And that girl on the cover of the Violent Femmes first album?
Thanks to the wonders of the modern internet, we can now know. Take this link
Note: They seem to have airbrushed out the baby’s pen1s from the Nirvana album cover for some reason, too. Weird.
From here:
Remember back in the days before digital music players and MP3s?
If you do, then you probably made compilations of all your favourite music, to share with your friends and loved ones, on good old fashioned blank cassette tapes.
If you miss making mix tapes this product will inspire you again!
Haha, I’m unsure what to make of this – on sale at the end of September apparently. Actually, I think it’s kinda cool – if you don’t like it, just ‘tape’ over it!
Bill
Tony 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 & comment from the Guardian
Bill
So I picked up the new Interpol album Our Love To Admire on vinyl the other day from the good people at Slow Boat, and a very nice package it is – double 12″ in gatefold with inserts blah blah blah, BUT it also comes with a CD copy of the album which
A step on from some albums coming with free digital download. Not a new thing, I think Shellac did it a few years ago, but win/win all round & a very nice idea.
From 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 by the band’s old friend and collaborator Anton Corbijn, is due for release on October 5.
The extra CDS are as follows:
‘Unknown Pleasures’ extra CD:
Live At Factory Manchester and The Moonlight Club, West HampsteadCloser extra CD:
Live at ULU‘Still’ extra CD:
Live At High Wycombe
Tracklistings for the live album can be got here
And also from the NME today (http://www.nme.com/news/the-clash/30193), comes news of Clash/BAD guitarist etc Mick Jones‘ new band (along with ex-Chelsea/Generation X/Sigue Sigue Sputnik’s Tony James) Carbon/Silicon. The band will release album ‘The Last Post’ – on October 8.
should be interesting
I have had these ready for a couple of days, honest, but my internet connection has been down for the last 48 hours (thanks, Telstra!), so better late than never, eh?
Enjoy!
Bloody hell, what a fantastic night on Saturday night at ATOMIC – thanks to all who came down, I hear the floor was seriously bouncing! Apologies to all of you whose requests I never got around to playing (or had stupidly left at home – I can only carry so many at a time you know, but I will do better next time! Promise.) I should have the photos sorted & up within a day or so.
Cheers, Bill
Great article on the ‘melancholy greatness’ of LCD Soundsystem’s fabulous ‘All My Friends’ by Hua Hsu at Slate.
Read it here.
Big thanks go to ‘friend of nothingelseon’ James for the link.
B
In more Atomic anticipation, some kind soul has uploaded the following live footage of Talking Heads to Youtube:
Talking Heads w/ Adrian Belew
December 1980
“Live in Rome”Pro-shot live performance of Talking Heads. Another great show from the Adrian Belew era of the Talking Heads. The filming is much different than the Germany show from the same tour, this is much more in your face and the Italians use many different and interesting camera angles.
Setlist (click titles for youtube link):
* Psycho Killer
* Stay Hungry
* Cities
* I Zimbra
* Drugs
* Take Me to the River
* Crosseyed and Painless
* Life During Wartime
* Houses in Motion
* Born under Punches
* The Great Curve
Definitely worth your time watching if you’re a fan, or even if you’re not – fantastic stuff.
B
Um, in the spirit of the upcoming Atomic, I offer you this: more Debbie Harry with added muppets. Now you may think that I have a thing about muppets, but I assure you not. Honest!
B
All shows at San Fran, 171 Cuba Street, Wellington
San Fran
4 July, 8 pm
$20, door sales only
San Fran
8 August, 8 pm
$20, door sales only
San Fran
29 August, 8 pm
$20, door sales only
San Fran
24 October, 8 pm
$20, door sales only
Please note: Dates may be subject to change.
