
One of the best kept secrets in improv music is hidden in Boston: the huge rotating cast of characters performing under the guidance of bassist Mike Rivard, the collective known as Club d’Elf . The music is earthy, rhythmic, hypnotic, spacey, groovy, funkydubnasty, but while various formations of drummers, keyboard players, guitarists, horn players, djs, and if you’re lucky, Oud player Brahim Fribgane, make short tours every now and again, for the most part, that music is only produced at The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. Luckily, Rivard is generous with his ever-evolving experiment, which will celebrate its 15th anniversary [...]

Even after year of it’s release She & Him are still pushing their holiday record A Very She & Him Christmas . In this animated clip for “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, M.Ward is down on his luck, but Zooey is there to save the day. The animated beauty drugs up his glass of wine and sends him through a psychedelic world filled with candy canes and mistletoes. I can dream this happens to me in real life one day. If you needed anymore reassurance of Zooey’s ability to sing [...]

Sofia Talvik's Xmas Calendar, window 16 To give you a break from all the Santa Clauses and elfs on TV I'm sharing my very own Drivin' & Dreaming show in this window of the Christmas Calendar. During 2012 I have been touring all over the US and for a while I was ambitious to film and edit it as well. Here's 10 episodes covering the Drivin' & Dreaming tour 2012 from North Carolina all the way to Illinois. You'll get to see White Trash McGywer fix the RV when it breaks down, follow us [...]
Elf is back and much improved from its debut two years ago. Goofy, stupid fun for the holidays. Thataway for my write-up. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

I hadn't heard of Darren Cross aka The E.L.F since Mess+Noise featured him in their round up of new music. A really interesting listen, dark, folk kind of sound. Quite beautiful actually. Sound as if it's perfect for some great moving scene in a film. He has also apparently teamed up with a Sydney based artists Jessica Cassar , together they make up the duo Jep & Dep . Check out the the stuff below from the respective projects.

Wendy Dio, moglie del defunto cantante Ronnie James Dio , ha rivelato che è in cantiere un album tributo per onorare la memoria di suo marito. Al progetto parteciperanno numerosi artisti, tra cui Rob Halford dei Judas Priest, Lemmy Kilmister dei Motorhead, Ian Gillian dei Deep Purple, Alice Cooper , Glenn Hughes, Sebastian Bach, Chris Jericho e Dave Grohl, leader dei Foo Fighters . Wendy non ha imposto alcun paletto agli artisti, e ha specificato che ognuno di essi sarà libero di scegliere quale canzone fare e come interpretarla, con la certezza [...]
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Die elf Videos der Woche, die ihr unbedingt gesehen haben müsst. 1. M83 - Midnight City 2. Beyoncé - Love on Top 3. Britney Spears - Criminal 4. Rihanna - We Found Love 5. Coldplay - Paradise 6. The Ting Tings - Hang it Up 7. The Jamborines - New Logic 8. Eugene McGuinneess - Lion 9. Friends - I'm His Girl [...]
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Die elf Videos, welche ihr diese Woche gesehen haben müsst. 1. Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks - Senator (feat. Jack Black) 18.11 Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, Live im Abart, Zürich 2. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - AKA... What A Life! (feat. Russel Brand) 3. Karen O. - Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Karen O von den Yeah Yeah Yeahs hat für die [...]

"The crux of Moroccan music is trance. Trance as a quality in music has always attracted me, whether it's an extended James Brown cut, or something by Fela or Steve Reich . I've always sought out music that allows you to forget where and who you are and to break free from the mind's constant chatter" , bassist and Club d'Elf founder Mike Rivard said once. Club d'Elf has just released a new and stunning double-album, Electric Moroccoland/So Below (Face Pelt), where jazz, freeform [...]
News Over the years, legendary singer Ronnie James Dio fronted some of the most popular/enduring hard rock/heavy metal bands of all time, including RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL, and DIO.
And we can't believe you've been gone a year already. Metal can never replace you.

For years now, Club d’Elf has been one of the best-kept secrets in the Northeast music scene. They’ve have amassed quite an underground following with a regular residency at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA and occasional shows elsewhere in the area. Who is this band you may have never heard of? Club d’Elf is the brainchild of bassist Mike Rivard and a rotating cast of musicians that includes John Medeski (MMW), Steven Bernstein (Sex Mob), Reeves Gabrels (David Bowie), Sam Kininger (Soulive) and a wide range of other musicians that constantly evolves. [...]

Bret McKenzie: From bearded hipster to elven ladyboy! In one of the more annoying bits of fandom related to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movies, a cult of sorts sprung up around a bit part played by Flight of the Conchords ' Bret McKenzie. Heh. Look at him up there. From the kind of depressing Wikipedia page on the character, "Figwit": Bret McKenzie, half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords and a Wellington native, first landed [...]
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Ronnie Dio & The Prophets: Love Pains [purchase?] Elf: Happy [purchase] Elf: Good Time Music [purchase] Roger Glover: Love Is All (feat. Ronnie James Dio) [purchase] [...]
Just when we thought we couldn't like TesseracT any more, their drummer, Jay Postones, went off on one at the injustice of being dragged away from Sonic 2 on Christmas Day. Jay - we known that pain. Oh, how we've known that pain! When did you find out Santa Claus wasn't real and how did [...]
Ronnie James Dio dies after a year long battle with stomach cancer. Rip. "Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away. "Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. "We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. "Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. "Please know [...]