Dirty Projectors
admin on Jul 24th 2007
I’ve seen Dirty Projectors twice this summer, and at first I thought that David Longstreth’s odd between-song banter, his colourful choice of cardigans, and the seemingly stream-of-consciousness nature to his songs were part of some idiosyncratric foible that one would only pick up on during a live show. But to have a poke around in the Dirty Projector’s repertoire is to realise that their whole style and approach to music is somewhere beyond postmodern, somewhere so far out there that you have to take your hat off to the wonderful craziness of it all. And nowhere is this more evident than in the video below…
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Nancy Elizabeth Cunliffe
admin on Jul 23rd 2007
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I’ve only been awake for 15 minutes and already I have come across this little nugget, begging for further exploration.
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The Stooges, Arcade Fire on Jonathan Ross
admin on Jul 21st 2007
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Hmm, is it just me or is there still some noticable friction between the re-united Stooges? There are a couple of somewhat cringe-inducing moments for both Iggy and Ron Asheton whenever the other is talking… Continue Reading »
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Rio en Medio
admin on Jul 19th 2007
Rio en Medio, New Mexican songstress, Bride of Dyanmite, signee to Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic’s Gnomosong label, one half of The Water Island, performer of ukulele renditions of the Bee Gees, and supporter of Grizzly Bear…has done a Blogotheque Take Away Show.
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Ambulance Ltd.
admin on Jul 13th 2007
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Primitive (The Way I Treat You)
This super-catchy, “modern Velvet Underground” track got me into Ambulance LTd.’s only full-length album, ‘LP’, a well-received release of guitar driven pop-sensibility that successfully revived the new wave and shoegaze styles of the ’80s and ’90s.
As for where the band are now, it appears only Marcus Congleton (frontman and sole-songwriter on ‘LP’) remains, despite not being an original member himself. After a long period of silence (a self-imposed songwriting exile in L.A.), yesterday Congleton finally reappeared with the following revelation: Continue Reading »
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