"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Category Archives for Music
Blixa Bargeld reads Hornbach
“In the most remarkable development of his long and protean artistic career, he took a job basically parodying himself in a series of commercials for a German hardware-store chain. These ads, for Hornbach, a building-supply store not unlike Home Depot, … Continue reading
Boy Falls From the Sky for real this time
“The city conducts a symphony, the search through shit for melody, a single scrap of dignity, in the junkyard of humanity, on the burning rubble and the sulphur sky, we look for clues yeah, you and I…” – Bono * … Continue reading
Coil – The Dreamer Is Still Asleep (Datenverarbeiter Remix)
Played postman for some Coil related email today. Sent me on a trip watching Coil videos on YouTube where I found this remix of “The Dreamer Is Still Asleep” by Datenverarbeiter.
Ascension: Music by Daniel Figgis, Words by Eamon Carr
ASCENSION as·cen·sion (ə-sĕn’shən) {n} a concert in the walled garden at St Enda’s Park, Rathfarnham by Pearse Museum Artist-in-Residence Daniel Figgis & his band with words by poet Eamon Carr (formerly of Horslips). Read more about it.
Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Kimmel & The Roots: Rap History Lesson
Justin Timberlake guested on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” last night and teamed up with the show’s host and house band The Roots, performing a rap history medley that starts out with the Sugar Hill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight, then pays … Continue reading
Simon Says No! – Solitary Rush
Norwegian Wo Shoegaze. From the album Simon Says No! (2010).
Breathing of Bones & Grotesque Sexuality – Come to Daddy
Look at these young Russians doing the 30 year old classic Virgin Prunes track ‘Come to Daddy’.
Radiohead Live (Prague fan DVD)
“On August 23rd 2009, a group of Radiohead fans descended on the Výstaviště Holešovice Exhibition Hall in Prague on a mission to capture the band playing using as many different angles as possible. Bringing together the exceptional talents of many … Continue reading
Arcade Fire – Wake Up (Reading 2010)
update: unfortunately embedding has now been disabled for these videos The hair stood up on the back of my neck watching Arcade Fire play Reading on BBC 3 the other night. The band has uploaded the entire show to YouTube.
Max Richter – On the nature of daylight
Enjoy this happy little ditty by German composer Max Richter. www.maxrichter.com
