Here are two fun facts about electronic music: 1) IT’S STILL AROUND 2) IT’S BETTER THAN EVER. But how would you know? If Justice is your gateway to present time
Among people who have seen the movie Watchmen, the live-action adaptation of the 12 issue comic book series, there exists a love/hate debate about the quality of the film. Some appreciate the visual experience and believe the film held true to the comic strip, while others cannot overcome the loose narrative and underdeveloped characters. However, one thing that virtually all movie-goers seem to agree on with consistency (besides the size of Dr. Manhattan’s giant blue dong) is that the soundtrack sucks.
Interestingly, the individual tracks that comprise said soundtrack are almost universally likeable, including the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and even Nena with her classic ’80s anthem, 99 Luftballoons. Yet, what baffles viewers is the plain awful placement of otherwise good music in horrendously cliché and at times even jarring scenes. The usage of The Times They Are A Changin’ for the time passes montage has been done to death, but even worse was the placement of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah during a steamy sex scene. I kid you not, this scene drew universal out-loud laughter from a good portion of the theater and achieved bar raising status for painfully awkward movie moments.
While I personally thought the movie was a large dud, I would almost recommend seeing it just to take in the bizarre experience of critically assessing this soundtrack. I mean, it blew my mind with its awfulness on one hand, but on the other here I am talking about it, so it begs the question, “Maybe they did it on purpose for effect?”
Who knows? More importantly, continuing with the theme of song placement with movie scenes, it’s always fun to pick out some favorite tunes and mentally create movie segments that would fit the music and vice versa. So, in the interest of showing up the lousy music supervisor on Watchmen, here are a number of scenes from the mental movie theater complete with their perfect musical complements. READ ON to find out the perfect song for a number of plot lines including The Inspirational Training Montage…
Most years, we only get one Wilco show a year in New York City and the band has just announced a string of East Coast dates including our Big Apple
Of all the MP3 bootleg blogs out there, one stands out from the rest – The Ultimate Bootleg Experience. T.U.B.E. offers both quality (downloads feature high bitrates and are tagged)
An all-star band the likes of which accompanied Will Bernard March 26th doesn't always work in the studio or on the stage. But the extended performance in the Highline Ballroom gave further credence to the chemistry of the diverse foursome
Wilco will webcast the second show of a two-night stand at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee live tonight through their Wilcoworld website. Last night they took the stage at 8:35
Back in 1994, God Street Wine performed at the Fox Theatre in Boulder and invited ARU guitarist Jimmy Herring out to join them for the Goodnight Gretchen that closed the
Many members of the Phish community are extremely talented and over the years some have used their talents to create posters, lot-shirts, stickers, tattoos, license plates and all sorts of artwork based on the music of the band. Pete Mason has compiled over 1,500 submissions of fan-created art in a comprehensive volume titled PhanArt – The Art of the Fans of Phish.
Pete’s self-published book – with all net proceeds benefiting the Mockingbird Foundation – is now available for purchase at Phanart.net and we recently spoke with him about the three year process of putting this massive 420 page publication together…
Scott Bernstein: How did you come up with the idea for the book?
Pete Mason: Well, I was driving back from Coventry, and had some quiet time in the car to myself to reflect on the emotional overload of a weekend that it was. As there was little to think about regarding the music, I thought about the community and the culture we had created amongst ourselves. The open market and creativity came to mind with that, and i thought about all the shirts, posters, stickers, etc… and realized that was something we would never see again in the same fashion – all the same people gathered for a common collective positive purpose, a community that would not be around ever again in the same manner.
It got me thinking about making something to keep the memory and spirit of Phish alive now that it was over (at least in 04 it was). Eventually that turned into PhanArt.
READ ON for more of Scotty’s conversation with Pete of PhanArt…
Last Week’s Sauce is a recurring piece featuring recordings of shows that took place the previous week. Thanks to KCMoeJoe for this week’s photo.
Artist & Title: Derek Trucks Band – Down Don’t Bother Me
Date & Venue: 2009-04-08 – The Park West, Chicago IL
Taper & Show Download: John F. & taperjoe
This is a track off of Trucks’ 2009 release Already Free. Derek’s band starts a three-night California stand tonight in San Francisco. Extra bonus? Jackie Greene is the supporting act.
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Derek%20Trucks%20Band%20-%20Down%20Don%27t%20Bother%20Me%20(2009-04-08).mp3]READ ON for the rest of Last Week’s Sauce featuring four more tracks…
President Barack Obama met with the surviving members of The Dead yesterday at the White House to thank them for their efforts during the election season. The Dead were in
