Discrepancy Recordings and the FlightDynamics Podcast
In a little over 15 minutes local time, it will be Xmas. So, from me to all of you - here is an improvised Carol, a subliminal hymn. It may be a little darker in tone than the usual “Peace on Earth,” but you know that is implied. The Solstice just passed means our days will start getting a little longer, even though it’s bound to be colder still.
Enjoy - if I don’t talk to you sooner, have a happy new year!
David Byrne’s Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars
What is called the music business today, however, is not the business of producing music. At some point it became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But that’s not bad news for music, and it’s certainly not bad news for musicians. Indeed, with all the ways to reach an audience, there have never been more opportunities for artists.
But it was really good. It released us from something. It wasn’t nihilistic, implying that the music’s not worth anything at all. It was the total opposite. And people took it as it was meant. Maybe that’s just people having a little faith in what we’re doing.
Everyone should definitely read this: Matt Jeanes is right on, and he brings his customary humor to it as well.
See the jaded way that Pitchfork writes about things that they LIKE and you’ll see how easy it is to get cynical about that perceived desperation on the other end of every package that comes with a note that says “please love me.” Being a small label or an unsigned artist often feels a bit like being that pimply, fat dude with mismatching clothes who asks the class president and cheer team captain to the prom. You know you have almost no shot, but you go for it anyway because fuck, you believe in yourself and you see that she has a Ramones sticker on her 3 Ring Binder and that has to count for something, right?
Someone made it out to Buzz and Click and made it just in time to make part of my set…
The lone laptopper, clad in a shirt and tie, toyed with various other gadgets generating soundscapes of blips, glitches, pops and crackles with a clutter of crunching and jumbled beats that occasionally locked into a discernible groove, only to crumble back into sonic rubble.
Some of you may recall that this past weekend was the fifth installment of that annual festival of the Nashdiggity’s finest electronic noise, Buzz and Click. A wonderful time was had by all… thanks to all of the other performers for putting on such great sets.
It is my normal custom to record all of my sets - unfortunately, this night I was most of the way through my set before I realized I hadn’t started recording… So, I present to you a compilation of rehearsal takes made on Friday and Saturday (12/7 and 12/8), closing out with the last 8 minutes or so from the Buzz and Click performance itself.
Rolling Stone : Led Zeppelin: The Full Report From David Fricke
This one was rehearsed, ready and out to kill. This band was Led Zeppelin in every way.
To all those who are too highbrow for Zeppelin… Lighten up. This is ROCK AWESOMENESS.
The composer Karlheinz Stockhausen passed away on December 5th 2007 at his home in Kuerten-Kettenberg and will be buried in the Waldfriedhof (forest cemetery) in Kuerten.
It’s that time again, folks - Nashville’s finest electronic musicians convene at The End (2219 Elliston Place) this Saturday for a night of live grooves and glitchouts. Your pal Logickal will be finally making a Nashville appearance at 11pm after being so rude as to let Atlanta get most of the fun this year. It’s another great lineup, featuring:
Forrest Bride - Matt Hamilton - 84001 - Bluff Duo - Athena Blue - Oliver Dodd - Logickal - Anemone - Jensen Sportag - Let’s Say Baltimore
Show starts at 8, with bands every 30 minutes and a $5 cover! How can you go wrong?
Just to give everyone the heads-up… Twelve Offerings is now available on iTunes Music Store (and iTunes Plus) and Beatport. Unfortunately, I cannot include personalized donation messages for sales via these services, but all proceeds will be donated regardless. If you’ve been waiting for one of these services to carry it to donate, now is the time (although buying the CD directly will prove to be a bigger donation).
