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- Glade 2007 – Tickets Selling FAST!
- Blake talks about “Idol” and beyond
- A funky music spot indeed ‘” if you can find it
- ne Eye pen
- Hot Chip – DJ Kicks
- Universal Pictures rejigs UK legal department
- Modest Mouse live reviews | Music | Arts & Entertainment – Times…
Glade 2007 – Tickets Selling FAST!
skiddle.com – May 25, 2007
This Is one festival not to be missed. The organizers describe it as "an English festival a proper one’ and anybody that has been lucky enough to get a ticket to any of the past three sell out events will know what they mean. In addition to boasting the who’s who of quality electronic music on 12 beautifully decorated stages there is a bewildering array of world class art projects cabaret performance art circus acts and a complete lack of any sponsorship which has made the Glade one of the most respected events on the world dance calendar. The Glade’s success was built on the foundations laid at Glastonbury where it carried of the unofficial title of best dance stage for several years running and was consolidated by involving some of the countries best underground dance promoters to bring their respective followings to their own festival promoters involved in Glade include Nano Records Breaksday ID Spiral Liquid Connective verkill and Notting Hill carnival legends Sancho Panza resulting in one of the friendliest crowds of any UK festival. The Glade is growing more creatively diverse this year adding four new venues. The first new area is The Vapor stage where each night is being hosted by two Detroit techno legends. The second is The Fish Seeks Bicycle Roots Tent an outdoor circus stage and finally from Nevada’s Burning Man Festival comes the Nectar Temple a zone dedicated to visionary arts west coast breaks and lectures and presentations from some of the worlds foremost sociological and spiritual thinkers.
Blake talks about “Idol” and beyond
Seattle Times – May 25, 2007
In July Lewis will begin the national “American Idols Live” concert tour. (The Tacoma Dome date is July 27. ) After that he’ll begin work on a new album which he expects will include elements of beatboxing electronic music and “good pop like Duran Duran and Michael Jackson. ” He hasn’t signed on with any collaborators yet. Lewis doesn’t have any regrets about his experience on “Idol” he said.
A funky music spot indeed ‘” if you can find it
Seattle Times – May 25, 2007
• Yet another warehouse-y space mates music and art — Gallery 1412. (“A collectively owned musical arts venue. “) Frequent 1412er Sam Mickens plays there tonight as half of Black Album Duo. Guitar virtuoso Bill Frisell experiments with music at Gallery 1412 on Saturday. The art-music venue at 1412 18th Ave… Ruby Dee & the Snakehandlers is also on this excellent double-ampersand rockabilly bill. • Bee Simonds sings from her first solo album the electronic-pop “Pillars” at Georgetown’s Christoff Gallery (6004 12th Ave. The show starts at 9 p.
ne Eye pen
WNYC – May 25, 2007
Are we all smarter now from your program? Did a researcher get big bucks for these enlightening tidbits? Didn’t you just do a program on morality?Your ‘Radio lab’ is on par with People Magazine. Terry Gross come back please! [9] Joe from San Diego CA August 31 2007 – 04:03AM utstanding program. I learn more on RadioLab then in school. Please keep up the good work. Joe [10] Darren from Washington DC March 26 2008 – 03:24PM who was the electronic music by? on the one eye open episode. Leave a CommentPlease stay on topic be civil and be brief. Email addresses are never displayed but they are required to confirm your comments.
Hot Chip – DJ Kicks
Resident Advisor – May 25, 2007
Hot Chip on their effort seem to have really understood this which means the contents of their mix is not really that much of a surprise. Not that this is a criticism ? when you have such a pleasant and tasteful aesthetic as Hot Chip do it’s a pleasure to hear anything even if it is variations on a familiar theme. Hot Chip’s selections then closely navigate the heritage of their own sound. For their daft party vibe you get the block party hip hop of ‘I Got a Man’ by Positive K and ‘Mess Around’ by Ray Charles.
Universal Pictures rejigs UK legal department
The Lawyer – May 25, 2007
Laithwaite replaces Andrew Hall who was promoted to the newly created role of senior vice president of legal and business affairs at parent company NBC Universal International in March. Sources say that Laithwaite’s promotion was a ‘natural progression’ once Hall had accepted his new role under Peter Smith the president of NBC Universal International a managerial position focused on supporting the corporation’s global growth. Laithwaite’s new post involves providing key legal support to the electronic sell-through segment which involves securing rights to electronic music and videos. She will also support the compliance unit handle supply chain issues and support UPIE’s operating companies throughout the world. Laithwaite’s previous accomplishments at UPIE include leading and closing the legal aspects of contractual discussions in the appointment of UPIE’s pan-European manufacturing partner DS and the relationship agreements between UPIE and Sony for Universal Pictures Nordic.
Modest Mouse live reviews | Music | Arts & Entertainment – Times…
Times nline – May 25, 2007
html”–>Marr claims to be enjoying this fresh sound an ocean away from the manneredconfines of current British bands and brings expanded brighter moments tothe band – a sparkling strum here a funky riff there. nstage he got stuck into the head-nodding rock as the band’s two drummersrat-a-tat-tatted through older favourites such as Float n while the introto their single Dashboard sounded reminiscent of Getting Away With It a hitfor another of Marr’s bands Electronic. Just as Brock’s surreal and doomed sentiments often run riot across hislyrics Modest Mouse played havoc with the pace. Two drummers twoguitarists and an array of trumpets and accordions would all collide for anextended climax then fall away for some banter from Brock before anothersix minutes of troubled rock cranked up again. ccasionally the warmth of the band’s more laid-back melodics filled the air. Fireit Up from the new album was a case in point though the singer was stilltempted to bark half his lines.