[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMl81zRp4E] Wardruna is a cool folk initiative by Black metal dude Kvitrafn, in collaboration with the infamous Gaahl. Check out the video above for a good quality recording at a Norwegian talkshow.
Wardruna live
April 27, 2009
Special: Oi! punk – Decibelios (part 1 of 5)
April 27, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkZnwEBR0FI] Oi! is a working class street-level subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. Some famous Oi! bands are Street Dogs and the early work of Anti-Flag. This week we’re highlighting a few artists in Oi! history, both well- and unknown. We start with the Spanish band Decibelios [...]
The Canadian invented music piracy in 1897. Let's sue them!
April 27, 2009
You thought that music piracy was a product of modern times, didn’t you? Have a look at the image below (and the original PDF linked at the bottom) for a New York Times article from June, 1897 discussing music piracy – of course the perpetrators were Canadian. from.
Artist Exposed: The Notorious Hi-Fi Killers
April 27, 2009
Did you return safely home from the Roadburn fest, or did you cry all weekend long because you could not be there? Fear not! There is coming more fine music to Tilburg between 13 and 20 September 2009! One of the things that might very well be interesting for the stoner rock fans is The [...]
Generation Bass: Official supplier of Dope Music to the British Royal Family!
April 27, 2009
Generation Bass, the freshest Blog around when it comes to non-Western dance music just got a letter from Queen Elizabeth II (you know: the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New [...]
How to get roadburned
April 27, 2009
Missed Roadburn last week, or want to relive the festival you just came home from? Read a nice review here (day 1) and here (day 2): “It’s really easy to tell as you walk around Tilburg who is here for Roadburn and who isn’t. Even when I first got here from Amsterdam on the train, [...]
Art Monday: Kouichi Okamoto
April 27, 2009
Another one from the cool blog Designboom: Designed by Kouichi Okamoto of Kyouei Design. The chair weighs about 50 kg (110 lbs) If you think this is cool you should look at this magnetism clock he designed. Very cool indeed. See more here.
Monday Morning Wake-up: Marc Winter band
April 27, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjfsZFj_iRA] The Netherlands, 1981. This is what we looked like. This is what we sounded like. This is what we liked to listen. And we still like it.
This great weekend is for the hardcore guys
April 24, 2009
Artist Exposed: Kim Janssen
April 24, 2009
The series of Artist Exposed for the ZXZW 2009 fest, highlights the artists you definitely do not want to miss! One of those is: Kim Janssen. Playing September 20th, stay tuned for the venue. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8PF-yAxNzc] Kim Janssen is a Dutch singer-songwriter that uses his fragile voice and an acoustic guitar to create songs that appear [...]
