Peter Berkman of the 8bitrockandroll outfit Anamanaguchi sent us these here answers for the latest q and also a . q: What is the last song you (really) heard? a: Literally the last song I heard was Graveyard Girl (mp3) by M83 , makes me all teary/nostalgic every time. Love it! q: What is your favorite food? a: Pizza without a doubt. Pretty much the only reason that I live in NYC, [...]
With an eclectic blend of jazz, rap, and rock, find out whether this pianist/Feist collaborator left his mark on New York.
La multifacética Amanda Palmer, ex-vocalista de la desintegrada banda The Dresden Dolls, ha retomado el proyecto Evelyn Evelyn junto con Jason Webley, que dejó trunco en el 2008 para lanzar su primer... Visita www.rockandradio.net
Frances Bean Cobain didn't exactly finish out the last decade with a smile on her face. Four years after Courtney Love regained custody of Frances Bean following an alleged 2003 Oxycontin overdose , Courtney lost custody of the 17-year-old Frances Bean again in late December of last year. A few days later, Frances Bean filed a restraining order against her wayward mother. Needless to say, Christmas at the Cobain/Love household must've been a bummer . Luckily, it looks as if Frances is already busying herself to avoid [...]
About Big Ears Fest : BIG EARS debuted in February 2009 in Knoxville, Tennessee with a line up that included Philip Glass & Wendy Sutter, Antony & the Johnsons, Jon Hassell, the Necks, Fennesz, Pauline Oliveros, Negativland, Michael Gira, Sparklehorse, Ned Rothenberg, Dan Deacon, Neil Hamburger, and others. The mission of BIG EARS is to offer an exciting and dynamic platform of musical and artistic discovery by artists possessed of singular and unique visions that stand apart from the mainstream. Response to the first BIG EARS was phenomenal [...]
If there is a surefire way to make yourself feel your age, hearing the news Francis Bean Cobain is to make her singing debut on an upcoming Amanda Palmer project has got to be it. Anyone old enough to remember the early 90s will find this equally intriguing and surreal, while those younger have no idea who I am talking about. Either way, the rock and roll royalty's vocals aren't even the most interesting aspect of this story! According to TwentyFourBit , March 30th will mark the release of a collaborative album from Dresden Dolls' [...]
Gonzales may be best known for his songwriting and production work with Peaches, Jamie Lidell and Feist but Canadian born Jason Charles Beck has come a long way in the music industry. In the early 1990's he was a part of the alternative rock band Son before emigrating to Berlin to reinvent himself as a hip-hop infused pianist , songwriter and eclectic instrumentalist. Tonight kicks off Chilly Gonzales' Piano Talk's residency at Joe's Pub in New York, a month-long engagement with a very special guest every night. Tonight's guest is none other than Sia, with Andrew WK, A-Track [...]
>> Things are happening in Louisville. In December we made mention of the cracking alt. country combo State Champion , and then in early January we were pitched a largely quiet, folksy album from Louisville's The Parade Schedule . The latter act is primarily Matt Kinder, who is abetted Lilys -style by as many as 33 collaborators on his two-years-in-the-making debut full length Seeds To Be Planted, Trees To Be Cut . Mr. Kinder sings about the things you used to have that hurt you now because you'll never get them back: innocence, young [...]
We’ve been posting quite a bit about Dresden Dolls frontwoman/ solo artist / human statue Amanda Palmer of late, but nary a post about a new album (solo or otherwise) from our favorite Brechtian punk cabaret singer/songwriter… until tonight. First the good news: Palmer and longtime friend/collaborator Jason Webley announced that their side project Evelyn Evelyn , a duo that purports to be “conjoined twins who had spent their lives trapped in the circus industry” will release their debut LP this spring. And now the soon-to-be-viral news: Their eponymous full-length [...]
Teki hit us up with a little something to make us smile but we'll let him do the talking. "Here's a little gift from my friend Gonzales (who as some of you may know is currently wrapping up his next album produced by none other than Boys Noize). It's some sort of piano remix of the old 50 cent hit "Many Men". It's taken from his piano mixtape "Pianist's Envy" dropping soon on the interwebs, on which he plays piano over rap instrumentals, remixes rap acapellas with piano on top, and re-arranges house songs piano/orchestra style, [...]
Big Scary Monsters release Andrew WK single "I'm A Vagabond" Big Scary Monsters will release "I'm A Vagabond ", the new single from Andrew W.K. on February 15th. Limited to just 500 copies worlwide, this square-shaped 7" single features two b-sides and apart from a very few copies in shops from the 15th, has sold out via website pre-orders alone in just a couple of days. Order from BSM here before they're gone.
Howard Zinn, Zelda Rubinstein, and J.D. Salinger all died within twenty-four hours of another. That's crappy on all fronts, but right now I'd like to concentrate on Salinger. On the one hand, it's very sad that he's dead because I happen to think he was a brilliant writer; on the other hand, it's not like he'd [...]
In the interview with "Andrew W.K." that you're about to read, the man on the phone with me uttered these words: It's been very tricky for me, and that's why I hope you understand and other people are able to grasp is that I've been trying to deal with this as much as I can and [...]
Bad--if underreported--news, ladies: Andrew W.K. is wifed up. Has been for some time. His paramour, musician/personal trainer to the stars Cherie Lily, threw a party at AWK's Santos Party House ... Continue reading "Photos: Andrew W.K.'s Wife, Cherie Lily, Threw a Bonkers Party at Santos Last Night, Starring Choreographer-to-the-Stars Jonte " >
Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn. was looking like one hell of an annual fest. Strange lineup, unique character, big heart, good times. Then I saw the lineup for this year, which includes Vampire Weekend , Gang Gang Dance , The XX and a few other bloghaus snorecore acts. Not so encouragingg. However, the negative is at least partially being offset by folks like Andrew W.K. , My Brightest Diamond , Clogs , the Bang on a Can All-Stars and Doveman among others. So while [...]
The BIG EARS FESTIVAL is proud to announce its initial schedule for the weekend of March 26, 27, and 28 in Knoxville, Tennessee. On Friday, January 29th at 10:00 a.m. EST, a limited number of individual show tickets will go on sale for Vampire Weekend, the Dirty Projectors + Bang on a Can All-Stars, Joanna Newsom + special guests, St. Vincent + special guests, The National, Andrew WK performing with the Calder Quartet, Clogs with very special guests + My Brightest Diamond, Terry Riley performing solo and with his quartet, The xx + jj + Nosaj [...]
He plays piano. He talks. He raps, complains and sometimes waffles....and now Gonzales is playing every Thursday in February at Joe's Pub in New York City. [...]
1/28 @ Santos Party House. Wanna attend with a guest & own the goodie (for those 21+)? If so, then e-mail us ASAP! A grand prize winner will be randomly chosen on 1/27 @ NOON. The runner-up will receive a pair of tix to the event (only). MP3: Drink Up Buttercup - Even Think (Andrew WK Mix)
We're really keen on partying hard once again in 2010 with our favorite optimism-filled rocker Andrew W.K. , soundtracked by his old as heck/brand new album, "Close Calls With Brick Walls". Back in 2006, Andrew released his third full length studio album "Close Calls With Brick Walls" exclusively in Japan and Koreea, an album that featured less screaming and more singing, as well as a lot more tighter arrangements (who would've thought A.W.K. had a prog rock vibe in him?), which put him in a whole different perspective to fans and critics alike. I remember I was [...]
Chilly Gonzales in Piano Talk Shows Featuring Special Guests Sia, Andrew WK, DJ A-Trak and Princess Superstar Every Thursday in February at Joe’s Pub in NYC Fresh from his Guinness World Record for longest live piano performance by any individual (27 hours, 3 minutes and 44 seconds), his piano battle with Andrew WK in New York, and a sold-our run at London’s La Pigalle Club, Paris-based pianist and showman Chilly Gonzales crosses the Atlantic for four “Piano Talk Shows” in New York City in February. The self-proclaimed "Entertainist" will play every Thursday at Joe’s [...]
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