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Hello everyone on this good earth. I hope you are having a wonderful time and will continue to do so as the weekend sets in. In just a few hours I'm gonna leave work, go home and just stay in all weekend with my boyfriend and just relax and spending time at home. I'm really looking forward to that after a stressfull week, so yay to Fridays!
Dorothy will as always post the news tomorrow and the day after, so check this place. Have a great weekend =)
Mentionings
Cut Copy
Disco, and its eminent beat, has that distinct capability of sending masses of tired people into a sugary euphoria, dancing the night away in rhythmic ecstasy. Whether it’s cerebral music or not becomes entirely arbitrary when a 2,500 capacity crowd, on a Sunday night no less, is shaking the building’s foundation—an eventuality that repeated itself over and over with Cut Copy at the helm.
Opening with “Visions”—which serves more as interlude than song on the group’s lauded sophomore album In Ghost Colours—was an effective move, enabling the group to slowly fade in while also keeping the audience’s anticipation at a maximum level. Atmospheric undulating chords soon gave way to a lingering Michael Jackson beat and sixteenth-note guitar line (not unlike the guitar on Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.”) and “Nobody Lost, Nobody Found” was quickly ushered in and moving the crowd. A crowd that was prepared to dance in front of speakers, on top of them, and even in the last rows of Webster Hall’s horizon, namely the rear bar.
More http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/64136/cut-copy/
Music critics' picks
POP
The music reviewer branch of the Eastern Liberal Media Elite has been hailing Brooklyn, N.Y.-based TV On The Radio as the great black-and-white hope - a symbol of all that's creative, forward-thinking and unifying in music today. When exposed to their new "Dear Science" album, it's hard not to get caught up in the dense, digitized cosmic swirl, goosing the grooves with strings and Afrobeat horns, plus funky licks nodding to the likes of Prince, Michael Jackson, Beck, James Brown and the Beach Boys. But the lyrics serve as an antidote, oft wrought with a sense of stress, displacement and failed expectations. This listener's not buying that TOTR's the most revolutionary force in culture since Marconi invented radio and Sarnoff stole TV. Neither, am I ready to dismiss them as a celebrity flavor of the hour. On stage, there's no way this band of brothers can replicate the grandiosity of their studio productions. Still, there will be enough smarts, idealistic commitment and zeal to earn my vote. TV On the Radio is keeping hope alive.
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20081010_Music_critics__picks.html
Characters from Once to appear on The Simpsons
Appearing on The Simpsons means you have made it.
Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová have lent their voices to their own characters in the cult cartoon, The Simpsons. The couple should appear in an 'Irish' episode. Irglová and Hansard have joined celebrities like the Rolling Stones, U2, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, R.E.M. and Johnny Cash. Like these music stars, the Czech-Irish couple are to appear in an episode of The Simpsons.
More http://www.praguemonitor.com/20081010/106.html
Album of the week: Something Else by Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke has produced yet another ground-breaking album from his first in 2003, A Beautiful World, to now in 2008, Something Else.
Even though Thicke has only been out since the start of the century, when I first listened to his music, it hit me that he could be best appreciated by an older generation that remembers when music was more sensual. Fans of Thicke will not be disappointed; neither will many of the fans of different artists within the same genre. Many of Thicke's albums have hit platinum status, and it's yet to be seen if this one will too.
Thicke gives a lot of his inspiration to the early years of his life growing up in Los Angeles. Thicke's music is widely appreciated by fans of Michael Jackson, probably for the smoother sounding elements to it.
Within the lyrics themselves, Thicke speaks about the time for change and needing a more peaceful time around us. Like many other artists, Thicke has traveled from city to city creating his powerfully joyful songs. "Side Step" is perhaps the best song to dance to on this album, while "You're My Baby" is something one might listen to with a love.
For those avid fans of his that would like to see him tour, there is one very close appearance of him coming up on Sunday, October 12 in Atlanta, which as anyone on campus knows, is only a few short hours away.
Tickets have already gone on sale for other shows, all of which can be found on his website. If you happen to pick up this album and wish to hear his other works, I recommend A Beautiful World.
http://media.www.thechanticleeronli....Something.Else.By.Robin.Thicke-3481116.shtml
Cook said he agreed to the interview hoping "the world will see that I'm not the scumbag pervert that I've been painted to be." Yeah, wasn't that what Michael Jackson wanted out of that Martin Bashir interview?
http://www.insidebayarea.com/entertainment/ci_10682189
Nick Cave on celebrities issues
The recent woes of the music industry may have something to do with a democratized celebrity world where anyone who ever did anything ever can be a "star," but no one can break through to the "superstar" realm. In two recent magazine profiles, Nick Cave and Beyonce Knowles seem to be drinking from the same well on the subject.
Speaking to Esquire, Nick Cave thinks that access is the problem:
Ultimately, I hope that this mindmeld results in another Nick Cave + Pop Star collaboration.
http://idolator.com/5061109/nick-cave-and-beyonce-eating-the-same-mind-grapes
Ladysmith Black Mambazo's distinctive sound began in a dream
VICTORIA -- Raunchy rap music is disturbing to singer Albert Mazibuko of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
"Sometimes the message is wrong," said Mazibuko. "(The rappers) have a gift. But I don't think they use it in a proper way, to build a nation."
Although now on tour, Mazibuko lives in Durban, South Africa. There, the 60-year-old singer has a wife and seven children.
His kids, who enjoy the genre, like to deliver their own versions of popular North American hip-hop songs. Because Mazibuko won't allow profanity in the home, they improvise different lyrics that are more life-affirming. Mazibuko's point of view isn't surprising, given that Ladysmith Black Mambazo's music has a strong religious focus. (Leader Joseph Shabalala converted to Christianity in 1975.)
The all male group's latest album, Hembe: Honouring Shaka Zulu, is dedicated to the legendary leader who struggled to create a united African nation. The songs on Hembe, sung in Zulu, convey strong religious and moral messages.
These days, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a household name. The Africa choir soared to global prominence in 1986, when Paul Simon collaborated with them for the chart-topping Graceland album.
Under Shabalala's leadership, the group has developed a distinctive style of a cappella singing. It's based on the traditional isicathamiya style, which originated with South African miners.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo's sound is distinguished by unorthodox harmonies and a grab-bag of yips, clicks, whinnies, tongue-trills and other effects.
Shabalala first conceived of Ladysmith Black Mambazo's harmonies in a dream. These idiosyncratic harmonies, says Mazibuko, make the choir unique.
He is still, after 38 years with the group, amazed by Shabalala's ability to conceive and arrange them.
"Joseph does something (with the harmonies); it amazes me all the time. I go, 'Wow! How did you know this is going to work?'" Recently, Shabalala, now 67, indicated he'd like to retire from the group, which tours about eight months of the year. Mazibuko says his colleagues "wouldn't let him."
Finally, Shabalala relented, although he's training a son to eventually take his place.
It's been an incredible journey for Mazibuko and company. Besides Simon, the globe-trotting Ladysmith Black Mambazo has collaborated with such stars as Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Ben Harper, Michael Jackson (The Moon is walking) and George Clinton.
Full story http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=98a1eddb-20f2-41a7-8528-f856a36a6f92
Today in
Michael Jackson History[/center]
1992 - HBO aired the Michael Jackson concert "From Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour." They taped the show on September 19th in Bucharest, Romania.
Dorothy will as always post the news tomorrow and the day after, so check this place. Have a great weekend =)
Mentionings
Cut Copy
Disco, and its eminent beat, has that distinct capability of sending masses of tired people into a sugary euphoria, dancing the night away in rhythmic ecstasy. Whether it’s cerebral music or not becomes entirely arbitrary when a 2,500 capacity crowd, on a Sunday night no less, is shaking the building’s foundation—an eventuality that repeated itself over and over with Cut Copy at the helm.
Opening with “Visions”—which serves more as interlude than song on the group’s lauded sophomore album In Ghost Colours—was an effective move, enabling the group to slowly fade in while also keeping the audience’s anticipation at a maximum level. Atmospheric undulating chords soon gave way to a lingering Michael Jackson beat and sixteenth-note guitar line (not unlike the guitar on Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.”) and “Nobody Lost, Nobody Found” was quickly ushered in and moving the crowd. A crowd that was prepared to dance in front of speakers, on top of them, and even in the last rows of Webster Hall’s horizon, namely the rear bar.
More http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/64136/cut-copy/
Music critics' picks
POP
The music reviewer branch of the Eastern Liberal Media Elite has been hailing Brooklyn, N.Y.-based TV On The Radio as the great black-and-white hope - a symbol of all that's creative, forward-thinking and unifying in music today. When exposed to their new "Dear Science" album, it's hard not to get caught up in the dense, digitized cosmic swirl, goosing the grooves with strings and Afrobeat horns, plus funky licks nodding to the likes of Prince, Michael Jackson, Beck, James Brown and the Beach Boys. But the lyrics serve as an antidote, oft wrought with a sense of stress, displacement and failed expectations. This listener's not buying that TOTR's the most revolutionary force in culture since Marconi invented radio and Sarnoff stole TV. Neither, am I ready to dismiss them as a celebrity flavor of the hour. On stage, there's no way this band of brothers can replicate the grandiosity of their studio productions. Still, there will be enough smarts, idealistic commitment and zeal to earn my vote. TV On the Radio is keeping hope alive.
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20081010_Music_critics__picks.html
Characters from Once to appear on The Simpsons
Appearing on The Simpsons means you have made it.
Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová have lent their voices to their own characters in the cult cartoon, The Simpsons. The couple should appear in an 'Irish' episode. Irglová and Hansard have joined celebrities like the Rolling Stones, U2, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, R.E.M. and Johnny Cash. Like these music stars, the Czech-Irish couple are to appear in an episode of The Simpsons.
More http://www.praguemonitor.com/20081010/106.html
Album of the week: Something Else by Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke has produced yet another ground-breaking album from his first in 2003, A Beautiful World, to now in 2008, Something Else.
Even though Thicke has only been out since the start of the century, when I first listened to his music, it hit me that he could be best appreciated by an older generation that remembers when music was more sensual. Fans of Thicke will not be disappointed; neither will many of the fans of different artists within the same genre. Many of Thicke's albums have hit platinum status, and it's yet to be seen if this one will too.
Thicke gives a lot of his inspiration to the early years of his life growing up in Los Angeles. Thicke's music is widely appreciated by fans of Michael Jackson, probably for the smoother sounding elements to it.
Within the lyrics themselves, Thicke speaks about the time for change and needing a more peaceful time around us. Like many other artists, Thicke has traveled from city to city creating his powerfully joyful songs. "Side Step" is perhaps the best song to dance to on this album, while "You're My Baby" is something one might listen to with a love.
For those avid fans of his that would like to see him tour, there is one very close appearance of him coming up on Sunday, October 12 in Atlanta, which as anyone on campus knows, is only a few short hours away.
Tickets have already gone on sale for other shows, all of which can be found on his website. If you happen to pick up this album and wish to hear his other works, I recommend A Beautiful World.
http://media.www.thechanticleeronli....Something.Else.By.Robin.Thicke-3481116.shtml
Cook said he agreed to the interview hoping "the world will see that I'm not the scumbag pervert that I've been painted to be." Yeah, wasn't that what Michael Jackson wanted out of that Martin Bashir interview?
http://www.insidebayarea.com/entertainment/ci_10682189
Nick Cave on celebrities issues
The recent woes of the music industry may have something to do with a democratized celebrity world where anyone who ever did anything ever can be a "star," but no one can break through to the "superstar" realm. In two recent magazine profiles, Nick Cave and Beyonce Knowles seem to be drinking from the same well on the subject.
Speaking to Esquire, Nick Cave thinks that access is the problem:
The more information you have, the more human our heroes become and consequently the less mysterious and godlike. They need to be godlike. It's something to lift us out of the commonplace and the mundane. And in the information age, they're becoming less and less godlike. Everyone is able to make music these days. Everyone can take a crack at it. To me, that equality has diluted the power of the rock star. The rock star is dying. And it's a small tragedy. Rock stars have blogs now. I have no use for that kind of rock star.
And here's Beyonce in Essence, agreeing, and adding some praise for aloofness, particularly in terms of controlling one's brand:
I feel that, especially now, with the Internet and paparazzi and camera phones, it's so difficult to maintain mystery," she told the magazine. "And that's so important. Even in a relationship, I feel like not being that accessible is really important. If you think about Prince or Michael Jackson, or any superstars, you couldn't see them when they got off their planes or when they got out of the pool and didn't comb their hair. It's great that people see we're not perfect. But it's almost impossible to have superstars now, because people will never get enough. And it's not even about my music. It's about all the things that people imagine about me in their minds. But I can't satisfy everyone. I know that Jay and I probably do inspire people. And I appreciate people feeling proud. But this is the only way I've been able to stay sane, so why would I start talking now?
"[Not speaking] controls your brand," she continued. "It controls what you want to put out there and kind of forces people to talk about what you want them to talk about.
Though I enjoy living in a world where I can read blogs by Pete Wentz and Lily Allen and Bradford Cox, I get where Nick and Beyonce are saying here. There's no mystique anymore. The point of my worshipping stars is that they aren't like me—they're more creative, surrounded by prettier people, and have way more money than us proles. And Beyonce's right: Prince and Michael Jackson didn't say a lot compared to today's stars. They had an image to maintain and talking is a surefire way to humanize yourself and lose it, though, to be fair, with those two, humanization is not an easy task. A consequence of this accessibility is celebrity fatigue; more and more, it seems like the entire culture gets tired of people after a around year, regardless of the quality of their output. (Heck, I see this in the indie world. Devendra Banhart, anyone?)"[Not speaking] controls your brand," she continued. "It controls what you want to put out there and kind of forces people to talk about what you want them to talk about.
Ultimately, I hope that this mindmeld results in another Nick Cave + Pop Star collaboration.
http://idolator.com/5061109/nick-cave-and-beyonce-eating-the-same-mind-grapes
Ladysmith Black Mambazo's distinctive sound began in a dream
VICTORIA -- Raunchy rap music is disturbing to singer Albert Mazibuko of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
"Sometimes the message is wrong," said Mazibuko. "(The rappers) have a gift. But I don't think they use it in a proper way, to build a nation."
Although now on tour, Mazibuko lives in Durban, South Africa. There, the 60-year-old singer has a wife and seven children.
His kids, who enjoy the genre, like to deliver their own versions of popular North American hip-hop songs. Because Mazibuko won't allow profanity in the home, they improvise different lyrics that are more life-affirming. Mazibuko's point of view isn't surprising, given that Ladysmith Black Mambazo's music has a strong religious focus. (Leader Joseph Shabalala converted to Christianity in 1975.)
The all male group's latest album, Hembe: Honouring Shaka Zulu, is dedicated to the legendary leader who struggled to create a united African nation. The songs on Hembe, sung in Zulu, convey strong religious and moral messages.
These days, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a household name. The Africa choir soared to global prominence in 1986, when Paul Simon collaborated with them for the chart-topping Graceland album.
Under Shabalala's leadership, the group has developed a distinctive style of a cappella singing. It's based on the traditional isicathamiya style, which originated with South African miners.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo's sound is distinguished by unorthodox harmonies and a grab-bag of yips, clicks, whinnies, tongue-trills and other effects.
Shabalala first conceived of Ladysmith Black Mambazo's harmonies in a dream. These idiosyncratic harmonies, says Mazibuko, make the choir unique.
He is still, after 38 years with the group, amazed by Shabalala's ability to conceive and arrange them.
"Joseph does something (with the harmonies); it amazes me all the time. I go, 'Wow! How did you know this is going to work?'" Recently, Shabalala, now 67, indicated he'd like to retire from the group, which tours about eight months of the year. Mazibuko says his colleagues "wouldn't let him."
Finally, Shabalala relented, although he's training a son to eventually take his place.
It's been an incredible journey for Mazibuko and company. Besides Simon, the globe-trotting Ladysmith Black Mambazo has collaborated with such stars as Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Ben Harper, Michael Jackson (The Moon is walking) and George Clinton.
Full story http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=98a1eddb-20f2-41a7-8528-f856a36a6f92
Today in
Michael Jackson History[/center]
1992 - HBO aired the Michael Jackson concert "From Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour." They taped the show on September 19th in Bucharest, Romania.
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