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Album Review: Medeski Martin & Wood – Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set (Indirecto)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:58:47 -0800

Album Review: Medeski Martin & Wood – Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set (Indirecto):

After building up a healthy amount of cred among jazz, indie, funk and jam band aficionados, Medeski Martin & Wood have spent the last decade dabbling in various ways to reshape their already…

Talk Talk Valuable and Timeless

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:03:49 -0800

Talk Talk Valuable and Timeless:

In discussions I’ve had with different friends about the essay, talk has always turned to my point about musicians creating something “valuable and timeless.” Here’s the actual line – “… a few…

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of December 4th

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:33:40 -0800

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of December 4th:

Sam Mickens’ Ecstatic Showband & Revue – Saturday @ ArtisteryAs the front man for The Dead Science, Sam Mickens pushes his gorgeous warble into the crevices and cracks left behind as his nimble trio…

The Raw and Revelatory Punk-Funk of Betty Davis

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:11:55 -0800

The Raw and Revelatory Punk-Funk of Betty Davis:

[I originally posted this in August of 2007. Updated now to include a NY Time Style Magazine overview of two more of her albums that will be re-released.]
Seattle’s Light In The Attic Records have…

Dear Musicians – Please Be Brilliant or Get Out of The Way

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:05:33 -0800

Dear Musicians – Please Be Brilliant or Get Out of The Way:

Towards a New Music Business Model And The New Thinking That Is Required. “The future does not fit in the containers of the past.” – Rishad Tobaccowala
“..we are now in an era where spectatorial…

Album Review: Thee American Revolution – Buddha Electrostorm (Garden Gate)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:01:48 -0800

Album Review: Thee American Revolution – Buddha Electrostorm (Garden Gate):

Robert Schneider has spent the better part of the past decade as the public face of Elephant 6, the loose knit, Athens-based musical collective that spawned such groups as Neutral Milk Hotel, The…

Fever Ray Keep the Streets Empty For Me Video

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:59:47 -0800

Fever Ray Keep the Streets Empty For Me Video:

My Fever Ray obsession continues..

MP3 Music Monday

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:59:46 -0800

MP3 Music Monday:

DJ Food
Once again late in the day, I know, but here’s six more free and legal MP3s from the Pampelmoose inbox. Enjoy!
Click to play. To download – Mac: Control click. PC: Right Click.
All Of Us/None…

Album Review: Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom Live (Anti-)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:42:13 -0800

Album Review: Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom Live (Anti-):

Live albums are a tricky proposition for any artist. No matter how dynamic or fiery the band was, there’s always that essential disconnect: you aren’t there, drinking in the atmosphere of the venue…

MP3 Music Monday

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:49:05 -0800

MP3 Music Monday:

A little late in the day, I know, but here’s six more free and legal MP3s from the Pampelmoose inbox. Enjoy!
Click to play. To download – Mac: Control click. PC: Right Click.
Beach House –…

Karin Dreijer Andersson as Fever Ray Has Created Something Valuable

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:02:35 -0800

Karin Dreijer Andersson as Fever Ray Has Created Something Valuable:

When I Grow Up from Fever Ray on Vimeo.

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week of November 20th

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:53:36 -0800

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week of November 20th:

Joker & Nomad – November 25th @ HoloceneGrime and dubstep – the two bass-heavy sounds that combine the deep thrust of jungle with the thud of dub (obviously) and the glitz of modern hip-hop – is a…

Album Review: Annie – Don’t Stop (Smalltown Supersound)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:14:04 -0800

Album Review: Annie – Don’t Stop (Smalltown Supersound):

Unless a major sea change takes place in the hearts and minds of the mass populace, Norway’s finest electropop diva Annie could end up with a career much like Kylie Minogue’s. That is: superstardom…

MP3 Music Monday

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:41:00 -0800

MP3 Music Monday:

Yeasayer
Here’s six more free and legal MP3s from the Pampelmoose inbox to kick start your week. Enjoy!
Click to play. To download – Mac: Control click. PC: Right Click.
Crystal Fighters – I Love…

Do music artists fare better in a world with illegal file-sharing?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:01:07 -0800

Do music artists fare better in a world with illegal file-sharing?:

Stay away from the record labels, kids..
Extract – “An even more striking thing, perhaps, emerges in this second graph, namely that revenues accrued by artists themselves have in fact risen over the…

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of November 13th

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:49:37 -0800

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of November 13th:

The Whigs – Sunday November 15th @ Doug Fir LoungeThis young Georgians are your quintessential American rock band. They are a power trio fronted by a gruffly handsome young man in tattered jeans and…

Massive Attack United Snakes Video by United Visual Artists

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:53:00 -0800

Massive Attack United Snakes Video by United Visual Artists:

United Snakes from United Visual Artists on Vimeo.

Win Tickets To See Saul Williams

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:32:13 -0800

Win Tickets To See Saul Williams:

America’s finest hip-hop/soul/industrial poet Saul Williams is taking his “Niggy Tardust Experience” on the road this November, stopping by the Aladdin Theater this coming Sunday and we want to send…

Ramona Falls – I Say Fever video

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:17:31 -0800

Ramona Falls – I Say Fever video:

Ramona Falls “I Say Fever” from Barsuk Records on Vimeo.
“I Say Fever” – the first video from the Ramona Falls debut album Intuit. Directed by the ridiculously talented Stefan Nadelman, winner of a…

Album Review: Radian – Chimeric (Thrill Jockey)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:23:45 -0800

Album Review: Radian – Chimeric (Thrill Jockey):

Like many of the artists signed to the venerable Thrill Jockey label, the Austrian trio known as Radian have, since 1996, carved out a comfortable place for themselves in the music world. Their five…