Über einen Mangel von The Smiths-Best-Of-Samplern kann man sich kaum beklagen. Trotzdem lohnt sich "The Sound Of The Smiths" für Altgediente und Neureinhörer.

Warum? Na, weil diesmal die früheren The Smiths-Köpfe Morrissey und Johnny Marr ihre Hände im Spiel hatten. Die Zusammenstellung entstammt dem Willen Morrisseys, während das sorgfältige Mastering unte ...
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As Showtrotta pointed out, "Nick Catchdubs is deejaying the Fader's monthly museum get down, One Step Beyond, at the American Museum of Natural History along with Michna (Ghostly)." That happens tonight, Friday November 21st, from 9pm-1am (21+).

Ten hours later, Saturday November 22nd, at the same museum:The American Museum of Natural History will open an outdoor skating rink for the first time in its 140-year history. The Museum's new Polar Rink, made from synthetic ice, is located on the Arthur Ross Terrace, with magnificent views of the glowing Rose Center for Earth and Space and the surrounding Theodore Roosevelt Park. Skaters will glide around a 17-foot-tall polar bear made of openwork stainless steel festooned with pine boughs and twinkling lights. Engaging facts about polar bears and the Earth's polar regions, as well as "green" tips and suggestions, will surround the rink, extending the Museum experience beyond its halls.An ice skating rink is also opening at South Street Seaport (and that one will have Friday night shows).

I have one pair of tickets to giveaway to Friday's One Step Beyond party. How to win them, and the flyer, below...

Continue reading "Museum of Naturay History - dance Friday, skate Saturday " at BrooklynVegan.com

Dälek stehen für düstere, Industrial-lastige Klänge, bei denen der Rap nicht zwingend im Vordergrund steht. Anfang nächsten Jahres erscheint das neue Album "Gutter Tactics".

Dälek, das sind MC Dälek, alias Will Brooks, und Produzent The Octopus, bürgerlich Alap Momin. Das Duo aus New Jersey, das sich 2005 von DJ und Produzent Still getrennt hatte, um wieder mit verschied ...
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DOWNLOAD: Rafter - Sweat (MP3)
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The EP began as a collaborative project with photographer Lizeth Santos to complete an art project a day. For Rafter, this often meant a self-made song entirely from production, vocals, to instrumentation, accompanied by a corresponding photograph from Lizeth. Asthmatic Kitty published a handful of these on their website, and they made their way onto blogs and forums from there.Rafter's Sweaty Magic EP was released by Asthmatic Kitty in September. Three of the seven tracks on the disc are available at the top of this post for free. One of those songs first appeared on this blog last year.

TONIGHT (Friday, November 21) Rafter plays a very rare NYC show at Cake Shop at 8PM (his actual posted set time). That's it. 8 PM on a Friday, one Rafter show and then he's probably going right back to San Diego to live in obscurity for another two years.

A video and his only other scheduled date, below...

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Trotz Volkstrauertag ermöglichte die Stadt Erlangen den Fetten Broten vergangenen Sonntag mittels Sondergenehmigung einen Gig. Allerdings wurde zuvor angemessen apostolisch ins Showprogramm eingegriffen.

"Ihr hättet es soviel besser haben können" prophezeiten uns Franz Ferdinand schon im Titel ihres zweiten Albums. Stimmt, der Anfang 2009 erscheinende Nachfolger ist besser.

Die Essener Grugahalle feiert ihr 50-jähriges Jubiläum. Ein gebührender Anlass, um das diesjährige Rockpalast-Festival mit Travis, Ben Folds und anderen zu veranstalten.

Der Startschuss für das erste Rockpalast-Festival in der Grugahalle fiel am 23. Juli 1977. Seitdem zeigten dort unzählige Künstler ihr Können auf der Bühne. Gemeinsam setzten die Grugahalle und der Ro ...
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election night in Williamsburg (more by Ryan Muir)
"Dozens of hipsters -- and the old-timers who resent them -- stormed a community meeting on Monday night, showing the ongoing clash of cultures that collided when people flooded the streets after Barack Obama's election win on Nov. 4.

Three people were arrested during the celebration -- and many more were roughed up, according to witnesses -- and on Monday night, dozens of people who had danced in the streets had a chance to vent their frustrations at the officers of the 94th Precinct.

One after another, youngsters stood up and alleged mistreatment at the hands of the police on the night of Nov. 4-5, after Barack Obama was declared the winner of the presidential election shortly after 11 pm." [Brooklyn Paper]Then there's the story of how one of the guys arrested is in the band Up the Empire. More pictures from the night HERE. Professional (anti-the-cops) videos someone made to document the event, below...

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Stürmisch wird's. In jeglicher Hinsicht! Gewitterartige Wirbel gibt's auch bei unseren Platten der Woche. Durchbrochen von eitel Schlagersonnenschein.

Nach einem Unfall auf der Autobahn nahe Paris sind die US Hip-Hopper alle wohlauf. Drummer ?uestlove bloggt seine Perspektive des Unfalls.

DOWNLOAD: Steinski - The Payoff Mix (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Steinski - Lesson Two (James Brown Mix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Steinski - Lesson Three (History of Hip Hop) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - Skinny Love (MP3)
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DOWNLOAD: Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (Dj Doc Rok Remix) (MP3)
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Plush's Fed & The Dodos' Visiter

It's the time of year when people start talking which album was the best this year. That usually means I start cramming and trying to figure out what I still haven't heard and look forward to what others have to say to make my selection process slightly easier. Part of what I'm saying is, I'm not ready to answer that yet. According to the aggregated critics at MetaCritic, this is what was best this year...1 London Zoo by The Bug
2 Fed by Plush
3 For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
4 Dear Science, by TV On The Radio
5 Exit by Shugo Tokumaru
6 Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
7 Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
8 Robyn by Robyn
9 Hercules And Love Affair by Hercules And Love Affair
10 What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective by SteinskiDoes when an album actually came out matter?. Bon Iver's album actually came out in 2007, but was reissued in 2008. Shugo's album came out in 2007 in Japan. Plush's album actually came out in 2002 in Japan (I still haven't heard it). Robyn's album came out in Sweden in 2005. Steinski came out in 2008, but as the title suggests, is actually a compilation of tracks that were released between 1983-2006.

Other bands currently ranking in Metacritic's Top 30: The Dodos, The Music Tapes, Shearwater, Portishead, Harvey Milk, Torche, The Hold Steady, Drive By Truckers, and Fucked Up.

Also put out albums this year: Sigur Ros, Jamie Lidell, Laura Marling, Lykke Li, Marnie Stern, Jenny Lewis, She & Him, Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket, MGMT, The Black Keys, Calexico, Crystal Stilts, Crystal Castles, Crystal Antlers, Grails, Al Green, Anathallo, Flight of the Conchords, Frightened Rabbit, Wolf Parade, Vampire Weekend, Vivian Girls, The Walkmen, Santogold, Parts & Labor, Cut Copy, Hot Chip, David Byrne, Death Cab For Cutie, Beck, Beach House, Elbow, REM, M83, NIN, No Age, Of Montreal, Destroyer, Department of Eagles, Deerhoof, Deerhunter, The Dears, and Deer Tick (though Deer tick was out in 2007 and reissued in 2008) (and I guess Radiohead is qualified too) (and Metallica, AC/DC and Guns N' Roses) (and JACK JOHNSON) (and a million others).

Who else? What are your favorites this year? Who will Pitchfork pick as #1?

The Bug is going on tour with Nine Inch Nails. Those dates are below...

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Im September 2006 schoss Rapper Rico Wright im amerikanischen Dublin mehrmals auf Chad Blue und verwundete diesen dabei. Später veröffentlichte der Täter einen Song, der den Vorfall thematisierte – der bringt ihn nun hinter Gitter.

Unsere Platte des Tages

Die Niederlande hatten in den 80ern einen absoluten Run, wenn es um Dandy-haften Schmierlings-Pop geht. Nicht nur das sowohl Kuschelrock- als auch Rob-Da-Bank-Mix-geadelte "City Lights" von William Pitt, sondern auch "Another Man" vom Trio Init seift dich unentrinnbar schräg von der Seite ein. Die Mischung aus schlechter Brian-Ferry-Imitation und dreistem Italo-Glitz ist bei Init gerade angedeutet subtil genug im Beat, um Tänzer zu ihren elegantesten Goldketten-Steps zu bewegen, ohne dass sie aufgefordert werden würden, sich über irgendetwas anderes Gedanken zu machen. Es sei denn, warum es nie eine Bastardpop-Version aus "Dynasty" und Viscontis "Der Leopard" gegeben hat.

Zwischen seinen Engagements bei Velvet Revolver und Stone Temple Pilots hat Scott Weiland einen Soloausflug unternommen. Zwei Songs von seinem kommenden Album "Happy" stehen als Stream bereit.

Dieses Jahr hat Scott Weiland die Musikwelt in Atem gehalten. Zuerst sein Rausflug bei Velvet Revolver, der unzählige Querelen mit sich zog. Dann die Wiedervereinigung der Stone Temple Pilots, die vor ...
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Das Jahr 2008 verlief durchaus zufriedenstellend für Hot Chip. Der Erfolg des Albums "Made In The Dark" und unzählige Gigs um d...

Kraftwerk verliert Rechtsstreit mit Moses Pelham

Kraftwerk hat einen Rechtsstreit mit Moses Pelham in letzter Instanz verloren. Nach dem BGH-Urteil ist die Verwendung von kurzen Samples ohne Erlaubnis grundsätzlich zulässig. Bedingung sei aber, dass daraus ein eigenständiges Werk werde, das sich von der gesampleten Sequenz deutlich unterscheide. Auslöser war eine zweisekündige Rhythmussequenz, die Moses Pelham für Sabrina Setlurs "Nur mir" von Kraftwerks "Metall auf Metall" gesamplet hatte.

Allerdings ist das noch keine endgültige Entscheidung, denn Melodien oder Töne seien davon ausgeschlossen, sofern der Künstler diese ohne Probleme selbst hätte einspielen können. Das kann zur Folge haben, dass besonders abgefahrene Melodien benutzt werden dürfen, simples Zeug aber nicht.


(Kraftwerk)


(Sabrina Setlur)

Seaside Rock - (Wichita)

- (Velocity Sounds)

Compost 300 - Freshly Composted Vol.3 - (Compost)

All in a Day - (Sonar Kollektiv)