Part 2 of 4 is more about film than music, but I found it worth posting anyway.
Everything Is a Remix, Part 1
23 Apr 2012 Leave a comment
First installment of a four-part film by Kirby Ferguson exploring the evolution of Remix Culture in music and other areas of culture and technology.
Bands That Made Me Laugh
21 Apr 2012 1 Comment
in General Posts, On a Lighter Note Tags: garfunkel and oates, loincloth
Gotta love a band who, regardless of talent or the lack, entertain you before you even hear their music. Here are a couple of examples I recently came across:
![Slippery When Moist [Explicit]](https://i0.wp.com/ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yJX7ILw2L._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
Garfunkel and Oates: Slippery When Moist
If your band’s name and album title are send-ups of other bands’ monikers, you’re either a novelty band or a serious band destined to only ever be a novelty. Garfunkel and Oates are the former. Their stuff is pretty funny at times–but definitely not family fare. Even the name of their record label (No One Buys Records) is chuckle-worthy.
![Majestic Loincloth [Explicit]](https://i0.wp.com/ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nUqBQi5-L._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
Loincloth: Majestic Loincloth and Iron Balls of Steel
If you’re only semi-talented at least don’t be tedious. Loincloth went blatantly for that Spinal Tap ethos, instead of letting people accuse them of being like Spinal Tap. Instant cred!
“We Stomped On The Quality of the Art of Music”: 20 Record Stores Weigh In on Vinyl’s Return
20 Apr 2012 Leave a comment
in General Posts, Toward Better Sounding Music Tags: record stores, records, vinyl
(Reprinted from Paste Magazine)
The emergence of vinyl fans among a generation that didn’t necessarily grow up with it left some scratching their heads, but its success is undeniable. Vinyl records, which some thought had taken the same forgotten route of 8-tracks and laser discs, are the one format that’s seen an increase during a notable slump in record sales. With artists like Arcade Fire, the Black Keys and the Beatles leading the vinyl march, the format is here to stay, at least for a while.
We asked record stores across the United States what they thought about the return of the waxy, black format. Here’s what they had to say:
(excerpt follows)
Terry Currier, Music Millennium: Vinyl Records are one of the greatest inventions ever made. They’re the purest form of sound of any format of recorded music that has been introduced to music fans. The industry did a big disservice to music fans by forcing vinyl out in the ’80s. Not only the great quality of sound but the get quality that went into many of the packages.
Vinyl was treated more like art than the CD and especially more than digital downloads. You interface with the packaging much more with a 12″ × 12″ than you do with a 5″ × 5″ cover of the CD, thusly you learn much more about…the music you are experiencing.
…We are a society of convenience and because of that we stomped on the quality of the art of music. Vinyl may not be the salvation of the record industry but this new renaissance in vinyl is here to stay.
Read more: http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/11/18-record-stores-weigh-in-on-vinyls-return.html
Video of the Week: “The Quickening Art”
20 Apr 2012 2 Comments
Music imprints itself on the brain deeper than any other human experience. It speaks to us in a different language and arouses every emotion. It connects us all, it is a force that ignites our souls.
Alive Inside is a documentary film that follows Dan Cohen’s Music & Memory project, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing personalized music into the lives of the elderly and infirm, thereby vastly improving their day-to-day existence.
Telling a story of hope and beauty, the film follows Dan as he discovers the power music has to “awaken” minds most others consider dormant and deteriorating. The film features Dr. Oliver Sacks, Dr. Bill Thomas and the amazing men and women dedicated to patient care.
Check out the film’s official website here: http://www.ximotionmedia.com/
Every Moment Has A Song 