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Music Preview: Phat Man Dee’s ‘Torch’ songs strike…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Jun 28, 2007
U” two songs from “Torch of Blue” her latest recording. It combines elements of jazz with Middle Eastern hooked rhythms electronic music and mandolin guitar poetry and improvisation. Eclectic to say the least but Man Dee keeps it interesting and funny. She sings of Gandhi being alive and living in a hotel and raps about lies and propaganda. “Ah for crying out loud Peaches” she screams on the song “Polly Resin Icon. The album features mostly original material with the exception of “Ay Linda Amiga” and “Dona Nobis Pacem” two songs that were written in the 15th century.
Move ver MySpace – Music – Phoenix New Timespage 1 – Phoenix New…
Phoenix New Times – Jun 28, 2007
And Virb’s novelty and simplicity have so far kept the cottage industry of social-networking designers and marketers at bay meaning fewer ads better-looking profiles less spam and higher-quality connections. Steve Schieberl a Seattle producer who makes electronic music as Let’s Go utside recently abandoned his MySpace profile — and his 1300 “friends” — and moved all his music over to Virb. “MySpace’s gross amount of ad space and lack of aesthetics reliability and functionality have ruined its potential” he says. “A few alternatives have sprung up here and there but none were worth making the switch until Virb came along. It’s a less-cluttered network with far superior streaming media players and an elegant look. ” London-based DJ Tom Baker is also a recent Virb convert.
Tortoise members do that crazy thing that often eludes non-mainstream…
Hour.ca – Jun 28, 2007
ver 10 years they’ve become an evolving and dynamic musical entity have created equally beloved spin-offs and solo projects and unfairly credited or not defined whatever exactly the sound of post-rock is. Their last studio album 2004′s It’s All Around You is as near perfect as the rest of their catalogue and when I reach bassist Doug McCombs one of the group’s founders we speak about the process of its creation. “Studio time is not an issue for us because John McEntire owns the studio [Soma Electronic Music Studios used by Wilco Stereolab and others] that we record at so we pretty much take as much time as we need to feel like the record is finished. “This freedom from the usual constraints is par for the course for a band that seems to live in an alternate version of the music industry one free from the need for hit singles and radio play. McCombs agrees in that they don’t feel bound to those concerns but says it’s not a conscious part of their approach. “In some ways I feel like we’ve kind of avoided or ignored that which would have pushed the band further into the mainstream or whatever but there definitely is a way that you can make a living at the level that we’ve been working at for 10 years. ” I point out that being in.
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MTV.com – Jun 28, 2007
Depeche Mode singer David Gahan is readying his second solo album. Hourglass is due to land in stores this ctober and follows 2003′s Paper Monsters. The album will be more electronic than his first effort and Gahan said the music exudes an “urgency. and a feeling of spontaneity… and a feeling of spontaneity. Who knew Michael Moore and Sacha Baron Cohen were mutual admirers? In an interview with AP the “Sicko” director said Baron Cohen told him at the Toronto International Film Festival that Moore had given him the courage to carry out his confrontational antics through his Borat character.
Cloistered author posts her novel online for free
Arizona Daily Star – Jun 28, 2007
Just like animal meat" Jelinek said. Jelinek said she believes in true and unconditional love between two people but only if the two are equals. Her husband Gottfried Hüngsberg who composed electronic music for some of German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s films lives in Munich. When asked how her life has changed since winning the Nobel Jelinek said she no longer can move around as much because people recognize her. But there are benefits too: The prize money has allowed her to try new things such as her online novel without being tied to a publisher for financial reasons. "For me that’s a gift" she said.