator jerky. Off to the side in the same shop were PETA t-shirts, though upon closer examination, they read People Eating Tasty Animals. I thought, 'Ah, of course.' The real PETA -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -- has a sense of humor too, which it most recently used to develop a parody video game called Pokemon Black & Blue where kids can help "Pikachu and his Pokemon pals fight their cruel oppressors and gain their freedom." No joke.
PETA's beef is with the new Pokemon Black and White 2 game that hit store shelves on Sunday, which the organization claims casts a positive light on what essentially boils down to thinly veiled animal abuse.
"Games such as Pokemon send kids the wrong message that exploiting and abusing those who are defenseless is acceptable when it's not," says PETA Director of Marketing Innovations Joel Bartlett . "But with Pokémon Black and Blue, children can experience the great feeling that comes from saving others from harm."
PETA often expresses extreme viewpoints, and in this case, the animal rights organization takes exception to Pokemon being "treated as unfeeling objects" where they're used for human entertainment and as subjects in experiments.
"The way that Pokemon are stuffed into pokeballs is similar to how circuses chain elephants inside railroad cars and let them out only to perform confusing and often painful tricks that were taught using sharp steel-tipped bullhooks and electric shock prods," PETA says.
In case you want check out PETA's parody title, there are two versions at your disposal, one for adults and one for kids .
This is far from the first time PETA has taken exception to in-game content and/or developed a parody title of its own. In Super Tanooki Skin 2D , PETA took a stand against animal skinning, as it felt was represented by Super Mario putting on a raccoon costume (Tanooki Mario). Around the same time, PETA raged against the killing of rats in Battlefield 3 . The organization also was pivotal in Zynga's decision to remove pit bulls from its Mafia Wars title, but probably our favorite PETA memory is when it announced plans to raise awareness for animal rights via a porn website. Once gain folks, no joke .
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The social networking site Facebook's Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the NASDAQ stock exchange, has been referred to as one of the most hyped technology stock market offerings.
"If you know that a stock is overpriced and everybody knew this ... you know you are taking a risk there. You don't have any right to a stock that goes up rather than down."
- Felix Salmon, Reuters business blogger
The popular site boasting 800 million active users, sought to capitalise on its popularity but since the launch of its IPO, its stocks have tumbled by around 15 per cent.
Mark Zuckerberg - the founder of Facebook - along with the investment banks that organised the launch, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs have pocketed billions of dollars.
Those investment banks all cut earnings estimates for the social network in the days leading up to the NASDAQ launch. But they only disclosed these changes to certain favoured clients.
So the average main street investor had no idea that the company they were about to buy into was not expected to live up to over-hyped expectations.
"There is a chance here that this was just pure insider trading, the insiders made a lot of money and those who didn't have the information lost out."
- Russell Mokhiber, editor of Corporate Crime Reporter
The company's IPO created some big winners and big losers, with ordinary investors having lost at least $630m collectively. Morgan Stanley and other underwriters have made about $100m in profits so far, plus $175 million in fees, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Some of these profits will likely be offset because of problems associated with the IPO. However, owners of Facebook stock who sold shares during the IPO, netted profits of some $16bn.
Several lawsuits have been filed by Facebook shareholders against Facebook, its founder, and Morgan Stanley and other banks.
A Facebook spokesperson told one media outlet, "We believe the lawsuit is without merit and [we] will defend ourselves vigorously."
So what does the Facebook IPO tell us about investing on Wall Street? Was it a case of fair risk or casino capitalism? Are the odds stacked against main street investors?
Inside Story Americas, with presenter Anand Naidoo, discusses with guests: Felix Salmon, Reuters news agency's business blogger; Russell Mokhiber, editor of Corporate Crime Reporter, a legal newsletter; and by James Angel, associate professor of finance at Georgetown University.
"Facebook's mission is to make the world more open and connected. And we think that people's lives are going to be better and the whole world will function better when there is more information and understanding out there "
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, in the roadshow movie leading up to the initial public offering
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This woman is so fantastically lovely.
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Wonderful photo, congratulations! Beautiful pose...
Keep it up and all the best!
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Model is pleasant to look on this one. Breasts and diamonds attract the first glance, my eyes wander from one to the other constantly. Her uncombed hair brings a touch of casual charm. I like it.
Glad to see you don't retouch her.
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i really like the designs that you do with the stones.
Beautiful shot.
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Amazingly beautiful series of pictures and an absolutely stunning model
What a cutie.
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A Marquette culinary chef has been served a taste of victory.
Chadd Wellman is Executive Chef at Elizabeth's Chophouse on Front Street. He was recently recognized as "Chef of the Year" by the American Culinary Federation. Wellman has worked at the Chophouse for the last five years and has been a member of the Culinary Federation for eight. He was one of four nominees. To win, chefs must be active members in the federation and be nominated by another member for their work. The traveling trophy, he says, comes with great expectations.
"It comes with the responsibility that you have to show up and show everybody that you're worth it, that you've put that much effort toward it, and being an ACF member just makes me so proud. It's an amazing thing to be a part of," said Wellman.
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Healthcare leaders report increasing levels of experience with clinical quality and patient safety. They also have plenty of experience working with quality and safety metrics. Nearly two-thirds (60%) of respondents to our annual Clinical Quality and Patient Safety Survey do have in place all of the selection of eight National Quality Foundation prevention or reduction protocols we presented in our survey.
Many of those who do not have particular protocols in place plan to add them. For instance, 31% expect to implement the NQF protocol to reduce falls and fall-related injuries within the next 12 months. If all follow through, within a year 91% will have in place NQF protocols for fall reduction.
"A transition is occurring," says William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, vice president and chief medical quality officer for the Pocono (Pa.) Health System, which includes the 215-bed Pocono Medical Center and other facilities. "We see the increasing numbers of people who are looking at NQF measures, for example, getting their arms around quality and safety metrics, with the assumption that the reimbursement systems of the future are going to be geared more toward such metrics."
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If you really miss Teen Titans, they're showing Teen Titans Go! which is voiced by the same actors. It's part of that DC Nation block on CN. I find it funny, and Raven is more or less the same.
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A HISTORIC Paisley landmark is set to be returned to its former glory thanks to a £500,000 lottery cash boost.
The money will go towards the restoration of the Grand Fountain – the centrepiece of Paisley's Fountain Gardens park.
The eight-metre-tall Category A-listed monument is considered to be one of Scotland's finest remaining public fountains.
The project to restore it is supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, which has awarded a grant of £527,100.
Councillor Terry Kelly, Convener of Renfrewshire Council's planning and economic development policy board, has welcomed the news
He said: "We are delighted to have secured this funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
"This money will go a long way towards ensuring this link with Paisley's rich industrial past will be kept alive for future generations to enjoy.
"The project will also provide a community benefit, in that local volunteers and tradespeople will be encouraged to learn more about the traditional skills needed to restore and maintain the fountain.
"The community have already been involved in the efforts to secure this funding and it is great to see their hard work rewarded."
The fountain dates to 1868, having been gifted to the people of Paisley by Thomas Coats of Ferguslie, joint-owner of the once-massive J&P Coats thread firm.
It still stands as a proud reminder of the town's rich industrial heritage but is currently fenced off for safety.
The work will restore the cast-iron fountain's surfaces and decorative detail as well its original colour scheme.
The council is still awaiting the outcome of an application for funding from Historic Scotland.
If successful, this will be added to the Heritage Lottery money and council funding to meet the full £660,000 cost of the project.
Fountain Gardens – recognised as Paisley's oldest public garden – were created in 1797 by John Love, a local textile manufacturer after whom the adjoining Love Street was named.
Thomas Coats bought the park in 1866 and redesigned the open space before gifting it to the townspeople two years later.
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NBC Super Bowl Spot Super-Sells To Viewers With Little Money
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 30, 10:01 AM
News that NBC had sold a Super Bowl spot to direct response TV marketer Cash4Gold.com speaks volumes to some media executives. To them it says that not only is the economy poor, but that the TV economy is withering right before viewers' eyes.
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TiVo's Rogers: Local TV Needs Radical Ad Rebooting For Long-Term Revival
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 29, 11:00 AM
Pop-up ads on your TV screen? Pre-roll commercials before your DVR rolls into "Heroes"? Just wait. All this is probably coming, says Tom Rogers, president/chief executive officer of TiVo. The TV advertising business will change radically -- and for some, crushingly. Rogers was addressing the suffering NATPE meeting in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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NATPE Executives Call For Risk-Taking With 'Laser Focus'
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 28, 11:15 AM
Television is a battleground, and TV executives are aiming right at viewers -- especially the slower-moving consumers.
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Take Your Ads Off TV Completely? Will You Disappear?
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 27, 11:00 AM
What's the damage if you're a big consumer brand that spends fewer media dollars on TV? Apparently none. How about zero TV dollars? In this economy, it might have consumers guessing the worst.
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Syndicating TV Shows Is Still A TV Model
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 26, 11:30 AM
Despite its size, syndication has been one of the steadiest national TV platforms. That may not be good news for some. Yes, syndication has been hit -- like everything else -- with ratings erosion. Not even those prized off-network sitcoms are doing the same numbers as a few years ago. Vaunted multi-decade-long shows like "Wheel of Fortune," "Oprah Winfrey" and "Entertainment Tonight" have also recorded lower ratings. But here's the deal: Unlike "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" or "Joan of Arcadia" or "Rock Star," these shows are still on the air.
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Should TV Networks Program Their Commercials?
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 23, 10:15 AM
TiVo has just made a case for TV networks to start programming commercials. Last year TiVo said six of the 10 most-viewed commercials seen in DVR playback mode during 2008 were spots for theatrical film releases. It wouldn't make sense to stick a movie or entertainment commercial in virtually every "A" position. But it would be smart to analyze which spots have been more entertaining/better viewed.
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Why TV Programmers Won't Take Marketing Lessons From The Internet
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 22, 11:33 AM
This is why TV programmers should never become Reunion.com. Somehow I was tricked -- my own fault -- into believing I was setting up a quick account at social network area Reunion.com -- all to access our company's holiday party photos. I assumed it would be a fast way to get what I needed. I'm sure I didn't read the fine print. Instead, my password was used to access my email, through which spam was sent -- and continues to be repeatedly sent -- to all my contacts. The killer here is the messages continue to come not from Reunion.com, ...
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With New President, TV Economy Means Lending A Helping Hand
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 21, 10:45 AM
One thing came out loud and clear in President Barack Obama's inaugural address: encouraging Americans to serve their country. This doesn't mean in the traditional ways -- in the armed forces -- but helping people out when a levee breaks and homes are destroyed, or, for the unemployed, volunteering their time. That got me thinking. How can those in the TV business "serve" best, for viewers, advertisers, competitors, and new media platforms?
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Which Web-Based TV Shows Are Up, Down -- Or Out?
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Traditional TV marketers always know what's coming. Their point of measurement comes down to what a show did in the ratings, or how much did the production cost, or, which advertisers are buying in. This goes double for TV business writers. During the Television Critics Association tour we are reminded again how these glaring reference points create the walls we live in. Never is this more apparent than when we're trying to make sense of the new Internet-based TV shows.
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Branded Entertainment ID: Do Viewers Care Who's Behind The Curtain?
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 19, 10:00 AM
ESPN will air a documentary in March about the 24 Hours of Le Mans race -- a program totally financed by German automaker Audi. One obvious question: Will the show, "Truth in 24," let viewers know that the program is backed by Audi -- and therefore could influence its content? But a bigger question remains: Does it matter?
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 8:47 pm
Enough of the royal WE from Dawkins...when you lose by one pt in overtime and your team has made ONE free throw, that's bad coaching. Tired of this same ole song and dance in the Dawkins era...he's had his chance...time for new management
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Agreed, that the team shot only 1 free throw, is on Dawkins. All he had to do was to instruct the team to hold off on outside shots when they were not good looks, take it to the hoop, and look to make contact. It's way past time for a coaching change.
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Desktop Snapshot 01-26-2009 by cjbroomWatch
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awesome desktop, if you have a chance to travel to england, you should definately try to get something just as or even more spectacular
I actually studied abroad in Oxford, England for 6 weeks in the summer of 2006 and made several trips to London during that time... and I also did a little touring around Western Europe as well... alas... this was before I owned my D-SLR and really started getting into photography... And I didn't know as much about composition back then either ... so I'm not as happy with the thousands of pictures I took while I was over there as I wish I was... I'll try to find some good ones and post them up for you to see
Funny thing, my first experience with Photography and Europe started that summer too. I studied in Copenhagen, Denmark that summer. I had a really crappy camera that broke in my 2nd week. I borrowed ppls cameras for shots, and thats when I Got to use a lot of different camera.