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Friday, October 12th, 2007General all-round top geezer, genius and (kind of) Mick Jones lookalike Andrew Weatherall has a blog. Read it here.
And while we’re on the subject of the man himself, here’s a personal playlist he put together for a map of how he got from teenage glam fiend to Lone Swordsman. Includes everything from the buzzing […]
If you’re looking for the cover art for the new Radiohead album
Friday, October 12th, 2007that you just downloaded - the wait is over. Here you go:
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If you only have one hour of your life to listen to the Beatles…
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007…your prayers have been answered! The complete Beatles catalogue sped up 800% to fit an hour long mp3.
Details here: http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/10/the-complete-be.html
Surprisingly enough, it’s pretty tough to listen to, but, things get more interesting/better when these sped up tracks are slowed back down again. Here’s Revolution & there’s a couple of other links at the site worth […]
Bloc Party, Monkeys announce new singles
Thursday, October 4th, 2007According to the NME, a new Bloc Party single called Flux will be out on November 12. Details here.
And everyone’s favourite Sheffield scallywags the Arctic Monkeys are to release Teddy Picker as the next single from Favourite Worst Nightmare on December 3.
And don’t forget - it’s all on this Saturday night down at The San […]
Just like waiting for a bus, along comes another Joy Division movie…
Thursday, September 13th, 2007Just when you thought Control may well be the only Joy Division related film you’d ever see, comes news of another, showing at the Toronto Film Festival (naturally enough alongside Control). The imaginatively titled Joy Division is directed by Grant Gee, who has also directed Radiohead’s Meeting People Is Easy movie. More info at Reuters […]
Hilly Kristal RIP
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Hilly Kristal, founder of legendary punk venue CBGB has died at the age of 75.Obituary from the NME here.
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Smiths still split (despite £40m offer to Moz)
Friday, August 24th, 2007According to the NME today (http://www.nme.com/news/30599):
Morrissey has revealed he has turned down a near-£40 million offer to tour again with his old band The Smiths.
The star, who also rejected a request to headline the Coachella Festival with the group in 2006, was asked if he would perform 50 shows throughout the world in 2008 and […]
Gossip folks?
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007This from the Slow Boat website:
We are pleased to announce that we are selling tickets for the December 8th show at the San Fran Bathhouse by Riot Grrl-ly types The Gossip. Fronted by the idiosyncratic Beth Ditto, the band have been around since ‘99 and achieved crossover success with recent single, the pro-same sex marriage, […]
Tony Wilson R.I.P.
Monday, August 13th, 2007Tony Wilson, legendary co-founder of Factory Records, has died at the age of 57. Other people can put this better than me, but a sad day, the loss of a true personality & innovator. Rest in peace.
Announcement from the Manchester Evening News
Obituary from the NME
Obituary & comment from the Guardian
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New Joy Division & new Mick Jones!
Thursday, August 9th, 2007From the NME (http://www.nme.com/news/30194):
Joy Division’s back catalogue is to be reissued with extra material to coincide with the release of ‘Control’, the biopic about their singer Ian Curtis.
Both the band’s studio albums, ‘Unknown Pleasures’ and ‘Closer’, and the live album ‘Still’ will be out on September 10 featuring additional CDs of live material.
The film, directed […]
