| | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| BEST BAND IN THE WORLD - Audioporn - Get UP Get HAPPY - WATCH IN HIGH QUALITYSat, 03 Jan 2009 13:15:05 -0800 by ibilly99http://www.audioporn .co.ukhttp://uk.yout ube.com/user/audiopo rnhttp://www.audiopo rned.co.ukWith many thanks to the superb photos by Lady Sarah (flickr - google audioporn)Looking backwards to a musical era when the word maverick meant more than dentally-blessed jet pilots taking your breath away, artists like Alex Harvey and Talking Heads were capable of inducing mass audience hyperventilation through the sheer sense of conviction in their art and the passionate lack of restraint they poured into every sweat-soaked chord. London-based Audioporn are mavericks for today.Adrien Munden, Pete Coombs, Che Albrington and Simon Abbot first performed together at an open-air party in Sussex in the late 90s. They were called Bloom. As their sound blossomed they became Desirable Genes. They made a single influenced by Kurt Weill. They toured Germany. They recorded five albums worth of nocturnal improvisations in a surge of strung out creativity. They discovered a sonic seed of apocalyptic genre-splicing aural architecture buried within themselves and planted it. They toured Germany. They returned to England and became Audioporn. It was the summer of 2002 and the seed had germinated. Audioporn started work on the material that became their debut album, Tank, and began airing it at their increasingly dynamic live shows. Tank is the realisation of Audioporns disparate dreams. Frontman, guitarist and lyricist, Adrien Mundens thought/story/operet ta songs are fables for a generation lost in magazines and product placement solitaire. Like a messianic gatecrasher at a punk-poet summit, Munden could raise his glass to the manic energy of the punk explosion while stealing sips from the Beat generations peyote cocktails. Drummer, Che Albrington (his real revolutionary name) and subterranean bassist Pete Coombs (Deep Pete) are a dance/double-dub/epi c soundscape of heretical rhythm; imagine Chic jamming with The Eels with Lee Perry producing.To capture and augment the ferocious live Audioporn sound for the recording of Tank, the band decamped to Britannia Row studios with producer Brian Tench (chosen for his pristine engineering work on Kate Bushs Hounds Of Love) and, using the same microphones and mixing consoles that illuminated The Dark Side Of The Moon, etched their vision on mirrored plastic.Tank, the album, is an intertwining series of songs outlining what everyone would like to do with their lives given half a chance. Audioporn give us both halves of that chance. Their music, humour and dramatic presentation can transport you into a world where you can cast off the identities forced upon you by passports and shirt sizes and digital ephemera: at the Edinburgh Festival Audioporn had ecstatic crowd members returning nightly to ensure they had captured what the band had freed in them. Audioporns sensational live melodrama is already earning rave reviews and rabid audience devotion. The Tank, piloted by Adrien Munden and his cohorts, is a vehicle through which we can achieve emancipation. Audioporn have the keys.R. Miller Related: audioporn maverick tank inspired happy happiness anthemic glastonbury awesome great live band ipswich shoreditch london hoxton vibe bar haylesworth suffolk audio porn ballad stadium o2 wembley arena nathan barley drums photodex producer 4.0 cabaret soho berlin kafka torch song germany germanic edge of unrest wimbledon norwich norfolk u2 coldplay miles davis paradigm shift unique peerless inspiration fantastic utterly legend legendary elvis beatles rolling stones jimi hendrix | |
|
|
| Devo Was Right! by The MinordianWed, 31 Dec 2008 17:59:50 -0800 by MinordianA respectful re-imagining of Devo's 1980 classic - Freedom of Choice. I've tried to capture the prescience of their message in this video, inspired of course by their Beautiful World film clip from the following year. The track is included on the Not Neccesarily Beautiful But Mutated Vol 7 (NNBBMV7) released at the 2008 Devotional in Akron Ohio. I updated the lyrics to reflect modern events.To order this CD CHOCK FULL of Eclectic Devo covers such as this one, please email RevWilder@neo.rr.com and include complete postal address. Here is the track list for this CD.1.OUT OF SYNC-Mutant Mountain Boys 2.AUTO MODOWN(rough mix)-The Directive 3.MECHANICAL MAN-Humanoides 4.SOCIAL FOOLS-The Spudboys with Gerald V. Casale 5.MONGOLOID-Johnny Future 6.THE DAY MY BABY GAVE ME A SURPRISE-Pufftube 7.BEAUTIFUL WORLD-Globo 8.SNOWBALL-Josh of Ken The Magic Corner God 9.DEVO WAS RIGHT!(based on FREEDOM OF CHOICE)-The Minordian 10.AUTO MODOWN-Rural War Room 11.MY MY, HEY HEY-Jimothy 12.SPACE JUNK-Johnny Future 13.YOU GOTTA PROBLEM-Occupant 14.THE WORDS GET STUCK IN MY THROAT-Margoo 15.BEAUTIFUL WORLD-The Transistors 16.MECHANICAL MAN-Rural War Room 17.PINK PUSSYCAT-Pevo 18.PEEK-A-BOO!-Speed Cave 19.SUCK IT(extended remix)-Blowfly The CD also features a six panel booklet, cover art by KRK Ryden, and CD label art by Byron Werner. Help keep this project Alive!!! Duty Now! Related: devo minordian mothersbaugh casale devotional | |
|
|
| O TannenbaumMon, 29 Dec 2008 18:26:10 -0800 by Gimmer3This is a musical slide show of Christmas trees and Xmas ephemera set to O Tannenbaum as sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and performed by Music Box Company.O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!How wonderous is thy message:O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!How wonderous is thy message:Thou didst proclaim the Saviors birthGood will to men and peace on earth.O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!How wondrous is thy message. I would like to dedicate this video to my friend in Germany, Bernd Becker. Related: christmas morman tabernacle choir music box company yule german carols | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| Charles Leale EphemeraFri, 26 Dec 2008 08:49:27 -0800 by bakertowneVisit our sites!http://www.col lectiblescornertv.co mTo buy:http://www.vinta gerarestuffsold.com (look in the bound periodical category)To Buy our Hummel Price Guide, click below:http://www.vin tagerarestuff.com/hu mmmels.htmlTo by our Co-Boy Gnome Price Guide:http://www.vin tagerarestuff.com/gn ome.htmlTo consign: http://www.vintagera restuff.comHummel Price Guide:http://www.vin tagerarestuff.com/hu mmels.htmlQuestion about hummels?http://www.h ummelshummels.comIf you have a collection you'd like us to sell please call us at 516-489-6004 Other sites:http://www.you rantiquesroadshow.co mhttp://www.inherite dcollectibles.com Related: "charles leale" "abraham lincoln" bakertowne | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| I take you to a room in Brawley and we smell onions - The BrideWed, 24 Dec 2008 10:21:52 -0800 by NewtonArtFilmPerformance artist Richard Newton mailed a postcard from Brawley, California, in the winter of 1975, inviting audience to Gallery TJB in Newport Beach and Roger Wong's in Los Angeles. The lights went out and Newton entered, lit by the candle he was holding. Newton was dressed as a bride. Crouched on a bed, in monologue, he recounts a painful and brutal wedding night. At the end of the telling, Newton exits and three hawkers, Jim Horkan, Jack Cassidy, and Linda Frye Burnham began to offer polaroids of the bride and sexually explicit photos of the artist in plastic viewers. With the participation of Jim Horkan, Susan Young, Connie Llewellyn, and Missy Mystery. Written by Linda Frye Burnham. Related: brawley california performance art los angeles seventies bride wedding motel onions jim horkan jack cassidy linda frye burnham newtonia richard newton watchinginthedark | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| BBtv: Offworld Update with Brandon, Awesome EditionThu, 11 Dec 2008 13:16:56 -0800 by boingboingtvBBtv online: http://tv.boingboing .neBoing Boing Offworld editor Brandon says, Clearly still struggling through Infinite-Jest-esque urges to purchase beauty-enhancing video phone masks and the anxiety of talking to yourself while staring into a tiny, lit, terrifying Hal 9000 eye-hole, I've made my official non-gnome deathknight debut on BBtv.In it I recap what we've been doing on the site (most notably, the debut of Monster Mii), recommend Dr. Awesome, the first game that's felt to me like a proper 'iPhone game,' versus a game that's merely been made for the iPhone, and let you know what's happening on the site in the coming weeks.Bonus points for recognizing any of the ephemera in the background, and, as usual, a direct download link so you can blow it up full screen and shoot suction darts at my scruffy mug. Related: "brandon boyer" offworld games | |
|
| |
