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Posted on 12.04.05 by HTQ4 @ 11:03 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Film: Starring: Diana Krall (piano, vocals), John Clayton (acoustic bass), Paulinho DaCosta (percussion), Jeff Hamilton (drums), John Pisano (acoustic guitar), Anthony Wilson (guitar), Alan Broadbent (musical director, conductor), Claus Ogerman (guest conductor), and the members of the Orchestre Symphonique Europeen and Paris Jazz Big Band Features:
Released by: Pioneer. My Advice: Own it...even if you aren't a fan of jazz Categorized as: Music and Reviews
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Posted on 10.07.05 by Widge @ 2:36 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Normally, we don't link to music videos for music we've heard of before. Just because, you know, normally they bore the shit out of us. But Zero 7's "In the Waiting Line" is just a kickass song and this CG bit created in part using the Quake III animation engine is a nifty sci-fi piece. So we're not bored. Found via Screenhead. Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 09.16.05 by Widge @ 4:37 am
Comments on this: 3 so far. Add your own.  Their name is Exit Mindbomb. Their album is Happy Accident. And I'm pleased to be able to tell you that the heir to the Kingdom of Bungle has arrived. This is the band that was foretold to you in the prophecies. And I don't normally do song-by-song rundowns of albums. Usually that annoys the hell out of me. But every single song on here is a grenade of goodness, and the throughline consists of incredible vocals, excellent production work, and a complete and utter disregard for you and your expectations. I think I'm in love. The album starts with "Phoenix" (download it here), which will throttle the living shit out of any single they're playing on the radio today. It's basically what would happen if Santana sat in with Faith No More. Then straight into WTF-ville, with "The Curse of the Crazy Cigarette Lady" (download it here), which is a strange cross between David Lynch and Fyodor Dostoevsky: the touching tale of a neighbor woman who's so goddamn annoying, the consensus is to bury an axe in her skull. But of course, she comes back from the dead and still wants cigarettes. Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 08.23.05 by Rob Levy @ 11:52 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Sometimes in the in and out world of popular culture the smallest ripple can make the biggest splash. Such was the case for electronic music pioneer Robert Moog who in 1964 created the synthesizer, an instrument that converted, blips, bleeps and fuzz into bombastic bursts of layered sound that transformed modern music for decades to come. Moog's synthesizer not only changed the shape, texture and sound of popular music, it reformed it in his own image. It allowed musicians to electronically expand their musical abilities by simply turning a knob or pressing a button. With a flip of the switch Moog's new contraption caught on revolutionizing music along the way. The Moog synthesizer was embraced early on by bands like the Beach Boys, The Beatles and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Despite competition from other electric keyboards and synthesizers, Moog's device quickly became the industry standard. It was perfect for the musician on the road or in the studio because it was lightweight, portable, adaptable and relatively inexpensive. Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 08.20.05 by Widge @ 9:36 pm
Comments on this: 3 so far. Add your own.  Everywhere we go, monsters. Giant freaking monsters. Stomping on our cars, destroying coffeehouses, and, honestly, not doing their part to wipe out Hollywood cinema. What can we do to protect ourselves from this onslaught? This was the question the folks at Go Hero addressed, working together in unprecedented harmony with the FDA, Super7 Magazine, the PGA, Rocketworld, the NAHB, Android 8, a Hollywood actor turned journalist/activist who wishes to remain anonymous, Optikon Records, UA Local Union 322, our amigos at Kaiju Big Battel, and of course, two beavers, both named Steve. The answer: the sonic weapon that is Kaijuice. Categorized as: Music
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