DAY ONE REVIEW: Phish on Friday proves a tasty treat | MyDesert.com | The Desert Sun:
"Their opening night at Festival 8 proved two things to me.
1) They’re a distinctively charismatic band that can jam without sounding repetitious. The Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers could do that and Phish can, too, with their own unique sound.
2) Following a band around on tour is fun. I followed the Dead from San Francisco to Los Angeles to San Bernardino in the late 1970s and it was a fun adventure and listening experience since the Dead never repeated more than a couple songs. But having a band come to you for three days in a row is and never repeat a song is even better when they’re playing in a venue that fills you with sensory overload like the Empire Polo Club.
To this novice Phish phan, Friday’s opening set showed how polished they’ve become. They played three songs from their new album, “Joy,” which many critics have called their best album ever, including “Time Turns Elastic,” which some critics have called Phish’s equivalent of the Dead’s “Terrapin Station.” It has so many unique components, like “Terrapin,” it’s almost a suite. That makes it a difficult song to expand upon in a jam because its growth is built into its structure. But, it was a treat to hear them perform the song expertly even if it didn’t improve significantly on the recording."
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock - Times Online
Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock - Times Online:
"Lee put his extras and cast through a crash course in “hippy”. “We took them on a two-day hippy ‘camp’, where they would learn all about the era,” he explains. “We gave them a hippy handbook that had a glossary of hippy lingo like ‘roach clip’, ‘can you dig it?’, ‘crash pad’ and ‘far out’. I gave them books to read, loads of documentaries to watch and drilled them in the politics and attitudes of the time.”
Lee has re-created the Woodstock experience with such unerring exactitude it is as if you were there — not as a roadie next to the stage or as a VIP backstage, but as a punter wandering the outskirts, unable to penetrate the throng at the front." Sphere: Related Content
"Lee put his extras and cast through a crash course in “hippy”. “We took them on a two-day hippy ‘camp’, where they would learn all about the era,” he explains. “We gave them a hippy handbook that had a glossary of hippy lingo like ‘roach clip’, ‘can you dig it?’, ‘crash pad’ and ‘far out’. I gave them books to read, loads of documentaries to watch and drilled them in the politics and attitudes of the time.”
Lee has re-created the Woodstock experience with such unerring exactitude it is as if you were there — not as a roadie next to the stage or as a VIP backstage, but as a punter wandering the outskirts, unable to penetrate the throng at the front." Sphere: Related Content
Canadian psychedelic Beatles album auction sparks international excitement
Canadian psychedelic Beatles album auction sparks international excitement:
"Four psychedelic, one-of-a-kind Beatles albums pressed by a bored Canadian record plant employee are going up on eBay — and the rare find has already sparked international buzz.
An employee of Capitol Records' Toronto-area plant pressed the records in the 1970s, mixing coloured vinyl to create a splattered-paint look for a touch of psychedelia.
The unique works of musical art, which the British newspaper The Guardian called possibly 'the rarest Beatles albums ever,' are now in the hands of Canadian music experts Akim Boldireff and Aaron Keele. They will auction the records off on eBay beginning Nov. 10. Starting bid? $1,000 for each of the four records." Sphere: Related Content
"Four psychedelic, one-of-a-kind Beatles albums pressed by a bored Canadian record plant employee are going up on eBay — and the rare find has already sparked international buzz.
An employee of Capitol Records' Toronto-area plant pressed the records in the 1970s, mixing coloured vinyl to create a splattered-paint look for a touch of psychedelia.
The unique works of musical art, which the British newspaper The Guardian called possibly 'the rarest Beatles albums ever,' are now in the hands of Canadian music experts Akim Boldireff and Aaron Keele. They will auction the records off on eBay beginning Nov. 10. Starting bid? $1,000 for each of the four records." Sphere: Related Content
Friday, October 30, 2009
Tweet For A Track: Free viral music promotions on Twitter (trade tweets for tracks) - Fan
Tweet For A Track: Free viral music promotions on Twitter (trade tweets for tracks) - Fan: "Want Marvel from Alamantra for free?
Just post this tweet and it’s yours! Sphere: Related Content
Just post this tweet and it’s yours! Sphere: Related Content
Jerry Garcia Band: Let It Rock on JamBase
Jerry Garcia Band: Let It Rock on JamBase: "
For Jerry Garcia, 1975 was a seminal year that found him splitting time between recording Blues for Allah with the Dead, directing The Grateful Dead Movie, and forming the Jerry Garcia Band – his long-running side project. JGB's earliest days are the subject of a two-disc live collection recorded during that momentous year. THE JERRY GARCIA COLLECTION, VOL. 2: LET IT ROCK, JERRY GARCIA BAND, NOVEMBER 17 & 18, 1975, KEYSTONE BERKELEY will be available November 10 from Jerry Garcia Family/Rhino at physical retail outlets and at www.dead.net for a suggested list price of $19.98." Sphere: Related Content
For Jerry Garcia, 1975 was a seminal year that found him splitting time between recording Blues for Allah with the Dead, directing The Grateful Dead Movie, and forming the Jerry Garcia Band – his long-running side project. JGB's earliest days are the subject of a two-disc live collection recorded during that momentous year. THE JERRY GARCIA COLLECTION, VOL. 2: LET IT ROCK, JERRY GARCIA BAND, NOVEMBER 17 & 18, 1975, KEYSTONE BERKELEY will be available November 10 from Jerry Garcia Family/Rhino at physical retail outlets and at www.dead.net for a suggested list price of $19.98." Sphere: Related Content
The Advance-Titan - Yellow journalism and Aleister Crowley’s editorial as ritual
The Advance-Titan - Yellow journalism and Aleister Crowley’s editorial as ritual: "In the eldritch days of yore, in the golden age of yellow journalism, editorials had a magical power to them. Here I am thinking of P.T. Barnum and his “All publicity is good publicity,” or William Randolph Hearst’s article that incited the Spanish-American war’s beginnings. Yet my personal favorite of this era comes under the guise and influence of Aleister Crowley, black magician, mountaineer and magus –who at one time indirectly credited himself with the sinking of the Lusitania after publishing editorials for the pro-German “The Fatherland” paper.
Let’s take the case study of Crowley to illustrate what it means to fully see what editorial as ritual means. His definition of “magick” as “the Science of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will,” perfectly explains how this Englishman and possible MI6 agent infiltrated a pro-German propaganda newspaper ‘The Fatherland.”" Sphere: Related Content
Marijuana sparks joint party powwow
Marijuana sparks joint party powwow:
"Discussions continue at the Capital this week between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other state leaders regarding a bill supporting the legalization of marijuana for recreational use.
The bill, created by San Francisco Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, proposes the open, legal sale of marijuana to adults 21 years of age and older, and includes a per-ounce tax aimed at generating state revenue and offsetting debt. A public safety session regarding Assembly Bill 390 took place at the Capital on Wednesday, with Gov. Schwarzenegger remaining neutral on the matter."
SEE ALSO: California Gets Closer to Passing Marijuana Law - The Atlantic Business Channel Sphere: Related Content
"Discussions continue at the Capital this week between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other state leaders regarding a bill supporting the legalization of marijuana for recreational use.
The bill, created by San Francisco Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, proposes the open, legal sale of marijuana to adults 21 years of age and older, and includes a per-ounce tax aimed at generating state revenue and offsetting debt. A public safety session regarding Assembly Bill 390 took place at the Capital on Wednesday, with Gov. Schwarzenegger remaining neutral on the matter."
SEE ALSO: California Gets Closer to Passing Marijuana Law - The Atlantic Business Channel Sphere: Related Content
Ultraviolet: 69 Blacklight Posters From the Aquarian Age and Beyond by Dan Donahue < Reviews | PopMatters
Ultraviolet: 69 Blacklight Posters From the Aquarian Age and Beyond by Dan Donahue < Reviews | PopMatters
Counterculture historian Dan Donahue compiled the book, and contributed a lucid and thorough essay that covers the development of the oddball art form associated most often with the late ‘60s, when “the blacklight poster had become the premier freak flag to hang at the door to a new consciousness.” In his history of the “blacklight revolution,” the use of ultraviolet light originates (possibly) with secret communication techniques used in WWI, and flourishes with the spirit of experimentation and hallucination in the Summer of Love:
“The blacklight poster was actually a medium capable of mimicking the effects of the new wonder drug. With the ability to glow and vibrate under ultraviolet light, the posters could simulate the sensations and visual distortions one experienced during an acid trip.” Sphere: Related Content
Counterculture historian Dan Donahue compiled the book, and contributed a lucid and thorough essay that covers the development of the oddball art form associated most often with the late ‘60s, when “the blacklight poster had become the premier freak flag to hang at the door to a new consciousness.” In his history of the “blacklight revolution,” the use of ultraviolet light originates (possibly) with secret communication techniques used in WWI, and flourishes with the spirit of experimentation and hallucination in the Summer of Love:
“The blacklight poster was actually a medium capable of mimicking the effects of the new wonder drug. With the ability to glow and vibrate under ultraviolet light, the posters could simulate the sensations and visual distortions one experienced during an acid trip.” Sphere: Related Content
A survival guide to Phish's Festival 8 | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times
A survival guide to Phish's Festival 8 | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times
This coming weekend, Coachella Valley will witness a locust-like descent from a 40,000-strong horde of hippies, a scale unseen in the Golden State since at the very least, last weekend’s 40th Celebration of Woodstock in Golden Gate Park (a murky and monotonous tale for a different post).
Indeed, over Halloween weekend, Phish, the Vermont jam-band behemoths, will be throwing their first All Hallow’s Eve festival since 2004 and their first ever west of the Mississippi, featuring a staggering eight sets in three days. It all includes a Sunday acoustic performance with coffee and doughnuts, an organic farmer’s market and a 100-foot Ferris wheel.
In Phish tradition, the band will play a special Halloween set in which they cover the entirety of another band’s album. According to the most recent update to the Festival 8 website, the remaining candidates are: David Bowie’s “Hunky Dory” or “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars,” Genesis’ “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway,” Jimi Hendrix’s “Electric Ladyland,” King Crimson’s “Larks' Tongues in Aspic,” Led Zeppelin's self-titled debut, MGMT’s “Oracular Spectacular,” Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” Prince’s “Purple Rain,” Radiohead’s “Kid A,” the Rolling Stones’ “Exile on Main St.,” and Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks.” Sphere: Related Content
This coming weekend, Coachella Valley will witness a locust-like descent from a 40,000-strong horde of hippies, a scale unseen in the Golden State since at the very least, last weekend’s 40th Celebration of Woodstock in Golden Gate Park (a murky and monotonous tale for a different post).
Indeed, over Halloween weekend, Phish, the Vermont jam-band behemoths, will be throwing their first All Hallow’s Eve festival since 2004 and their first ever west of the Mississippi, featuring a staggering eight sets in three days. It all includes a Sunday acoustic performance with coffee and doughnuts, an organic farmer’s market and a 100-foot Ferris wheel.
In Phish tradition, the band will play a special Halloween set in which they cover the entirety of another band’s album. According to the most recent update to the Festival 8 website, the remaining candidates are: David Bowie’s “Hunky Dory” or “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars,” Genesis’ “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway,” Jimi Hendrix’s “Electric Ladyland,” King Crimson’s “Larks' Tongues in Aspic,” Led Zeppelin's self-titled debut, MGMT’s “Oracular Spectacular,” Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” Prince’s “Purple Rain,” Radiohead’s “Kid A,” the Rolling Stones’ “Exile on Main St.,” and Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks.” Sphere: Related Content
Hands-on: Google music streams useful, not revolutionary - Ars Technica
Hands-on: Google music streams useful, not revolutionary - Ars Technica
As expected, Google announced Wednesday that it was indeed adding music streams to its search results thanks to a partnership with Lala, MySpace (with streaming from iLike), Rhapsody, and imeem. The search giant has struck licensing deals with EMI, Universal, Warner Music, and Sony Music to bring streams of popular music to the search page via the streaming partners, while the likes of iLike and Lala will be bringing their collection of independent artists as well.
Now, whenever you search for a musical artist, a song, or even a lyric (thanks to Gracenote), Google will include streams right there in your search results along with links to the other services. Sphere: Related Content
As expected, Google announced Wednesday that it was indeed adding music streams to its search results thanks to a partnership with Lala, MySpace (with streaming from iLike), Rhapsody, and imeem. The search giant has struck licensing deals with EMI, Universal, Warner Music, and Sony Music to bring streams of popular music to the search page via the streaming partners, while the likes of iLike and Lala will be bringing their collection of independent artists as well.
Now, whenever you search for a musical artist, a song, or even a lyric (thanks to Gracenote), Google will include streams right there in your search results along with links to the other services. Sphere: Related Content
Lebanon warns UN: Israel planning to attack us - Haaretz - Israel News
Lebanon warns UN: Israel planning to attack us - Haaretz - Israel News
Lebanon's ambassador to the United Nations has warned that Israel is exhibiting signs of an imminent attack on his country, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Hayyat reported on Friday. Sphere: Related Content
Lebanon's ambassador to the United Nations has warned that Israel is exhibiting signs of an imminent attack on his country, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Hayyat reported on Friday. Sphere: Related Content
Raising the Dead in Vail | VailDaily.com
Raising the Dead in Vail | VailDaily.com
VAIL, Colorado — The Grateful Dead always centered their concerts around the energy of the audience, with the goal of making the audience's state of mind the focal point of the music. This goal is mirrored by a Colorado collaboration of Grateful Dead tribute bands, called Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Revue, who will be in Vail this weekend. Sphere: Related Content
VAIL, Colorado — The Grateful Dead always centered their concerts around the energy of the audience, with the goal of making the audience's state of mind the focal point of the music. This goal is mirrored by a Colorado collaboration of Grateful Dead tribute bands, called Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Revue, who will be in Vail this weekend. Sphere: Related Content
Leonard Cohen to play rare date in Asheville | CITIZEN-TIMES.com | Asheville Citizen-Times
Leonard Cohen to play rare date in Asheville | CITIZEN-TIMES.com | Asheville Citizen-Times
Canadian-born poet-musician Leonard Cohen takes the stage Sunday night at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville, North Carolina. Sphere: Related Content
Canadian-born poet-musician Leonard Cohen takes the stage Sunday night at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville, North Carolina. Sphere: Related Content
10/30/2009 - Legendary hotel's wild days are over in 'Chelsea' - STLtoday.com
10/30/2009 - Legendary hotel's wild days are over in 'Chelsea' - STLtoday.com
For more than a hundred years, the Chelsea was a bohemian roach motel: Artists checked in, but they never checked out. Abel Ferrara, the bootstrap director best known for "Bad Lieutenant," recounts and re-creates the history of the hotel in his first documentary, "Chelsea on the Rocks."
Although the Chelsea has hosted luminaries such as Bob Dylan, Arthur Miller, Joni Mitchell and Dylan Thomas (who died there), Ferrara focuses on the semipermanent struggling artists who gave the place its peculiar charm. It's a cheap, vicarious high to hear these unidentified denizens reminisce about the orgies and overdoses that seem to have been included with the rent. Sphere: Related Content
For more than a hundred years, the Chelsea was a bohemian roach motel: Artists checked in, but they never checked out. Abel Ferrara, the bootstrap director best known for "Bad Lieutenant," recounts and re-creates the history of the hotel in his first documentary, "Chelsea on the Rocks."
Although the Chelsea has hosted luminaries such as Bob Dylan, Arthur Miller, Joni Mitchell and Dylan Thomas (who died there), Ferrara focuses on the semipermanent struggling artists who gave the place its peculiar charm. It's a cheap, vicarious high to hear these unidentified denizens reminisce about the orgies and overdoses that seem to have been included with the rent. Sphere: Related Content
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Conservative christian, right wing republican, straight white, american male.
Conservative christian, right wing republican, straight white, american male.
Gay bashing, black fearing, poor fighting, tree killing, regional leaders of sales.
Frat housing and keg tapping and shirt tucking back slapping, haters of hippies like me.
Tree hugging, peace loving, pot smoking, porn watching,lazy ass hippies like me.
Tree hugging, love making, pro choicing, gay wedding, wide spread digging hippies like me.
skin color blinded, conspiracy minded, protesters of corporate greed
We who have nothing and most likely will, till we all end up locked up in jails
by Conservative christian, right wing republican, straight white american males.
Diamonds and dogs, boys and girls living together in 2 sperate worlds.
following leaders up mountians of shame, looking for someone to blame.
Diamonds and dogs, boys and girls. living together in 2 seperate worlds
following leaders up mountians of shame, looking for someone to blame.
I know who I like to blame.
Conservative christian, right wing republican, straight white. american males
soul saving, flag waving, Rush loving, land paving, personal friends to the Quales
quite diligently, working so hard to keep, the free reigns of this democracy
from tree hugging, peace loving, pot smoking, bare footing, folk singing hippies like me.
tree hugging, peace loving, pot smoking, porn watching, lazy ass hippies like me.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Transpersonals - EGO TRYP
This is a band that I discovered that really preserves the tradition of the early psychedelic movement. One can hear influences of Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, etc.. The most important part though, is that they do it well. Treat yourself to a Friday Psychedelic Freekout with The Transpersonals.
Bliss:
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