Pigface is a tough band to pin down. With a constantly-shifting lineup that reads like a who's-who of industrial and hard rock, it's always a surprise to see who'll show up to play on each new album, or even each night of a tour. The one constant, the man at the center of the band, is drummer/producer/impresario...
The Cove is a new documentary that exposes the horrific flipside of Flipper. Shot in the historic town of Taiji, Japan -- which is the birthplace of modern day whaling methods -- the film follows activist Ric O'Barry in his crusade to save the 2,000+ dolphins that are captured and/or slaughtered in a remote cove there each year.
Before O'Barry became an activist he was...
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r00kers:
The film is deeply disturbing. It is odd how a practice can seem mundane and commonplace to one group of people, yet appear horrific to another. Cultural gulfs are pretty extreme at times.
Anyway, Mr. O'Barry reports:
http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/01/dolphin-slaughter-in-taijis-cove-suspended/
That the slaughter was 'suspended' this year due, it seems, to the extensive press coverage. Hopefully the suspension becomes permanent and we can get on to other issues
Shark Finning
Reef destruction
Whaling in general
Overfishing
Invasive Species
Plastic pollutants
etc
Anyway, Mr. O'Barry reports:
http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/01/dolphin-slaughter-in-taijis-cove-suspended/
That the slaughter was 'suspended' this year due, it seems, to the extensive press coverage. Hopefully the suspension becomes permanent and we can get on to other issues
Shark Finning
Reef destruction
Whaling in general
Overfishing
Invasive Species
Plastic pollutants
etc
r00kers:
Sea Shepherd folks are apparently sponsoring O'Barry's presence in Japan at the moment:
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-090901-1.html
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-090901-1.html
Pigface is a tough band to pin down. With a constantly-shifting lineup that reads like a who's-who of industrial and hard rock, it's always a surprise to see who'll show up to play on each new album, or even each night of a tour. The one constant, the man at the center of the band, is drummer/producer/impresario Martin Atkins.
Martin's credentials as a drummer are...
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nicole_powers:
Pigface is a tough band to pin down. With a constantly-shifting lineup that reads like a who's-who of industrial and hard rock, it's always a surprise to see who'll show up to play on each new album, or even each night of a tour. The one constant, the man at the center of the band, is drummer/producer/impresario...
kraze:
The "hardest working man", in The Biz..
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Moby could be described as a reluctant celebrity. He first found his way into the collective consciousness with the 1992 rave anthem "Go." In the faceless world of techno culture success remained within his comfort zone. For the remainder of the decade he released his increasingly hybrid electronic-based...
Molly Crabapple is an artist, a model, an entrepreneur, and a one-woman pen-and-ink revolution. She's probably best known as the founder of the worldwide burlesque life drawing phenomenon, Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, which has opened branches in 80 cities since it launched in Brooklyn four years ago (and spawned Dr. Sketchy's Official Rainy Day Colouring Book). In addition to injecting some much-needed life...
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Daniel Ash has had a tumultuous recent past. Having reunited with Peter Murphy, Kevin Haskins and David J in 2005 for a now legendary performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festiva, iconic goth rock band Bauhaus released their first new studio album in 25 years in March 2008. Sadly, the reunion...
The legendary Larry Tee first hit the mainstream radar when his group The Fans produced the B52s' hit single "Rock Lobster/52 Girls" back in Atlanta during the late '70s. He left the Sweet South for the Big Apple in the late '80s and went on to collaborate with RuPaul, co-writing "Supermodel (You Better...
Daniel Ash has had a tumultuous recent past. Having reunited with Peter Murphy, Kevin Haskins and David J in 2005 for a now legendary performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, iconic goth rock band Bauhaus released their first new studio album in 25 years in March 2008. Sadly, the reunion had already faltered by then, with David J citing explosive chemistry as...
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aepaul:
A lot of really good stuff in this interview. One thing though that he contradicts himself is when he's against guitar solos, yet he's saying that instrumental breaks, and he specifically says musician solos, are missing from today's music. Hey, I completely agree. But why single out guitar solos? I don't get that part.
I like guitar solos if they're done right. I prefer something nice and melodic to endless noodling, but I think a good guitar solo is an important part of a song. I knew a professional vocalist once who told me that she doesn't know a thing about the guitar, but she knows what she likes - someone who can make the guitar sing. Best guitar advice I've ever heard.
I also agree with his complaint about the CD. Records were better. They were shorter, and bands were able to fill them with good songs. Nowadays on CDs, there is too much filler. You buy 60 minutes, but only 40 of the minutes are good. Should have put out a record instead.
And funny how he calls American Idol "lowest common denominator." I completely agree. That stupid show is ruining music, dumbing down the American public when it comes to musical taste. I can't watch it either.
Awesome interview. I really enjoyed this one. Thanks.
I like guitar solos if they're done right. I prefer something nice and melodic to endless noodling, but I think a good guitar solo is an important part of a song. I knew a professional vocalist once who told me that she doesn't know a thing about the guitar, but she knows what she likes - someone who can make the guitar sing. Best guitar advice I've ever heard.
I also agree with his complaint about the CD. Records were better. They were shorter, and bands were able to fill them with good songs. Nowadays on CDs, there is too much filler. You buy 60 minutes, but only 40 of the minutes are good. Should have put out a record instead.
And funny how he calls American Idol "lowest common denominator." I completely agree. That stupid show is ruining music, dumbing down the American public when it comes to musical taste. I can't watch it either.
Awesome interview. I really enjoyed this one. Thanks.
virilio:
might have to hunt down Hot Trip to Heaven....just for kicks. DSoM or commercial suicide...
love bauhaus' cover of T.Rex's Telegram Sam. Rosegarden (funeral of sores) another classic tune.
love bauhaus' cover of T.Rex's Telegram Sam. Rosegarden (funeral of sores) another classic tune.
kraze:
Thanks Nicole!
I really liked those guys in the 90's.
I guess Gavin is doin his own thing.
I like his babe's band to.
They just played here a few weeks ago.
She has mellowed a bit but still is rockin.
I guess that bein a mom and stuff, things change.
Your havin alot of fun huh?
That's really great.
Take care -n- be safe.
-kraze
I really liked those guys in the 90's.
I guess Gavin is doin his own thing.
I like his babe's band to.
They just played here a few weeks ago.
She has mellowed a bit but still is rockin.
I guess that bein a mom and stuff, things change.
Your havin alot of fun huh?
That's really great.
Take care -n- be safe.
-kraze
Ed Begley Jr. was not even part of the bulk of publicity for Whatever Works. In Woody Allen's latest comedy, he enters the film only in the third act. Even with less than a half hour of screen time, his character, John, has a full arc. He goes from overprotective father oblivious to the reality of his...
Moby could be described as a reluctant celebrity. He first found his way into the collective consciousness with the 1992 rave anthem "Go." In the faceless world of techno culture success remained within his comfort zone. For the remainder of the decade he released his increasingly hybrid electronic-based music with little fanfare outside of the dance world. His 1999 album Play, barely made a...
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elfrockstar:
moby...you have been awsome since i heard animal rights...what a great disc that was...thank you
lithiumsunset:
Great Interview
The legendary Larry Tee first hit the mainstream radar when his group The Fans produced the B52s' hit single "Rock Lobster/52 Girls" back in Atlanta during the late '70s. He left the Sweet South for the Big Apple in the late '80s and went on to collaborate with RuPaul, co-writing "Supermodel (You Better Work)." In the early 2000s (a decade he calls the naughties) he...
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nicole_powers:
The legendary Larry Tee first hit the mainstream radar when his group The Fans produced the B52s' hit single "Rock Lobster/52 Girls" back in Atlanta during the late '70s. He left the Sweet South for the Big Apple in the late '80s and went on to collaborate with RuPaul, co-writing "Supermodel (You Better...
darkmrfripperton:
Great interview. His thoughts and ideas on music are some of the best I've ever read.
I hope he wins his legal case!
I hope he wins his legal case!