‘Billie Jean’ was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV (1983). Here he is performing it on stage from ‘Motown 25 Yesterday, Today, Forever (1985).
He said that the only time he was ever truly happy was when he was performing on stage. This is his state of grace. His gift to us all. Michael Jackson RIP.
Now available on DVD. Be ready to turn your monitor or laptop on its side…
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The original 1969 recording of I Am Sitting In A Room by Alvin Lucier.
Lucier records himself narrating a text, and then plays the recording back into the room, re-recording it. The new recording is then played back and re-recorded, and this process is repeated. Since all rooms have a characteristic resonance (e.g., between a large hall and a small room), the effect is that certain frequencies are gradually emphasised as they resonate in the room, until eventually the words become unintelligible, replaced by the pure resonant harmonies and tones of the room itself. The recited text describes this process in action – it begins “I am sitting in a room, different from the one you are in now. I am recording the sound of my speaking voice…”, and concludes with, “I regard this activity not so much as a demonstration of a physical fact, but more as a way to smooth out any irregularities my speech might have,” referring to his own stuttering.
Audio from UBUWeb’s Alvin Lucier page
Quote from the good Wikipedia article about Lucier
Alvin Lucier’s official website
A minimalistic improvisation by Lebanese trumpeter Mazen Kerbaj ’duetting’ with the Israeli Air Force as it bombards Mazen’s home city of Beirut. Recorded by Kerbaj on the balcony of his flat in Beirut on the night of 15/16 July 2006. Silence, space, explosion, boredom, scuffling – the psychoacoustics of modern conflict (it’s very quiet – turn your volume up).
From muniak.com via Mudd Up!, the old version of the DJ Rupture blog
Image from flickr.com / mazenkerblog.blogspot.com
I want to riff on birds, riffing as a way of exploring morphic resonance between different kinds of material. Out there in the world, in art, music and literature, birds are ubiquitous. See Max Ernst’s Two Children Are Threatened By A Lark or re-run Hitchcock’s The Birds. Listen to Patti Smith’s Birdland while reading The Raven by Poe. Recall the Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie, Tennessee William’s Sweet Bird of Youth, Jim Morrison’s Bird of Prey, Leda’s Swan, Coleridge’s Albatross and perhaps the saddest bird of all Lewis Carroll’s Dodo. The augurs of ancient Rome would interpret the will of the gods by studying the behaviour of birds, their flight patterns, eating habits and songs. I make no such soothsayer’s claim for my activities, which are more akin to an open play of fanciful pattern matching.
From 8th to 31st August 2008, the Arnolfini in Bristol is running a Directors Focus season on the disfigured wunderkind of the new German cinema, Rainer Werner Fassbinder. As part of this season they will be screening The Daily Moods of the Final Certainty, a video portrait of Fassbinder by Viralux, drawn from his writings, screenplays and interviews.
In honour of the life and work of Fassbinder, LoveHowlMuse is offering a free MP3 download of the soundtrack to The Daily Moods of the Final Certainty during the Arnolfini’s season.
Fassbinder Directors Focus season overview »
The Daily Moods of the Final Certainty will be screened before these films:
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (8th Aug)
The American Solider (16th Aug)
Fox & His Friends (24th Aug)
Fear Eats the Soul (31st Aug)
Selfish Cunt are coming! See their tour dates below.
You can also get a free MP3 of Feel Like A Woman by clicking here (you’ll need to give them your email address). Feel Like A Woman is a track from their forthcoming album English Chamber Music, which will be released on 20th August.
See photos and videos on their LoveHowlMuse page, or find out about the album on their MySpace page.
1st Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Kendal - Kendal Calling Festival w/ Dizzee Riscal & British Sea Power
2nd Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Wigan - The Tavern (Club Underground)
4th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Aberdeen - Tunnels (14+)
5th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Glasgow - TBC
7th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Edinburgh - Edinburgh Festival Caberet Voltaire (sick note) – FREE ENTRY
8th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Wakefield - EscoBar
9th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Blackburn - Cellar Bar – MARTIN’S HOMECOMING SHOW
12th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Manchester - Ruby Lounge
13th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Cheltenham - 2 Pigs (16+)
14th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Bath - Moles
15th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Cardiff - Barfly
18th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Southampton - Joiners
19th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Brighton - Freebutt
20th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – London - 100 Club – ALBUM LAUNCH
21st Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Exeter - Cavern Club
23rd Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Plymouth - Hubb
24th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Bristol - The Croft
25th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Tunbridge Wells - The Forum (16+)
26th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Colchester - Arts Centre
29th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
30th Aug 2008 – 20:00 – London - Offset Festival (Last FM Stage)
5th Sep 2008 – 20:00 – Olso, Norway - Garage
6th Sep 2008 – 20:00 – Stavanger, Norway - Cementen in Stavanger / NuMusicfestival
19th Sep 2008 – 20:00 – Paris, France - La Mechanique Ondulatoire
26th Sep 2008 – 20:00 – Vienna, Austria - Icke Micke @ Planetarium Vienna
The 6th of July is George W. Bush’s birthday. To celebrate this infernal occasion, for one week only Viralux are making their song Happy Birthday Mr. President available to download as a high-quality MP3 – just click below…
[Edit: Unfortunately the week has come to an end. Subscribe to the blog using RSS or the email subscription box on the right to receive updates as soon as new blogs like this are posted.]
Happy Birthday Mr. President:
Lyrics and vocals: Trish Lyons
Produced by: Viralux
See more about Viralux on LoveHowlMuse »
Send us a message if you want the lyrics…
What if what we see when we feel can be heard?
Is this what is meant when we say that music touches us or that a painting moves us? LoveHowlMuse was formed by such questions.
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