The News Review:
- ‘Reprise’: Woody Allen Meets Fifty Cent
- The pit remains but at Chapa’s the bands are playing a different…
- Rebellion of the quiet
- X’s music is letter-perfect
- Pop and Rock Listings
- The Crate – Music – Entertainment – theage.com.au
- hellip; Patrick Gets Sober Political – News Story | Music…
‘Reprise’: Woody Allen Meets Fifty Cent
NPR – May 16, 2008
Trier’s style is a mix of influences from Woody Allen to hip-hop music. Beth Accomando from member station KPBS reports. getElementById(”sharepop2″).
The pit remains but at Chapa’s the bands are playing a different…
Brownsville Herald – May 17, 2008
The bar’s change in format is a major blow to Brownsville’s modest alternative music community. “We were all crushed when we found out” said Mario Garza a student at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. “It’s seriously the only place that will play punk music or any really alternative music. Garza doesn’t hesitate to admit that the bar had its problems. “As horrible as a place as it was being on 14th Street a lot of bands knew Brownsville just because Chapa’s Bar was here. Big punk bands like Blitz would come down; even the Ataris came there and they’re a famous band period. Cristian Sanchez says that he organized three or four punk shows a month at Chapas during its three-year stint as an alternative venue.
Rebellion of the quiet
Downtown Express – May 16, 2008
Rebellion of the quiet Retrospective of James Nares No Wave#146;s subtlest filmmaker JAMES NARES: MOTION PICTURES May 16-22 Anthology Film Archives 32 Second Ave. org)) By Adrienne Urbanski In the 70s and 80s as punk music electrified New York the No Wave movement was invading the film world transferring the punk philosophy of extremism and experimentation to the celluloid. The raw uneven aesthetics of both artistic modes gave a voice to those without a budget or formal training leading filmmakers to put together their own chaotic masterpieces in bedrooms and abandoned buildings often casting their friends and whomever they could find willing. The term #145;No Wave#146; refers to a rejection of the New Wave movement a spin-off of the punk movement that many criticized for turning 80s punk into a marketable and profitable franchise. This month Anthology Film Archives gives a nod to this important era of New York#146;s film history by showing a retrospective of films by James Nares a painter and filmmaker at the forefront of the movement. The works#151;short and full-length some soundless and human-less others with a full cast#151;display the gamut of DIY film#146;s possibilities.
X’s music is letter-perfect
Washington Times – May 16, 2008
Bonebrake have scrapped practice time because 31 years after they first pooled their musical talents it’s no longer necessary. The four musicians have moved beyond reading music and now rely on reading each other. “I can’t describe it” says Miss Cervenka. “I just see in [John's] face that he wants me to sing this song with him or I feel something in his voice that says he’s going to go down low for this part and wants me to go up high. The chanteuse explains that being attuned to each other in this way not only makes the performances better but also improves her life as an artist. “If I forget a word John knows I’m forgetting and sings it for me” she says.
Pop and Rock Listings
New York Times – May 16, 2008
Music Hall of Williamsburg 66 North Sixth Street Brooklyn (718) 486-5400. com; $13 in advance $15 at the door. (Ben Sisario)#9733; BLOOD ON THE WALL (Saturday) One of New York City#8217;s most beloved local bands the Brooklyn trio Blood on the Wall plays belligerent lo-fi stoner-rock marked by largely unintelligible lyrics and throbbing guitar riffs. Along with the band#8217;s steadfast embrace of feedback the oscillating boy-girl vocals of siblings Courtney and Brad Shanks recall #8220;Daydream Nation#8221;-era… (Stephen Holden)#9733; DEVOTCHKA BASIA BALUT (Tuesday) Although this quartet is based in Denver DeVotchKa#8217;s twittering gypsy-punk is a global amalgamation taking cues from European folk bolero and mariachi traditions and infused with plenty of punk-rock abandon. Expect a vibrant collection of oddball instruments (theremin bouzouki sousaphone) to join the band onstage. The Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Balut#8217;s 2007 full-length debut #8220;Oh My Darling#8221; (Rough Trade) is a charming autoharp-laced folk-rock romp.
The Crate – Music – Entertainment – theage.com.au
The Age – May 16, 2008
But this wasat a city shoe shop. They had music playing. Shops can buy music in now did you know? Kind of like “RetailVolume One”. There are companies that compile harmless meaningless passagesof licensed music specifically to heighten or at least not intrudeupon the mall experience a concept both terrifying and alsoutterly perfect for the times. Not sure if this shoe shop did this or whether it left theselections up to the staff but at first it was all backgroundy andnormal the music blending with the act of taking off one’s shoesto expose sock-wear in a glitzy store. Then came the follow-up act of applying a shoehorn to anunctuous pair of $300 winkle-pickers in the sole company of buxomdistracted shoe-shop assistants and fellow shoppers. The Style Council were Paul Weller’s band after punk andpost-punk heroes the Jam and he was a man who himself as a Moddefinitely loved his shoes… Not sure if this shoe shop did this or whether it left theselections up to the staff but at first it was all backgroundy andnormal the music blending with the act of taking off one’s shoesto expose sock-wear in a glitzy store. Then came the follow-up act of applying a shoehorn to anunctuous pair of $300 winkle-pickers in the sole company of buxomdistracted shoe-shop assistants and fellow shoppers. The Style Council were Paul Weller’s band after punk andpost-punk heroes the Jam and he was a man who himself as a Moddefinitely loved his shoes. In the Jam he wore tenpin bowling shoes as a fashion statement;in the Style Council a soul-jazz group he wore tasselledloafers. Then and this is what happened his great 1984 single Shoutto the Top came on there in the shoe shop somehow louder thanall before it louder and better and brighter and everyonepresent maybe a dozen people stopped what they were doing andsang along. Some were not born in 1984. The song is about being sure and brave and true.
hellip; Patrick Gets Sober Political – News Story | Music…
MTV.com – May 16, 2008
“I was [always] very inward as a person #8212; I was a drug addict and an alcoholic and it’s all about you when you’re in that situation” he continued. “As soon as I started getting healthy I realized it’s bigger than me and my part in this world could affect other people or at least start a conversation geared toward change. It seems rock music is the only [place where that's happening]. I’m not hearing that coming from hip-hop necessarily and rock is the perfect format to express those ideas. My idols are John Lennon and Bono and they have never held back. As I got older and I’m a father now I worry about the world we’re leaving for our kids and it’s important for me to use whatever platform I have to express the simple sentiment that we need to make this place a little bit better for each other. In case you were wondering Patrick likes both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama in this fall’s presidential election because “a six-day-old corpse would be better than what we have now… Perhaps that’s because instead of finding pals he could party on the road with Patrick sought talent. “In Filter’s past it was like ‘Hey let’s go get drunk. ‘ It was almost a Replacements ethic #8212; definitely a drinking kind of crazy rock-and-roll punk-rock ethic where talent wasn’t necessarily the [reason] of why a person was in Filter. Now talent is the main reason and this summer it’s all about really delivering the goods. Filter has performed some live gigs in recent months and Patrick said that he’s now able to delve deep into the band’s catalog and sing the way he used to be able to do only in the studio before. “I wasn’t very healthy during Title of Record’s touring cycle so I couldn’t do songs like ‘Skinny’ ” he recalled. “It was almost out of my range because I used to be drunk and smoke cigarettes all the time.