The Grammy Awards nominations announcement on December 3rd this year was made into a fully-fledged TV production, supposedly to garner more sales for the music industry. However, reports from Nielsen Media Research show that the “Grammy Nominations Concert Live!” telecast on CBS was anything but the ratings chart topper expected.
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8.12.08
Grammys fail to capture TV audiences
Cover art blocked on Wikipedia by EU and UK governments
Wikipedia administrators noticed a sudden surge in edits on December 4th from content filters of at least 6 major UK Internet Services. As of Sunday morning, British web surfers were unable to view the encyclopedia’s article on the mid-1970’s Scorpions album Virgin Killer. The album’s cover art was flagged as ‘child pornography’ by theInternet Watch Foundation, which is funded by the EU and the UK government, and has the support of many ISPs and online institutions in the UK.
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5.12.08
Warner Music Pushing Music Tax For Universities
Warner Music is pushing the concept of a “blanket license” for file sharing. Their objective is to get all ISPs to tax everyone’s Internet access, pool the money for the recording industry and then let people share files freely. It’s an “agreement not to sue”, which would allow the industry to sit back lazily and fill their pockets with cash.
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Joe Satriani Accuses Coldplay of Stealing
This week Joe Satriani filed suit against Coldplay, claiming that their title song “Viva La Vida” was plagiarized from an instrumental he composed in 2004, entitled “If I could Fly.”
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Sonic Youth and Led Zeppelin Bassist Together on stage
To celebrate the 90th birthday of choreographer Merce Cunningham, Sonic Youth and John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin will be performing together live for a multimedia composition from director Takehisa Kosugi, which will be taken on stage in April, by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
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28.11.08
Bob Dylan Elizabeth 2008
View this review at Collectorsmusicreviews.com
It’s difficult, or near impossible, to say anything new about Bob Dylan. He’s been reviewed and praised by many people throughout his illustrious career; The Times they are a Changing’? I’ve heard that one before. Nevertheless, one cannot help but enter a state of awe when listening to his work. In Elizabeth 2008, Dylan freshens up his style, while keeping the profound significance of the chronicle and storytelling lyrics.
After Dylan, everything changed in pop music and rock and roll. Suddenly the songs are stories, and they illustrate emotions just as well as theatre, cinema, literature or any other so-called “high art”. What made a nasal-voiced musician with mediocre playing skills become a legend? His Lyrics. Yes, capitalized. They have inspired a political group (“The Weatherman”), a national Canadian festival (“Winterlude”), been the subject of entire theses and placed amongst T.S. Eliot, John Keats and Alfred Tennyson.
In Elizabeth 2008, Dylan gives us classic songs like Mr. Tambourine Man and Like a Rollin’ Stone with new vocal metrics. Some of the songs, if it weren’t for the rock solid band behind him, wouldn’t even be recognizable. Over the years his voice has evolved from the nasal whine to a throaty half-growl, somewhat like Tom Waits. The performance is magical; it keeps the listener guessing, even though we’ve heard the songs so many times. Rather like how João Gilberto plays his standards while mixing up vocal metrics.
The live performance in Indiana is a must for Bob Dylan fans. He keeps the music real, and performs beautifully, making it a great addition to any Classic Collection.
27.11.08
Quiet Criticism Forums Are Up
Hello readers, the Quiet Criticism Forums are now available for open discussion on Music, Movies and Journalism.
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26.11.08
20.11.08
Elephant9 Dodovoodoo
View this review at Noripcord.com Storløkken’s While the album is quite vigorous, we get to see all sides of the equation. Hymne brings a soft ambience to the album, allowing the listener to let down their guard, only to kick the levels up with Misdirection, a reference to Zawinul’s “Directions”. The references continue with Doctor Honoris Causa and Directions, contributing to their outer space feel and free jazz mantra. The result is a fascinating, yet an easy-to-listen-to album, playable in the background, yet nagging in its head bobbing groove. Jazz enthusiasts will consider it to be a candidate for the best release in 2008, and non-jazz listeners can get into the genre easily with its modern take on old standards. An exemplary addition to any collection, Elephant9 dazzles with its unique take on musical density while maintaining a healthy amount of rock sensibility. You should purchase here.
Elephant9, the newest Norwegian revelation and an amazing power trio, has come into the spotlight with their debut album Dodovoodoo, released in June 2008. With Ståle Storløkken on keyboards, bassist Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen and Torstein Lofthus on drums, the group is tight, allowing the listener to bathe in their unity while taking progressive jazz to modern neighborhoods.
Fusing rock sensibility with experience and technique, they create a genuine dynamic improvisational groove. Storløkken maintains the 60’s and 70’s keyboard style and adds to Lofthus’ ever changing drum composition. We might be inclined to forgo jazz for its complexity… however; the title track Dodovoodoo grips our attention, keeping a high pace with rock rhythms and pure jam.
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