In June 1980 The Ex make their recording debut: the 7″ EP All Corpses Smell The Same. Two more releases follow that same month: a 7″ flexi-disc for the anarchist punk magazine Raket from Rotterdam, and a contribution to Utregpunx, a 7″ vinyl compilation. In October they release their first LP Disturbing Domestic Peace. In [...]
The Ex Files: The early years (1980-1984)
May 31, 2010
The Ex Files: The early years (formation, 1979)
May 25, 2010
The Ex has been a highly influential band in punk, experimental and avant-garde scenes for over three decades now. In 1979 the band formed out of the squat scene of Amsterdam and Wormer and has since then developed into a prominent musical force covering such diverse styles as punk, noise, rock, jazz, improvisation, and ethnic [...]
The Ex Files: Beautiful Frenzy
May 17, 2010
Watch this trailer of Christina Hallström and Mandra Wabäck’s Beautiful Frenzy, a documentary on legendary Dutch anarcho punk/noise/avant garde collective The Ex. The Ex will perform and curate an evening at Incubate 2010 on Monday September 13th.
Vortex: alive and kicking
May 11, 2010
Vortex 2006 The Netherlands’ longest lasting metalband Vortex is working on a new album. Going strong since 1979, these guys just won’t give up. And right they are in doing so. Stay updated on the work on their new album at their youtube channel and in the meantime, check out this golden oldie from 1986.
Best Dutch artist ever
September 30, 2009
Three months ago we let you met fantastic dutch artists with awesome album/single covers. And now Zwar found us a music video of one of these fabulous artists. Recorded at the Tilburg funfair. Enjoy! Of course this song, Schone Maid, is a classic. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7ZGX8Gxzyw] The original version is by Tony Marshall. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJLv4cio2i8] But talking about [...]
Download Richie Backfire documentary
September 7, 2009
A lot of you will know who Richard Bruinen aka Richie Backfire was. And if you don’t: he was the drummer for hardcore punkbands Right Direction, Backfire!, Determined, Swish and One Night Stand. Richard took his own life on March 20th 1999. If you don’t know him: watch this (Dutch…) documentary, and if you do [...]
Dio³
August 27, 2009
Dio 1 (Ronnie James Dio (b. 1942): Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell, Elf and many other bands) Performing in The Netherlands: Wednesday 2 dec 2009 in 013, Tilburg: 27,50 Dio 2 (Diorno Braaf (b. 1988) Dutch rapper on the TopNotch label) Performing in the Netherlands: Thursday 12 dec 2009 in Effenaar, Eindhoven: 12,50 [...]
Remember Serge Gainsbourg
August 13, 2009
Serge Gainsbourg was a drunkard who smoked three packs a day. He yelled obscenities at world-famous stars and let under aged girls sing about lollipops with anise filling. He wrote a novel about a man who broke toxic winds and recorded the most scandalous number of all times which was banned by the Vatican. Someone [...]
Generation Bass: Tropical beats from Belgium, Cumbia on Lowlands and more!
July 15, 2009
Here it is again: the Generation Bass update! First things first: Lowlands, one of the most prominent festivals in The Netherlands, has a Global cLIMAx program. This means the Lima tent will be the place to be for peeps that wanna hear something different when it comes to dance music. Fridaynight is definitely the one [...]
Rachid vs. Damaru
May 18, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtpZIVCtBuA] “Ik ben Rachid Ik zing voor jou het levenslied [...] Ik ben wat je ziet Want ik ben Rachid” Who do you like more? This exotic Frans Bauer or the Surinamese Jan Smit, Damaru we posted earlier? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4e1BcXLn7A]
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[Listen] Complete show R. Stevie Moore on Incubated 12!
February 8, 2012
He’s the king of DIY. With more than 300 cassettes released since the 60′s, he never made it to the charts. It turned him into a prophet in the independent scene. We booked R. Stevie Moore for Incubated 12 in Paradox, together with Harry Merry and Gary War (stream his entire set here!). The show was… [...]