John Cale

22 Musical Moments To Die For

You can talk about genres, artists, albums, or even songs, but sometimes what keeps us coming back to music is the discovery of the transcendent musical moment. For me, “the moment” is the part of the song that fully and...

Navigating the stormy seas of toddler fears

My boy is right, Frankie Wright Doll is a little creepy. Life is full of little fears and big ones, so who am I to tell my toddler not to be afraid of stuff, right? After all, I'm afraid of stuff, too, so what's the difference?...

at London The Barbican, Fri 31 Oct

Unexpectedly tying in with our Election-themed articles, DiS reports on Antony's phenomenal performance with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) at the Barbican, debuting material from the follow-up to his Mercury Prize-winning...

Singing legend Leonard Cohen's thumbs up for Welsh 'Hallelujah'

Cohen's hit Hallelujah was sung by John Cale on the film Shrek One of the most influential songwriters in the world has given a Welsh language band approval to release their version of his most famous song, Hallelujah. Leonard...

Eno and Byrne back together ... without Eno

Back in 1981, David Byrne and Brian Eno pushed the sonic agenda forward with "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts," a record that tossed aside songcraft in favor of experimenting with Third World beats, ambient electronics and...

Daily Downloads (Salteens Children's Songs, Japanese Motors, and more)

Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: 1000 Robata: "1234567" [mp3] other 1000 Robata posts at Largehearted Boy The Dead Trees: "Shelter" [mp3] from King of Rosa other Dead Trees posts at Largehearted Boy Japanese Motors:...

Halloween Podcast

I've posted a recording of the radio show I hosted and mixed yesterday, a Halloween Celebration of Fear. It's three hours of music, theater, and found sound devoted not just to traditional ghosts and demons but to conspiracies,...

Berlin

DVD Video Review: Lou Reed's 1973 album Berlin was a failure in its day but has since been reassessed as one of his greatest. Over five nights in December 2006 in New York, Lou Reed performed the album live for the first time,...

Daily Downloads (Mountain Goats, Future Clouds and Radar, and more)

Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Beaten By Them: "The Asiatic Capital Vista" [mp3] from Signs of Life other Beaten By Them posts at Largehearted Boy Drive-By Truckers: 2008-06-14, Denver [mp3,ogg,flac] "Let There Be Rock"...

Dogg takes the rap and waves the flag

With Ice Cube and Bone Thugs N Harmony. Brisbane Entertainment Centre, October 29. Acer Arena, Sydney, tonight and tomorrow; Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Sunday; Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Wednesday; Burswood Dome, Perth,...

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