It turns out Pavement won’t be the only band curating an All Tomorrow’s Parties event in the U.K. next May, as festival organizers have announced that Simpsons creator Matt Groening
Life On Mars? was originally released on David Bowie’s 1971 album Hunky Dory. Life On Mars? would be released as a single in the U.S. two years later with The Man Who Sold The World as its B-Side. Talk about a killer combo.
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The Bad Plus: In addition to this adventurous take on a Bowie classic, this Bad Plus album from 2007 also features interpretations of Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears For Fears) and Tom Sawyer (Rush). Highly recommended listening. Source: Prog
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Watching 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back for the gazillionth time made me think about the golden years of animation, past and present. Frank Oz, puppeteer and future director, painstakingly created the original Yoda and helped move him within each scene, in the back-breaking old school way, making the classic fifth Star Wars film a rewarding trip. Yes, Lucasfilm later computer-generated the Jedi Master in the prequels and Clone Wars animated series, but it was Oz who first breathed life into the ancient peaceful warrior.
That, of course, would change. Why put your hand up a puppet’s ass if you can spin the light fantastic on a computer, creating whole new worlds like a Geek Demigod? Why, indeed. A few years after Empire, 1988 to be exact, along came a Japanese anime film that would become a classic in its own right. Akira, the manga-inspired gem, is still considered to be one of the elite of its genre, and it helped move cinema from a world of four-eyed dipshit cartoons into grand mythical landscapes with rich, legendary stories.
This week, we deal with a Hidden Flick within a trio of films. Memories,
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Congrats to moe. on their induction into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. moe. performed Akimbo at the ceremony after bassist Rob Derhak spoke.
In our continuing effort to keep tabs on the coming and goings of past Blips artists, we’re pleased to see Boston electro-rockers Passion Pit – who are currently in the
September 18-20 marked the 16th annual Telluride Blues and Brews Festival. With a majestic back drop that’s truly hard to believe until seen, Telluride sets the stage for some of the best classic and modern blues musicians. As Mother Nature brought its arsenal to this year’s event, Telluride matched it round for round with music; sunshine to rain, then hail, and back to sunshine again and Telluride rock’d it from the get-go.
With their sophomore album Salvation is a Deep Dark Well, a headlining tour and frequent festival appearances, The Builders and the Butchers are getting their sound around. Originally formed in Alaska, the band started with the idea of playing "death themed songs" on the streets of Portland, Oregon to gain a following. Though they still keep their dark nature, they have certainly moved on to bigger venues and larger shows. Glide recently talked to front man Ryan Sollee about his peculiar creative endeavor.
The legendary New York based jam band, The Zen Tricksters, celebrates its 30th anniversary on Sunday, October 25th with a rare show at B.B. King Blues Club in New York
Grizzly Bear are set to release an expanded version of their ‘Veckatimest’ album, originally released earlier this year, packaged with seven session tracks on an extra CD on November 2.
A companion book to The Beatles‘ remastered back catalogue is to be released in time for Christmas. The Beatles Box Of Vision is a collection of three books, one of
