March 2011
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January 2011
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Covers: Three Versions of "Victoria"
Explore these three versions of “Victoria” written by Ray Davies. A good cover brings something original to the performance and gives the original song a new platform on which to shine.
Sonic Youth (recorded 1988, released 1990)
The Fall (1988)
The Kinks (original, 1969)
October 2010
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Wear Some Purple Today
Eugene Hütz smacks of insincerity to me, but they’re really great live and it’s Spirit Day (wear purple today to raise awareness of LGBT bullying and violence and in honor of the kids who have taken their lives recently after being bullied), so wear some purple today, OK?
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Genre: Emo
While the term emo has come to be applied to bands like AFI in the mainstream and seen as an outgrowth of the goth music scene, it’s roots lie in hardcore punk, centered around bands from Washington DC who wrote hardcore songs with emotional lyrics. Emo bands applied these sensibilities to the aggression of hardcore for a style of music that reflected the changing times.
Bands like Rites of...
September 2010
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Cover Songs in Movies
Yesterday, I posted about How Song Choice Affects Mood in film using examples of different choices of music in the opening scene of ‘Donnie Darko’. Using that as a springboard, let’s take a look at how cover songs are used against picture.
Using cover songs allows a filmmaker some creative options, as well as financial ones. A cover version’s mechanical royalties might be...
How Song Choice Affects Mood
The opening sequence to Donnie Darko features two different songs in the two different edits. In the theatrical edit, Echo and the Bunnymen’s “Killing Moon” plays over Donnie’s bicycle ride into town, linking to the giant bunny Frank and other story elements, as well as setting the tone and placing the time. In the director’s cut, INXS’ “Never Tear Us...
July 2010
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Nick Cave Scores and Grinds (Again)
Nick Cave, best known for his work with Bad Seeds, is a busy fellow these days. First up, a new record from the dirty rock side-project to the Bad Seeds, Grinderman, is being released on September. This follow-up album is produced again by Nick Launay (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Public Image Ltd., Kate Bush, Talking Heads, Gang of Four, Lou Reed, The Cribs, Supergrass and lots more) and you can...
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Brian Eno 'Ambient 1: Music for Airports'
Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Four subtle, slowly evolving pieces grace Eno’s first conscious effort at creating ambient music. The composer was in part striving to create music that approximated the effect of visual art. Like a fine painting, these evolving soundscapes don’t require constant involvement on the part of the listener. They can hang in the background and...
June 2010
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Genre: Swamp Rock
Take 1 part creole voodoo, 1 part garage rock, and 1 part whiskey and blood soaked Levis and you’ve got a right mess on your hands. In the proper hands, though, this recipe makes for a dark edged sound, if slightly campy at times. The southern rock tone that Music Supervisor Gary Calamar brings to True Blood has its roots in this genre, although traditional swamp rock is dirtier and spookier...
March 2010
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Artist Watch: Cold Cave
Need a dystopic sound for a project? Cold Cave is what you need.
If the sound of Joy Division inspired bands like Editors and Interpol are wearing thin on you, check out Cold Cave, an east coast based indie band that’s inspired by Human League and Fad Gadgets’s analog electronics for any projects you have requiring some dark and dystopic music.
Cold Cave “Love Comes...
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We Have (Your New Favorite) Band
We Have Band, the London electro-pop band who’s Gareth Jones (Interpol, Grizzly Bear Depeche Mode, These New Puritans) produced debut is released next Month on Rough Trade, have launched a video for “Divisive”. Details below.
Directed by Jul&Mat
Produced by SoLab (www.solab.fr)
Postproduction by Back-Up
http://www.wehaveband.com
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Shane MacGowan Puts a Spell on You
Shane MacGowan (The Pogues), in an ironic twist, is releasing a charity single; not for himself, but for Haitian relief. He and some of heavy hitters in the world of dark and moody underground music (along with Johnny Depp) have recorded a cover of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins 1956 hit “I Put A Spell On You”. Along with Depp, Nick Cave (who already recorded his own version of the song with the Bad...
January 2010
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National Announce LP, Tour Dates
“Fake Empire”, from 2007’s 4AD album Boxer, was licensed for use on various TV series (Chuck, Southland, One Tree Hill), the 2008 film Battle in Seattle, as well as being featured prominently on then Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign trail. The band has drawn comparisons to Joy Division, but the orchestral backing and singer Matt Berninger’s baritone...
Rowland S. Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December...
In My Time Of Dying by Lydia Lunch Download now or listen on posterous 1-02 In My Time of Dying.mp3 (7028 KB) When guitarist Rowland S. Howard passed away last month while awaiting an organ transplant, the world lost a powerful musician. The discordant textures and mood he created with his Fender Jaguar tore and seared like a gritty Film Noir set. His...
Pitchfork: Magnetic Fields Get a Documentary
Thursday, January 21 Magnetic Fields Get a Documentary Film features Stephin Merritt getting personal A new documentary will be released this spring about cranky, erudite Magnetic Fields mastermind Stephin Merritt. Directors Kerthy Fix and Gail O’Hara (of Chickfactor magazine) shot the...
Free MP3: Groove Armada - Shameless (feat. Bryan...
Shameless (feat. Bryan Ferry) Download MP3 or stream | share Get the FREE MP3 of the Day Newsletter Please do not rehost this download. Kindly use this link instead (right-click to copy). Embed this track on your site. < More Groove Armada music From the album: Black Light License this track via rcrdlbl.com The Electric Lounge Lizard is back; singing on a...
RIP Dannie Flesher, Wax Trax! Records co-founder
Noted for bringing Ministry and their numerous side-projects to the world, Wax Trax! Records also brought such artists as Belgium’s Front 242 and Germany’s KMFDM to American fans, becoming became the epicenter for the industrial music scene along the way. Originally founded by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher as a record store in Denver, CO, they moved to Chicago, IL in 1979. Their first...
October 2009
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Artist Watch: Little Boots
Artist: Little Boots Genre: Electropop Sounds like: Ting Tings, Lady Gaga, Electrocute, Lily AllenLittle Boots is one Victoria Christina Hesketh. Her project Little Boots is a mix of pop music’s upbeat high energy and the more interesting production and arrangements often found in the underground dance music scene; a direct result of her tenure as singer in indie pop band Dead Disco. She is...
Kinetic Music Blog Launches
(Los Angeles) The Kinetic Music Blog, a division of Big Ray Gun Creative Agency, launches today. With news and information on music for picture, Kinetic Music will be the go to source of information on music trends for picture editors, music supervisors, and directors. Posted via email from kineticmusic’s posterous | Comment »