The News Review:
- Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger – Music – New York Times
- Daft Punk bring robotic stage show to Wireless
- Quality of cover song is all in the interpretation.
- Ska punk outfit Kemuri hangs up its guitars
Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger – Music – New York Times
New York Times – Jun 17, 2007
where he played in punk-rock bands as a teenager Mr. Adams became an alt-country sensation with the group Whiskeytown in the mid-’90s. After going solo in 1999 he briefly flirted with “next big thing” status with the release of “Gold” in 2001 on Sept… “That was the last time. ” He now occasionally attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. With more than a year’s sobriety under his belt a new album and an open road ahead of him in terms of how he chooses to release his music Mr. Adams nonetheless continues to dream of a world better able to accommodate his particular brand of unfiltered creativity. It’s evident that a conventional record contract will never satisfy him. It’s even possible that he could end up epitomizing the recording artist of the future: making music available online at will performing theater-size shows for a devoted core of fans and leaving it up to his audience to decide which of his songs they care to own.
Daft Punk bring robotic stage show to Wireless
NME.com – Jun 17, 2007
Their extensive mix included their hits ‘ne More Time’ ‘Da Funk’ and ‘Around The World’. They returned for an encore which saw them wearing glow in the dark outfits. They mixed a reprise of ‘Aerodynamic’ with ‘Music Sounds Better With You’ a track by band member Thomas Bangalter’s side-project Stardust. Daft Punk played:’Robot Rock”h Yeah”Touch It”Voyager”Technologic”Television Rules The Nation”Crescendolls”Steam Machine”Around The World”Harder Better Faster Stronger”Burnin”Too Long”Face To Face”Short Circuit”ne More Time”Aerodynamic”Forget About The World”Brainwasher”Phoenix”Prime Time f Your Life”Rollin and Scratchin”Alive”Da Funk”Daftendirekt”Superheroes”Rock N’ Roll”Human After All”Revolution 909”Together”Music Sounds Better With You”Aerodynamic’Earlier Klaxons headlining slot on the XFM stage was in such demand that security had to be called and people were only allowed in on a one-in-one-out basis. With many fans watching the band from outside Jamie Reynolds dedicated ‘Gravity’s Rainbow’ to ?everyone who’s outside?. Reynolds also fibbed to the crowd about forthcoming single ‘Not ver Yet’ joking ?Stef (Halperin drummer) wrote this in 1992. ?Meanwhile LCD Soundsystem played extended versions of their songs including new single ‘All My Friends’ and CSS performed a new song which singer Lovefoxxx introduced as ‘The Beautiful Song’.
Quality of cover song is all in the interpretation.
Free with registration – Chicago Tribune – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 17, 2007
(17-JUN-07) Chicago Tribune (Chicago IL). 17–Bryan Ferry the dashing crooner who has fronted Roxy Music off and on for the last 35 years is a rarity in the rock era. He sings cover songs.
Ska punk outfit Kemuri hangs up its guitars
japantoday.com – Jun 17, 2007
With a ska punk boom breaking worldwide in the mid to late ’90s the timing was also spot-on. Kemuri soon found themselves playing not only in Japan but also participating in key North American tours of the era including the Ska Against Racism tour headlined by Less Than Jake (who will join them at Fuji Rock next month). Like many of the punk bands of the era Kemuri became enmeshed in political activism something that seems mostly absent from the emo punk bands of the moment. Unique among Japanese bands Kemuri hosts an annual You Go charity event that has benefited causes like assisting survivors of the Joetsu earthquake and needy children across Asia. “I’d met activist students when I studied abroad in the U… ”What is the secret to the enduring appeal of ska a musical form that originated in Jamaica 40 years ago? “First of all ska is fun” meditates Ito. “My daughter would dance to ska even before she turned two. It’s simple music that’s fun to play sing and dance to. But at the same time it’s got a complexity in its simplicity that keeps it interesting. Also because it was born on an island country there’s something about it that appeals to Japanese. ”Ito may be leaving Kemuri behind but music will still be very much a part of his life. He says he wants to create a platform to bring Japanese bands abroad not only to the West but also to Asia and further afield.