The News Review:
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka Rocks with ‘Punk Farm’
- True Colors Tour has good intentions mixed results
- Encroe Presentation: The War Within
- My Secret Life: Mark E Smith singer
Jarrett J. Krosoczka Rocks with ‘Punk Farm’
NPR – Jun 30, 2007
Each week we present leading authors of fiction and nonfiction as they read from and discuss their work. What happens when a punked-out quintet of farm animals amps up a familiar tune and hits the highways in their rock van? You wind up with Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s Punk Farm on Tour a vividly illustrated children’s book following the adventures of a barnyard band. Nine-time children’s book author-illustrator Krosoczka says that “you never know when your ideas are going to come back to you. ” His 2004 story Baghead — about a boy with a bad haircut — grew out of a still life of a paper bag he drew in high school. Punk Farm published in 2005 was hatched when Krosoczka combined two stories that weren’t gelling on their own: one about a pig and the other about a kid rock star… “And once Chicken joined the group Punk Farm was born. “You don’t have to read volume one to catch onto the sequel but Punk Farm on Tour is more than a recap: Krosoczka fleshes out each animal’s quirks. Like with any good band though once the lights come up it’s all about the music. The result? Never have “ld MacDonald” and “The Wheels on the Bus” seemed so hip. This reading of Punk Farm on Tour took place in November of 2007 at the Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington D. Related NPR StoriesJune 30 2007.
True Colors Tour has good intentions mixed results
CRegister – Jun 30, 2007
In their too brief 30-minute set the Dresden Dolls were a revelation. The Boston-based duo (Amanda Palmer on vocals and piano Brian Viglione on drums and guitar) skipped onto the stage hand-in-hand before launching into a five-song set including the single “Coin perated Boy” and a cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs. ” The duo’s self-described as “Brechtian punk cabaret” with Palmer’s throaty vocals and Viglione’s animated drumming made for great theater. Deborah Harry former lead singer of Blondie looked a bit awkward onstage using her 11-song 45-minute set to showcase songs from her new album “Necessary Evil” due out in August. The Dresden Dolls were a tough act to follow and her pop-rock tunes sounded dated in contrast. After a 20-minute intermission the show restarted with a bang as Erasure took the stage. The diverse crowd of a few thousand immediately erupted standing and dancing for the entire 45-minute set… Lauper also over sang at times instead of trusting her very good (but dusty) songs. The highlights included Lauper playing “Time After Time” on the dulcimer and a rousing encore of “True Colors” with the entire cast of characters from the evening. Despite the patchy night of music and the hefty price tag (tickets ranged from $40-$125) the crowd left happy and united. And more importantly a worthy issue earned recognition and donations. While she may not be as musically relevant as she was during the ’80s Lauper proved she can still make a difference in people’s lives. Contact the writer: Chris Nixon is a San Diego-based music writer. ADVERTISEMENTfreedom.
Encroe Presentation: The War Within
CNN International – Jun 30, 2007
If the British-born Muslims really want to do something to stop people damaging Islam then start reading up on your book explain it to your children come out of your denial phase. They only conspirers against Islam at the moment right? And the biggest threat to Islam at the moment is our enemies within. (END VIDETAPE) MUSIC VIDE: Gonna build a dirty bomb use the spirit of religion and education. AMANPUR: Bombs and in the backlash seeping even into song how far will it go? (CMMERCIAL BREAK) MUSIC VIDE: I reject your truth because it’s all a lie reject your proof like American pie. AMANPUR (voice over): Rejection has been Aki Nawaz’s thing since the days of punk rock. His latest blast against the system and his angry new album sum up what many young British Muslims reject today the war in Iraq the war against terror and all its infamous abuses. SINGER: Reject war and terror AMANPUR (on camera): Why is the cover of your album so provocative? AKI NAWAZ DIRECTR NATIN RECRDS: It’s provocative because I find now it represents American foreign policy which is far more provocative than any other piece of artwork has ever been… (END VIDETAPE) MUSIC VIDE: Gonna build a dirty bomb use the spirit of religion and education. AMANPUR: Bombs and in the backlash seeping even into song how far will it go? (CMMERCIAL BREAK) MUSIC VIDE: I reject your truth because it’s all a lie reject your proof like American pie. AMANPUR (voice over): Rejection has been Aki Nawaz’s thing since the days of punk rock. His latest blast against the system and his angry new album sum up what many young British Muslims reject today the war in Iraq the war against terror and all its infamous abuses. SINGER: Reject war and terror AMANPUR (on camera): Why is the cover of your album so provocative? AKI NAWAZ DIRECTR NATIN RECRDS: It’s provocative because I find now it represents American foreign policy which is far more provocative than any other piece of artwork has ever been. AMANPUR: And you can’t get much more provocative than this track Aki’s song and video about making a dirty bomb. SINGER: Gonna build a dirty bomb this is education.
My Secret Life: Mark E Smith singer
The Independent – Independent – Jun 30, 2007
Before forming the band in 1976 he worked in the docks. Twenty-six studio albums many line-ups and more than 30 years later The Fall are still performing and will appear tomorrow at the Manchester International Festival to launch Perverted by Language an anthology of short fiction inspired by their music. Mark is married to band member Elena Poulou… Before forming the band in 1976 he worked in the docks. Twenty-six studio albums many line-ups and more than 30 years later The Fall are still performing and will appear tomorrow at the Manchester International Festival to launch Perverted by Language an anthology of short fiction inspired by their music. Mark is married to band member Elena Poulou. Before forming the band in 1976 he worked in the docks. Twenty-six studio albums many line-ups and more than 30 years later The Fall are still performing and will appear tomorrow at the Manchester International Festival to launch Perverted by Language an anthology of short fiction inspired by their music.