Rage Against The Machine – first performance (and
Amazing how good they are already at their first gig in ’91.
And there’s nobody there!
And then 2 years later…
Links: Eye, een blog, cash, Ministry
Mooi inititiatief van Eye Filmmuseum: Eye Film Player. Voor niks, of weinig, kan je heel veel gave films zien.
Better than free: Kevin Kelly’s 8 generative values voor een tijdperk waarin alles (wat digitaal is) simpel is te kopiëren. Het product is niet langer de belangrijkste waarde, de generatieve, meer emotionele waarde is van belang. Een generative value is een eigenschap of kwaliteit “that must be generated, grown, cultivated, nurtured”.
Els van Zwol maakt stiekem heel lang een interessante blog over muziek, boeken, kunst, van alles. No thrills, al 10 jaar goed bezig.
Vertrouw op de mens, ook voor ontwikkelingshulp, geef ze cash. Mooi artikel in de Correspondent van Maite Vermeulen. Simpel, en voorkomt strijkstokken en bureaucratie.
Album uit 1996, maar pas recent ontdekt, Filth Pig, van Ministry.
Playing records is back in
In The Hustle, I found a nice article about the resurrection of the vinyl LP, the record, and the album.
Besides an answer to the meager income that streaming services provide for musicians, it is also a clear signal that having a physical thing in your hands is appreciated by many people. I want to get a record for my birthday again. Oh, and by the way, Concerto still exists.
Beautiful facts:
- In the first half of 2021, 17 million LPs were sold. That’s 86% more than in all of 2020.
- The comparison is a bit lame but does reflect the proportions: selling 100 physical (self-produced) albums generates as much revenue as 450,000 streams on Spotify (about $1800).
- Less funny: vinyl creates 12 times more pollution than other physical formats.
500 miljoen voor Bruce’s songs
Bruce Springsteen verkoopt zijn muziekrechten voor 500 miljoen dollar aan Sony.
Het is hem gegund.
Ik denk wel: wat ga je doen met 500 miljoen dollar?
Best album: Daydream Nation
When I think of the best album of all time, I think of Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth. It is a culmination of previous albums Evol and Sister. The album cover is by Gerhard Richter (see the painting here).
Followed closely by Two Nuns and a Pack Mule by Rapeman. There could have been more of that in my opinion.
Ray Manzarek on Riders on the Storm (video)
Ray Manzarek (no sideburns here) explains Riders on the Storm. It’s still astonishing how his left hand plays the base line on the keyboard, while his right hand goes off into a Bach-like or jazzy solo.
Duane Denison guitar geek-out
Duane Denison is a very special guitarist. He is most known as the guitarist in The Jesus Lizard. In this video, he geeks out on electric guitar. He is a wonderful person.
The Jesus Lizard (video)
Watch this for those not aware of what an amazing band The Jesus Lizard was. They have made a couple of classic albums and songs. The song Gladiator is my all-time favorite.
Dinosaur Jr at Pukkelpop 2009 (video)
I had never seen Dinosaur Jr live, and was massively impressed by what a well-oiled machine this band is.
