Entries from August 2007

RETRO: KUKL “Critical Mass” live

August 14th, 2007

KUKL was one of Bjork’s early band’s on Crass records several years before The Sugarcubes broke her worldwide. In this live clip, a pregnant Bjork sings an Elgar Sisters cover, which was a duo comprised of Bjork and KUKL guitarist Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson.

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Tags: video

Hot Property in Sullivan County, New York!

August 14th, 2007

The New York Times reports Max Yasgur’s Farm is on the market for $8 million. The land — which is sacred ground to hippies and music fans the world over for serving as the site of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival — has been the home of Roy Howard since 1985, but the 73-year-old is […]

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Tags: news

Like Dylan in the Movies

August 14th, 2007

The notion that we are different people throughout the different stages of our lives is one that filmmaker Todd Haynes takes to a literal extreme in his Bob Dylan biopic, I’m Not There. The Velvet Goldmine director cast six actors to play the iconic musician, including marquee players like Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Cate Blanchett […]

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Eddie Van-Halen’s revisionist history

August 14th, 2007

Yeah, yeah, Van-Halen is touring with David Lee Roth for the first time in two decades and then some. And it’s going to suck big time. Who the ass wants to see that geriatric nightmare? But that’s not the point. Head on over to Van-Halen’s tour page on its website and mouse over Van-Halen’s first […]

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Tags: commentary

Elvis Presley: not a racist

August 13th, 2007

Phew! I was so totally ready to burn my copy of Aloha from Hawaii. Despite a rumor dating back to the mid-1950’s, Elvis Presley never actually uttered these words: “The only thing Negroes can do for me is buy my records and shine my shoes.” Chuck D of Public Enemy didn’t help matters with this […]

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Nels Cline is spottieottiedopaliscious

August 13th, 2007

As per the headline, it appears that the former Geraldine Fibber, present Nels Cline Singer, free music’s hired gun du jour, twin to Alex, new guy in Wilco that’s not Pat Sansone, etc. ad naus. has contracted that dreaded scourge of childhood known as chicken pox (Varicella zoster). And according to one of those annoying […]

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Feist not down with the interwebs anymore (but Myspace is still ok)

August 13th, 2007

On the front page of her official site : http://www.listentofeist.com/

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Tags: commentary