So Euro 2008 begins this weekend. We've all pledged our allegiances, blocked our schedules and cut deals with our employers to lick their bonnets as recompense for the hours of productivity certain to be lost. Why would we do such things? We'll tell you when our tongues grow turnips. Anyways, I'm kicking things off with a list of flawless, meticulously researched predictions. Remember me in three weeks. Just there for the photo ops: Austria, Switzerland Sometimes host nations surpass expectations. Other times, like when all they have to rely on are Philippe [...]
Yesterday I fell in liebe love. Against my better financial judgment, I went ahead and bought my first laptop. Yeah, I know. Shocking, right? I'm a daily blogger of almost four years, cross-country festival photographer and all-around nerd and I've never owned a laptop until now. Shocking. Well I'm proud to announce that the object [...]
Here's a post I've been meaning to do for ages. Actually, if I had been quicker off the mark, it would've been three different posts, but my tardiness has given me the opportunity to combine them neatly into a single one. It's basically an RIP to three giants of music who passed away in the past few months. Klaus Dinger (1946-2008) Klaus Dinger was a legend of [...]
Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Best. Movie title. Ever. I think that's a well known fact though. People seem to forget though that the movie starred the equally awesomely-named "Shabba Doo." People don't seem to forget that the movie is a huge pile of shit though. Great 80s soundtrack though. Sometimes I don't post stuff necessarily because I like it, but for the good of all mankind. this is one of those times. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Electric Boogaloo, but the main reason I'm putting this up here [...]
What is originality? When it comes to blogging it seems everyone is always looking for "exclusive music" and an "exclusive post", if this is not found, they will then post songs that are lesser known. People might see this as stealing music from other people's blogs. I will admit that I do this with my posts, but i like to post music that i enjoy and want to share with the readers and my friends. This may be perceived as "stealing" other blogs music, however i believe blogs were made to share music. [...]
I noted the list from VH1. 1. Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygen 2. Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express 3.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
We're at day 3 of THAT festival. Ya know, the one all the cool kids are at but the rest of us schlubs missed? That little California hotspot where Prince reportedly covered both the Beatles and Radiohead yesterday? Yeah, THAT festival. Try drowning your sorrows in the following MP3's. You can also check out AT&T's The Blue Room if you need some visuals to go along with your jams. SATURDAY'S LINEUP Prince - Little Red Corvette [From 1999 ] Portishead - Strangers [From [...]
The mighty Kraftwerk descended upon the Twin Cities Saturday evening for the first stop of their heroic four date U.S. tour. Reportedly, the band was hoping to perform at First Avenue, but a scheduling conflict forced them to The Myth , a converted sneaker superstore in far-flung Maplewood that typically hosts hip-hop and nu-metal shows. On Saturday, the venue still smelled vaguely of the stale beer and the cougars who threw themselves at Bret Michaels during his Rock of Love [...]
Genesis 6:19 ...and God said to Noah, You are to bring into the ark two of every living creature... 2 DANGER MICE Martin Topley Bird - Phoenix Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul 2 KRAUT CREATURES Kraftwerk - Computerwelt Harmonia - Notre Dame 2 GRIT DEVILS Tom Zé - Jimmy, Renda-se Tony Allen - The Same Blood
M83 - Couleurs Glass Castles - Air War Robyn - Who's That Girl D-Train - You're The One For Me Zero Cash & Khan - Light Of Love Padded Cell - Konkorde Lafayette Padded Cell - Fare Beneath London Sahara All Stars Of Jos - Take Your Soul Kraftwerk - Aerodynamik (Hot Chip's Intelligent Design Mix) Munk - Live Fast Die Old (Maral Salmassi And Zero Cash Remix) I AM SEEING KRAFTWERK TOMORROW NIGHT.
A few bits and bobs to share today... Kraftwerk - Techno Pop (Demo Version) 6 DAYS UNTIL KRAFTWERK. I am excited. Mute Records has done us Americans a favor. They are releasing the Hercules And Love Affair album in the US. It has been out on DFA since March in Europe, but we will have to wait until June 24th to get it here. It is well worth the wait. The first single will be Blind and is out
Aujourd'hui Tom Boonen a remporté le Paris-Roubaix . Une bonne excuse pour s'écouter un hommage au cyclisme par Kraftwerk . Ici remixé par Hot Chip ! Il semblerai que les allemands aient aimé... Ps: Regain d'activité bloggeuse bientôt. Kraftwerk - Aerodynamik (Hot Chip's Intelligent Design Mix) Kraftwerk - La Forme (Hot Chip's King Of The Mountains Mix) [...]
I have some sweet swag for a couple of lucky readers. You may have heard of this little music festival called Coachella, well the shindig is going down Friday, April 25th all the way through Sunday, April 27th. I have two 3-Day Passes to giveaway. But more on that later. ============================== ============================== ========= It has been one crazy week [...]
As previously reported Spiritualized are back: 'Songs in A&E' is released in May. It's a real treat of an album, Rocking out in some places, very tender in others. It's just great that he's still around. Check them on tour . Spiritualized- Soul on Fire (Z Share) (YSI) One of the worlds most influential drummers passed in the last week: Klaus Dinger played on the first Kraftwerk album & was a founding member [...]
I'm now on AIM, for those of you who need to talk to me. Right! This! Very! Second! I'm so very, very in need of being accessible every second! Today I'm doing sweet fuck all, while I catch up on some reading and do as little else pertaining to art and people as I can. Odd that I savor the disconnecting in the same post I become over-exposed. Point is: shoot me an email with your info. Another Sonic Fix: Kraftwerk - The Telephone Call
Along with their appearance at coachella , Kraftwerk plans on making some stops along the way to California. According to pitchfork.com , the electronic pioneering quartet will be bleeping and blipping their way through: 04-19 Minneapolis, MN - Myth 04-20 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom 04-23 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium 04-26 Indio, CA - Coachella To wet your robotic-whistle here is a live track from their first set at coachella back in 2004. Something to keep in mind is that this track was first introduced in 1978. Think [...]
I got a rather exciting e-mail from Astralwerks Records yesterday, and this is what it said... KRAFTWERK ANNOUNCE A SHORT SERIES OF US SHOWS Kraftwerk is one of the most influential bands in pop history. In a career spanning more than 35 years, the German electro pioneers have been endlessly saluted and mimicked by each new generation of innovators. In the late 1970s, the post-punk futurists
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