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Author Archives: urbangraffito
Live Albums — Dead or Alive?
I was tagging songs on my Last.fm account the other day (I like to listen to an eclectic mix of music while I work) when I noticed the sheer number of live albums which were being scrobbled from my music … Continue reading
Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
Aphex Twin (aka Richard David James) was born on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland and is an English electronic music artist. He has been described as “the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music. While not to … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged Aphex Twin, electronic music, explicit language, Imperial, music culture, sardonic, subversive, video
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Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Australian sneer-rock vets Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have come out with their 14th studio LP entitled, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Though there’s no tracklist info just yet, the album’s artwork is provided by British artists Tim Noble and Sue … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged audio/visual, new release, new video, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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Culture Jamming 101: ShopDropping
Shopdropping is a tactic used by artists and activists to clandestinely place altered or recreated objects into retail stores. Handmade labels were printed out for students to color, cut, and paste. The project featured real people who make the products, … Continue reading
Posted in Insane, Miscellany, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged anti-advertising, culture jamming, shopdropping, subvertising
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Loggins and Messina @ Wolfgang’s Vault
For those of us who remember the unique vocal harmony of Loggins and Messina from their string of highly successful albums in the 1970s — in particular, their quintessential 1974 live album, On Stage — we will surely welcome this … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Cult
Tagged Loggins and Messina, singer songwriters, streaming audio, Wolfgang's Vault
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Up From The Deep
For as long as I can remember I have always been a proponent of the D.I.Y philosophy, never more so than when I founded my own micro-press in the mid 80s. At that time, in Canada at least, publishing was … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Miscellany, Site News
Tagged counter culture media, D.I.Y. philosophy, ephemera, micro-presses, the new KUR, zines
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