Mike Burkett aka Fat Mike(FM) of NoFX has been interviewed by Dream not of Today in three parts. He talks about new directions and old ideas of his record label Fat Wreck Chords. Read part 1 : FM: Well, we’ve been talking about it for a while. All our back catalog is now under eight [...]
"All new releases are gonna be under ten dollars"
May 12, 2009
You value art in the same way as:
May 12, 2009
A small four step questionnaire about art and what you value the most about it. Give it a try here. It gives you a lot of meaningful insights into the world as well.
Guerrilla gardening
May 12, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgsJwJ9HFe8] A couple of weeks ago we showed you Grassiti, which was cool, and now another new thing was put to our attention: Guerrilla Gardening. (Don’t you love those terms: Grassiti, guerrilla gardening.) In the Netherlands it is not (yet) cool, for various reasons: watch this video to see the three reasons below illustrated. 1. [...]
Tilburg: The monstertruck city of the South
May 12, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32r8dRIGfcw&feature=player_embedded] Well, at least for the weekend of 16 till 17 May 2009. It made us think of THE greatest comedy show ever: “The World’s Greatest Daredevil… The man who’s no stranger to danger… If he’s not in action, he’s in traction… Captain Lance Murdock!” The Simpson family attends a monster truck show with a [...]
Special: Cool cover versions: Das Model (Part 2 of 5)
May 12, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqkgLgMjt3A] This week you can wake up to some cover versions to get you kickstarted! Das Model by Kraftwerk. see the original here Covered by the noise rockers of Big Black as can be seen above, and also by shock rockers Rammstein: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpprIoaIa7I)]
"I've got the attention span of a five year-old"
May 11, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkUGAPhRVik] Ricky Gervais repeats his The Office style monologue. This time it is about painting. He likes red. A lot. Sometimes he seems genuine, but we know better, don’t we? (via)
ZXZW Social Festival Model wins prize!
May 11, 2009
Our Social Festival Model has won the Think Ahead Award! Barry and Joost at KicksforFree write: You might have heard of ZXZW’s Social Festival Model. It’s our open source business model where everybody in our community can give input and feedback on the festival organization. With this development we’re asking input of everyone who feels [...]
Knitta thinks ZXZW was their most memorable trip
May 11, 2009
You might have seen the works of Knitta at ZXZW 2008. In an interview for Pret a Voyager they called it their most memorable trip: “I went to the little industrial town of Tilburg, The Netherlands for the ZXZW music festival and had made up my mind to get back to Amsterdam as quickly as [...]
Animal Collective live @ Letterman
May 11, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehLEHxvl9rA] Animal Collective, one of the most interesting bands we know, have finally performed at Letterman. For the occasion they brought with them 4 strangely looking dancers. Check out the cool video above! Just to remind you: we have an Animal Collective-like band at ZXZW this year, called AU. You should try it. You will [...]
"The gods are here!"
May 11, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxLgiKlJ2BA&feature=player_embedded] Have you ever seen a big heavy metal guy with a moustache go crazy for his favorite band like a little girl for her Britney? We didn’t. Until we saw the video above. Majestic.
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Malcolm Middleton @ Incubated, January 2012, photo by William van der Voort. At The 405 they interviewed Malcolm Middleton (ex-Arab Strap) what his favorite band line-up would be. He would call this band Lotus Land, and his choices are certainly not predictable, but man, are they great. My fantasy band would be: Drums: Tomas Haake (Meshuggah) Bass: Jenny Lee [...]