Between Music is an artist group from Denmark run by Laila Skovmand and Robert Karlsson.
The main project is AquaSonic. An underwater concert that takes the audience on a unique and fascinating voyage into uncharted territory.
Equipped with custom-made underwater instruments four musicians and singers submerge themselves completely in water in each their man-sized water tank.
From the watery depths they deliver visual performance, art installation and concert in one; from silent warm waves of euphony to ocean-like deep rumbling, and roaring soundscapes of another world.
If you were going to ask musicians for recipes, the Butthole Surfers
might seem like unlikely candidates. There isn’t a Martha Stewart type
among them; indeed, their dancer, Kathleen, once mixed her own urine
in with the macaroni and cheese. But reading through the band’s old
interviews has more in common with taking a Home Ec class than you might
expect.
Photo courtesy of Clint Billington, Victory Records
A decade of
skyrocketing vinyl record sales has had unintended consequences for a
key constituent: It is much harder for small local labels to get records
made.
The data show more and more records selling, but those
numbers represent only a small part of total music sales, around 5
percent in 2015. And that proportion is not enough to justify an
expansion for the companies that press records using an expensive,
old-fashioned industrial process. So the small number of record presses
in the U.S. (there are fewer than 20) operate around the clock sometimes
to keep up with demand. And local labels are feeling the pressure.
Los
Angeles-based Rainbo Records runs its presses 24 hours a day, typically
six days a week, according to Steve Sheldon, president of the company.
Their newest press is 40 years old. If a part breaks and they don't have
a replacement stored on their shelves, it has to be made, which is
costly. Rainbo said it presses about 7 million records a year, compared
with five years ago, when it was half of that.
The White Wall Sessionsis an exciting, innovative new television program which organically and artistically showcases local, regional and national music
acts performing original acoustic, americana, bluegrass, folk and blues
in a laid back, intimate setting. The White Wall Sessions is recorded in
a small studio in Sioux Falls, SD.
This episode is taken from The White Wall Sessions' third season, and features Rusty Knuckles' artist Peewee Moore, performing "Breaker 1-9" !
This rendition of Bowie's "Heroes" is one of the best
Bowie tributes you will find today, and will certainly tug at your
heart strings! Absolutely beautiful take by Luke Cyrus Goetze!
We celebrated Record Store Day
last month, with vinyl enthusiasts from all over the country checking
out their local record establishments. There was live music and special
edition releases on sale in stores all around; in honor of a day that
celebrates all things vinyl.
Ballad of the Dreadnoughtis a new film—narrated by actor and Martin player Jeff Daniels—that traces the rise of the Martin Dreadnought.
It’s a legend that began on a humble wooden workbench in a dusty
factory in 1916. The instrument made that day was a guitar with a
startling design created by America’s leading guitar maker—C.F. Martin
& Co. of Nazareth, Pennsylvania. In time, the model would become one
of the world’s most iconic instruments, shaping the sound of American
music.
1. Give us a quick view about why you enjoy doing the blood portraits?
Ive always been drawn to portraiture, and years ago when I was a performer (Viktor 44) It wasn't uncommon to incorporate blood into the act. It all just sort of evolved into what I am doing now. I am all about the aesthetics, symbolism, and dynamics of painting in human blood, Its without a doubt a passion and perhaps even a calling.
2. How does punk rock influence your art?
I was an outcast in a small town growing up, never fit in, nor did I want to, I found punk rock and art at an early age and used both as coping tools to get me through a fairly miserable hand I was dealt in the card-game of life. Kind of developed the philosophy: "If you cant join 'em, beat 'em" and developed a taste for provocation. Ive learned to stay true to myself and not worry about if my decisions in art are provocative or offensive to the status quo, and if that aint punk rock I dont know what is. Because of that it has become a goal to paint a lot of punk rock portraits utilizing the performers blood. Lets face it, life is temporary and in 20-50 years when my subjects and I are only a memory the fact that the paintings remain will be leaving relics of our little slice of time/(sub)culture.
The track is from an upcoming collection of rarely heard songs from the band's New York City days
White Zombie, circa 1986.
Photo:
Scott Smith
The band White Zombie made a name for itself in the early and mid-1990s with heavy, horror-themed songs such as “Beavis and Butthead” favorite “Thunder Kiss ’65” and the hit single “More Human Than Human.” But before the band’s MTV
salad days, White Zombie was a noise-rock group from New York City’s
underground scene that pressed only a few hundred copies of its first
few records in the mid- to late 1980s, leaving several songs out of
print.
But on June 3, 39 early White Zombie tracks will be available, remastered by guitarist J. Yuenger, in a boxed set called “It Came From N.Y.C.“
that will include five LPs or three CDs, and a 108-page,
photo-packed hardcover book that chronicles the band’s rise. The
remastered version of the previously unissued song “Scarecrow #2” premieres today on Speakeasy.
South L.A. is best known as the breeding ground for top-shelf rappers
like Ice T, Kendrick Lamar and NWA. But there’s another music genre
that’s slowly taking over the area — punk.
The new documentary, "Los Punks: We Are All We Have,"
chronicles the growing punk scene in South L.A., where every weekend
there's a show in a backyard, a warehouse or on a rooftop.
The Frame’s James Kim spoke with Gary Alvarez, who sings in the band
Rhythmic Asylum, and Kat, the singer for the band Las Cochinas, both of
whom are featured in the documentary.
Local
preservationists are working with David Briggs to save House of David,
the famous publishing house and recording studio on Music Row that once
served many purposes for Briggs. (Photo: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean.com)
Music Row should be designated a “cultural industry district” by
Metro government according to an ambitious new proposal from the
National Trust for Historic Preservation and the local Music Industry
Coalition.
The designation would pave the way for Music Row
neighbors to band together to create a nonprofit organization, Music Row
Investment Trust, which could then pursue preservation tools including
low-interest loans to purchase and rehabilitate historic buildings.
A neighborhood in Tennessee has never been designated a cultural industry district before.
The
National Trust and the Music Industry Coalition, which was created in
the wake of the near destruction of historic RCA Studio A, will release
their recommendations along with an 85-page supporting report on Monday.
The
goal is to keep Music Row a vibrant neighborhood where music business
is conducted and records are made. Music Row has already been named a
national treasure by the National Trust.
Two years ago, Studio A
was nearly demolished in favor of condos before preservation-minded
philanthropists stepped in to save the building. And developers have
been circling Music Row for years, until the Metro Planning Department
took a timeout on zoning for new developments in 2015.
Stump Tail Dolly has stormed out of the gates on their new ep. With a
full US tour already under their belts and a second one cued up to start
this week, great things are already happening for them. Do yourself a
favor and get out to a show of theirs and check out the blend of country
and metal that they are cultivating. Thurs 5/19 Birmingham, AL- The Nick Fri 5/20 Nashville, TN- Springwater Sat 5/21 Sylva, NC- No Name Pub Mon 5/23 Johnson City, TN- Hideaway Tues 5/24 Augusta, GA- Soul Bar Wed 5/25 Raleigh, NC- Pour House Thurs 5/26 Roanoke, VA- Coffee Pot Fri 5/27 Huntington, WV- V Club Sat 5/28 Charleston, WV- Empty Glass Sun 5/29 Pittsburgh, PA- Hambones Tues 5/31 Philadelphia, PA- The Tusk Thurs 6/2 Brooklyn, NY- St. Virus Fri 6/3 Jamaica Plain, MA- The Midway Sat 6/4 Rockingham, VT- Pickin in the Pasture Mon 6/6 Montclair, NJ- Meat Locker Fri 6/10 Detroit, MI- PJ's Sat 6/11 Columbus, OH- Shrunken Head Sun 6/12 Chillicothe, OH- Wagner's Roadhouse Mon 6/13 Cincinnati, OH- Artifact Tues 6/14 Lexington, KY- Cosmic Charlie's Wed 6/15 Knoxville, TN- Open Chord Thurs 6/16 Chattanooga, TN- Ziggy's Sat 6/18 Nashville, TN- Springwater Mon 6/20 New Orleans, LA- Circle Bar Tues 6/21 Monroe, LA- Sal's Wed 6/22 Memphis, TN- Murphy's Thurs 6/23 Eureka Springs, AR- Chelsea's Sat 6/25 Wichita, KS- Elbow Room Sun 6/26 Lincoln, NE- Duffy's Tavern Mon 6/27 Sioux Falls, SD- Big's Tues 6/28 Minneapolis, MN- Viking Bar Thurs 6/30 Stevens Point, WI- Brickhaus Fri 7/1 Milwaukee, WI- Kochanski's Sat 7/2 Fulton, IL- AwesomeTown MVP Sun 7/3 Chicago, IL- Moonrunners Music Festival
So what do you call a band in which the bassist, sporting flame-red hair
and red-dyed beard, dresses up as a big red squid in the shape of a
guitar (that is, a squid with a fret-board and guitar strings) and
unicycles across the stage, while the lead guitarist, a bright
yellow-attired figure with a winglike sunburst hair style, is hurled at
bowling pins, bowling-ball-style?
John Stabb of Government Issue Passes On Due To Stomach Cancer
Sad news hearing about the passing of Government Issue's own John Stabb. Growing up, the DC hardcore and punk scene were a fixture to my soundscape and Government Issue was very much of punk that experience. We were fortunate enough to do a 7" vinyl record with John and his other band History Repeated and for that, we cannot thank him enough. Rest In Power my friend.
A
crowd gathers at the Lost Hollow Pavillion to listen to music at the
Lost Hollow Music Fest in 2015. The festival returns to Daniel Stowe
Botanical Garden in Belmont this weekend.
The Lost Hollow at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont
will come alive with the sound of music this weekend during the garden’s
Lost Hollow Music Fest. The two-day event, which kicks of Saturday, is a
tribute to the late, great Muddy Waters.
The
music festival will feature seven performances by specially-selected
Blues musicians, including Muddy Water’s oldest son, Mud Morganfield,
former bandmates of Muddy Waters and More.
MTV, the world’s premier youth entertainment brand and
leading-edge Aloft Hotels, designed for the hyper connected
global traveler, today announced a partnership to create three new and
exclusive MTV Live at Aloft Hotels music events featuring
break-through artists at Aloft Abu Dhabi on 20th May, Aloft
London Excel on 26th May and Aloft Munich on 9th
June.
Established: 1892 What You’ll See: Ben Harper, Boz Scaggs, Bonnie Raitt The Ryman is in many ways the house
that bluegrass built. Originally opened in 1892 as the Union Gospel
Tabernacle, it has subsequently undergone numerous renovations and
changes in ownership. Perhaps most significant was the period during
which Lula C. Naff oversaw operations. A female executive working in a
male-dominated field, Naff often went by L.C. to avoid prejudice. In her
time running the Ryman, the venue became known for its battles against
censorship, as well as its variety of bookings that spanned popular
culture and included names like Charlie Chaplin, Bob Hope, and Harry
Houdini.
The auditorium gained new acclaim as the home for the Grand Ole Opry,
a country radio music program that became wildly popular for their live
broadcasts in the late 1940s. Eventually a period of dormancy set in,
decades punctuated with the occasional film being shot on location and
one very bizarre bomb threat (look it up). It was a concert Emmylou
Harris held in the early ’90s that helped get the Ryman back on the map,
where it has now returned to its rightful place as one of Nashville’s
historic music venues.
Nowadays, the Ryman is a 2,362-capacity theater renowned for its
sterling acoustics. It served as the site for Neil Young’s Jonathan
Demme-directed concert film Heart of Gold and earlier featured as the setting for the majority of episodes of Johnny Cash’s ABC Series, The Johnny Cash Show.
The Ryman is the venue to play for a band visiting Nashville, an honor
made all the more impressive in a town ripe with music history.
Japan's Waggaki Band is playing for about 100 people in a Texas
parking lot. It's late March at the band's third-ever American gig at
the South by Southwest music conference. This is apparently what 60 million YouTube plays translate to in real life.
The
eight-piece outfit is appearing on the Smartpunk Showcase with
turn-of-the-century alt-rock avengers like Unwritten Law and Fenix TX.
It's a curious fit for a band composed of musicians trained on
traditional Japanese instruments, like that distinct yet indescribable
wooden flute you always hear in movies.
