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November 2 2009
Documentary: Before the Music Dies

poortaste:

This documentary explores the reason why so few companies currently control the music played on the radio and for sale at retail stores, and whether corporations really have the power to silence musical innovation.

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thegoldenfilter: Lisa’s Mbira

thegoldenfilter:

Lisa’s Mbira

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Printing Thom Yorke’s Head

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Tickley Feather – Trashy Boys

(via Delicious Scopitone)

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“Besides, being managed by Hell’s Angels and named after a brand of LSD, Blue Cheer was the absolute antithesis of the Zeitgeist, singer Dickie Peterson later commenting: “We were the ugly stepchildren. Everybody of the San Franciscan scene was all ‘kiss babies’ and ‘eat flowers’. We were sort of ‘kiss flowers’ and ‘eat babies’; we weren’t peace and love.” No shit, Sherlock!” Julian Cope, The Godlike Genius of Blue Cheer (via newspeedwayboogie)

“Besides, being managed by Hell’s Angels and named after a brand of LSD, Blue Cheer was the absolute antithesis of the Zeitgeist, singer Dickie Peterson later commenting: “We were the ugly stepchildren. Everybody of the San Franciscan scene was all ‘kiss babies’ and ‘eat flowers’. We were sort of ‘kiss flowers’ and ‘eat babies’; we weren’t peace and love.” No shit, Sherlock!”

Julian Cope, The Godlike Genius of Blue Cheer

(via newspeedwayboogie)

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Hecq Vs Exillion - Spheres Of Fury

Sick video by Christopher Hewitt and Tim Brown.

(via Yes Yes Y’all)

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FromtheBasement.tv: Nigel Godrich re-launches the site with more dope clips from amazing bands. (via culturite)

FromtheBasement.tv: Nigel Godrich re-launches the site with more dope clips from amazing bands.

(via culturite)

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Google Music and the New Payola - some things never change

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October 30 2009
Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges 1968-1974 (via brokedownpalace)

Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges 1968-1974

(via brokedownpalace)

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My man, Neil. (via frightenedbybees:dearmarigold)

My man, Neil.

(via frightenedbybees:dearmarigold)

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Better Than The Van has a pretty slick new poster they’re selling on their site. If you don’t know what they do - they’re a pretty rad service similar to CouchSurfing.org but aimed at bands. From their About Us: Touring isn’t cheap or easy. We know, we’ve done it for years. We’ve stayed in some great and not so great places while on tour, so we know it can be hit or miss. We figured people are fans of bands and bands become fans of other bands. If we give them all a place to meet under a common need, good things will come of it.

Better Than The Van has a pretty slick new poster they’re selling on their site.

If you don’t know what they do - they’re a pretty rad service similar to CouchSurfing.org but aimed at bands. From their About Us:

Touring isn’t cheap or easy. We know, we’ve done it for years. We’ve stayed in some great and not so great places while on tour, so we know it can be hit or miss. We figured people are fans of bands and bands become fans of other bands. If we give them all a place to meet under a common need, good things will come of it.

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@yvynyl Twitter Lists

Twitter recently began rolling out a new feature called Lists - basically a way for you to organize and categorize the streams you follow on the service, both publicly and privately.

I funnel this Tumblr blog into a Twitter account - and while I don’t love how it renders there, I mostly did it to give people the opportunity of subscribing in a different place instead of Tumblr or via RSS, if they so choose.  Since I started the account, I’ve also begun following a bunch of great music-related folks.  And while it’s by no means comprehensive yet, I did a quick pass at organizing them today and wanted to share with you.  For your tweetin’ pleasure, I give you:

If you’d like to be included on one of these lists, by all means, @yvynyl me.

For more thoughts on using Lists as an artist, also check out Indie Music Tech’s thoughts here.

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saladfork: The Girls At Dawn: 12” out on Captured Tracks If you like the Vivian Girls, check this Brooklyn trio out.

saladfork:

The Girls At Dawn: 12” out on Captured Tracks

If you like the Vivian Girls, check this Brooklyn trio out.

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Introducing TumblrSaver Bored with your current screensaver, then let the world of the Tumblr Wire flow into your desktop! Download here, unzip and double click. Tested on Leopard and Tiger, probably works on Snow Leopard. (via deplorableword)

Introducing TumblrSaver

Bored with your current screensaver, then let the world of the Tumblr Wire flow into your desktop!

Download here, unzip and double click.

Tested on Leopard and Tiger, probably works on Snow Leopard.

(via deplorableword)

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Yeasayer - Ambling Alp

headunderwater:

This new track from Yeasayer is fresh off the presses. Upon first listen I was hooked, there is a little more electronic added to the mix but not enough to where you go, “Wow that ruined it for me.”

You can download this FREE from their website http://www.amblingalp.com/ and all you have to do is give them you’re email. Well worth it in my opinion.

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