I wrote a poem on a dog biscuit… but your dog refused to look at it. Have a nice day if it means something to you – have a bed in… but don’t forget to invite somebody.
I’ll post the content winners this evening – so if you want to enter you still can – and there’s a pretty good chance that you’d win something!!
Galaxie 500 – original & best:
Luna:
Mp3: Dean & Britta – Fourth of July
Mp3: Galaxie 500:
1001 Nights
As well as announcing the Galaxie 500 reissues, Damon & Naomi also had plenty of news about their post-Galaxie 500 project. On 8th September 20|20|20 will release a compilation of the duo’s Sub Pop years containing 74 minutes of tracks taken from the four albums released by the label. No tracklist as yet but as soon as I have one I’ll post it.
Later in September new Brooklyn based film and music label Factory25 will release 1001 Nights, a DVD compilation of live performances, tour films and videos. It includes the previously released “Song to the Siren” tour film and an unreleased “Japanese Scrapbook” film as well as live selections and three music videos. The DVD will be released on 29th September and will be available as a limited edition which will come with a vinyl LP of the Live in San Sebastian album.
You can download the music video of “Song to the Siren” as a preview.
A fine but failed effort
About a year ago I set the challenge for someone to take a picture that proved that the Empire State building was no bigger than a nickel – the challenge was met with tumbleweed – so…
I have a bunch of duplicate CDs from various Track & Field lucky dips (incl. The Clientele, Mahogony etc) I’ve bought over the last few years so I’ll give one (or more) of my dupe CDs to the person who can provide me with the the best…
Entries either emailed to me, linked to me, posted in the comments or posted on the facebook (or anywhere else I can see/read it e.g. flickr, a blog, etc.).
I am the judge and will choose based on whatever makes me smile (or drop my jaw in awe).
Entries preferably by the Fourth of July
The last post was hastily chucked together before work yesterday so here’s a bit more detail on the Galaxie 500 vinyl resissues. The vinly is described as being “Super Deluxe” although I haven’t managed to identify what this entails but the More Sad Hits reissue was very lovely so I have no reason to believe that these will be any different. I’ll try and track down the technical details for trhe audiophiles out there!
Update: The technical details…
Videos are 480×320 mp4 files, and are compatible with iPods and iPhones.
Vinyl editions are remastered by Alan Douches and Kramer at West West Side Music, cut by Kevin Gray at AcousTech, pressed to virgin vinyl at RTI, and packaged in old-fashioned tip-on style jackets at Stoughton. T-shirts are Fruit of the Loom. In the 80s, that’s all there was.
The albums are avaialble in the following ways…
Individual LPs are available from Damon & Naomi’s website for $15 per album + shipping.
You can also buy packages containing the vinyl and including downloads either as mp3 or Apple lossless. These packages can be bought from the Galaxie 500 online store…
You can also add a T-shirt to any of the packages for an extra $10
The physical items will be shipped starting Monday July 6th
You can download Fourth of July for free in return for your email address.
The three Galaxie 500 albums are ow available to order on vinyl. Visit the official store where you can order various packages of vinyl and/or high quality downloads (and T-shirts)
You can also download Fourth of July for free
I’ve just come across these six videos of Damon & Naomi performing in Peterborough, NH. The show was in a bookstore and was shot with two cameras and has great sound. Well worth sitting through…
This Tuesday, 23rd of June, Damon & Naomi will be at the ISSUE Project Room in Brooklyn to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their book publishing company Exact Change. The evening will have musical performance ‘responding to Exact Change texts’ and readings from Exact Change publications.
The show kicks of at 8pm and costs $10. Food will be served and beer and wine will be available for purchase.
It seems that Flickr user RexSteed spent Saturday evening snapping away during Dean & Britta’s performance of 13 Most Beautiful at the Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
Which means that we can sit through a slideshow of most of the 13 (I make it 11) as well as pictures of one of the 13, Mary Woronow, being interviewed on stage before the show.
Here’s the video of Dean & Britta’s appearance on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic last Thursday…
Tracklist…
Dean & Britta will performing songs from 13 Most Beautiful live on Thursday’s Morning Becomes Eclectic show on Santa Monica’s KCRW. The show airs at 11:15 Pacific time (find out what time that is where you are) and is streamed live (sometimes with video) on kcrw.org.
Upcoming shows Recent links…
