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Posted on 11.20.09 by Widge @ 6:59 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Our friend and yours, Rev. Josef Jetsream, asked me this on Twitter earlier today: "Say, what's Alan Moore's spoken word stuff like? Like poetry, or the Rollins sort stand-up storytelling? And how might I find it?" Glad to be of service. The two albums I have of his are The Highbury Working and Snakes and Ladders. They both have music by Tim Perkins and they're both fantastic. To answer the second question, it's just spoken word blank verse set to fantastic music. Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 11.10.09 by Rob Levy @ 2:51 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. 
For four decades Jon Anderson has been most closely associated with Yes, one of Prog rock's most enduring acts. Besides his prolific work as a vocalist, Anderson has scored a ballet and performed on albums by a various array of artists including Kitaro, Mike Oldfield and Vangelis.
In the spring of 2008 Anderson endured a lengthy illness brought on by a serious asthma attack that left him unable to sing for six months. Undeterred, Anderson continued to paint and meditate while recovering. Anderson is now singing again while performing in concert whenever possible. His creative spirit still burns as he continues to create interesting and inventive new music for old and new audiences. Despite a busy schedule, Anderson has joined forces with several other famous musicians as an instructor at Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp. The camp is an opportunity for Anderson to give back something to an entirely new generation of musicians. Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 10.31.09 by Rob Levy @ 11:14 am
Comments on this: just one. Add your own.  For twenty-five years Ministry's "Everyday Is Halloween" has taken a holiday of costumes and candy and replaced it with black boots and dry ice. Recorded in 1984 and then remixed to over ten and a half minutes in 1985, the song became an instant smash on dancefloors around the world in the mid 80s and early 90s. It arguably rivals New Order's "Blue Monday" as the most influential 12" single of all time. Not really a Goth record, it was nonetheless embraced by the Goth subculture as a call to arms. It's also not really a new wave pop record either. For one thing it's lyrical derision made it stick out like a sore thumb. Also, very few 12" records clocked in at ten minutes. Despite all of this "Everyday Is Halloween" oftentimes tore up dancefloors by getting the entire mix played in its entirety. Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 10.28.09 by Widge @ 4:12 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  So after re-watching the genius vocal stylings of Christopher Lee, which was our pick to kick off Day 29 of last year's 32 Days of Halloween, I decided to poke around and see what other singing horror greats we hadn't already featured. I mean, we've had Karloff singing...twice, actually. Ted "Lurch" Cassidy sang and danced. So where do you go from there? How about Peter Lorre joining in on a duet in German? This is from a 1933 film, Was Frauen träumen (What Women Dream) and you can find the translated lyrics of the duet on the video's page. Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 10.19.09 by Widge @ 4:31 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  That's right, the Phantom of the Opera stage musical sequel--the official title of which is Love Never Dies--has been talked about here before. Here's where I laughed my ass off, talking about it when it was announced. And, of course, in our recent Weekend Justice, the news made Rob want to kill himself. Or at least punch a koala. But now, in a Needcoffee exclusive, we're here to reveal the opening theme song to Love Never Dies. It's after the break...hope you enjoy it. Categorized as: Music
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