Great little documentary about KMRU - what inspires him and how he makes music.
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Great little documentary about KMRU - what inspires him and how he makes music.
youtu.be/jxRbgvRNoS4?...
Cover of "FOR TRANSLUCENCE" by Whitney Johnson and Lia Kohl. Overlaying the cover is a black and white image of the two musicians playing at a gig in Brussels. Lia is seated on the left playing a cello, and Whitney is on the right playing a viola.
Oh, and if I've been fortunate enough to see the musicians play live and I've managed to snap a photo, I print that out, date it on the back and slip that inside the sleeve too.
So, that's about it for my #VinyHacks - trying to bring back a little bit of old into the new.
ENDS
Cover of the 'Meridian Edition' of the 'Country Tropics' LP by a musical collective led by Henry Birdsey and called Old Saw. In the background is a drawing made while listening to the music and in the foreground is a flyer for a Henry Birdsey gig at a deconsecrated church in Brussels.
Lastly, sometimes I make drawings while listening to music and slip them inside the sleeve.
I also add gig flyers, tickets, and stuff related to the artist - as with this *AMAZING* Old Saw LP.
The back cover of Daisy Rickman's Howl vinyl LP covered in postage stamps and shipping papers. Some LP review and interview clippings can be seen behind.
Or, like this INCREDIBLE Daisy Rickman LP I ordered from bandcamp, I stick the original postage stickers it came with on the back plastic cover, and insert some press clippings.
Claire Rousay's "a little death" vinyl LP with various printed out cuttings or reviews and interviews with her and a copy of The Wire magazine with Claire on the cover.
To help rectify this a little, I am now in the habit of collecting cuttings, writing notes and stuff, and slipping them inside the sleeves.
I can pick up any of my old records, remember where I was when I bought it, how old I was, who I was with, what I thought of it, etc. Ordering from bandcamp & discogs is great, but that sort of periphery patina is lost (and is non-existent with streaming).
Cover of a book by Will Carruthers called BOOK OF JOBS.
Cover of a book by Will Carruthers called Playing the bass with three left hands.
Which then reminded me of the 'music industry' talk in one, or both, of Will Carruther's excellent books.
The first song that came to mind after reading that.
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Another miserable story from the music 'industry'. She sounds like she's doing great now, but maan, these kinds of stories come around again and again.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I imagine this is coming as news to many people who thought they were travelling to the UK today.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This policy has been a disaster in the making from the start. Poorly communicated - most of us Brits abroad learned about it though random posts on social media. I bet there will be loads of people caught out.
Credit where credit is due: Phil Noble of @reuters.com took *that* photo of Andrew leaving the police station www.reuters.com/world/uk/how...
Reuters doing what Reuters does so well (REUTERS/Phil Noble).
"the Home Office said airline carriers could, βat their own discretionβ accept an βexpired British passport as alternative documentβ."
Brewery, up, piss, organise a.
Pre-ordering the ltd. edition frozen pea fridge vinyl as I read.
Black text on a white background. Text reads: "I try to make stuff every day; I think that's the biggest thing. I'm really into routine, I really like rules and things like that. I'll usually wake up and the first thing I do is make coffee and take my dog out, but then immediately I'm either listening to something, or I'm picking up an instrument, or sitting at the computer working on something that I worked on the night before. The way you start your day sort of influences the rest of it. If I can make something early in the morning I'm in that mindset all day and it kind of jumpstarts creativity."
"The way you start your day sort of influences the rest of it." Claire Rousay on creativity.
composer.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/...
After reading the very good Tracey Emin interview at the weekend, I went back to this very good back and forth she had with David Bowie.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Living in Hanoi in the 90s, I remember being very confused when there was a riot at a Michael Learns to Rock gig.
The Mystery Train Disappears by KyΕtarΕ Nishimura might fit the bill. It's a bit oddball. I started reading him way back as, after Matsumoto, I was looking for more Japanese novels with trains in :)
Drop's an album I should revisit...
Ah, I was 18, and in the right place, for that one :) At 19, I recall an odd mix of Jane Wiedlin, Aztec Camera, Suzanne Vega, Lilac Time, Leonard Cohen, Suicide, Napalm Death, and being forced-fed Detroit techno :/
I always assumed these rules took forever to formulate, taking loads of considerations into account, including βfocus groups,β a global survey of names and passport regulations, etc., when in reality theyβre just a couple of ideas banged out during a half-hour Zoom meeting on a Friday afternoon.
Probably Watermark, Apollo Atmospheres, and Playing with Fire. And still dip into all three every few years :)
More madness.
"They are treating tourists better than their own citizens."
TBF, I was quite impressed that, when I turned up in person, they found my passport and made a new one for me within 30 mins on a day when most of the staff were on strike :) I was due to fly four hours later...
Not express. Although I have had my own experience with that service when I very nearly couldn't travel because they'd 'forgotten' to do my passport. I think this was just before everything got centralised.
Took about one year to get my son's new. The renewal was not straightforward.
Thanks. I'm OK but, put it this way, I'm glad I saw this article when I did...
It really is quite mad and quite maddening.
Had no idea about Britain's new dual passport rule that affects British citizens.
If you are British and have dual nationality - FFS, read this before you travel.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...