Sad news to report. Maurice Jarre, one of the greatest film music composers (as well as father to Jean Michel Jarre) passed away today in Los Angeles. He was 84, and had been suffering from cancer. He is eulogized at … Continue reading
[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/0LU_tG_3Qac" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Surreal. Absolutely surreal.
Reunion concerts of 60s and 70s acts are ubiquitous, so why not 80s acts like Spandau Ballet?
Steve Guttenberg of The Audiophiliac posts on composer Christian Marclay and his pieces made of broken records. I used to order Christian’s records when I purchased the weird music for Aron’s Records in Los Angeles, and found the mish-mash he … Continue reading
Hikaru Utada, the New York-born Japanese pop sensation, has tried to make a go of a major pop career in the States twice before. The language barrier shouldn’t block her, as she speaks and sings a gorgeous English. But let’s … Continue reading
Thanks to Dana Madore for this atrocity! [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/QtqrGo8KUH8" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
Will Oldham comes up with a masterpiece with his new album on Drag City. Paste Magazine has a sample of his work here.
Radiohead getting dissed by musicians as varied as Miley Cyrus and Kanye West seems utterly surreal. For any faults the band may have politically (and yes, I find their politics abysmal), it strikes me as weird that they would cause … Continue reading