New Banksy Drawing Released: Pencil and Paper Graffiti
These new drawings from Banksy still retain the irreverent nature of his work, which is why I love them. They were released on his official website, and while they rock my world, I am not going to go all artsy and over analyze them.
Roller Rat is already known and loved by Banksy fans, but personally having endured many a boring private viewing, I prefer the piece entitled “Suits Looking At A Knob” and the group seated around the table “TV Monster.”
These images also reveal Banksy’s handwriting… and if I’m not mistaken, it looks like he uses a Mac too!
The Prodigy’s 'Invaders Must Die’ free download disappoints
After the announcement a couple of weeks back that The Prodigy’s new LP ‘Invaders Must Die’ will be released at the beginning of March, the band have decided to fan the flames of hype with a free download of the album’s title track.
‘Invaders Must Die’ became available to download from the band’s website just a few minutes ago, and will be up till December 3rd.
Our initial thoughts? It’s a bit of a disappointment. Yes The Prodigy’s trademark fast breakbeats are in there, but it’s not a full-on frontal assault of electronic noise and incendiary lyrics that we had hoped for.
It’s quite commercial by their standards, and the lead melody is (dare we say it for fear of being headbutted by Keef) a little bit joyful and sweet, like something a Japanese schoolgirl would listen to whilst skipping down the street.
mp3: Eric Prydz Mix (Radio 1Essential Mix Progressive House)
Following on from Eric Prydz "rinse out" at London's new super club Matter, which was a complete night of musical, mixological, housey genius, by the way, I thought I would post up this 2 hour long mix from Radio 1's Essential Mix.
mp3: DJ Clocker - New Booty Breaks Mix ( The Equalizers - Hardcore Beats)
CLOCKER'S OLD AND NEW BOOTY BONANZA!!!!
NOVEMBER 2008TRACKLISTING:
1. HAPPINESS - A.SKILLS & KRAFTY KUTS - FINGER LICKIN' 2. CLUB ACTION (STANTON WARRIORS RMX) - YO MAJESTY 3. KILO - DEFKLNE & RED SOLO - UNKNOWN 4. GUN CLIP - BEAT ASSASSINS - MOFO 5. Bad Habit feat. Lisa Millett - Stanton Warrior Vocal MiX - ATFC 6. ALL YOUR LOVE (ORIGINAL) - DEEKLINE & WIZARD 7. Feelin Kinda Strange - Bass KlEPH RMX - Drumattic twins ^^^^^^^^^^ Repeated Groove Beat Assassins Remix 8. Get Em High (Original) - Stanton Warriors ft. Sway 9. Avondale Crunk - Timmy Schumacher - (c) Pure Filth #8 10. Eastern Promises - Kid Digital & Mr Reload - CDR 11. Handz Up (Stanton Warriors remix) - N ANNAN/E SOL0 12. So Real - Andrea Lai Mix - Rennie Pilgrem - So Real EP 13. Taken Away feat. Gov. Beechie & The Trunoet - Original Mix - DJ Icey, Marlon 14. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - SLYDE - finger lickin' 15. Slappahoe - Rektchordz - mofo 16. SHADOW DANCE - CLOCKER - CDR
London: Mutate Britain Urban Art Gallery ( Obey, Pure Evil ...)
The Shutters were lifted on the gallery at 7pm Thursday 2oth Nov, to a brilliant crowd of artists, press, friends and family. The building was reverberating with oohs and ahhs, with all ages loving the vast array of art on show.
If you haven't checked it out, make sure you do. This is a rareity, and should not be missed. Mutates got everything from Sculpture, Paintings, Prints, Installations, Film, Performances and Interactive Media... A Mulitmedia Pile UP.
Just a small reminder that everything in the gallery is for sale and price lists are available from press office - rsvp@raw-material.co.uk
mp3: Days Like These Mixed By Thomas Summer (Minimal Tech House Mix)
Tracklist: 1.Furthermore (Marc Romboy Remix) by Martin Eyerer 2.Liquid Cherries by Tiefschwarz 3.Days Like These (Poker Flat 2008) by Patrick Chardronnet 4.Cocktail Bar (Ben Macklin Remix) by Joonas Hahmo 5.They Live! (Rogerseventytwo mix) by Evil Nine 6.I Lost My Wallet by Martin Buttrich 7.Final Race (Flash Brothers Remix) by Kris Benton 8.Finally by Glenn Morrison 9.Donut Hound (Tiger Stripes Remix) by Deepchild 10.Maska by Spartaque 11.Bleepy (Andrea Bertolini Remix) by Spartaque 12.The Space Dance(Instrumental Mix) by Danny Tenaglia
Lisbon’s own Buraka Som Sistema have just released their debut album “Black Diamond” on Farbric's record label, the first to be signed on infact. This is surely one of the most anticipated and interesting releases this year. . Now go buy the album!
In ode to their current tour and their show in London tomorrow night. Check out these 2 mix tapes to get you started.
TRACKLIST: 1. Buraka Som Sistema: “Intro”2. DJ Malvado: “Puto Mekie”3. Radioclit: “Secousse (Crookers remix)”4. Buraka Som Sistema: “Skank & Move” [ft. Kano]5. DJ Znobia: “Patchy Luanda”6. Debonair Samir: “Samir’s Theme”7. Buraka Som Sistema: “Kalemba (Wegue Wegue)”8. DJ Furioso: “Activate”9. Buraka Som Sistema: “Sound of Kuduro (Drop the Lime remix)”10. Reso: “If U Can’t Beat Them
mp3: Frank Sinatra - New York New York (techno remix)
In ode to Lovethattune's recent trip to NYC, and its evident lack of any kind of electronic music. Check out this Techno Remix of New York New York. It works ... kind of.
The 27 Club ... Could Amy Winehouse be the newest member?
A list of great people who have passed at the age of 27.
I have become convinced that there is a place in the afterlife that is neither heaven, nor hell.
A special place for those who were taken from us at an early age, yet left behind such a strong impression that it forces us to question what would have been had they have lived longer.
This is a place where true legends go after they have died-at the early age of 27. This is the "27 Club" and here are some of its' greatest members and a potential new comer. The only probelm is... you have to be dead to join:
Jimi Hendrix
Cause of death: Asphyxiated on vomit after overdose of sleeping pills. Fame: Pioneering electric guitarist, singer and songwriter
Brian Jones
Cause of death: Drowned in swimming pool Fame: Rolling Stones founder and guitarist / multi-instrumentalist.
Janis Joplin
Cause of death: Probable heroin overdose Fame: Lead vocalist and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band.
Jim Morrison
Cause of death: Official cause of death listed as "heart failure" but, as no autopsy was performed, the actual cause remains mysterious. Probable heroin overdose. Fame: Poet, lead singer, songwriter and video director for The Doors.
Kurt Cobain
Cause of death: Although there is much speculation about the manner of his death, it was officially ruled as caused by a self inflicted shotgun wound to the head. Fame: Lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Nirvana
...Amy Winehouse ??? Our amazing homegrown talent / complete wreckhead fiend, is on route to joining the club in my eyes. By no means do I want this to be the case, but the 27 Club is a place for great talents and given Amy's lifestyle, which mirrors that of the other memebers, and her incredible vocal chordsn it could be where she ends up.
A few other heads are in the vacinity of the 27 Club, Otis Redding also died just before his 27th birthday.
Event: Love Shy @ The Tube, Bristol 20th Novemeber 2008 (Garage, Bassline, Electro night)
After the enormous success of the launch in June, 'Love Shy' returns to the Tube for another nostalgic garage work out, alongside all sounds of fresh bassline music...
These 2 London DJs are making waves in London and all over the UK. Both residents at the now infamous Urban Nerds, now with a monthly at Fabric to say the least. Expect nothing but rapid energetic mixing of garage, electro and everything bassline!
One last thing, since the first 'Love Shy' there has been a new Chart Rmx of the Love Shy classic garage tune: in no way do we approve. The name comes from the classic, not the 'platinum' waste gash.... Make sure you put a Donk on this event. Nuff ladies, Nuff good tunes ...
Poor old Justice are having a hard week. Last Thursday the duo admitted in an interview that their album [†] contained at least 400 uncleared samples, and now comes this photo which shows the pair faking it during a live set.
The MIDI controller on the left ain’t plugged in, but the tall fuzzy-haired one is pretending that it is - he’s got an intense concentrated look on his face whilst moving the faders and knobs. Busted!
A close up reveals the MIDI controller to be unplugged The thing is - this may not be the best place to discuss this topic - live electronic music is a hard thing to do.
Anyone with a shred of understanding of how the music is made knows that it’s near impossible to play electronic music 100% live, unless you have the talent of somebody like The Bays, who can play improvised dance music using only instruments.
Daft Punk might just be the best live dance act of the last few years, but their set is pre-programmed down to every last beat.
When you’ve got a superbly powerful light show and a giant pyramid light thingy in sync with the music, there’s no way the show could be pulled off without pre-programming it.
So what are dance bands like Justice supposed to do? At least make an effort, and control some of the filters and FX to give the impression of a live performance.
Or remember to plug the damn MIDI controllers in and smile.
French electro duo Justice have admitted what many of their fans have suspected for many moons - they don’t clear all of their samples. In an interview for MTV the pair came clean on the issue, saying that they ‘borrowed’ bits of Slipknot, Queen and 50 Cent, “but they are such short samples no one can recognize them.” Xavier de Rosnay of the band said “On the album, [†], we maybe sampled 400 records.” “Sometimes we do also use big samples,” he continued. “On the album, we used three big samples that we had to clear, and all the rest are just impossible to recognize. We’re using the very short samples to improve the sound, because we are just writing melodies on piano and then we are listing each note taken from other records, so we make a trade between those notes and the proper loops.” Fans of their highly successful debut album [†] (Cross) will have a wait to endure as they are also said,"We’re really slow at making music.” However, those looking for a fix can pick their live DVD/CD ‘A Cross the Universe’ which is released November 24.
Festival: Boom Festival 2008 wins Greenest Festival
Boom Wins The Greener Festival Award 2008
Boom Festival won The Greener Festival Award 2008. Boom’s environmentally sustainable projects were recognized by an international jury that rewards festivals for their efforts to promote environmentally friendly events.
The award is based on a questionnaire which covers event management, travel and transport plans, CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, fair trade, waste management and recycling, water management and noise pollution. Points are awarded for festivals which can show an active plan to promote public transport, reduce on-site waste, recycle and compost wherever possible, re-use water and use sustainable power.
Festivals are expected to have a coherent environmental policy and the organisers have environmental auditors who visit as many festival sites as possible to assess how festivals implement their plans. In total, thirty one festivals have won the award.
Just six festivals - including Boom Festival – further received the ultimate distinction of ‘outstanding’ from the organisers.
We thank all those who contributed to this award by demonstrating environmental citizenship while at Boom Festival. This prize belongs to all of us!
Here are some of the facts that contributed to Boom’s distinction:
- 20,000 portable ashtrays were given at the gates;
- 45.000 litres of used vegetable oil were used, avoiding the emission of 117.000 kg of CO2 into the atmosphere;
- 200.000 litres of water were intentionally evaporated – meaning that not even a liter of water used in Boom showers went to waste;
- 1 million 200 thousand litres of water are being stored in a man made lake for treatment with aquatic plants such as Typha sp, Eichornia sp or Azolla sp;
- 106.5 cubic metres of excrements did not need to be transferred to the local water treatment station for chemical based processing;
- 42.000 kg of organic waste were collected from the 17 restaurants at Boom and are currently undergoing a composting process;
- In six months time, about 20.000 kg of compost should become available for use as an organic agricultural fertilizer;
- 59.000 kg of human excrements were taken from the compost toilets and will also be treated through a worm based composting process resulting in about 30.000 kg of organic compost;
- Materials from other events (Rock in Rio Lisbon and the Amadora International Comic Strip Festival) were collected and re-used by Boom: in total 6 456 kg of plastic, 8 950 kg of metals, 77 kg of paper and 36 822 kg of wood were re-used, resulting in the non-emission of 167.04 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere;
- Around 3.000 people used the Boom Bus (Boom's public transport service).
The ball appears to be moving firmly in the right direction for London’s newest super club Matter; sell out shows and mainly glowing reports have characterised the south London venue’s formative days in business.
Now with attentions turning to end of year celebrations, the Greenwich venue have announced Belgium party starters 2 Many DJs as their headline act for NYE 2008.
Supporting the duo on a distinctly guitar-laden line up will be Manchester quartet The Whip, Swiss disco-dabbler Headman, Krautrock enthusiast Riton and Riotous Rockers playing a DJ set. The obligatory special guests are to be announced.
Obamarketing - Ltd Ed Shepard Fairey Prints Say Obama is Progress
Shepard Fairey’s subversive ‘Obey’ graphics are powerful because of their vague (obey whom?) but clearly political overtones (he’s depicted Stalin, Mao and even Bush). Now he has turned his attentions to Barak Obama, and the man he believes stands for progress and hope. The results have been amazing--the first run of limited edition prints sold out in 15 minutes and now he is looking at expanding his pro-Obama efforts.
"I just thought now was the time for me to stick my neck out and root for someone who I think has the potential to be awesome. Hopefully he won't disappoint me, but when I look at the rest of the field, in my eyes he stands way above any one else. That said, while I'd like people to get behind Barack, I also made a poster in the same color scheme that just says "Vote!" Even the way I worded the announcement on my site, I just pointed out why I support him and then encouraged people to check him out for themselves. I don't want to tell people to vote for Barack because I say so. Even if you like my art and think it's a cool poster, don't vote for Barack unless you think he's the right guy." (creativity-online)
Manga mania has officially become a worldwide phenomenon, and it will inevitably be the source of unique Halloween costume ideas this year.
From anime contact lenses to manga makeup and 2-D-inspired costume play, it’s easy to get Halloween costume ideas from anime characters.
Manga’s place in pop culture, however, lasts long after October 31. Cartooning has become a year-round phenomenon, going well beyond Halloween costume ideas into the realms of fine art, music, photography, fashion, and even public transportation.
A whole melee of Dubstep’s finest are going to squeeze into London’s Scala on the 28th November. Featuring Skream, Kode 9, Plastician, Hatcha, Youngsta, Caspa, Coki and many, many others as well as a ‘Roots of Dubstep Room’ upstairs. Killer.
Barack OBAMA, Barack OBAMA, o Barack OBAMA. Big tune! Having been in the US for the election and heard this tune in many a place I thought the need to spreasd the love for those you that havent heard it. Can you hear it? YES WE CAN!
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Rupert Runewitsch and DJ Clocker in New York City Oct' 2008
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