Has anybody been feeling a little dicked around by Ticketmaster? If you purchased a ticket for the Henry Fonda show with Animal Collective, Lucky Dragons, and Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, then you may have received an alert via e-mail/phone yesterday that the show was re-scheduled for Monday 2/23. If you changed your schedule, then you may like me be totally pissed off that another alert arrived this morning that the show was re-scheduled again to the date AC has on their Myspace, Thursday the 26th.
We've already been through so many uncertainties and date changes. Ticketmaster really needs to get it together. I feel like I should at least be refunded my convenience fee.
Has anybody been feeling a little dicked around by Ticketmaster? If you purchased a ticket for the Henry Fonda show with Animal Collective, Lucky Dragons, and Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, then you may have received an alert via e-mail/phone yesterday that the show was re-scheduled for Monday 2/23. If you changed your schedule, then you may like me be totally pissed off that another alert arrived this morning that the show was re-scheduled again to the date AC has on their Myspace, Thursday the 26th.
We've already been through so many uncertainties and date changes. Ticketmaster really needs to get it together. I feel like I should at least be refunded my convenience fee.- Get a great U-Lock. This article by Slate may be two years old, but the principle remains the same: not all locks were created equal. Another lesson learned is that security may come at a price. The Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit U-lock was the winner and can be found on Ebay for as low as $50. An investment, really, as the true value of a bicycle is not known until it's gone...
- Even for short-term locking, use a cord lock in addition to the U-lock. Especially if you have quick-release wheels and even if you have a bolted-on wheel, an additional 15 seconds of locking really is worth it.
- Lock through the frame, wheel, and to a rack, even if this means more walking to find an appropriate place. Pull the cord lock through your frame, front wheel, and to your lock.
Hello, Mellow, I know it's hard to love an ordinary fellow muses Blu, on the track "Melo" off of the mixtape Her Favorite Colo(u)r, dropped earlier this week. A leader in the reemergence of the Los Angeles underground hip-hop scene, Blu is hardly ordinary and extremely easy to love. Colo(u)r is a gem in the landscape of cluttered and over-produced internet mixtapes: simple, relaxed, and completely lacking in gunshots and sirens. It mixes samples ranging from the classic to the recent (including Billie Holiday, and a sequence from the 2004 movie "Closer") with Blu's meandering, laid-back flow reminiscent of Phife from the Tribe. The feel created is that of a sort of next generation Jazz rap; not quite as organic or ethereal, but just as poetic and honest.
Blu's earlier work, on his debut album Below the Heavens, and his collaborations with Producer Mainframe under the name Johnson and Johnson, has shown Blu to be introspective and intelligent. His lyrics reflect a genuine concern for the state of the world, particularly the working youth. On top of that, he's local. Her Favorite Colo(u)r showcases Blu's growing talent and his maturity, still with the same flair for simple wisdom and multi-syllable rhymes.
See I'm not the same as Lil' Wayne pleads Blu in the first verse of the songe "Untitled(LovedU)2". In a world where autotune dominates (and in light of the release of "Prom Queen") I think we can all be grateful for that.
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My dear friend Charles Mallison, whose previous photos for KSCR have been a resounding success, has shared with me a fabulous photo set from our show on Saturday. See more full-sized pictures here.
army navy with modest bling
other lives bringing oklahoma to l.a. and also professing their love for pete carroll.
gangi with colorful props.
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army navy with modest bling
other lives bringing oklahoma to l.a. and also professing their love for pete carroll.
gangi with colorful props.
Morrissey is due soon! Aw, yes. She'll be named "Years of Refusal", and we're expecting her in March! Personally, I have been generally pleased with late works from Moz -- You Are The Quarry is one of my favorites -- and this new track seems to continue the legacy of that and Ringleader of the Tormentors.
I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris is now on Morrissey's Myspace. I've only listened about five times and my general impression is that it contains all the elements we typically associate with Mr. Steven Patrick. It's definitely no return back to a Smiths track, but so far, so good. Too bad he's not making a stop in Los Angeles this spring.
(Photo via pfunkjazz)
Club Nokia really lived up to its name tonight, bringing the dance party in with Greyboy All Stars, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, and a guest appearance by Sly Stone (affectionately introduced as Sly Mother F**king Stone). I'm not talking about a bit of toe-tapping or hip swaying; I'm talking about couples freak dancing, middle-aged men in suits harlem shaking, and synchronized fist pumping more brutal than what goes on at a Metallica concert.
If there is any question after seeing the photo above, let me make it clear: George Clinton has still got it. There were at least a dozen people on stage including some original Funkadelic members -- my favorite being this gentleman. Sure, there were some technical difficulties (probably due to the massive wattage required by all the people on stage), but the crowd was compensated with a fascinating improvisational number including an extended version of "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" and Lil Jon's "Get Low". I could not tell who was having more fun: us or them. In either case, the energy was infectious. Sly Stone came out, recited a poem and everyone went wild with a collaborative performance of "Thank You".
There were plenty of different people to please that night. One older fan asked me, "What do YOU know about George Clinton? What do YOU know about P-Funk?" ...and admittedly, I was not even born when he was in his prime. But I looked around me at all the faces in the crowd - young, old, ethnic, white, female, male, suited, literally blue collar - and everyone seemed to be having a great time. If you weren't there, then no worries. G.C. and the P.F. have plans to release new material in 2009 and most likely will bring the party back.
(I should also mention the opener Greyboy All Stars. The San Diego six-piece was very reminiscent of The Meters, playing fresh bluesy funk. If you think you grew up in the wrong era and want to hear something more than a cover band, I would highly recommend them.)We'z gots 24 pages of glory for you.
Look for the colorful robot on the newspaper print. On campus and around the cool parts of L.A.
Lots of great features. PICK UP A COPY!!!
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Lots of great features. PICK UP A COPY!!!Pairing image and sound is truly an art form on Youtube. The greats include John Edwards' obsessive hair combing with "I'm So Pretty" or that tearjerker Christian the Lion with a famous Whitney Houston ballad. In rare instances, however, music has not been used for irony, humor, or literal sadness. The following is an account of a perfectly complementary, under-appreciated example.
In 1965, the city of Detroit commissioned a public, promotional film to address the problem of "white flight", where the middle-class fled for the suburbs and gently left the city's core in a state of degradation. The then mayor faithfully narrates a very scripted look at Detroit as a welcoming place for prominent citizens. Detroit: City on the Move takes cue from Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927), only with more focus on luxury restaurants, culture, and recreation than accurate portrayal of daily life.
Sufjan has the great ability to assume character, as he attempts to do on his album dedicated to Michigan. In the case of Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid), he delivers a convincing first-person account of an auto worker caught in despair, the tentative nature of blue-collar workers in the auto industry.
Watching Detroit: City on the Move inspires a stark mental contrast: nostalgic images of prosperity and leisure coupled with an understanding of the current state of blight and uncertainty. Sufjan's track Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!) bridges that connection with a message of understanding and an undertone of hopefulness. We can only hope for that same concern, especially from lawmakers considering the bailout of the Big Three...
Watch/Listen.
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Daedelus plays KSCR show on Friday November 21, 2008 at Ground Zero Performance Cafe.
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It's been about two years since KSCR released an actual magazine. This however, is all about to change. Everyone, mark your calendars! Coming December 8th to USC campus and local Los Angeles venues is BANDWIDTH MAGAZINE, the fruition of several months of hard labor, intellectual pursuits, heavy music listening, and way too much procrastination. And this time we're even publishing parts of it in fucking color! Excited? You should be. Here's what to look forward to:
The Best of Music, Movies, and Pop Culture, of 2008
CMJ Coverage
Everything Hip In LA
KSCR Concerts
A Witty and Humorous Back Cover
And More!
So if you'd like to own a priceless art work, than BANDWIDTH MAGAZINE is your calling. It'll feature all of the above plus wonderful pictures and other oddities, and it really is priceless, because it's fucking free! So be sure to pick one up on campus or at your local music venue on December 8th!
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