Zensor Music & Books
Offizielle Website des legendären Schallplattengeschäfts und mehrfach ausgezeichneten Zensor Labels von dem gebürtigen Zentrums-Berliner Burkhardt Seiler. [read more]
Dezember 2011 .
Von Independent zu Indie
Der Berliner Punk-Fan Burkhardt Seiler fuhr 1978 nach London, auf der Suche nach dem neuen Sound. Für 600 Mark kaufte er Singles und lernte Geoff Travis kennen, den Betreiber des Rough-Trade-Labels. Seiler wurde zu einem seiner Exportkunden, gab sich den Namen Zensor und eröffnete 1979 im Hinterzimmer einer Klamotten-Boutique den Laden Zensor-Schallplatten.
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Panther Revue
SPECTRUM ROAD
This all-star band emerged from a discussion between Vernon Reid and Jack Bruce when Vernon was touring and recording with Jack around 2003. They bonded over how much they admired the groundbreaking music of Tony William's Lifetime, in particular the first and second editions of that seminal band, particularly the second edition, in which Jack participated with Larry Young and John McLaughlin and recorded the classic album Turn It Over in 1970.
Vernon suggested using John Medeski on keyboards and Tony Williams acolyte Cindy Blackman on drums. This band premiered in December 2008 at the Blue Note in Tokyo. The 2011 shows were the first time the band has played in the United States.[read more]
Beastie Boys Official Statement On The Death Of Adam Yauch
It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47 years old.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Yauch taught himself to play bass in high school, forming a band for his 17th birthday party that would later become known the world over as Beastie Boys.
With fellow members Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Adrock” Horovitz, Beastie Boys would go on to sell over 40 million records, release four #1 albums–including the first hip hop album ever to top the Billboard 200, the band’s 1986 debut full length, Licensed To Ill–win three Grammys, and the MTV Video Vanguard Lifetime Achievement award. Last month Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Diamond and Horovitz reading an acceptance speech on behalf of Yauch, who was unable to attend.[read more]
Call For Papers
Journal of Sonic Studies
Call for Papers - Sonic Studies Special Issue: Rethinking Theories of Television Sound (Deadline: May 31, 2012) http://www.sonicstudies.org Call for Papers are invited for a special issue of the Journal of Sonic Studies that will reexamine the most persistent accounts of television sound, from the 1980s to the present, and reflect on these accounts in terms of contemporary changes in the production and consumption of television. Studies on television sound typically begin by emphasizing that the fundamental differences between film and televisiondifferences in terms of structure, content, and modes of addressare a direct result of the fact that film privileges the eye over the ear, while television privileges the ear over the eye. [read more]
Conferences
CHINESE INSTRUMENTS
WORKSHOP CHINESE INSTRUMENTS AND WESTERN MUSEUMS LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS, 13-16 SEPT 2012
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
From 13 to 16 September 2012 the CHIME Foundation and Leiden University in The Netherlands will host a workshop on the topic of Chinese Instruments and Western Museums.
The aim is to share and exchange information in the realm of Chinese musical instruments, in an open, informal atmosphere. The meeting should be of interest to museum curators and others who work with instrument collections, and scholars active in the realm of Chinese instruments and instrumental music.
Ausstellungen
comicleben_comiclife
Eine Ausstellung des Museums Europäischer Kulturen in den Museen Dahlem, vom 5. Mai 2012 bis zum 28. Oktober 2012
In Kooperation mit der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Institut für Europäische Ethnologie und dem internationalen literaturfestival berlin Eröffnung der Ausstellung: Fr 4.5.2012, 19 Uhr, Foyer Arnimallee 25
Öffnungszeiten der Ausstellung: Di-Fr 10-18 Uhr; Sa+So 11-18 Uhr
comicleben_comiclife erlaubt einen Blick in das Leben von Menschen, denen sich die Kreativität und Faszination des Comics bereits eröffnet haben. Dafür stehen u. a. der Starzeichner Marko Djurdjevic, der Verleger Dirk Rehm und der Galerist Carsten Laqua. Sieben Porträts stehen für das Leben mit Comics und für ihre beeindrukkende Vielfalt. Durch sie werden wir mitgenommen auf eine Entdeckungsreise in die Welt der Superhelden, von Micky Maus und Pogo. Sie machen uns bekannt mit der Graphic Novel, dem Independent Comic, dem Manga und der Cosplayszene. Sie führen uns in die Welt des „Mosaik“ von Hannes Hegen und stellen frühe Formen der Bildgeschichte und des klassischen Comics wie den Bilderbogen und den amerikanischen Zeitungsstrip vor. Ergänzung findet dies durch die neueste Comicform – den Webcomic. Es werden wichtige Stationen der Entstehung und Nutzung des Comics nachvollziehbar, von der ersten Zeichnung bis zum Sammeln.
Jane Redlin Kuratorin, Museum Europäischer Kulturen – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Berlin
Video
Kuedo: Ascension Phase
video created by Konx-om-Pax and Sabrina Ratté
Taken from the album 'Severant' (Planet Mu 2011)
In an interview for Dazed Digital, Berlin based producer Kuedo unveiled this stunning video to Ascension Phase from his ‘Severant’ album. Made by Glasgow artist/producer Konx-om-Pax and Sabrina Ratté, it brings to life the futuristic world that Kuedo’s music envisions. “It’s nice breathing human life and sentiment into the machines and computers around me in the studio,” said Kuedo in the accompanying interview. “The weird blur between synthetic and human is one of the loveliest things about electronic music itself.” This video reflects that sentiment perfectly.