Bagatelle: music links
le 21, avril 2008
- The Making of Bjork’s 3-D ‘Wanderlust’ Video
- It’s just amazing that there is actually not a lot of CGI in the video - puppets, baby!
le 13, mars 2008
- Six-Word Reviews of 763 SXSW Mp3s by Paul Ford
- Too much music for one person.
le 3, mars 2008
- Jeff Healey dies
- Really, really sad news. Rest in peace, Mr. Healey.
le 20, juillet 2007
- Ask a music scene micro celebrity
- Crazy - Steve Albini answers questions in a poker web site discussion forum?
le 31, mai 2007
- PandoraJam
- New shareware OS X client for Pandora that can pull down tracks as MP3s and stream music to the Airport Express.
le 6, mai 2007
- magnetosphere
- Absolutely stunning iTunes visualizer (via)
le 26, avril 2007
- Dear God, Tech Ain’t So Bad
- Wired magazine interviews XTC’s Andy Partridge
le 22, février 2007
- Don’t Look Back 2007
- Series of concerts (in England, sadly) where Slint reforms and Sonic Youth plays Daydream Nation in its entirety. OMG.
le 20, février 2007
- Barenaked Ladies - Sound of Your Voice
- Starring the stars of YouTube.
le 3, janvier 2007
- Fionn Regan’s Be Good Or Be Gone
- Shot and sung on location. What a great idea for a video. via)
le 26, décembre 2006
- Slate compiles the best of the best-of lists
- James Brown, dead at 73
- For all of his problems he was still the Godfather of Soul
le 22, novembre 2006
- Stephen Colbert on John Zorn
- “I wonder how your little genius came up with that toe tapper?” Oh, snap!
le 14, novembre 2006
- Test your musical skills in 6 minutes!
- I feel vindicated - I scored 80.6%.
le 12, novembre 2006
- Open Your Clouded Gaze
- Beautiful guest post by The Weakerthans John K. Samson on “this suicide season”
le 28, octobre 2006
- Prog Rock is Back in Style, Right?
- Harp magazine on the Decemberists
le 23, octobre 2006
- Introducing Tangerine
- Very cool (and beautiful) app that analyzes your iTunes library to create playlists based on track speed and intensity
le 19, octobre 2006
- Macworld: News: Logitech buys Slim Devices
- Interesting…
le 18, octobre 2006
- Biff’s Question Song
- Tom Wilson (Biff from Back to the Future) asks you to stop asking him questions
le 17, octobre 2006
- Rock ‘n’ Roll High School
- Richard Hell on the closing of CBGB’s. I’m pissed that it’s going to Vegas.
le 30, septembre 2006
- Tracking Sparklehorse
- Frank gathers tons of information on just what the heck Mark Linkous has been up to.
le 27, août 2006
- Just one big happy family, eh?
- The Guardian declares that, “all roads lead to Broken Social Scene.”
- Bad Album Covers
- Goldmine!
le 23, août 2006
- “I used to have a band, and now I don’t”
- Looking back on the “train wreck” that was the Pixies reunion tour
le 22, août 2006
- Fireside Chat: The Long Tail
- 37signals speaks with Chris Anderson (The Long Tail), and Dave Goldberg and Bradley Horowitz (Yahoo!)
le 19, août 2006
- Obadiah Parker covers Hey Ya
- Nice.
le 14, août 2006
- Jump In My Car
- David Hasselhoff == William Shatner
le 3, août 2006
- Here It Goes Again
- OK Go returns with another awesome synchronized dance video (treadmills!). (cf. A Million Ways)
le 28, juin 2006
- James Brown, Michael Jackson & Prince on the same stage
- Must be mid-eighties footage - Michael Jackson still looked kind of normal, and Prince had his 1999 bouffant.
le 27, juin 2006
- Stevie Wonder performs on Sesame Street
- Not only is this super cool, but the song kicks *ass*. Check out Superstition from the same show. (via)
le 9, juin 2006
- How Vinyl Records Are Made
- I love these “how things are made” films (via)
le 7, juin 2006
- obscure 70s electronic french band, les rockets
- Silvery.
le 6, juin 2006
- REM performs Radio Free Europe
- Apparently their TV debut, appearing on Letterman in 1983. Also don’t miss them playing a song “too new to be named” (So. Central Rain).
le 28, mai 2006
- Pitchfork looks at online music recommendation services
- Tons of music videos from the 80’s
- There’s a lot to love (and hate) here
le 26, mai 2006
- the ukelele orchestra of great britain plays nirvana
- Now that’s something.
le 22, mai 2006
- monome
- Gorgeous grid of 64 backlit buttons that do some very cool stuff (don’t miss the demo video)
le 18, mai 2006
- Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae (.mov)
- What a gorgeously shot, sun-soaked video (via)
- Lou Reed and John Cale perform Heroin
- My lord, YouTube is giving up some gems these days (via)
- Classic tropicalia band Os Mutantes is back
- Founding members the Baptista brothers are playing on stage for the first time since 1975
le 16, mai 2006
- Mission of Burma are streaming tracks from their new album
- Sound awesome, too (via)
- David Bowie - I’ll Follow You (1965)
- Music video? Art performance piece set to music? Either way, it’s rather strange
le 14, mai 2006
- What Happened to the Fortune Michael Jackson Made?
- How the King of Pop blew his fortune
le 13, mai 2006
- transcendental meditation with the fugs, 1968
- sharpeworld is rocking me triple-time
- Tropicalia forty years later
- Nice write-up on the influential Brazilian music movement
- Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim
- I heart YouTube.
le 11, mai 2006
- David Bowie (and Klaus Nomi?!) on SNL from 1979
- What the hell? So very, very weird.
le 10, mai 2006
- If you don’t like rap, are you a racist?
- John Cook takes on the “is Stephin Merritt racist?” controversy head-on
- Grant McLennan, dead at 48
- Holy crap, where was I when this hit the news? Totally sad.
le 8, mai 2006
- Devo Is Dead. Long Live Devo.
- Wired looks at the strange longevity of Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh
- Apple Computer wins in Apple v. Apple case
- Yet another useless suit by a company mired in the past is finally over.
le 3, mai 2006
- Great “pop tune” rondo written and played using just a cello
- This was one of those “made my day” moments. WOW! More information here
le 1, mai 2006
- just a middle class white rapper trying to express himself
- All hail Sharpeworld!
le 20, avril 2006
- “If he were my boyfriend, I’d break up with him.”
- The Guardian talks to to the Dresden Dolls
le 16, avril 2006
- Neko Case, Martha Wainwright in Concert
- from the NPR Live Concert series. Unfortunately, it’s craptacular WM or real audio, but you can’t win ‘em all
le 11, avril 2006
- Hell Is Other People’s Music
- My confession: I own a 40G iPod that I almost never take with me when I go out now
le 9, avril 2006
- Another sad lament: An interview with Neil Diamond
- “There’s only one second between the wild adulation of your audience and the moment when you’re entirely alone. It’s a lonely kind of a thing”
le 4, avril 2006
- Video for Cruel (.mov)
- First video from the upcoming Calexico album Garden Ruin (via)
le 2, avril 2006
- The Rolling Stones did a jingle for Rice Krispies?!
- Hey, and it’s kind of catchy, too.
le 8, mars 2006
- Ali Farka Toure has died
- Rest in peace. Sigh.
le 6, mars 2006
- The most amazing ukelele playing you will ever see
- Jake Shimabukuro plays While my guiltar gently weeps and brings tears to my eyes
le 4, mars 2006
- “Other Music” by Human Giant
- Sadly, I know people like this. (via)
le 25, février 2006
- Affirmative action
- The Guardian looks at the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Jamming with the Go! Team
- “We’re not trying to be retro, far from it, even though people do say we are.”
le 29, décembre 2005
- Top 50 Music Videos Of 2005
- With links to the videos themselves. Quite a good list.
le 20, décembre 2005
- Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2005
- As usual I agree about about 50% of this, but who am I kidding - I don’t run with the cool kids
le 10, décembre 2005
- chromewaves revies the recent Calexico / Iron & Wine show
- Top notch work by Frank, as usual. How does the guy do it? I’m only half finished my own review…
le 3, décembre 2005
- Article on Dolores Erickson, aka “that whipped cream girl”
- She’s one of the lovely ladies that appear behind the sidebar.
le 29, novembre 2005
- Libra allows you to have multiple iTunes libraries
- I like having my 11,000 tracks (!) all together, but I can see how this could be useful
le 23, novembre 2005
- Inside Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison
- Speaking of which, has anyone seen Walk the Line?
le 20, novembre 2005
- Guitarist Link Wray dies
- This according to waxy and many other weblogs - if it’s true, it’s a sad day.
le 14, octobre 2005
- Minister of counterculture
- The Guardian on Gilberto Gil
le 11, octobre 2005
- New directors added to the Directors Label series
- the Michel Gondry one is incredible
le 7, octobre 2005
- One Nation Under a Groove
- PBS microsite for the P-Funk documentary. Yea, I got the funk!
le 5, octobre 2005
- New Cardigans video
- not crazy about the dog stuff at the beginning, but Nina Persson’s voice is great as usual
le 30, septembre 2005
- Good interview with Neil Young
- “I won’t stay still for long. Don’t want to grow bark.”
le 29, septembre 2005
- Theft from Internet staggering, poll suggests
- the problem with these articles is the assumption that 1 downloaded album = 1 lost sale
le 24, septembre 2005
- Interesting thread on rock stars who went back work.
- Moe Tucker worked at Walmart?!
le 22, septembre 2005
- Pitchfork Column: Indie Fantasy League
- what? no points for band members with the indie beard?
le 20, septembre 2005
- Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics of All Time
- boingboing comes through with another killer link of unrelenting mirth
- naija jams
- really great weblog on Nigeria music (which I’m absolutely gonzo for)
le 17, septembre 2005
- DJ Spooky’s “Rebirth of a Nation”
- remixing the D.W. Griffith racist classic
le 9, septembre 2005
- Excellent review of Winnipeg band Novillero’s latest
- it’s really great to see them get this kind of recognition
le 26, août 2005
- Awesome video of Calexico performing Love’s Alone Again Or (mov)
- taken from last year’s Austin City Limits festival (via)
le 24, août 2005
- The Process of Pop Music, Poetry, and the Smiths with Joe Pernice
le 22, août 2005
- Madeleine Peyroux goes missing on promo tour
- apparently she’s “publicity-shy”
- Robert Moog, the creator of the legendary Moog keyboard, dies
le 19, août 2005
- Do They Know it’s Halloween?
- with a who’s-who of indie stars singing their ghastly hearts out
le 18, août 2005
- Totally bizarre video from The Avalanches
- Ow, my brain.
le 10, août 2005
- Beautiful OpenGL-enabled iTunes album art browser
- a bit jerky on my Powerbook, but still awesome
le 7, août 2005
- Ibrahim Ferrer dies
- how incredibly sad.
le 30, juillet 2005
- Interview With Smoosh
- “There’s this band Smashmouth, and we liked how that sounded, so we came up with Smoosh.”
le 28, juillet 2005
- Spotlight Unnerves Montreal’s Music Scene
- with a mention of Hotel2Tango and Efrim Menuck
- The Guardian interviews The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy
- (via)
le 27, juillet 2005
- Big Star is coming out with a new album?!
- Chilton hasn’t put out anything of quality in years. I’m skeptical, sadly…
le 19, juillet 2005
- mp3s of Dinosaur Jr. live in Boston
- I’m still shocked they reunited. Get ‘em before they’re gone.
le 3, juillet 2005
- The Ultimate Portable Studio
- tips on creating a kick-ass portable music studio
le 30, juin 2005
- Awesome cut-out animation music video for La Phaze (.mov)
le 26, juin 2005
- Massive collection of 78rpm’s from 1900-1930
- in modern-day MP3 fidelity
le 25, juin 2005
- The demise of good pop song lyrics
- where have all the good lyricists gone?
le 24, juin 2005
- PopMatters looks at NXNE 2005
le 23, juin 2005
- Noel Gallagher actually says something wise about Live 8
- too funny
le 19, juin 2005
- Excellent article about Joe Pernice
- I totally didn’t know he lives in Toronto now - eeee!
le 13, juin 2005
- Gapers Block interviews Sam Prekop
- on music, coffee, and the creative process
le 10, juin 2005
- Interview with Devo’s Jerry Casale
le 6, juin 2005
- Stream tracks from the Pernice Brother’s new album Discover a Lovelier You
- Out June 14th. This band I love very much is true.
le 5, juin 2005
- DIY Loverboy video
- I used to love this song when I was, er, 11.
le 4, juin 2005
- Download Beethoven’s symphonies from the BBC
- as performed by the BBC Philharmonic
le 19, mai 2005
- David Cross on Pitchforkmedia.com’s “overwrought reviews”
- damn straight
le 18, mai 2005
- The Music That Americans Loved 100 Years Ago
- I wish I could be around to hear what people say about the music we like now in 100 years
le 17, mai 2005
- Following up on the life of the baby from the cover of Nevermind
le 12, mai 2005
- Insanely massive list of MP3 blogs
- damn, that’s some crazy shit
le 25, avril 2005
- Help The Decemberists raise money to replace their stolen gear
- this is your chance to atone for downloading their stuff via Soulseek
le 17, avril 2005
- An Interview with Spoon’s Britt Daniel
- I’m looking forward to the new album
le 14, avril 2005
- “Break it Up” music video by spinter Carl Lewis
- he sings, he runs, he works out, and he seduces old ladies. Bizarre.
le 7, avril 2005
- Slowfade: The afterlife of seminal indie band Slint
- (via)
le 4, avril 2005
- (MP3): Evan Dando and Sabrina Brooke cover “Summer Wine”
- a Nancy Sinatra / Lee Hazlewood classic
le 27, mars 2005
- Pop song lyrics as bulleted lists
le 20, mars 2005
- Tom Waits chooses his top 20 favourite CDs
le 9, mars 2005
- Wrens Promotional Video
- someone is making a Wrens documentary, and it looks sweet
le 8, mars 2005
- green: musicBlog & Magazine
- lots of great stuff (en français)
le 3, mars 2005
- Longtime musician Martin Denny dies
- damn, there goes my childhood.
le 23, février 2005
- Pam Bricker, vocalist on Lebanese Blonde by the Thievery Corporation, has died
le 22, février 2005
- Jayhawks Call It Quits After 2 Decades
- sad, but at least they quit on a high note
le 17, février 2005
- Massive collection of music videos
le 27, janvier 2005
- SABADABADA
- I heart bossa nova
- MOJO’s Top 100 Soundtracks of All Time List
le 25, janvier 2005
- A muppet dances to U2’s Vertigo
- which is, of course, the perfect context for this rather ass-worthy song
le 13, décembre 2004
- PopMatters Top 100 albums of 2004
le 9, décembre 2004
- The Onion A.V. Club best music of 2004
le 7, décembre 2004
- PopMatters Best Music of 2004
- Let them sing it for you
- Ask MetaFilter on the best of 2004
- big list of, er, best of 2004 lists
-
Top 25 Albums of the Year
- Chris Fazio lays it on the line
le 2, décembre 2004
- Amazon.com’s best music of 2004
- Artists, Listeners, and Critics pick their “Perfect Song”
le 29, octobre 2004
- How John Peel helped shape American musical taste
- incredible obit, with tunes (via tmn)
le 28, octobre 2004
- World On Fire
- this is a brilliant idea for a video (and good to see). via rik.
le 26, octobre 2004
- MP3s of songs played by John Peel
- all legal
- John Peel dies
- the Peel Sessions changed my life.
le 25, septembre 2004
- Elliot Smith’s last album to be released
- a final farewell from the sad troubadour
le 15, septembre 2004
- Johnny Ramone dies
- only Tommy left now - incredibly sad.
le 23, août 2004
- Beautiful video for Appearances, by Citizens Here and Abroad
- shot by Jason Koxvold
le 12, août 2004
- Björk to open Olympics
- (!?)
le 10, août 2004
- Johnny Cash estate auction
- lots of fascinating stuff here
le 3, août 2004
- Honest Album Titles: WYSIWYG
le 28, juillet 2004
- Prince Concert Review: I wanna go, but tix are $65-$105!
le 27, juillet 2004
- You Have Bad Taste in Music
le 15, juillet 2004
- Possible Follow-up Songs for One-Hit Wonders
le 7, juillet 2004
- Reuters on MP3 blogs
le 6, juillet 2004
- Hey, it’s White Trash Britney! (it was inevitable)
le 1, juillet 2004
- A critical look inside the rise and fall of Lollapalooza 2004
- Album cover art for the summer
le 26, juin 2004
- Now Hear This 2004
le 20, juin 2004
- Bossa Nova Legend Casts Spell in U.S.
le 22, mars 2004
- 2 Labels, 2 Faces of Indie Rock
le 11, février 2004
- Pazz & Jop 2003
le 17, décembre 2003
- Free music lessons from Berklee Shares: what - no harmonica?
le 12, décembre 2003
- Canada deems P2P downloading legal
le 11, décembre 2003
- The Least Essential Albums Of 2003
le 9, décembre 2003
- Buena Vista pianist Gonzalez dies
le 24, novembre 2003
- Shooting ‘Too Close for Comfort’ (the video, not the show)
le 8, novembre 2003
- Wayne Coyne: This much I know (flaming lips fellow)
le 30, septembre 2003
- The Top 50 Most Common Used CDs
le 7, septembre 2003
- Lester Bangs interviews Brian Eno
le 5, août 2003
- The New Apple Clones: Die, Buymusic.com, die!
le 2, août 2003
- So long, Sam: The man who made Elvis king passes away
le 25, juillet 2003
- buy music.com?
