06/10/08
“How the squalid streets of 70s New York gave birth to music that would go on to conquer the world – punk, disco and hip hop”.
Watch this great documentary on BBC4 iPlayer before it’s too late – 4 days and counting!
Blondie, The Velvet Underground, Africa Bambaataa, The Ramones…
Richard Hawley’s new album is a romantic loungecore delight. My favourite track is the haunting “Don’t Get Hung Up in Your Soul”, which features a musical saw – listen to the other tracks for some equally unusual instrumentation…
An interesting clip on YouTube on the inspiration for Eno’s seminal ambient release.
Sidenote: just found out that Muzak was the name of an actual company!
A funny wee music video on Vimeo made using tapes from tapedeck.org
Traces the origins of the Jamaican dub music and it’s influence on the development of hip hop and electronic music: www.dubechoes.com
Louder and better than in her album. Recommended. Listen here.
cant wait to see this