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[avecigrec]

Members of The Brian Jonestown Massacre brawl on stage

The Brian Jonestown Massacre's concert in Melbourne, Australia descended into chaos after frontman Anton Newcombe and guitarist Ryan Van Kriedt brawled on stage.

consequence.net

 

[Jan]

This is a new idea:

The Hives Issue Call for Cover Bands, Say They’re Franchising Live Shows

“Help us create a world where the Hives are playing in every city, all the time,” the band said in a tongue-in-cheek announcement

pitchfork.com

 

[yukbon]

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

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Well damn. Thanks for everything, Geordie.

 

[Nee Lewman]

All right before I even finish this:

The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s

We rank the 200 best songs of the 1980s: Madonna, Prince, Public Enemy, and more

www.rollingstone.com

Take on Me is at 193…???… wtaf? That’s a top tier song!

Also 199 is not 200 RS.

 

[Nee Lewman]

This is fascinating:


But then I’m a giant nerd.

 

[Jan]

RIP Shane MacGowan

 

[Nee Lewman]

Watched Little Richard: I Am Everything last night, very good film.

 

[Hemotep]

 

[Jan]

RIP Shane MacGowan

The funeral and wake die Shane MacGowan seems to be very fitting with people dancingvin the church ailses with glenn hansard and the pogues playing fairytale of New York. Then their was the wake in the pub afterwards for which shane reportedly left 10.000£ for free beer as his last wish a d people playing music and singing and drinking till dawn. Is there a more fitting way to send of shane macgowan?

 

[mgp]

I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else, but apparently Phosphorescent (Matthew Houck) has a new album called Revelator that's coming out at some point. So, he played a show at a bike shop in Minneapolis?

Photos: Matthew Houck of Phosphorescent MicroShow at Angry Catfish

Houck performed solo at Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop + Coffee Bar in south Minneapolis on Friday evening for The Current’s latest MicroShow.

www.thecurrent.org

 

[EvanBenner]

Another merchandiser bites the dust leaving labels and artists in the lurch.

SCP Merchandising Closes Down

Billboard: SCP Merchandising, an Illinois-based merch company used by artists including Mitski, Father John Misty and Carly Rae Jepsen, has shut down, according to a member of SCP leadership still on-site after the company laid off its staff over the weekend. Based on accounts from multiple...

chorus.fm

I found this out shortly after responding to an open customer service inquiry I had with them, which fortunately got solved today by the label directly.

EDIT: Feels especially bad having wished the CS reps happy holidays in messages they'll now never see.

 

[avecigrec]

Migration season...

 

[yukbon]

Chris Karrer of Amon Düül has died

 

[Jan]

Any of the guitarists here interested?

 

[Jan]

Pitchfork’s absorption into GQ is a travesty for music media – and musicians | Laura Snapes

Condé Nast’s gutting of the esteemed alternative publication and its staff is the latest example of media conglomerates prioritising capital over culture

www.theguardian.com

 

[Nee Lewman]

So, I’m listening to P.M. Dawn’s Jesus Wept for the very first time. SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?

a while later... OH MY GOD, it already sounded like bad Prince before you started singing 1999 and why is this track named anything other than 1999?

 

[Nee Lewman]

So, I’m listening to P.M. Dawn’s Jesus Wept for the very first time. SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?

a while later... OH MY GOD, it already sounded like bad Prince before you started singing 1999 and why is this track named anything other than 1999?

IS THIS JUST A MEDLEY OF THINGS THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PAY TO SAMPLE???? WHAT THE HELL??? NILSSON? WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON???

 

[Biscuit]

IS THIS JUST A MEDLEY OF THINGS THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PAY TO SAMPLE???? WHAT THE HELL??? NILSSON? WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON???

This album came out in '95, 4 years after the landmark sampling lawsuits hit De La and Biz Markie. Rap got turned upside down after those cases and The Turtles pocketed a load of cash.

 

[Nee Lewman]

This album came out in '95, 4 years after the landmark sampling lawsuits hit De La and Biz Markie. Rap got turned upside down after those cases and The Turtles pocketed a load of cash.

I get that, but wouldn't they still have to pony up royalties for the songwriting on these songs or was this an attempt to circumvent the whole process?