The winter of 1609 was an incredibly harsh one for the settlers in the Jamestown Colony- it was bitterly cold, there was a drought and nowhere close to enough food to feed 6,000 people. There has always been an air of "did they or didn't they" regarding cannibalism during the "starving winter." While there had been reports and records of people claiming that others had resorted to eating their fellow colonists (after they had died), scientists have just now found archaeological evidenc e to prove it. This evidence comes in the form of the bones of a [...]
Mentre esce il nuovo singolo, Pond (di cui vi proponiamo qui anche il video), estratto dal loro acclamato album di debutto Archaeology Of The Future i Vadoinmessico annunciano le date del loro tour in Italia. Otto le tappe tricolori della band inglese che a partire dal 24 novembre saranno a Vicenza e poi a Pordenone, Milano, Cesena, Roma, Osimo, Bologna per chiudere il tour il 1 dicembre a Perugia. Continua a leggere Vadoinmessico: otto live in Italia a novembre con i brani di Archaeology Of The [...]
"The assassination is well-covered in classical texts, but until now, researchers had no archaeological evidence of the place where it happened. Now, archaeologists have unearthed a concrete structure nearly 10 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall that may have been erected by Augustus, Julius Caesar's successor, to condemn the assassination. The structure is at the base of the Curia, or Theater, of Pompey, the spot where classical writers reported the stabbing took place." Turns out, it only took them 2056 years to identify the exact location where Julius Ceasar was stabbed.
On one side of the debate is Richard Wrangham, an anthropologist at Harvard, who claims that hominids became people, like you or I, by mastering fire and learning to cook food over it some 1.8 million years ago. Other anthropologists and archaeologists believe humans learned to control fire only 12,000 years ago. That's a pretty huge window, obviously, but why? The difference between the two numbers stems over whether one believes the use of fire was directly manufactured by humans or whether it was used opportunistically and transported from a naturally occurring fire, like [...]
You might think by now that we're getting a little hoarse from singing the praises of Brit art-pop outfit Sweet Billy Pilgrim . Nope. For further proof as to just why we think they're one of the best, most creative and just plain interesting bands going, take a look at "Archaeology", the new video for SBP's latest "single". At the 20 second mark you realize you're in for something very different musically -- and the video (made for less than $150) adds a nice edge. English actress Lisa Faulkner stars in the clip directed by [...]
From Shortformblog : "Unearthed from the Hohle Fels Cave in Germany, the above flute now stands as the oldest known human instrument. Upon initial testing, researchers believed bones found with the flute to be roughly 35,000 years old, but improved radiocarbon dating has revealed that they’re actually between 42,000 and 43,000 years old."
Stuarto and I talked a lot just before my show began and in the minutes after it started about the radio station he's been building at his house. He's dubbing it 1020Radio, and you can check out the (right now) super minimalist site he's running over at 1020Radio.net . You can also find it on Facebook . It's been a long time coming; the station is nearing completion and just about to hit the Internets. All goes well, and time permitting, [...]
Back in November, wild man garage rocker King Khan released a new EP with a new project, the King Khan Experience. But, rather than finding an indie label to get that next batch of tunes out to the world, the project went to Scion. As our very own Chris Coplan put it , Scion A/V is "a subsidiary of the company that makes those box-shaped vehicles ." That may seem like a strange choice, but maybe it's just that Khan had been breathing in exhaust whilst jamming out in the garage. Regardless, this sort of strange [...]
I normally begin these posts highlighting upcoming local releases by taking a look back and discussing some of the records that came out the month before. But seeing as we've just crossed over into 2012, I think we should avert our eyes from 2011 and march relentless forward into the new year. And if January's crop of releases is any indication of what to expect, it appears that we're going to be in for an extremely productive and fruitful year in local music. There's a slew of great stuff to wade through here, both from established Atlanta veterans and newcomers [...]
I normally begin these posts highlighting upcoming local releases by taking a look back and discussing some of the records that came out the month before. But seeing as we've just crossed over into 2012, I think we should avert our eyes from 2011 and march relentless forward into the new year. And if January's crop of releases is any indication of what to expect, it appears that we're going to be in for an extremely productive and fruitful year in local music. There's a slew of great stuff to wade through here, both from established Atlanta veterans and newcomers [...]
Sometimes, nostalgia turns out to be a very good thing. A long time ago, The Adventures of Pete & Pete was a totally awesome show. And after watching it again just this afternoon, it turns out it's still totally awesome and a lot deeper in the musically awesome department than we realized at age eight (and we're not just talking the theme music). When discussing the music of Pete & Pete , it all starts with Polaris. The wonderfully '90s theme song "Hey Sandy" was penned by Mark Mulcahy, originally the frontman for Miracle Legion [...]
Japan is a nation with many important accomplishments in the field of noise music (to the point that a sub-genre called Japanoise is pretty widely recognized). Whether it's the crushing brutality of the likes of Merzbow, the almost proggy insanity of Ruins, or the left field noise pop of Melt-Banana, for whatever reason, Japanese artists have had amazing success fusing the primal intensity of noise to whatever other genres they focus on. Standing at the forefront of that movement are the intensely iconoclastic Boredoms and their psychedelic, almost ritualistic noise rock. While their prolific output dates back all the way [...]
Eighteen venues, four days, and a whole earful of great of music make up this year’s MusicFestNW.
Technically, it's the ship belonging to Sir Henry Morgan , the pirate that inspired the rum. The lost wreckage of a ship belonging to 17th century pirate Captain Henry Morgan has been discovered in Panama, said a team of U.S. archaeologists — and the maker of Captain Morgan rum. Near the Lajas Reef, where Morgan lost five ships in 1671 including his flagship “Satisfaction,” the team uncovered a portion of the starboard side of a wooden ship’s hull and a series of unopened cargo boxes and chests encrusted in coral. [...]
Sonic Youth 's releases on both indie and major labels have embraced the weird in various ways. Whether it's drenching tunes in edgy guitar drone and experimental tunings, making a song out of answering machine messages left by Minutemen founder Mike Watt ( Daydream Nation's "Providence"), or covering Madonna , Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, Steve Shelley, and their intensely talented circle of friends and collaborators are proud to dive into the deep end of the weird-o pool for the listening benefit of the general public. That being said, perhaps they like to keep a little extra [...]
While it's entirely possible that you've never heard of Netherlands-based avant-luthier Yuri Landman, it's highly unlikely you'll fail to recognize the bands he's built eccentric, amazing new guitars for. Whether it's hosting workshops on how to create instruments around Europe, explaining how to prepare a guitar, or building personalized instruments for high profile musicians, Landman keeps very busy, propagating the weirder side of one of rock music's most prominent and traditional instruments. Landman initially worked as an award-winning comic book artist and then played bass and guitar for indie rockers Zoppo. However, after five years of creating various [...]
Nick Barat is a former FADER editor better known as Nick Catchdubs, a noted DJ and co-founder of the Brooklyn-based record label Fool’s Gold. Bad Boy Greatest Hits Vol. 1 is the lone vinyl record ... read more
As a whole, the guitar has to be one of the top three most ubiquitous instruments in modern music. When you see a musician pick up a guitar onstage, nine times out of 10, you have a pretty good feeling as to what it's going to wind up sounding like. Avant-garde composer Rhys Chatham has something completely different to say when it comes to that six-stringed constant. Originally working as a piano/harpsichord tuner in Manhattan for minimalist composer LaMonte Young and others, Chatham also produced concerts for everyone from Steve Reich to Phillip Glass. But thanks [...]
We here at Frontier Psychiatrist are no fans of the Grammys. But, the announcement that tonight Cee-Lo Green, the mastermind behind 20102s "Fuck You," will be performing along with the Muppets (and Gwenyth Paltrow, presumably in the role of Janice ), has us somewhat giddy for tonight's awards. As such, we celebrate the 53rd Annual Academy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Music Industry by bringing you five classics from Grammy-winning artists...performed by contemporary FP favorites. Enjoy the show. James Blake - "A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell Cover) [...]
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So I haven't posted about these guys in a while, and I stumbled across this video for a song I hadn't heard. The song is "White Walls" and Portland, OR's Archaeology takes a slightly different direction from their EP Change of Address . The song isn't nearly as bouncy as some of that earlier stuff, but it maintains plenty of indie pop sensibilities that will keep old fans happy and, from the sound of it, attract a sizable new audience. Light digging, and I found [...]
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