Artist: Kiyoshi Yoshida
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
Long Way To Japan
Year: 2001
Tracks: 13
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Lou Reed Wants to Talk About His New Radio Show, Does Not Want to Talk About Money
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Last month Lou Reed became the latest rock icon to foray onto satellite radio when he launched "New York Shuffle," a weekly free-form show on Sirius co-hosted by producer Hal Willner (who also collaborated on Reed¹s new concert doc, Berlin). We spoke to Reed about the show, which broadcasts an eclectic mix of music from Animal Collective to Ornette Coleman to Solomon Burke to Peaches, and — less successfully — his financial stake in the struggling company.
How did this show come into being? Did Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin wine and dine you?
I've always wanted to do a radio show, and I was talking with Hal Willner about doing the kind of radio show that once was here in New York where the guys played whatever they really liked. You know, I did it when I was in college. I liked being a D.J. I think the radio is amazing — I learned to play from the radio. The Sound of the Hound, Magnificent Montague, Alan Freed, people like that.
What kind of audience do you envision when you're doing a show? The commuter from Staten Island?
You're joking, right?
Look, they have thousands of people who do things like that. We're just there playing music that we think is really great. I mean, I was just listening to some Theremin music that Moog puts out on a DVD sampler and I've got to play this, it's so astonishingly beautiful. I was listening to another group the other day called the Books that was pretty good. And then Willner played this amazing old Solomon Burke track. Ah, fantastic. Wouldn't it be great if there were like hundreds of people playing it like that, turning you on to some really good shit?
Your show is called the "New York Shuffle." As music has been migrating from local stores and radio stations to satellite radio and the Internet, do you think there's still such a thing as a New York sound?
I think these days it's more of a Brooklyn sound. It's not out of New York anymore; it's all out of Brooklyn. I go out there to listen to music. A lot of the stuff we played, when we checked out where it came from, it was from Brooklyn.
The music industry is going through a lot of turmoil, obviously, with labels closing and record stores shutting down all over the country. What role do you think radio plays today?
Stations should pay attention to what people really want to listen to and not have these restrictive playlists. That's what I think. I'm not usually the one someone turns to about advice on how to make money.
Sirius's impending merger with XM is anticipated to boost earnings. Do you own any stock in the company?
What are you, a fucking asshole? I'm here telling you the truth about music and you want to know if I have stock in the fucking radio? You fucking piece of shit. What did I do to deserve that?
Moving on. You've got a film out, you've got your radio show, you've got a new book of photography coming up — is there a new album in the works?
No. Nothing I feel like talking about. Good-bye.
—Andrew M. Goldstein
Last month Lou Reed became the latest rock icon to foray onto satellite radio when he launched "New York Shuffle," a weekly free-form show on Sirius co-hosted by producer Hal Willner (who also collaborated on Reed¹s new concert doc, Berlin). We spoke to Reed about the show, which broadcasts an eclectic mix of music from Animal Collective to Ornette Coleman to Solomon Burke to Peaches, and — less successfully — his financial stake in the struggling company.
How did this show come into being? Did Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin wine and dine you?
I've always wanted to do a radio show, and I was talking with Hal Willner about doing the kind of radio show that once was here in New York where the guys played whatever they really liked. You know, I did it when I was in college. I liked being a D.J. I think the radio is amazing — I learned to play from the radio. The Sound of the Hound, Magnificent Montague, Alan Freed, people like that.
What kind of audience do you envision when you're doing a show? The commuter from Staten Island?
You're joking, right?
Look, they have thousands of people who do things like that. We're just there playing music that we think is really great. I mean, I was just listening to some Theremin music that Moog puts out on a DVD sampler and I've got to play this, it's so astonishingly beautiful. I was listening to another group the other day called the Books that was pretty good. And then Willner played this amazing old Solomon Burke track. Ah, fantastic. Wouldn't it be great if there were like hundreds of people playing it like that, turning you on to some really good shit?
Your show is called the "New York Shuffle." As music has been migrating from local stores and radio stations to satellite radio and the Internet, do you think there's still such a thing as a New York sound?
I think these days it's more of a Brooklyn sound. It's not out of New York anymore; it's all out of Brooklyn. I go out there to listen to music. A lot of the stuff we played, when we checked out where it came from, it was from Brooklyn.
The music industry is going through a lot of turmoil, obviously, with labels closing and record stores shutting down all over the country. What role do you think radio plays today?
Stations should pay attention to what people really want to listen to and not have these restrictive playlists. That's what I think. I'm not usually the one someone turns to about advice on how to make money.
Sirius's impending merger with XM is anticipated to boost earnings. Do you own any stock in the company?
What are you, a fucking asshole? I'm here telling you the truth about music and you want to know if I have stock in the fucking radio? You fucking piece of shit. What did I do to deserve that?
Moving on. You've got a film out, you've got your radio show, you've got a new book of photography coming up — is there a new album in the works?
No. Nothing I feel like talking about. Good-bye.
—Andrew M. Goldstein
Monday, 16 June 2008
Coldplay - Coldplay Donate Piano To Flooded School
Kind-hearted rockers COLDPLAY have donated a piano to an English school which was devastated by floods last year (07).
The British band bought St David's School in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucester, the instrument after their original piano was damaged by flooding in June and July.
A teacher at the school says, "We are just so grateful".
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Rosalia de Souza
Artist: Rosalia de Souza
Genre(s):
Easy Listening
Discography:
Rosalia De Souza: Garota Diferente
Year: 2004
Tracks: 11
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Albert Hammond Jr pays tribute to Bo Diddley
Albert Hammond, Jr. has paid tribute to legendary guitarist Bo Diddley, who died today after suffering heart failure.
The Strokes guitarist, who will release his second solo album �C�mo Te Llama?� on July 8, responded to the news of Diddley�s death telling NME.COM:
"I think we were all fans of Bo Diddley's rhythm and style. So many artists have borrowed his simple, but powerful rhythms, his chocolate bar shaped-guitar. Bo Diddley, may you rest in piece and live on through future musicians"
As previously reported, the rock 'n' roll pioneer, famed for his homemade square guitar, suffered a stroke in May 2007 while touring in Iowa, which was followed by a heart attack in August the same year.
Check out Bo Diddley's greatest Youtube video clips on the NME Office Blog now.
For more on Bo Diddley and a biography visit Bo-diddley.com or check out Bo Diddley's Wikipedia entry.
Bo Diddley was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987.
--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
The Strokes guitarist, who will release his second solo album �C�mo Te Llama?� on July 8, responded to the news of Diddley�s death telling NME.COM:
"I think we were all fans of Bo Diddley's rhythm and style. So many artists have borrowed his simple, but powerful rhythms, his chocolate bar shaped-guitar. Bo Diddley, may you rest in piece and live on through future musicians"
As previously reported, the rock 'n' roll pioneer, famed for his homemade square guitar, suffered a stroke in May 2007 while touring in Iowa, which was followed by a heart attack in August the same year.
Check out Bo Diddley's greatest Youtube video clips on the NME Office Blog now.
For more on Bo Diddley and a biography visit Bo-diddley.com or check out Bo Diddley's Wikipedia entry.
Bo Diddley was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987.
--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
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The new INDIANA JONES movie is expected to make $168 million (GBP84 million) at the box office in its first five days on release. The film hits cinemas on 22 May (08).
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Virgin warns illegal downloaders: stop or face prosecution
The age of illegal music downloads could soon be over. The UK's largest provider of home broadband is to warn internet users building up vast libraries of music that they could be prosecuted.
From next week, Virgin Media will send letters to thousands of households where music is either being downloaded or illegally shared. Many of the recipients are likely to be the unsuspecting parents of teenagers who hoard free downloads offered by file-sharing services. Research shows the majority of them are unaware their children are breaking the law.
The campaign is a joint venture between Virgin Media and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which represents the major record labels. The BPI ultimately wants internet companies to implement a "three strikes and out" rule to warn and ultimately disconnect the estimated 6.5 million customers whose accounts are used for regular criminal activity.
Geoff Taylor, the chief executive of BPI, said the partnership between ISPs and his industry needed to flower, adding that the deal with Virgin was a "significant first illustration of this".
"Virgin Media is the first ISP to publicly address the problem. It is a socially responsible ISP and I think other ISPs will look at this and see progress. I am very encouraged they have engaged with us. They understand the rights of musicians," he said.
"Education is the absolute key to reducing the amount of illegal downloading ... new partnerships with ISPs can help build an internet in which music is properly valued."
Virgin has stopped short of threatening any of its 3.5 million subscribers with disconnection, saying it first wants to "educate" customers during a 10-week trial campaign. Their letters will, however, be accompanied by a stern written warning from the BPI, which will threaten both disconnection and a court appearance for those who continue to download illegally.
Campaigns in the US and France have increased the pressure on the Government to act. The Business minister, Shriti Vadera, said: "This is a very welcome first step ... to educate consumers about unlawful file sharing, which damages our vibrant economy."
There remain major sticking points on the implementation of the law, however. These include uncertainty over precisely who will arbitrate disputes – for example when customers claim to have been victims of "wi-fi piggybacking" in which users link up to a paid-for wireless network that is not their own.
File-sharing and the law
*If you use peer-to-peer applications to copy or distribute copyrighted material such as music, films and software, and do so without paying royalties, you are almost certainly infringing the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Internet service providers bear no liability for illegal file sharing because the content is not hosted on their servers. Although such files may be transmitted across an ISP network, ISPs are "mere conduits" of information, as per the E-Commerce Regulations 2002.
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Sacred Sin
Artist: Sacred Sin
Genre(s):
Metal: Death,Black
Discography:
Translucid Dream Mirror
Year: 2001
Tracks: 11
NBC bringing up 'Baby Borrowers' buzz; reality show educates teens about parenting
HIDDEN HILLS, Calif. - It has all the trappings of a chatty viewing party for "The Hills," but with an after-school-special twist.
In Sam Weidman's living room, the 17-year-old high school senior and about 20 of his friends have gathered to nosh pizza, drink soda and whisper about what's happening on - and off - his flatscreen TV. Lauren Conrad's latest escapades do not apply to this scene, or the similar ones taking place around the country.
NBC and The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy are educating teens about unplanned pregnancy while enchanting them with "The Baby Borrowers," the network's upcoming new reality show featuring five 18-to-20-year-old couples tasked with taking care of tots, toddlers, tweens, teens and elderly folks on camera.
Unlike "The Hills," this nonscripted series comes with a clear message: Don't get pregnant.
"I don't want to say I didn't have high hopes, but I was kind of nervous what it was going to be like," said Weidman, a member of The National Campaign's Youth Leadership Team. "A lot of times when people try to convey a message to a teen audience, it gets lost in translation because of the age barrier."
On the show, the five teen couples live together for the first time and fast-forward through the various stages of parenthood, starting by wearing an "empathy belly," then caring for a real live infant. After a few days, the couples move beyond babies to toddlers, preteens, young teenagers and eventually senior citizens.
NBC and The National Campaign have previewed the series' first episode at the homes of several adolescents across the country before the show's June 25 debut. The National Campaign, which often works with the entertainment industry on public service announcements and teen pregnancy storylines, created a special discussion guide based on the show.
"It's a format that they're used to," National Campaign senior manager Amy Kramer told The Associated Press after the screening. "It looks like a lot of other shows teens watch, but they get also this incredible message. It's not a 'very special' episode of something. It's not hitting them over the head. It's like real life."
Weidman's preview was attended by three special guests: "Baby Borrowers" executive producer Tom Shelly, co-executive producer Kevin Harris and creator Richard McKerrow, who brought the format to the United States from Britain, where the show generated controversy before it first aired.
"It was great to watch them interact and laugh and joke with each other about it," said Harris. "That drives the conversation. I think we hit the balance between entertainment and education perfectly. If we made it into more of a documentary type of show, I feel like we would've missed it."
There are those who think the show's message does not justify its means.
After NBC announced it was producing an American version of "The Baby Borrowers," Natural Child Project director Jan Hunt posted an open letter on the organization's site, lashing out against the network "for the present and future emotional health of the babies and young children whose lives will be so strongly affected."
"Sudden removal from their parents and placement with strangers for long periods of time is from a baby's point of view no different than a kidnapping," wrote Hunt. "It has been well-established that babies who suddenly lose their primary caregiver can quickly go into mourning and emotional depression."
Shelly said every possible precaution was taken during the 18 days of "Baby Borrowers" production in Eagle, Idaho. The parents of the "borrowed" children were invited to watch their offspring 24-7 on 42 cameras that were placed throughout each of the show's baby-proofed homes and intervene whenever they felt it was necessary.
Trained paramedics and nannies were also on standby, but the nannies were instructed to only assist in case of an emergency, which does occur in one episode when two kiddies wake up from a nap to a house with no parents. Shelly also said all participants - teens, parents, children and nannies - underwent background checks and psychological testing.
"There isn't a safer place for a child in the whole country," said McKerrow.
Following the screening of the first episode, the "Baby Borrowers" producers, National Campaign staff, Weidman and his parents and friends openly discussed the show, teen pregnancy, birth control and abortion. Weidman said the most difficult part of the evening wasn't the frank discourse. It was coaxing his friends into attending in the first place.
"They were all a little skeptical," he said. "I was nagging them and bribing them with food to come, but I think they ended up being glad they came. I think this stirred them and their beliefs up. They all wanted to talk about it, which I guess was the whole point of the show."
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On the Net:
http://www.nbc.com/The-Baby-Borrowers/
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Speedy J
Artist: Speedy J
Genre(s):
House
Techno
Ambient
Discography:
Public Energy No 1
Year: 2002
Tracks: 12
A Shocking Hoppy
Year: 2000
Tracks: 11
A Shocking Hobby
Year: 2000
Tracks: 11
G Spot
Year: 1995
Tracks: 10
Jochem Paap, aka Speedy J, is a Rotterdam-based techno musician whose urbane blending of melodious electro-pop with a harder, more Detroit-fueled sharpness has been among the most highly-praised of post-rave European techno. The Dutch repp in Richie "Plastikman" Hawtin's Plus 8 judge, Paap was equally well-known as a club DJ (his nom de platter is in reference to his artistry on the cut) ahead decision making in 1997 to curtail his DJ engagements and nidus on his medicine. His 1993 debut LP, Powdered ginger, was an piquant portmanteau word of ambient textures and hard, laconic beats, and was immediately smacked with the "intelligent dance music" tag, assisted by the comprehension of a geminate of tracks on the first volume of Warp's influential (Stilted Intelligence) series. Paap has since released several follow-ups under the Speedy J byname (G-Spot, Public Energy No. 1, A Shocking Hobby) and two solo albums in an ambient series for Fax titled Vrs-Mbnt-Pcs 9598 (just re-insert the wanting vowels for a spry translation). He's besides recorded a sprinkling of material as Public Energy for Plus 8, as easily as for his possess Beam Me Up! judge before discontinuing the latter in 1996. He is cofounder of a Dutch remix net, dedicated to bringing Dutch electronic musicians in touch with one some other and nurture collaborative projects, and late to his moratorium on the DJ circuit was known for his commitment to bringing dance-based experimental electronic music to a wider audience, playing out often in improbable combinations with groups like Cypress Hill and Henry Rollins. In addition to his original recorded put to work, Paap has besides remixed tracks for Secret Cinema and Sven Väth. [See to it Also: Jochem Paap]
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Chingy
Artist: Chingy
Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop
Discography:
Hate It Or Love It (Explicit Edition)
Year: 2007
Tracks: 14
Hoodstar
Year: 2006
Tracks: 13
Powerballin'
Year: 2004
Tracks: 19
Jackpot
Year: 2003
Tracks: 17
Similar in style to colleague St. Louis pop-rapper Nelly, Chingy enjoyed a tidy sum of succeeder initially in his life history, outset with the summer 2003 blast hit "Right Thurr," yet he struggled to rival that success in subsequent eld. Born Howard Bailey, Jr., on March 9, 1980, in St. Louis, MO, Chingy was signed by Atlanta rapper Ludacris, whose Disturbing the Peace label released "Right Thurr" as the booster cable single to Jackpot (2003). "Right Thurr" became a spry hit, acquiring a wad of airplay and breaking into the Top Five of Billboard's Hot 100. Jackpot spawned deuce additional Top Five hits, "Holidae In" and "One Call Away," simply an ensuing dispute 'tween Chingy and Disturbing the Peace resulted in a seperation of the rapper from the judge. Powerballin' (2004), Chingy's mo album, was released by Capitol and failed to rival the success of its harbinger; its leading single, "Balla Baby," stalled at number 20 and its followup single, "Don't Worry," failed to even crack the Hot 100. Hoodstar (2006) was comparatively more successful, lED by the Top Ten strike "Pullin' Me Back," though the album itself fell considerably short of pt gross revenue status (in comparing, Kitty had bypast triple platinum). Chingy solved his differences with Disturbing the Peace thereafter and returned to the judge for his side by side album, Hatred It or Love It (2007).
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