The News Review:
- MUSIC: PLAYLIST; Reggae the Ramones and Keane: Just What He Needed
- Government-subsidized rock bands – Music – Report – New York Times
- Comment: Sweet dreams are made of this
- Independents rock the power of major music labels
- The second comeback
- The Coodabeens Music 12th November :: Coodabeens
- Travel | projo.com | The Providence Journal
MUSIC: PLAYLIST; Reggae the Ramones and Keane: Just What He Needed
New York Times – Nov 12, 2006
From his home in Manhattan he spoke with Winter Miller about what he’s listening to and watching. White Mice ”Muzik” (Basic Replay) is a reggae record. I don’t know much about White Mice; I went to ther Music and bought a bunch of records. It was the cover; the guy on the cover looks about 10. The reggae is beautiful really well done. There’s hardly any info on the record no liner notes nothing about him. When I got it I thought h God this is really great… That band is probably the No. 1 punk band in the world. They probably influenced every punk band there is. Theres not a lot of footage of them at all; they were hard to pin down. As the years went on H.
Government-subsidized rock bands – Music – Report – New York Times
New York Times – Nov 12, 2006
In a way it makes perfect sense. In a global economy that is blurring geographic borders more and more nations view intellectual property films software and the like as valuable commodities easily transferred exports that can sell in previously inaccessible markets. That includes intellectual property like pop-punk or death metal. Digitally distributed music is easier to export than ever. And the artists many of whom have long dreamed of taking a shot at the Billboard chart are mostly happy to play along. But even viewed as a product rock ‘n’ roll might not seem ready-made for government promotion. The diplomatic corps and say college radio darlings don’t have much experience speaking each other’s languages.
Comment: Sweet dreams are made of this
Times nline – Nov 12, 2006
Used on article pages to rotate the images of a story. In the carefree people-friendly world of popular music Sandi Thom can sing “h I wish I was a punk rocker (with flowers in my hair)” not batting an eyelid at the absurdity or the historical inaccuracy of the statement. It mars nobody’s enjoyment of the catchy hit. But no such easy forgiveness is available in the classical world where opus numbers arcane Italian terms obscure jargon and — let’s face it — pedantry can interfere with one’s enjoyment of the actual music. Which is why I feel it is partly my job on television to blur these boundaries and to remove the mystique that can prevent a normal listener from surrendering to “older” music. However it is has also been my aim to remind those whose first love is classical music that much popular folk and world music is worthy of their respect interest and investigation.
Independents rock the power of major music labels
Business Report – Nov 12, 2006
Impala opposes Universal Music’s deal to buy BMG Music Publishing from Bertelsmann. The $2 billion deal announced in September will reduce competition Impala says. Mills an xford University graduate opened a London record store in 1974 and rode the punk wave by starting independent music label Beggars. In 1999 Mills helped found the Association of Independent Music (AIM) which represents UK labels. A year later he was a founding member of Impala. EMI and Warner in 2000 abandoned a $20 billion merger after EU regulators said that reducing the number of music majors would curtail competition. Impala lodged complaints about the combination.
The second comeback
Times nline – Nov 12, 2006
Wire reckons they have to prove themselves all over again with their forthcoming album Send Away the Tigers which they’re recording in Ireland and which should be in the shops next spring. “It’s shit or bust” he says. The first time the Manics had to prove their relevance was when they first emerged from Blackwood in South Wales at the end of the 1980s as an outspoken outrageous punk-glam band who looked extraordinary gave great quote and rapidly attracted a small faithful following and a large number of detractors who reckoned their PR value outshone their musical worth. They proved their worth then in two ways. Then Edwards disappeared presumed to have killed himself after his abandoned car was found near the Severn bridge. Although musically inept Edwards was seen by hardcore Manics fans as the key figure in the band… ” “I’m in the ‘It’s all about the music’ lobby” says Bradfield. “You know you’re not” counters Wire. “We grew up on music having the power to be more than just music. That seems to have disappeared. ” To illustrate his point that bands should mean something Wire recounts a recent meeting with a fan who had just finished a masters degree on the connections between the Anglesey-based landscape painter Kyffin Williams and the Nobel-nominated Welsh poet RS Thomas — both of whose work she’d been introduced to via Manics songs. “I think we’ve inspired a lot more students than bands” he says. There follows a light-hearted argument between Wire and Bradfield during which Wire’s targets range from bands who claim to be influenced by the Clash but lack their authenticity through to Johnny Cash who “somehow gets some rebel chic by playing in a prison and saying the guards are the bad guys.
The Coodabeens Music 12th November :: Coodabeens
ABC Regional nline – ABC Regional nline – Nov 12, 2006
The director of musical selections Billy Baxter gave it a spin along with the following tracks: Sunshine Harvester – Prettiest Girl In The County Melbourne seems to be leading a renaissance of interest in bluegrass and string band music at the moment. We’ve played Redfish Bluegrass Sandilands and Headbelly Buzzard in the past and now we’re in receipt of a new release from Sunshine Harvester titled Between Trains. Instrumentally the band feature all the usual suspects — mandolin fiddle slack-key guitar and banjo but have the good fortune of a superb vocalist in Moana Kerr who sings with clarity warmth and soul… Richard Buckner – Lucky It’s always exciting when a favourite artist releases a new album and I was thrilled to pick up a copy of Buckner’s latest release Meadow. Nouvelle Vague – Ever Fallen In Love This spirited collective from France operate on a slender premise but a fun one! They perform only covers specifically New Wave and Punk nuggets from the 80s and re-interpret them in a jazzy bossa nova style. This is from their second LP Bande A Part on which they tackle classics from Blondie Echo and the Bunnymen New rder and this track from The Buzzcocks. Jonatha Brooke – Bleeker Street I chanced upon a very interesting CD called Bleeker Street — Greenwich Village in the 60s which is a two-disc musical essay on the home and heart of the US folk scene. Artists Loudon Wainwright III Suzanne Vega John Sebastian and others offer a brief meditation on their impressions of that time prior to a track resonant of the period. Paul Simon prefaces his composition with his recollections on becoming a folk singer which segues into a beautiful reading of the track by US country folkster Jonatha Brooke.
Travel | projo.com | The Providence Journal
Providence Journal – Nov 12, 2006
Try a Colombian cholado — a combination smoothie fruit salad and SnoCone — at El Palacio de Los Cholados. r chill out on a comfy sofa in the loft at Terraza Cafe. Sip an Aguila beer imported from Colombia and listen to Mexican rock music or Todos Tus Muertos an Argentine punk band. “This place was started by young Latin-American bohemians” explained Gonzalez. “It’s very eclectic. ”Your day is winding down but you still have time to go dancing. Consult the “Nueva York” book for advice on Latin clubs from dress codes to how good your salsa moves should be before you go public.