You could pick up a remastered copy of Kraftwerk’s The Man-Machine (along with seven other albums) come October 5. In the mean time, enjoy The Model from the regular old copy, along with Big Black’s noisy version of The Model.
She’s a model and she’s looking good
I’d like to take her home that’s understood
She plays hard to get, she smiles from time to time
It only takes a camera to change her mind
She’s going out tonight whilst drinking just champagne
And she has been checking nearly all the men
She’s playing her game and you can hear them say
She’s looking good for beauty we will pay
She’s posing for consumer products now and then
For every camera she gives the best she can
I saw her on the cover of a magazine
Now she’s a big success I want to meet her again
Been digging this mix a lot from San Diego’s Mark E. Quark. Very synthy. From Alona’s past Lovenoodles vault of sounds.
Tracklist:
Simple Minds – This Earth That You Walk Upon
Sisters Of Mercy – Phantom
BWH – Stop
The Emperor Machine – Slap On
Lindstrom & Solale – Let’s Practise (Wade Nichols Dub)
The The – Giant
Kraftwerk – Computer World 1
Kraftwerk – Metall Auf Metall
The Salsoul Invention – Soul Machine
Weirdo Police – Hate It When You’re Wrong
Soft Rocks – She’s A Machine
Discodeine – Tema Di Gamma
Sugardaddy – Hypnose (GW Version)
Otis Day & The Knights – Something Dumb (Dub)
Manhead – Doop (Reverso 68 Remix)
Yello – Pumping Velvet
Pete Shelley – Witness The Change Dub
Shock – Dream Games
Ytre Rymden Dansskola – Magadgrag
Armando – Land Of Confusion
Discodeine – Ring Modulation
Loud-E – Robotism Pt III
SPECTRUM’s new 4 track EP “WAR SUCKS” is AVAILABLE NOW on Mind Expansion records. Available on both 12 inch colored (red & green) vinyl & CD formats. vinyl comes with free download card inside jacket. Order the vinyl ($20) or CD EP ($12) from Mind Expansion records.
The EP features two covers. a re-worked version of the Red Crayola classic WAR SUCKS and Laurie Anderson’s overlooked gem WALKING & FALLING, plus two originals OVER & OVER and RAZZLE DAZZLE MIND .
The four tracks cover the whole gamut of SPECTRUM’s take on Pop, Psychedelia, Rock & Experimental sounds, hinting at the variety of songs that will feature on the album due for release later in the year.
The vinyl comes in custom pressed blended colors with matching sleeve artwork. PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE!
I wanted you. And I was looking for you. But I couldn’t find you. I wanted you. And I was looking for you all day. But I couldn’t find you. I couldn’t find you. You’re walking. And you don’t always realize it, but you’re always falling. With each step you fall forward slightly. And then catch yourself from falling. Over and over, you’re falling. And then catching yourself from falling. And this is how you can be walking and falling at the same time.
On August 3rd, 2009 Sonic Youth played a last-minute set in San Francisco at the fabulous Independent (in my opinion, one of SF’s best venues for sound and vision). The show was announced on July 28th and sold out the same day. I was late on buying tickets, but with a little bit of persistence/waiting around the box office, they sold me and two other people ticket’s the day of the sold-out show. Sonic Youth will be embarking upon another tour beginning later this month in Pomona, view the dates below.
Sep 25 2009 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theatre Pomona, California
Sep 26 2009 – Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theatre Santa Barbara, California
Sep 28 2009 – San Diego, CA House of Blues San Diego, California
Sep 29 2009 – Los Angeles – Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, California
Oct 1 2009 – Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre Phoenix, AZ, Arizona
Oct 2 2009 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona
Oct 4 2009 – Austin City Limits Festival – Austin, TX Austin, Texas
Oct 21 2009 – Berlin – Columbiahalle Berlin, Germany
Oct 22 2009 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels – Sold Out Brussels, Brussels-capital
Oct 23 2009 – London The Forum London, London and South East
Oct 25 2009 – Paris – Palais des Congrés Paris, Ile-de-France
Nov 21 2009 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 New York, New York
Nov 22 2009 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 23 2009 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 5 2009 – ATP Butlin’s Holiday Centre Minehead, UK
Dec 6 2009 – Dublin – Vicar Street Dublin, Ireland
Earlier this month I went to a party at the Standard Rooftop in Downtown L.A. for Shaun Reeves, Droog (who have recently launched their own record label, Culprit), Matías Aguayo (of Cómeme & Kompakt) and John Wander (of Roam Music). Music was great, met some new people as well. One of them is Yelva, and she does a fashion blog called Fashion Puttana. Another guy was James, or how I like to call him: T-bird James, and besides working at the Standard he is in the band Meho Plaza. Snapped some photos of these people with their tattoos or accessories.
Matías Aguayo spinning and singing as the sun begins to set
Matías’ whistle and awesome tattoo
The fabulous Yelva, showing off her Bowie cig-case
Jet! I can almost remember their funny faces
That time you told me that
You were going to be marrying soon.
And jet, I thought the only
Lonely place was on the moon.
Jet! jet!
Jet! was your father as bold as a sergeant major?
How come he told you that
You were hardly old enough yet?
And jet, I thought the major
Was a lady suffragette.
Jet! jet!
Ah, matter, want jet to always love me?
Ah, matter, want jet to always love me?
Ah, matter, much later.
Jet! with the wind in your hair of a thousand laces.
Climb on the back and well
Go for a ride in the sky.
And jet, I thought the major
Was a lady suffragette.
Jet! jet!
1. Nobody Knows What’s Goin’ On (In My Mind But Me) / The Chiffons
2. Codename Dragonfly / Mellow
3. Angel / Sonic Boom
4. 40 Versions / Godflesh
5. Stranger in Paradise / Sun Ra
6. Stars Above / The Love Dimension
7. Pretty Little Angel Eyes / Curtis Lee
8. Brown-Eyed Girl / Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. California groupie girl / Scool Girls
10. Rated X / Gilder, Nick
11. Lola / Raincoats, The
12. Candlelight / Gestures, The
13. She’s a Superstar (Edit) / Verve, The
14. Dragonfly / Dead Meadow
15. Firebird / The White Noise
16. Nitroglycerine / Gories, The
17. Killer Queen / Queen
18. Glycerine Queen / Quatro, Suzi
19. Hot Child in the City / Gilder, Nick
20. Little Doll / Stooges, The
21. Dizzy Miss Lizzy / The Spiders
22. I’m Eating Off A Fashion Plate / Now, The
23. Nazi Knife / Apache
24. her war with history / nihiti
25. Her Name Is Suicide / Serena Maneesh
26. Ghost Rider / Suicide
27. Into My Arms / Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
28. Oh Yoko / Lennon, John
29. What a Way to Die / Pleasure Seekers
30. I Want You (She’s So Heavy) / Beatles, The
31. All Tomorrow’s Parties (Single Version) / Velvet Underground, The
1. I Hear a New World / Joe Meek
2. Revolution / Spacemen 3
3. Children of the Revolution / T. Rex
4. Run, Run, Run / The Gestures
5. Dream Baby Dream / Bruce Springsteen
6. Some Velvet Morning / Slowdive
7. Homeward Bound / Simon & Garfunkel
8. Map Ref 41N 93W / My Bloody Valentine
9. Rocket USA / Loop
10. Rocket Number Nine Take Off For The Planet Venus / Sun Ra
11. Venus In Furs / Velvet Underground
12. Warm Leatherette / The Normal
13. Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne / Suicide
14. Being Boiled (Fast Version) / Human League
15. Surf City (revisited) / Black Angels, The
16. Surfin’ USA (Summer Mix) / Jesus & Mary Chain
17. Honolulu Lulu / Jan & Dean
18. Kokomo / The Beach Boys
I heard some Bach and Dvořák performed at the Rudolfinum’s Dvořák Hall. It was delightful. The hall was quite exquisite as well. This is my first classical music sort of concert. Funny how lots of people totally dress up really fancy like — I was wearing jeans and a hoodie. My roommate treated me as a thanks for computer help throughout the week. I have to admit that near the end of the performance I was kind of falling asleep … what can you do! But there were some moments that had my full attention as well. Long day… Oh yeah, they do encores at these types of concerts as well, in case you were wonderin’.
J. S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major BWV 1051
J. S. BACH: Concerto in D major for three violins and orchestra BWV 1064
A. DVOŘÁK: Silent Woods for cello and orchestra op. 68
A. DVOŘÁK: String Quintet in G major op. 77 (arrangement)
Czech Chamber Orchestra
violin Jana Vlachová, Dana Vlachová, Maria Ericsson Vlach
cello Mikael Ericsson
rehearsed by Jana Vlachová
I saw Merzbow last night – a totally bone rattling experience. I recorded a video and I was just looking at it now and there’s no point in sharing it with anyone since it sounds like shit! But i have some pictures… basically yeah he is up there with two laptops and occasionally he plays this thing that looks like a guitar without the arm. Lots of noise (duh), really loud, and this thumping sound in the background most of the night. He played for about an hour, the end was the best, with the strobey lights shining on him… my camera had run out of batteries at that point, because i recorded a bunch of worthless video… I shoulda known better. My ears were ringing afterwards. The venue was nice — the Archa Theatre.
