“Police officer Amadeus Warnebring was born into a musical family with a long history of famous musicians. Ironically, he hates music. His life is thrown into chaos when a band of crazy musicians decides to perform a musical apocalypse using the city as their orchestra… Reluctantly, Warnebring embarks on his first musical investigation…” Continue Reading…
This all started while I was watching the Microsoft Kinect Effect ad and around 30 seconds in, a melody seeped out from under the narrative that was at once immediately familiar and completely out of context and therefore unidentifiable. It took me the next 15 seconds to place it as the Pixies’ “Where is My Mind” and then another 5 seconds to find the Vitamin String Quartet’s cover of the song on YouTube. However, along the way I also stumbled across a few other versions that I couldn’t help but collect and share here. Let me know in the comments which one is you favourite. Continue Reading…
The Factory Records logo by Peter Saville. Continue Reading…
A sample of what I was listening to tonight: Continue Reading…
Almost two years ago now, my friend Becca (@beccatronic) turned me on to this Radiolab podcast about the relationship between music and language (coincidentally titled “Musical Language”) and it has remained one of the most compelling things I have ever had the pleasure of crossing paths with. Continue Reading…
The Dead Kennedys Logo by Winston Smith. Continue Reading…
October 9, 2010 marks what would have been the 70th birthday of legend, lover, artist and activist, John Lennon. In celebration of the musician’s illustrious life and career, East Village Radio is hosting an all day special tribute starting at 12pm ET this Saturday. Over the course of 8 hours, you can listen live to exclusive interviews with Lennon, tribute programs highlighting The Beatles’ era songs, covers, classics and more. Continue Reading…
Fugazi at the Wilson Center, Washington D.C. on December 29th, 1988.
Classic records lost in time and format, re-emerged as Pelican books. Brilliant!
Bad Brains at CBGB’s, 1982.
