Artist: Vietnam

Thomas E. Barden talks to Weekend Edition about the new book, Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches from the War , which he edited. "If you read the dispatches, it's as if he truly believes it as much as Lyndon Johnson did — Domino Theory, the winnability," Barden says. Even Steinbeck's own son confronted him — in Vietnam — to argue that the war was wrong — "that all the troops were stoned, that the body count wasn't accurate, that it was a mess and we ought to get out. [...]

"Paris Is Burning" from the debut album kept us alit throughout our trip to Ho Chi Minh City , Veitnam back in the day. We listened to it non-stop on repeat and over. Other tracks didn't really rise to the occasion, but she had a fierce entrance to the scene. This second offering, Anxiety , is probably a stronger record, purely by educated guess. Related articles So what's happening in Ladyhawke's 'Black White & Blue' video? (popjustice.com) [...]

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune offers an authentic look at a great American folksinger and his turbulent time.

Zo nu en dan komt er iets in de inbox dat de moeite waard is om over te schrijven. Het meeste eindigt op onze facebook page , maar af en toe zit er wat moois tussen. Zo werd ik deze week gemaild over een Nederlandse combinatie: UPSKRT en FML. Upskirt is een vrouwelijke producer die electro, moombahton (whatever that may be) en dubstept mixt. Helemaal op de hoogte van de laatste trends dus. Volgens de legende was ze op reis in de Mekong Delta in Vietnam waar ze de twee Amsterdamse rappers van FML leerde kennen. In [...]

• UPSKRT & FML - Verder » 24v1.mp3

. . . "Extreme metal, extreme people is everywhere. Don't lose your faith and stay brutal! Hail from Viet Nam!" - Trung, of Wu'u Hey, you. Yeah, you. Do you realize how fucking spoiled you are? With your high-speed internet connection, your smartphone, your surgically straightened teeth, with an organic grocery store on every corner, and a government that busies itself blowing up everything in sight but generally leaves you well enough alone? (Unless you decide to "occupy" "their" land in the name of freedom... but that's another story.) You're [...]

Dengue Fever Returns to Southeast Asia Courtesy of U.S. State Department Cambodian and American rock band Dengue Fever have announced that they are confirmed to perform this November in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Dubbed the "Electric Mekong Tour", Dengue Fever will return to Southeast Asia for their third tour since the band's formation. Dengue Fever is touring with the cooperation and support of the U.S. Department of State, U.S. embassies in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and local promoter in Cambodia, Dickon Verey, after receiving [...]

While still putting in work on his upcoming album The Sean Hines Theory Sean drops off a visual offering for his previous leak "Up Top Boys" .

A Journey Through Vietnam from Leon Visser on Vimeo . Our holiday in Vietnam, Summer 2011. Enjoy! Shot with Panasonic GH2 + Voigtlander 25mm F 0.95 Music: Bonobo - Recurring deepgoa.blogspot.com underground music guide _________ © dg , 2011

Click image to download full album Sounds like: Quetzal, J Dilla, Madlib, King Most "Onra - Relax In Mui Ne" What's so good? Recently, a remix of Onra's aptly titled "The Anthem" hit the top of the Hype Machine charts, making it one of the most popular blogged tracks. As I consider myself to be something of an Onra fan, I felt duty [...]

• Onra - Relax In Mui Ne

(Qu'on soit bien d'accord, mon propos ici n'est absolument pas d'apporter un éclairage technico-critique concernant les groupes entendus durant cette route du rock d'été (la bonne blague). Le compte-rendu qui va suivre ne sera qu'un reflet du festival dans le festival). VENDREDI Bien que partis dès 18h30 du camping de st Guinoux sur nos superbes [...]

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS myspace last.fm Judy Is Your Viet Nam [mp3] From their album Join Us. "...Join Us is just a fun record with no further aspiration than to be party music for geeks. There's good and there's not so good, though I don't think there's a particularly embarrassing track to really be found. True, it does peter out by the [...]

• They Might Be Giants - 11 Judy Is Your Viet Nam

In the end, two days of Ho Chi Minh City was enough for me. It's not so much that I'm addicted to Facebook (though I probably am). It's more that I don't appreciate being told which websites are and aren't good for me. According to Marjo, a guy from the Manila whom I met in HCMC, you can access porn online, but you can't update your status on Facebook. That's insane. Thanks to Marjo, I found a cafe in the bustling backpackers area where I was able to log on to Facebook with my iPod Touch. Too [...]

In the end, two days of Ho Chi Minh City was enough for me. It's not so much that I'm addicted to Facebook (though I probably am). It's more that I don't appreciate being told which websites are and aren't good for me. According to Marjo, a guy from the Manila whom I met in HCMC, you can access porn online, but you can't update your status on Facebook. That's insane. Thanks to Marjo, I found a cafe in the bustling backpackers area where I was able to log on to Facebook with my iPod Touch. Too [...]

As first impressions go, I've had much better: Ho Chi Minh City (previously and sometimes currently known as Saigon) and I didn't exactly meet cute. During the descent late Sunday afternoon after a nearly two-hour Air Asia flight spent sitting next to a fidgety woman given to coughing fits, there was nothing particularly alluring about the view from above. The sky was overcast, and the terrain appeared to be completely flat. Inside the airport, the people working behind the visa window were surly, and the money that the ATM machine outside of the airport dispensed to me had way too [...]

As first impressions go, I've had much better: Ho Chi Minh City (previously and sometimes currently known as Saigon) and I didn't exactly meet cute. During the descent late Sunday afternoon after a nearly two-hour Air Asia flight spent sitting next to a fidgety woman given to coughing fits, there was nothing particularly alluring about the view from above. The sky was overcast, and the terrain appeared to be completely flat. Inside the airport, the people working behind the visa window were surly, and the money that the ATM machine outside of the airport dispensed to me had way too [...]

News Melbourne, Australia-based power trio CONTRIVE will play two shows in Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon this month.

Lucky Date has produced an amazing remix for Crystal Castle's track "Vietnam". Download it for free! Free Mp3: Crystal Castles - Vietnam (Lucky Date vs Alex Zelenka Remix) Have a listen of the original track: Tweet

• Crystal Castles - Vietnam

I stumbled upon Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now the other evening. To be specific - and with the numerous versions of the film I suppose that's necessary - it was 20012s re-release Apocalypse Now Redux . I know that I've seen portions of this lengthier version through the years, but I haven't owned a copy in any version since having one on VHS. I didn't see the movie in the theater during its original release. I was eleven or twelve and it wasn't really of interest to me. Instead, it would be four [...]

Trentemoller guested on the NYC institution that is Beats in Space last week, it featured lots of exclusive little edits by the likes of Nick Cave, Crash Course in Science and Bruce Springsteen from the man himself. Also included was his remix of Chimes & Bells that's a slow, psychedelic gem with a bass line that has more than a whiff of Suicide's 'Ghost Rider' about it. Have a listen to the mix here . Chimes & Bells- The Mole ( Trentemoller Remix)