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]]>Brilliant by @eldavldn on an overlooked aspect of Covid – the political response has orientated so much around the nuclear family and couple unit https://t.co/BJ1XWzn30F
— Dan Hancox (@danhancox) January 4, 2021
A couple of #CharityShop books that I haven't read it
pic.twitter.com/03auzmN1zd
— Coddy (@RobCoddy) January 4, 2021
https://twitter.com/synoisia/status/1346170628341190658
#COVIDSafetyMeasures
UV-sanitizing lighting, touchless systems, and a fantastic HVAC system — all apart of the TRC experience@bytimlogan @BostonGlobe https://t.co/qRuM9qk8rV
— The Record Co. (@therecordcoTRC) January 5, 2021
Conspiracy theorists have taken to sharing a schematic for a “5G chip” they claim is implanted in COVID-19 vaccines – only it's actually for the Boss Metal Zone https://t.co/AxTcjC0Pn2
— Guitar World (@GuitarWorld) January 4, 2021
i was not aware of how closely ballet was tied to sex work in the 1800's.
almost seems obvious after you learn the history&details, but it's definitely part of ballet thats left a mystery for general public.https://t.co/JIKucMbQVS— Arise (@rise804) January 6, 2021
https://twitter.com/jasprPR/status/1348958961442156545
https://twitter.com/MrToolan/status/1349010519424905219
https://twitter.com/DanielMudford/status/1349065047482490886
https://twitter.com/zombiesfj/status/1349845947040342017
https://twitter.com/putmyspellonyou/status/1350069543381553153 – via Kizunaut
"The great Borre Fen stretches like a golden-brown plain north and north-west to the point where the high land of Gundestrup rises to the blue sky. To the east lies the village of Kongens Thisted, with its Viking-period runic stone, and the great dark forest of Rold." pic.twitter.com/UphGIDMnXG
— Simon Spanton (@SimonGuy64) January 15, 2021
https://twitter.com/dylanhorrocks/status/1350217091194908673 – via Art of Coop
https://twitter.com/adamkolson/status/1350223704865861633 – via Rubber0Cement
#audiobooks pic.twitter.com/MpNwoNO7er
— Semiotic Stochastic
(@mitdasein) January 16, 2021
https://twitter.com/MBeefmaster/status/1350265421363077120 – via David John Roden
https://twitter.com/JonesJourno/status/1350368001044992000
https://twitter.com/TheeBalancer/status/1350137239582486529 – via P6
https://twitter.com/remotecore/status/1347918120560824324
Might as well boost these stories I love https://t.co/sYW5HoihIA
— A Scanner Blackhatly (@ascannerburkely) January 16, 2021
— Daggerboy (@slimhiney) January 16, 2021
I enjoyed ‘The Mountains Are Calling’ that much that I just had to go out and buy this, don’t let me down @MuirJonny
pic.twitter.com/P3bVQYt501
— The Hutch Runs (@Progradar) January 17, 2021
Marsha Zazula on her early days in heavy metal: "Bologna was our filet mignon." https://t.co/7tP8jIDqY3
— R Simon (@raymondpsimon) January 17, 2021
— Dr. Demonology (@DrDemonology) January 17, 2021
From 2015https://t.co/DhfDOFnpwu
— Daggerboy (@slimhiney) January 18, 2021
https://twitter.com/wipeoutbeat/status/1351628781463732224
Cracking piece about Madlib and his ceaseless beats on @NewYorker – can't wait for the @FourTet collab
https://t.co/z7FRmx01SE
— Stuart Fowkes
(@stuartfowkes) January 19, 2021
Today's post pic.twitter.com/jFiqU27h7c
— Stephen Gibson (@gibsons59) January 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/junklight/status/1353113557089574913
https://twitter.com/JesseDamiani/status/1353840110454894593 – via tlr
https://twitter.com/DaynaEvans_/status/1353719036824186882 – via Mikki Halpin
https://twitter.com/CaraLStacey/status/1354084678354014223 – via Kit Records
https://www.wired.com/1995/02/oswald/
— Daggerboy (@slimhiney) January 26, 2021
https://twitter.com/sooperrecords/status/1354115877462024192 – via Babe City Records
Kyrgyzstan ballads, Okinawa folk, Ugandan hymns … the album rewriting global music history | Music | The Guardian https://t.co/PYjdeQGM7t
— pH Pro Audio (@ph_pa) January 26, 2021
https://twitter.com/blprnt/status/1354486838375931906 – via Emily Post Punk
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Fresh food for thought – handpicked by our followers! Browse our archives for even more reading/book recommendations.
A sentimental, indulgent wallow in my personal history with the music of @philipglass, who celebrates his 83rd birthday today.
via The Night After Night Files / Steve Smith
I aspire to be described as terrible and lovely
Rachel Charlene / Autostraddle via Peg Aloi
Musician Ballaké Sissoko Says His Custom-Made Instrument Was Broken by TSA Security
In Mali, the jihadists threaten to destroy musical instruments, cut the tongues out of singers, & silence Mali’s great musical heritage,” said Sissoko. “And yet, ironically, it is the USA customs that have in their own way managed to do this.
Monica Castillo / Hyperallergic via Celeste Headlee / Andrea Feldman
Who’s Afraid of the IRS? Not Facebook
The social media behemoth is about to face off with the IRS in a rare trial to capture billions that the tax agency thinks Facebook owes.
But budget cuts have hamstrung the agency’s ability to bring the case.
Paul Kiel / Propublica via Matt DeMello
Pone: the paralyzed producer making music with his eyes
Motor neurone disease has left the French hip-hop artist totally immobile – yet he still found the means to compose a remarkable album inspired by Kate Bush
Anais Bremond / The Guardian via Ipek Gorgun / Mira Calix
Truck driver pulled over for speeding was using his semi as a recording studio
Wonder if the driver was haulin’ oats?
A Washington State trooper was surprised to find a semi-truck he pulled over this week was being used by its driver as a recording studio — complete with party supplies.
Brian Niemietz / NY Daily News via Inzane Johnny
Telefon Tel Aviv: Sound design, sine waves, and why ‘wrong’ is often right
We sit down with Josh Eustis to dissect the sounds and techniques behind Dreams Are Not Enough
Sam Taylor / Native Instruments via Claude Young
We’re Losing Another Rap Generation Right Before Our Eyes
this shouldn’t be evergreen and yet here we are again
Craig Jenkins / Vulture via Dee Lockett / Tara Joshi
‘It Feels Like An Extra Limb’ – Musicians On The Bond With Their Instruments
I spoke to @EspeSpalding, @blkfootwhtfoot, @TheonCross, @orbitalband and Natalie Clein about the bond between musician and instrument.
Bootleg Podcasts Are a New Frontier for Unlicensed Music on Spotify
for my first Pitch piece, I wrote about teen pop stans and TikTok freaks disseminating bootlegged music on Spotify via podcasts.
How a 90s Cult Rock Band Flourishes Despite Industry Odds
I interviewed @_GuidedByVoices (as well as their management, crew and inner circle) for this @FortuneMagazine deep dive into their surprisingly lean, savvy bottom line. Register for free and read/speed on. Many thanks to @RadTV!
Morgan Enos via Fortune
Why Iceland Seems To Punch Above Its Weight On The International Musical Scene
Gyda Valtysdóttir attributes Icelandic music to a lack of formal musical education: “When I started out in Múm at 16, I really was a beginner and it was just for the joy of playing; there wasn’t any thought that somehow you weren’t capable.” #iceland
Irish Examiner via Icelandic Music / remotevoices
How William S. Burroughs Influenced Rock and Roll, from the 1960s to Today
He wrote bleakly comic tales which were subject to obscenity trials in the States thanks to their dwelling on sodomy and drugs but which later saw him elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Open Culture via ONO1980-P Michael Ono
Can High Fidelity Survive the End of Taste?
The new High Fidelity is pretty likable, but this is a very smart breakdown of the ways it feels off in the moment.
Carl Wilson / Slate via Jeff Klingman
Music-Streaming Services Are Losing Their Brand Identity. Here’s The Visual Evidence
The Mazzy Star, Opal and Rain Parade songwriter, who has died aged 61, had a subtle but profound influence, paving the way for the hazy sound of Lana Del Rey
Cherie Hu / Water & Music via Ted Goia
David Roback: Hallucinatory Guitarist Still Sending Pop Into A Dream
David Roback: hallucinatory guitarist still sending pop into a dream
Alexis Petridis / The Guardian via Ken Sweeney
Also in the new issue of @LondonInStereo, I argue that sometimes it actually IS okay for journalists to listen to music on laptop speakers.
A Woman Accidentally Took 550 Times The Normal LSD Dose, Case Report Details
via Erowid Center / Arise
William Gibson On The Apocalypse: “It’s Been Happening For At Least 100 Years”
New interview with @GreatDismal in the New Statesman in which we learn that his initial recognition of what future shock felt like was the result of his first encounter with… glam rock.
Will Dunn / New Statesman via Chris Harris
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For one last time, Philly’s combo batting cages/concert venue Everybody Hits packs the house.
The Philadelphia Inquirer / Cassie Owens via Andrew Tasselmyer
Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Wants A Piece Of The World’s Most Successful Record Label
I wrote for @NPR about how Tencent now owns a piece of the world’s biggest record label (UMG) AND the world’s biggest paid music-streaming service (Spotify), and how that reveals that labels and tech companies rely more on each other than ever, not less.
‘Fake Artists’ Have Billions of Streams on Spotify. Is Sony Now Playing the Service at Its Own Game?
Found this interesting article while researching
Rolling Stone / Tim Ingham via Van Sounds
No One Wants Your Used Clothes Anymore
the global used clothes market
Bloomberg / Adam Minter via Drone Theory
Casualty Of Genius: The Sacrifice Of Mileva Maric-Einstein
Her name was Mileva Maric (1875 – 1948), once Mileva Einstein, and there was a time, long ago, when she was the mathematical heart of a startling revolution in physics.
Women You Should Know / Dale Debakcsy via Jamie Lawson
I Heard God in a Grain of Sound
A few thoughts about the minimalist-music deity Terry Riley.
The Stranger / Dave Segal via Ben
San Francisco’s 49-Year-Old Russian Bookstore Opens a Progressive New Chapter
SF’s Russian bookstore is opening a new chapter under new ownership, embracing the diversity of the Russian-speaking community. I wrote about the role of this store in my family’s immigration story, generational divides w/ in the Russian community and more.
Five Record Labels Fueling The Italian Underground According To Elena Colombi
Discover a new world of proggy, synthy and ’80s-indebted Italian record labels courtesy of NTS Radio Host and eclectic DJ Elena Colombi.
Electronic Beats / Elena Colombi via Sonofmarketing
Your online activity is now effectively a social ‘credit score’
Especially when the Morality Police get acquired.
Engadget / Violet Blue via Tariq / furtherfield
The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It
A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says.
The New York Times / Kashmir Hill via Callan Bignoli
Nightmares on wax: the environmental impact of the vinyl revival
From toxic wastewater to greenhouse gas emissions, the boom in vinyl has dangerous effects – but streaming isn’t as clean an alternative as it looks
The Guardian / Kyle Devine via Colman Jones
The Economics of 24/7 Lo-Fi Hip-Hop YouTube Livestreams
For Hot Pod, I dove into the harsh economics of 24/7 “lofi hip-hop radio – beats to relax/study to” livestreams (I have yet to meet an artist who got paid from them) and how the scene is getting increasingly commoditized
Cursive’s Tim Kasher on Two Decades of Domestica
I talked to Cursive’s Tim Kasher about their latest record, the anniversary of Domestica, and the struggle to make art without letting money dictate your creative decisions.
Ashley Naftule via Phoenix New Times
How to build the future music industry we want and need
6 months ago, @brandonstosuy suggested I write a guide for @thecreativeindp called, How to Build the Future Music Industry We Want and Need. I remember thinking, 𝙒𝙃𝙊 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩?
Well…
Ziemba via The Creative Independent
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If throwing the music playbook out the window was (and largely, still is) a near-guarantee that your music won’t be heard by masses, then its still puzzling how so many bands that achieved relatively little success were still able to record/produce and do all kinds of things through (often) unpleasant circumstances/conditions.
From Chrome to Neurosis to Suicide, plenty of performers chose to ignore the trends of the moment and the risk of being forgotten and instead focused on developing some of the most creative ways to express themselves. The results were often mixed, but they also offered musicians who dared to follow this path something that no chart-toppers/hoppers could ever do – a chance to be remember for being original and creative, rather than chasing trends and being loved for an attempt to imitate someone else.
While such albums as Jesus Lizard’s “Goat”, Slint’s “Spiderland” and My Bloody Valentine’s “Loveless” most certainly started to change general public perception of what music can be, it wasn’t until recently that much of hard-to-categorize/hard-to-define music started to penetrate the conscience of larger audience, mostly via college radio, success of bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pixies (as well as smaller victories by bands like Fugazi, My Bloody Valentine and countless others) in the early 80s and 90s, and of course, endless touring and work accomplished by thousands of bands, large and small, indie and not.
While the proliferation of computers, mp3 format and YouTube seemingly made it easier for musicians to find ways to record and do tours/promote themselves, its still mind-boggling how many of them are still ending up in the trash bin of history/discount bins around the country. Even though there’s a countless amount of magazines and music festivals around the world, there’s still plenty of bands who might need a bit of recognition and it is my hope/belief that I Heart Noise will help to fill that void (at least partially).
Besides blog we also got Twitter Facebook Instagram Mixcloud and Youtube. Join us and spread the word!
Recommended Reading
Michael Azerrad – Our Band Could Be Your Life
Charles Neal – Tape Delay: Confessions From The Eighties Underground
Recommended Listening
Hand-picked tunes by bands you know (Husker Du, Suicide, Slint) and bands you don’t, but definitely should (Violet Nox, Skyjelly, Guiding Light).
Tracklist
St. Johnny – Black Eye (from Speed is Dreaming) (DGC, 1994)
Turkish Delight – Grammy (from Tommy Bell) (Castle von Buhler, 1996)
Slint – Good Morning, Captain (from Spiderland) (Touch and Go, 1991)
and more tunes from Hopewell, Grand Mal and many others.
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