Best Record of 2001: Day 55 Cover art courtesy of Parlophone. Good morning! We’re in for a treat today, as Lavender Sound (Max Freedman) takes the wheel and shares his take on Kylie Minogue’s Fever LP. Today, as part of the Best Album of 2001 series, Lavender Sound (Max Freedman) is back to share his take on Kylie Minogue’s Fever album. He previously covered Björk’s Vespertine. The words—and work— below the jump are all his, and I’m beyond grateful he let me share this with everyone! I think…
Hello May, how the hell are we here already? In any case, this is a slightly lighter update; most of the music events happened either really early or really late into the month, and I didn't actually get to spend as much time with tunes during that big middle period. But we make do what we have. New Music Immediate ImpressionsMay didn't actually have all that much new music. Or it did, but I just somewhat lost touch of it a bit. So this month's impressions list is going to be rather short.…
I had about six Coors Light at the VFW. – Tammy Robinkoff This improvisation by saxophone great Sonny Rollins was provided, along with his obituary, by Jesse Walker; the other links above the video were provided by Radley Balko; Mike Masnick; Nun Ya; Popehat; Mike Siegel; Asawin Suebsaeng and Sean, in that order. But for video. Your “leaders” at work. The truth is often painful. I hate it when this happens. R.I.P. Sonny Rollins and Marcia Lucas. More great moments in artificial stupidity. From…
In a copy of Peter Vansittart’s The Lost Lands (1964), loosely enclosed, there is a letter from the historian Peter Green: “I read you novel in TS [typescript] before I left the Bodley Head, & did an immensely enthusiastic report on it, entre nous: but seriously, an extraordinary tour-de-force I think, & the atmosphere of decaying, plague-ridden, obsolescent
Wiki – “Park” Big Dope P & Littlez – “Trapanese” Ital Tek – “The Ice Is Thin” The post Visual Velcro 56 first appeared on Palms Out Sounds.
The 2026 Oregon Contemporary Artists’ Biennial is up at Oregon Contemporary through July 5th, 2026. It’s a strong show and worth a visit. Here are 8 pieces from the show which resonated with me.Glory Gloryby Bean Gilsdorfhttps://www.beangilsdorf.com@beangilsdorfGlory Glory opens the exhibition. A run-on-sentence in flag form complete with golden tassels, borders, and a red satin backing winds its way from the entrance and into the main gallery. Cheesy illustrations from history textbooks are…
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Before anyone says anything, I know scavvy gangs can't have heavy stubbers. But cool figures trump rules restrictions, and Bang-Bang Alys is perfectly usable in N18 hive scum gangs or Stargrave crews!Read more »
by Nathaniel R The year's surest bet: A 55th Oscar nomination for John Williams scoring DISCLOSURE DAY © Universal Encourage me to keep going with these charts via comments. Let's talk sound and music. These categories generally stay mysterious until late in the year since post-production is such a heavy part of eligibility and credits for music and sound categories. Sometimes they'll switch out composers after filming has ended! And of course Original Song is notoriously hard to predict. One…
Guardians of Order was a small Canadian RPG publisher founded in the early 2000s. Its flagship product was Big Eyes, Small Mouth, an extremely early 2000s western interpretation of anime. When that book became a hit, they started up buying anime licenses, making games based on series like Sailor Moon and Tenchi Muyo. But one of the strangest things they ever did was let someone write a supplement adapting BESM into a game designed for Rescue Rangers-style talking animal adventures called Big…
Among the nine tracks of the album, we discover remarkable collaborations with international artists: the Brazilians Flavia Coelho and Lucas Santtana, the Cape Verdean Dino D'Santiago, and the Colombian Jimena Angel. These meetings are not the result of chance; all share a passion for musical diversity and the creation of bridges between genres and cultures. Together, they create a unique experience that allows the appreciation of new sounds. Source: 🩴 💿 Stream
It’s been 25 years since I first heard Chester Bennington growling into a microphone, and ever since then I’ve been a fan of both hard rock and crossover. My goodness, what gems these guys from Linkin Park delivered in the 2000s. “Crawling” isn’t just on my all-time best playlist, but I can sing along to it at any time (or so I like to think ;) Of course, I too was saddened in 2017 when the news of Chester’s tragic death broke, knowing for certain that there would never be any new music from…
"It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M. Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. A song from college or early adulthood. - It's the End of the World As We Know It by R.E.M. The main reason R.E.M. was so insanely popular can be attributed to the fact that they were really, really good - the song writing, the performance - everything. View Lou Plummer's Crucial Tracks profile
Japanese Story is a 2003 Australian romantic drama film directed by Sue Brooks. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.Sandy Edwards (played by Toni Collette) is a director in a company that designs geological software in Perth, Western Australia. Her business partner manipulates her into agreeing to act as a guide for a Japanese businessman visiting mines in the Pilbara desert, hoping that he will purchase the software. When Hiromitsu Tachibana…
Album of the Week, June 6, 2026 Peter Gabriel spent the months following So touring the world; the concert film Live in Athens gives a good idea of what that experience was like. But he was still writing music, and the next thing that came from him was a one-two punch: a soundtrack album to the most controversial film of the late 1980s, and a brand new record label to release it. And Peter being Peter, he released the album in June 1989, almost a full nine months after the theatrical release of…
It was my admiration for the guitars of Jimmy D'Aquisto featured in Guitar Player magazine almost 50 years ago that sparked my initial interest in guitar building. Despite that interest, this project will be my first foray into creating an archtop guitar of my own, now motivated as much by the music they are known for as their existence as objects of beauty. Bob Benedetto's seminal book, Making an Archtop Guitar, has waited patiently in the bookshelf, and its day has finally come!Guitar by…
Interview with Matthew Florianz, sound designer of one of my all-time favorite videogames.
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Ross McMeekin’s novel Pepperleaf offers sharp perspective on modern suburban life. Liz Kellebrew wrote of the book: “Master storyteller Ross McMeekin opens a window onto the intersecting lives of the…
Words: Chris ArnsbyMark Goodier: “Good evening and welcome to Top of the Pops, featuring the world’s most exciting chart the BBC UK Top Forty. There’s lots of variety on the show tonight from Harry Connick Jnr. to the brilliant Northside with their brand new single. This is Take Five.” [A quick note for posterity. As I write this, Film is Fabulous have announced the recovery of two lost Beatles performances from the 23/03/1964 edition. It’s 35mm film of them miming to Can’t Buy Me Love and You…
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Yesterday was my birthday. It was a day full of happiness and sadness, and I wanted to capture it in a post. It was a sunny, gorgeous morning, with hardly any clouds and the birds singing. I reflected a lot the night before, as I usually do before a birthday. My boyfriend and I both took off work, and I did a fun live stream which was epic. At the end of when I was going to raid another streamer, as I put my closing credits, I received a massive raid. Chatters were so amazing and wished a happy…
Maddie Regent See Me Toronto-native but LA-based, Maddie Regents is an indie pop artist, crafting songs at the intersection of romance, anxiety, fantasy, and heartbreak. Here on new single See Me, she explores the sense of vulnerability and connection that comes from opening up and being fully known by someone else. Opening with crisp synths and gentle guitar, See Me evokes the kind of clear-eyed storytelling style Taylor Swift is well known for. The gentle, buoyant melody provides a perfect to…
From: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-cure/1889992111?i=1889992123Confusingly not about The Cure, even though Olivia Rodrigo has history with the lovable lipstick goths. I once traded emails with Robert Smith when working on a compilation of Paul McCartney covers which he was a part of, and unlike all of the other artists who both a) had managers to deal with the multitude of tedious questions I needed answered for b) clearly didn’t care one jot about the project, Robert was utterly…
"Trebles Finals: Bright Lights Bigger City/Magic" by The Treblemakers Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Which song do you associate with your favourite city? I like the fact this song could basically be any city. I heard the Cee-lo version first, but Pitch Perfect had this wonderful mix. View Mandaris's Crucial Tracks profile Listen to my Apple Music playlist
Rafael Nadal at his best was incredible. The elegance of Roger Federer too. The dominance of Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic in their prime was equally impressive. Still, someone amazing in his own right, and far less known, is Mansour Bahrami. A successful doubles player hailed as "the Trick Shot King", he isn't hard to find on YouTube, where compilation after compilation captures the sheer joy he brought to courts around the world. Born in Iran and shaped by a nationwide tennis ban that…
Following on from the enigmatic "Tape 05" earlier this year, Scottish electronica legends, Boards of Canada, have dropped a whole new album, "Inferno", which is –in a word– "lush". Sticking to their classic formula of chopped up spoken word over wash synths, the whole album seeps into your mind leaving you feeling unsettled. This is a good thing. At times channelling Nine Inch Nails, others Aphex Twin, this is a darker –bassier– album than their previous output. I like it a lot. I've seen a few…
This one goes out to all my pooches. From the album Ridiculous Songs for Kids! (But it’s also for doggs of all ages) Ridiculous Songs for Kids!
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Stadthalle, Offenbach, West Germany, March 19, 1976As a follow-up to our All One Song talk with Matt Sweeney about “Barstool Blues” this week, let’s dive back into Neil and Crazy Horse’s Euro ‘76 tour. I can’t get enough! As far as we know, this year only included two “Barstool” performances — and this night in West Germany has one of 'em. Why didn’t they play it more often? I thought maybe Crazy Horse hadn’t quite remembered how to play it, but they seem to know it…
Hey people! I’ve been listening to Moyka quite a lot the last few days. She’s not new to me by any means, in fact I first heard of her very soon after her debut EP “Circles” came out in 2019 and have been following her ever since. But I’ve just recently got to hear her latest EP “Icarus” and then felt like revisiting her earlier music as well. I was actually sure that I must have featured her music around the time when I first heard her, but turns out that apparently I have not, or I must have…
