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Yet another Annual Review of 2015
Really, I'm not big on lists, music criticism, reflection or history. Yet for some perverse reason I've posted Annual Best of posts pretty much since I started this blogging thing. The main reason being it compensates for poor memory. In doing this list I had to check my calendar and a pocket of receipts to verify what I've done over the last 12 months. Shocking isn't it, age is catching up with me, living in the moment is the only option.
This years version is split over live & recorded. I've not included any musical purchases of music not released this year (unless indicated or where I've cheated). I've also cut back on the critique in relation to the recorded stuff, theres column inches of that self absorption out there. Lists and best off are just examples of the bubble that the commentator lives in, my aim if any above aid-memoire is to guide you dear reader to somethings that may have not burst your bubble. Also, don't look for chronology or ratings, I'm not responsible enough for that. So, lets start with gigs, these chronologically listed.
Jan 10th – British Sea Power – Derby Theatre
More intrigue than fandom. This was the tour where they played with a Brass Band. I only really knew their first two albums which I recall liking. The concept worked well when it gelled but I did find some of the orchestrated parts shoe horned in. Worth a look though.
Jan 16th – J Mascis – Rescue Rooms
Slacker Prince of Shred. I've seen him a dozen times but never solo. A great way to start the year especially as it wasn't that packed and I got to stand front & centre. He played a great selection of tunes from his not insubstantial song book. The treat though was up close view of his loop building on the fly. I would always jump at a chance to see J.
Feb 22nd – JAMC – Rock City
The first time I've seen these. Like many bands they were on a 'play x album back to back' Rock City was absolutely rammed and the sound was monstrous as you'd expect as they slowly pushed past 11. The album was Psycho Candy which to be fair is a great album, the first half of the show was best of the rest which I think I preferred.
March 22nd – Hookworms – Rescue Rooms
These Sheffield boys share a label with some local bands so have played here before. They work on the long near drone punctuated by great melodies and a flying vocalist. Definitely worth a visit and really enjoyable event.
April 22nd – Wire – Rescue Rooms
Another band that I've enjoyed over the years but never seen live. This was a standout surprise of a gig. They played almost entirely new material and it held my attention throughout. They walk their own groove, a little like Hookworms with long limited chord songs but great dynamic and masterful sonics. A highlight of the year.
April 30th – Nick Cave – RCH
This came with a lot of loaded expectation. One of my favourite artists who I've seen several times over the years. The last time he played the Royal Concert Hall was on another 'Nick Cave' solo tour with the proto Grinderman line up. That was 'intimate'. This was expansive. A near full Bad Seeds line up, lots of pretty lights and long long show. Cave is the king of stage craft, interacting with the audience, chatty light and full of jokes. And the songs are immense and played to perfection. Not just gig of the year but in the list of best evers.
June 19th – Prolapse / Grey Hairs – The Maze
I was attracted to this by the support band, local grunge paddlers Grey Hairs. They released their debut LP this year which is jolly excellent. They gave good gig on the small stage in the Maze. I think I missed Prolapse first time around. A post MBV/Curve/Slowdive shoe gaze band with added regional kitchen sink drama. It was good.
July 25th – Ex-Easter Island Heads – BoHunk Inst
I missed these when they played in 2014 so was keen to make sure to see them this time around. They play electric guitars, lain flat and in odd tunings by variously hitting them with batons & sticks. Invariably long tunes building on rhythm and repetition. It's very hypnotic especially in a small gallery venue when you are standing at arms length from the performers. Look them up on Bandcamp. Worth a listen I guarantee.
Sept 10th – CUZ – The Maze
CUZ are Sam Dook and ace of bass Mike Watt. Again great to see them in a small venue like the Maze and managed to chat with Mike a little before the gig. They played a hybrid pop, rock, world music set. Very diverse and quite unlike the album they had recently produced when played live. Watt is a master though and worth seeing in any setting. Apparently the last time he played Nottingham was with J Mascis & the Fog which I saw. Forever ago.
Sept 14th – King Crimson – Birmingham Symphony Hall
Another gig proceeded by huge anticipation. KC don't tour often and hadn't played in the UK for several years. Now a seven piece band with three drummers and decades of incredible complex music to draw from. Unlike Cave they have no interaction with the audience. A pre-recorded message from band leader Fripp with a request to not take pictures before the band come out immaculately dressed in dark suits. Expertly rehearsed they played songs from their 50 year history including devastating versions of 'Starlesss' and '21st Century Schizoid Man'. World class genius.
Oct 10th – Hey Colossus & Kogumaza – The Chameleon Arts Cafe
The Chameleon Arts Cafe has a performance space in the upstairs of an already small upstairs bar. They also have enough PA to put on a loud show in Rock City. Supporting were local hard drone (?) band Kogumaza (again, check Bandcamp, they are excellent) who use finely balanced analogue / retro effects with huge volume.
Hey Colossus release two albums this year and have rightly got them selves a lot of attention. Three guitarist, bass, vocals & drums, slow builds to roaring noise. There was paint falling from the ceilings at this one. Another stunning show and a must see band.
Oct 15th – Sisters of Mercy – Rock City
From the distant 80's Goth scene I couldn't resist the pull of Andrew Eldridge and the current Sisters of Mercy. Rock City was again completely packed even though it was a early (7.30!) show. Barely visible through the dry ice Eldridge, two guitarists & Doktor Avalanche ripped through the hits. A dense mass of youngsters slammed and swayed their shoulder dancing girlfriends while I hid on the balcony. I hadn't seen them since the late 80's but they gave good gig. And of course closed with Temple of Love & This Corrosion.
Oct 16th – Space Lady – The Chameleon
This was pure curiosity. The Space Lady (Susan) was a street performer from San Francisco who uses a Casio keyboard and a beguiling manner to re-interpret songs from the seventies mainly. A gig is like being introduced to an obscure mystic who has plainly discovered a level that you can't quite imagine. Precious and as hard to nail down as smoke.
Oct 22nd – GSYBE – Warwick Arts Centre
From out of left field GSYBE announced a tiny handful of UK dates. Closest to me was Warwick Arts Centre which has been rebuilt since I was last there to see Bauhaus quite a few years ago. God Speed released a great album in the early part of the year which was essential a single 40min piece of music in four movements.
I arrived early and by immense fortitude managed to stand front and centre throughout. I had anticipated the kind of crushing volume used by Swans but it turned out they have a more user friendly approach. It was loud but clean and precise. Like King Crimson they avoid anything more than a quick wave hello and a nod of the head goodbye. In-between was tidal storm of music whipped up by musicians who knew each other intimately on stage. Unmissable performance which I won't forget.
There was supposed to be one more but I ducked out due to frailness. Next up in 2016 is Bob Mould, '\w/' as the kidz say.
Albums that crossed my horizon…..
So here's a less than comprehensive list of albums I've enjoyed this year. To help you along I'll include some YouTube videos (the only irritation being regional restrictions and future take down notices – get it while its hot I say).
No chronology here. Sorry. Probably available for academics out there.
Black Mass – Dumb Flesh
A recent find although this came out early in year. One of the guys from Fuck Buttons, I'm more with the noise than the groove. Side four of the vinyl is a long nameless ambient piece which is a stunner.
Hey Colossus – Black & Gold and Radio Static High
See above about their gigging. They put out two albums this year and I couldn't choose between them. A cracking band with a signature sound. Nothing not to like. This from Blank & Gold.
Grey Hairs – Colossal Downer
Local vendors of post grunge Stooge noise. They have a knack with covers (Final Solution & Jump Into The Fire). This is from the album though. Honourable mention to Colossal Downer for an iconic cover image.
Pop Group – Citizen Zombie
From one of the standout gigs of 2014 to a great return to the studio in 2015. Mark Stewart and the Pop Group didn't loose a beat from their 1980's edgy punk funk conscious dance grooves. Immaculate.
BJM – Thingy Wingy & Musique de Film Imagine'
Always prolific (thats a dumb thing to say isn't it) and always idiosyncratic and beyond the curve. Anton Newcombe gave us two BJM albums. Played the grooves off both of them.
BJM & Tess Parks – I Declare Nothing
Another Anton project from earlier in the year. This with Tess Parks who had appeared on the Musique de Film Imagine album. Absolute corker of an album. Tess growls through the project in the classic European ingenue style.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Asunder, Sweet and other Distresses
Near gig of the year and near album of the year. Huge in scale but the result of tight personal connections in the band. This is the closing section of the album. Played live the entire piece was name Behemoth which is appropriate.
Rocket From The Tombs – Black Record
A surprise entry. Cult Cleveland progenitors of avant-rock came through with a new line up and finally put down some old songs. Given the age of these guys its a damn miracle. This might well be my album of the year. And of course David Thomas.
Sun Kil Moon – Universal Themes
After the sublime 2014 album Benji this came with a heap of expectation and TBH it didn't fulfil on first listen. A couple of months on though it started to sink in. Kozalek had dug even deeper into his personal life and took pretty much himself and drummer Steve Shelly into an acoustic orchestral fantasy life.The songs change pace and the though train derails before jumping back with such intricate detail you can smell the food he mentions and feel the cold on the film set. It needs slow absorption.
Jeff Bridges – Sleeping Tapes
The Dude made a self help album for insomniacs. Yep. Pretty sure its great but I have no idea what happens at the end. If you want we can pretend to be crows.
Steve Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase
I had some appreciation of Wilson from his 'Raven Songs' album. For a short period I played the hell out of this. Through this I also found his long form drone albums. Admirable artist with a wide interest and substantial talent.
Courtney Barrett – Sometimes I Sit & Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
Acres written about Courtney. Great album, you can see why she hit a groove. But what do I know…. I'm a phoney..
Wire – Wire
30 years at the forefront of obscurity and they can still put out a ground breaking album. At this rate in tens years they will be an overnight success. Seriously though, epic album and they use beautiful guitars.
Bjork – Vulnicura
Appearing on lists all over the place. Bjork's lack of given fucks helps but this albums narrative of relationship fracture made it into something more human than some of her previous albums. I still can't got Moto Crash out of my head though. The videos though….
Bob Dyan – Bootleg – The Cutting Edge
My first cheat. Yes its old but there where literally hundreds of unheard versions, sessions, breakdowns and sweepings on this. Bobcats three years of wild mercury sound. The full release needed something like 19 hours to absorb. More of a historical artefact than an album release.
Bob Dylan – Shadows in the Night
And on the other side of his career, confounding fans and critics, Bob puts out a album of Sinatra covers and shows with a pitch perfect lo-fi band & production that He Can Still Sing. This is utterly sublime……
David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock
When I first heard this it didn't 'grab me' but after watching the BBC Making Of doc I was persuaded by its merits. Still enjoying it but still waiting for Comfortably Numb. This track is about encouraging young people to social insurrection so not a bad message. So Long Syd.
Keith Richards – Crosseyed Heart
The vampiric eternal life form and human riff Keef came back with a solo album. What I loved about this was the production. They had gone with studio ambience, it sounds like a band in a room, its primal, no flashy solos. The soul of rock'n'roll. Its just music, man….
Twelve – Houston V – Houston IV (HERACLEUM MANTEGAZZIANUM) – Houston We Are All Going To Die – NO_COUNTRY
The most prolific artist in the country came through with four full Twelve albums in 2015. These have accompanied me on numerous journeys, each has a different tone but mines the same electro Kraut Rock / Motorik mines of beat and groove. The penultimate frontier.
Miley Cyrus – 'Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz'
This might be considered a surprise last entry. This album was fascinating in the same way that being given strange food when blindfold and trying to decide if you like it or not is fascinating. The feeling on the palette is uneasy but the gag reflex hasn't kicked in so it must be OK? Still undecided but would definitely advise you don't play it on the school run. You go girl….
So there you go. There are about half a dozen albums that have been recommended that I didn't get to, Joanna Newson, Father John Misty, Public Service Broadcast, Jenny Hval, Low (which I'm sure I'd like) and also a bunch I tried but (shockingly) didn't get.
Apologies to all who tried to guide but for the life of me I didn't get…….
Jamie xx – In Colour
Panda Bear meets the Grim Reaper
Sufijan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
New Order – Music Complete
Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool
I promise to try again unless some fool brings another record out in the mean time.
Seasons Greeting to you all and remember as Uncle Frank taught us 'Music Is The Best'.
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So, where does a year go? As we march tiredly towards the season of the Santa I offer below my year in music. Rather than doing a top ten this year it's a chronology of the new music that crossed my radar. I struggle with lists by preference as I tend to appreciate the latest discovery or release more (a bit like having children!). In some cases they actually raised their heads during different months, sometimes in response to gigs and sometimes because I found them on This Is My Jam, which is one of the best places to find new bands and rediscover songs long forgotten. Hopefully the You Tube links will be stable for a little while but catch them while you can and my apologies for any regional restrictions encountered. Take your time, it's all worth checking out.
01 – Jan – La Busta Gialla – Il Sogno Del Marinaio
Featuring Mike Watt, bass player with the Stooges, fIREhOSE, J Mascis and the marvelous Minutemen I caught Il Sogno Del Marinaio at a tiny venue in Leicester. A very individual album, more of a song cycle than a set of songs and with wide ranging references. I blogged a little about it here.
Partisan Song by Il Sogno del Marinaio
02 – Jan – Lady From Shanghai – Pere Ubu
I saw Pere Ubu many years ago in London and they are one of those mythic bands that drift into memory. I was surprised to see that they were playing at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham and not knowing their recent (and consistently strange) output over recent years was intrigued to take a look. David Thomas is an idiosyncratic artist. Well worth reading more about if you like your artists focused on the process and not the audience. Real grumpy as well. The gig was 90% new material form the current record.
414 Seconds by Pere Ubu
03 – Feb – m.b.v – My Bloody Valentine
A lot has been written about m.b.v. Snook out after 14 years in production via their website one Sunday night in February it was universally well received. But you know all this. If I was scoring them this would be in the upper reaches.
New You by My Bloody Valentine
04 – Feb – Push the Sky Away – NCATBS
Nick Cave is one of my favourite artists and this is a beautiful album. A fairly small set of Bad Seeds used on this but to great effect. An artist so far ahead of the pack and I suspect still heading to the top of game (to mix a few metaphors). This album features one the greatest opening song lyrics ever committed – see Mermaids. Bad man….
Jubilee Street by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
05 – Feb – AMOK – Atoms For Peace
Tom Yorke and his 'super group' Atoms for Peace. An expansion of his previous solo album and another diverse mix of styles and references. As with all super groups the end doesn't always equal the sum of the parts but engaging and original non the less.
Amok by Atoms for Peace
06 – Feb – The Raven That Refused to Sing and Other Stories – Steven Wilson
An artist new to me and discovered through TIMJ. It's probably been used but think contemporary Mike Oldfield. Keeping the prog flag flying.
The Raven That Refused to Sing by Steve Wilson
07 – March – Next Day – David Bowie
Another artist sneaking a new project out with ut warning after extended leave. He followed up 'Where Are We Now' with the brilliant 'Next Day' album. Still milking the franchise with an 'extra' edition somewhat cynically but the original song set was an impressive return. This was my favourite track and has a great video.
The Stars Are Out Tonight by David Bowie
08 – March – Chelsea Light Moving – Chelsea Light Moving
Thurston Moore, after quitting Sonic Youth and splitting with Kim Gordon released his contribution to the new projects from Lee Renaldo and Gordon. Still very 'Youth'. Would have loved to see them live but the tour was cursory in the UK.
Burroughs by Chelsea Light Moving
09 – March – The Invisible Way – Low
Low first came to my attention when Robert Plant covered a couple of their songs and since then I've amassed quite a few of their many albums. They all have a different character and the Invisible Way is quite subtle in many ways. Managed to see them in November and they give good gig. Their mastery of the quite / loud dynamic is black belt standard.
Plastic Cup by Low
10 – May – More Light – Primal Scream
I played this album to death when it came out. A massive double album with some impressive material. The song below is probably one of the more low key tracks but the mixed up second half really makes it work. The album also featured a slightly cleaned up version of the Grinderman 'Worm Tamer' track which was a surprise.
River of Pain by Primal Scream
11 – June – Tomorrows Harvest – Boards of Canada
One of those bands I had heard about but not really experimented with. In many ways they have become a softer experience and I prefer the earlier 'left field' albums. Still an interesting record when taken at the appropriate time.
Reach for the Dead by Boards of Canada
12 – July – Peace, Love & Sympathy – Six By.Seven
A new Six By.Seven album from Chris Olley. I know Chris a little bit and he is a committed and prolific artist. Along with his solo and electro beat music he got the band back together with a brilliant and dynamic new drummer for this album. Their homecoming gig in Nottingham was huge and really enjoyable. More about that here including a live version of this track.
Sympathy by Six By.Seven
13 – July – Slow Focus – Fuck Buttons
Like the Boards of Canada I was encouraged to try this record. Sonic terrorists with flashing lights. Unfortunately I missed their local gig but I've very much enjoyed discovering their material.
Brainfreeze by Fuck Buttons
14 – July – The Big Dream – David Lynch
Just incredible. David Lynch makes unique music. This is darker than Crazy Clown Time and features Lynch on some very distorted guitar and heavily processed vocals. There is nothing else like it. He post released an additional track 'Bad the John Boy' which is so dark it sucks light out the room.
Star Dream Girl by David Lynch
15 – Aug – Civil Wars – Civil Wars
Nu-Folk but done well (think, completely unlike Mumford & Sons). It was however pretty much this track that I bought the album for. A cover of the Smashing Pumpkins epic, Disarm.
Disarm by Civil Wars
16 – Aug – The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait (1969–1971) – Bob Dylan
The Bobcat came out with Vol 10 of the Bootleg series and a real curve ball choice. Featuring material from Self Portrait & New Morning as well as the Isle of Wight concert in 1970 it was probably the lowest down most Dylanites list of preferred re-issues. It does however sound fresh and alive and proves Dylans history isn't just his presumed classics.
Pretty Saro by Bob Dylan
17 – Sept – And I'll Scratch Yours – Various – Peter Gabriel
Completing his 'Scratch my Back' project, this compilation of Gabriel songs features a number of artists covering his songs. A mixed bag but with some highlights. This being the highest even before the poignancy of Lou's demise.
Solsbury Hill – Lou Reed
18– Sept – Dream River – Bill Callahan
Another highlight. I became aware of Bill/Smog through I Break Horses a couple of years ago. His album though is very high up the list of memorable 2013 issues. Lyrically and musically individual. Another sadly brief number of UK shows, maybe next time.
Javelin UnLanding by Bill Callahan
19 – Sept – Man & Myth – Roy Harper
And another artist steeping out of retirement with a solid return. I was never the biggest Harper fan but he does have moments of genius. Unfortunately his year went downhill but the jury is still out.
The Exile by Roy Harper
20 – Oct – Lightning Bolt – Pearl Jam
Eddie and the Lightening Rods flashing around again. Not peak era Pearl Jam but good for a blast. Maybe they are just too big now.
Sirens by Pearl Jam
21 – Oct – Last Night on Earth – Lee Ranaldo & the Dust
More ex-Sonic Youth output. Of all of them this is my favourite and it's been hammered in the car. With Youth drummer Steve Shelly included it has some huge songs and great guitar work outs. Another band very high on the 'wltm' list.
The Rising Tide by Lee Ranaldo & the Dust
22 – Oct – Birmingham (Live) – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
As a long standing fan of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel I don't know why I missed the live shows but at least the double album release of Human Menagerie & Psychomodo turned out well. Exhuberant performances of some timeless songs.
Tumbling Down by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
23 – Nov – Sweet Summer Sun, Hyde Park 2013 – Rolling Stones
Yep. The Stones got it back together and they are still breathing and on good form. I wasn't there. I don't like crowds…..
Miss You by the Rolling Stones
24 – Dec – Live from KCRW – NCATBS
A possibly opportunistic live release of some material from Push The Sky Away and a few other tracks. However, its completely brilliant, especially Higgs Boson Blues (absolutely the best song of the year) and an evil version of Jack The Ripper.
Mercy Seat by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
25 – Dec – Live from the Cellar Door – Neil Young
Cheating slightly here because at the time of writing this hasn't been released. I have heard about half of it though and I'm really looking forward to it.
Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young
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The Elephant in the Gallery
After reading Georges post on the George Thornton Gallery blog about the value of printmaking I had a world of comment gush up on me. I studied fine art and specialised in Print Making at Winchester School of Art waaaaaaay back in the eighties. I totally treasure printmaking as a beautiful alchemical process that more often than not exemplifies skills in drawing and composition that more free forms of two dimensional art dodge. There are many artists whose output in this genre at least equals their painterly production – Picasso, Goya & Bonnard spring to mind but the list far longer.
In his blog George discussed two of my favourite artists, Salvador & Bob. I admired Salvador quite a long time before I became a full blown Bobcat. Dali was an unmitigated transcendental genius. His drafting skill is beyond comprehension. He was also a master of self promotion and highly 'brand aware' half a century before the phrase birthed. Dali had a commercial awareness and understood his value. As a superstar artist of his generation he was subject to opportunistic fakery and this materialised in his Limited Edition Print activities. The up shot was that he signed thousands of blank sheets of paper. In doing this he undermined the value of not only the fakes but his own work but established a mystique around his work that elevated his own perceived stock.
I own a Dali print, maybe. It could be any number of things, a real print with a real signature, a fake print with either a real or fake signature or potentially a real print with a fake signature. At this distance I doubt the existence of many experts who could decipher the truth. Well done Salvador.
Dylan, in a much repeated interview in the mid sixties was described by a journalist as the 'spokesman for a generation'. Dylan's response was 'No, I'm just a song & dance man' perhaps the greatest understatement of his career. Dylan must be possessed of superhuman self confidence as he has always ploughed his own path musically. Even in recent years he has mystified audiences with 'unusual' versions of his classic songs and extreme vocal styles. Like Dali he is utterly self aware and brand loyal. His visual output has been just as idiosyncratic and subject to criticism as is music. By any stroke he isn't a world class draughtsman and as with his music he has been accused of plagiarism. I don't own a 'Bob' but I did buy the first 'Drawn Blank' book (and paid a lot more than I did for the Dali print). I admire his process and have viewed the prints with interest. Being close to the types of processes that produce works of the type that are selling the process and supply chain is very interesting. You can't buy a 'Bob' for much under £1000.00. The galleries that show these (Castle Galleries/Washington Green) report high levels of sales. Margins are misty but 'the piece of paper' would be less than 5% of the cost in it self and the margin to the artist and his management will be clear in the chain. Personally I think they are OK prints. They are however taking relatively small original pieces and enlarging well beyond their passable scale. This is plainly because something 'big' has a higher value than something 'small'.
As with any work of art the value is determined by the market. Anybody who buys a Dylan on the basis of investment should consider caveat emptor. If I had a grand lying around I would buy one, not for any potential investment but because I would like to see it when I walked passed it every day rather than having to open a book. And strangely, on consideration it probably wouldn't matter which picture it was as long as it had that 5 square centimeter pencil signature at the bottom. Oddly I received an invite to the 2013 edition review today.
That, (and here is where it gets misty) is my point. Art is like voodoo. It's about memory, association, faith & connection. If what you see fits your expectation and you believe it's from the place you think it's from you will be happy with your experience. We all like to be connected to something bigger. It marks the lamppost in our cultural neighbourhood.
…..and if you would like to buy an original limited edition giclee print from an original lino block print circa 1986 called 'Hope & Forgetfulness' like the one at the top I have 6 only left with no intention to make any more. £35.00 each plus postage. Make a connection.
Bob Dylan to exhibit new artwork at National Portrait Gallery (telegraph.co.uk)
Ronnie Wood's art including £300,000 piece he painted up for sale (dailymail.co.uk)
Salvador Dali Revisited (paintingsframe2000.wordpress.com)
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My Albums of 2012
It's been a funny year for new music, not many of the old artists bringing new records out (just re-releases and re-markets) and a awful lot of new music from big contemporary artists being pretty ropey and second rate. The nastiness of X-Factor & BGT still pervades the UK airwaves and TV…..shudders….
Still there have been some interesting events and I have to thank @thisismyjam and the enthusiasm of the users for introducing me to artists that had passed me by before. So in no particular order, here are a few high points from 2012.
Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man In The Universe
Stunning comeback album for a soul legend. Assisted by Damon Albarn & Richard Russell. www.bobbywomack.com
Tame Impala – Lonerism
These discovered through This Is My Jam. Psychedelic tinged indie from Australia. They must have absorbed a lot of prog and more than a little Hawkwind to sound like this.
Dinosaur Jr – I Bet On Sky
The third album from the fully reformed Dinosaur Jr. The formula still works but this album even had keyboards. Played this a lot when it came out.
Sun Kil Moon – Among The Leaves
Another Jam discovered band. There are a lot of American artists hanging out in the folk field. These guys stand out though. Particularly liked the first album but this is from the 2012 album of the same name.
Neil Young – Psychedelic Pill
Neil back with Crazy Horse. Following up on the Americana album. A double album of long jam based songs. Maybe patchy but classic Horse.
Grizzly Bear – Shields
This kept showing up on my Amazon page as 'recommended for you'. Once I looked it up I understood why. This the opening track is excellent.
Heavy Blanket – Heavy Blanket
I was really excited when I heard about this. Instrumental jams by J Mascis and two school friends, pre Dinosaur but re-recorded for this. Just noise, great noise though…
David Byrne and St Vincent – Love This Giant
A wonderful oddity, DB, Annie and a brass band. How could that ever work? This is my favourite track from the album. I ended up digging out the Knee Plays album after this came out.
Bob Dylan – Tempest
Bob came back with this his 35th studio album. Now in his seventies this is as dark as it gets. Utterly poetic, obviously deeply researched and referencing the history of humankind. I have played this endlessly, trying to pick through the themes. The opening track is the lightest lyrically but he undermines it with this cruel video about a stalker getting beaten up in the name of love or lust. The only one that You Tube has and probably soon to disappear.
Patti Smith – Banga
Another poet who really just gets better & better. Banga is a brilliant record that covers so much ground across many years. This song written for Johnny Depp who also plays on the album.
So there you go. A quick trawl through the thousands of hours of music I have been playing over the last year. I hope you found something you like and maybe something new.
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This is a quick one. Today in the car I listened to 'The Minneapolis Party Tape' & 'Tempest' Bookends to a 51 year career by the greatest song & dance act on the circuit. Those big friendly arms at Sony make it difficult to share freely available content but (hopefully) here are two bits of content that illustrate a huge journey navigated by wilful intent and muse chasing far beyond that attempted by even the most dedicated circus act.
This is from 1964. At the time of this recording I was a pre-mewling infant awaiting my birth…
This is from earlier in the year. Americas great * hope President in the presence of greaterness. You can see Bob feigning humble, but you have to look close.
This from the same gig…
The new album 'Tempest' is an amazing & lyrical record that spans subjects and soundtracks them back into the primary beats of America. I'll need another dozen listens to assimilate the stories in the songs. Bob is anything but 'content lite'.
…and anyone who suggests his voice is gone should listen harder. Modulated poptones it ain't. The voice of a dozen generations it is.
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Tagged as Arts, Bob, Bob Dylan, Dylan, Newport, Rolling Stone, Sony, Tempest, United States, William Shakespeare
It was Bob Dylan's birthday last Tuesday (bear with me
here…). Whilst I love Bob the options on posting a Bob show are infinite. As
the most bootlegged artist ever, and as he has been touring since the Old Testament
was written, there are literally thousands of shows, demo's, outtakes, radio
shows & chitter chatter I wouldn't know where to start. Also, the lovely
people at Sony are somewhat protective of their clients material. It's difficult
to even share a video on Facebook without a 'view on You Tube only' message.
So, on Tuesday there was a mass of comment on the www and
also Twitter. One of the guys I follow on TW spent the entire 24hrs posting
links to Bob related content including lots of great covers. The one that
really got me was the following.
This is the equally enigmatic David Bowie covering one of
Dylan's more recent masterpieces, the wonderful 'Trying to Get to Heaven'. This
is an outtake from the 'Hours' album. All I can find about it is that a South
American radio show leaked it. It's a great quality audio with some collaged
stills from the period.
I really hope we get to hear some new material from Bowie one day soon. He's a one in a million artist and I've pretty much run out of stuff to buy.
I have only seen Bowie once. It was some while ago when the 'Earthling'
album came out. The upside was that it was at Rock City in Nottingham and I
managed to stand about 10 foot from the front & centre. I really liked the
album and as he's a crowd pleaser he did loads of old material as well. His
band included Gail Anne Dorsey, Mick Garson & Reeves Gabriel, all of whom
are on the following show.
This is an absolutely epic show from Madison Square Gardens
in 1997 titled '50 Dead Dogs'. It was Bowie's 5oth birthday and as well as
covering new material he has guests including Robert Smith from the Cure, Frank
Black from the Pixies, Sonic Youth, Peter Frampton, Billy Corgan and many more.
The quality is perfect.
(Broken Link. Leave a comment if you would like to hear this)
Track listing here.
I can't find any official release trail on this but I'm happy to take the link down on request.
Now lets see if this gets more hits than Kate did last week. She's a popular girl.
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Tagged as 50 Dead Dogs, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Trying To Get To Heaven


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Voting Security Expert: Arizona's Election System Still Vulnerable
Published: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 - 1:30pm
Jude Joffe-Block/KJZZ
After Arizona's chief elections official reassured residents that the state's voting system is safe from hackers, an elections security expert is taking issue with some of those claims.
Last week, Secretary of State Michele Reagan claimed that Arizona's votes can't be intercepted.
"None of these machines that people vote on are connected to the internet, so that usually provides a level of comfort to people," Reagan said.
But that doesn't bring much comfort to Jacob Stauffer, director of operations at Texas-based Coherent Cyber, which helps states protect their elections systems.
"There have been secretaries of state and vendors that have said that their systems are unhackable," he said. "And we have shown in the past that is absolutely not the case."
Stauffer said remote access software and modems used to tally final results could still make election systems vulnerable.
"Until you have verified and tested these systems, you cannot make those claims," Stauffer said.
In 2016, Arizona's voter registration database was one of the first systems targeted by what were believed to be Russian hackers.

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Something you might want to read.
Journalism student beaten and then shot in Pakistan
LiveSid April 14, 2017 Articles
#Pakistan #students #university #incidents #murder #religion
A lynch mob beat a 23-year old journalism student in Pakistan, shot him and still continued to hit the lifeless body of the boy with sticks.
The incident happened in Abdul Wali Khan University in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, where a group of students murdered the 23-year old Mashal Khan, a student at the University's journalism department. The reason being, that Mashal Khan had been accused of running Facebook pages which allegedly published blasphemous content, however there has been no concrete proof of such yet.
Around 59 students were arrested for being suspected of involved in the lynching, and the University has been temporarily shut down.
One of Mashal Khan's professor said Mashal was brilliant and inquisitive, always complaining about the political system of the country, but I never heard him saying anything controversial against the religion.
I can't believe this. Those are university students who punched and kicked another student, shot him to death and even kept at their behavior with his lifeless body. This is a shame for all the students of the concerned university. What exactly is being taught there.
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Hei! I'm an Associate Professor at the Department of Marketing, BI Norwegian Business School (Oslo, Norway), where I work on multisensory experiences. In this website, I present some information about my interests, my academic and professional experience, and some of my work. Below, you'll see my short bio.
Radcliffe Camera, Oxford University, UK
I received my D.Phil. in Experimental Psychology from Oxford University (Crossmodal Research Laboratory). Following that, I worked as a Research Fellow at the SCHI Lab, Sussex University (UK, 2015 and 2017-2020), the Imagineering Institute (Malaysia, 2015-2016), and the Institute on Asian Consumer Insight, hosted by Nanyang Technological University (Singapore, 2017-2018). During some of those years, I was also a research affiliate at the University of Oxford (2015-2017). Currently, I'm once again a research fellow at the SCHI 'sky' Lab (UK) and a visiting professor at the Basque Culinary Center (Spain).
My work is at the intersection between Psychology, Marketing, and Human–Computer Interaction, and focuses on understanding, and capitalizing on, our multisensory experiences and their guiding principles (see Research, for more details and an excerpt from my lecture on multisensory experiences below).
Me and my colleagues have presented our research in conferences such as Pangborn, SXSW, ICMI, SenseAsia, CHI, TVX, and ESOMAR. We have also published it in journals such as Food Quality and Preference, Journal of Retailing, Food Research International, The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Journal of Business Research, Psychology and Marketing, Motivation and Emotion, and Frontiers in Psychology. I have published four books, including three edited collections (see books). Currently, I'm part of the Editorial Board of Psychology and Marketing, the International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, and the International Journal of Food Design. Our research has been covered by several media outlets (e.g., Aftenposten, NPR All Things Considered, The Guardian, Big Think, New Yorker, Wired, IFT, Science Daily, El Tiempo).
Multisensory experiences prototyping in mixed reality, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway
I have taught several undergraduate, master's, PhD, and executive courses including multisensory experiences, multisensory marketing (module 3 in link, see some photos here), sensation and perception, brand management, service marketing, customer experience management, digital marketing, and consumer neuroscience. Currently, I'm co-hosting the customer experience management podcast.
I've worked with a number of companies from different countries such as Symrise, Asahi Breweries, Nordic Approach, Asian Institute on Consumer Insight, Financiera Nacional de Desarrollo (FDN), Seguros Bolívar, and SALMA. This work has focused on a variety of topics including multisensory experiences, food and drink, branding, consumer research, and innovation. See Consulting for more information.
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
I'm from Bogotá (Colombia), but have also lived in Calgary (Canada), Oxford and Brighton (UK), Boston (USA), Iskandar Puteri (Malaysia), Singapore, and Oslo (Norway). I enjoy nature, travels, abstract art, experimental music (e.g., progressive rock/metal), guitar playing, stargazing, Korean BBQs (and Bokbunja-ju), and Japanese whisky. I have an awesome cat whose name is Juno.


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Classic Disney from a simpler time is a good, wholesome watch.
by Editor | May 13, 2021 | Latest FAN, Reviews
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Fred MacMurray and Kurt Russell co-starred in FOLLOW ME BOYS, a wholesome Disney film produced in the mid-60s and featured MacMurray as a beloved Scoutmaster. Imagination Connoisseur Tom Jr Jackson provides his review of what turned out to be Walt Disney's last film.
FOLLOW ME BOYS (1966)
Review by Tom Jr Jackson
WINE-ning is in full force and I thought I would write in about a film I recently purchased and watched. The film I am referring to is a 1966 picture called FOLLOW ME BOYS directed by Norman Tokar and based on the book ¨God and My Country¨ and starring Fred MacMurray, Vera Miles, Lillian Gish and a 15 year old newcomer named Kurt something … oh yeah, Kurt Russell.
Up and coming star Kurt Russell (left) and established Disney star, Fred MacMurray (right) co-starred in FOLLOW ME BOYS in 1966.
This was Kurt Russel's first ¨Disney" film and also the final film that Walt Disney produced before his death 2 weeks later. On one of the Wonderful World of Disney episodes – actually the last one that Walt Disney ever did before his death – he mentions that he thinks that Kurt Russell is not only an up and coming star but will be a big star someday. After watching this film you will see why Walt thought that. (Rumour has it that the last words of Walt Disney were "Kurt Russell.")
So, you are probably wondering what is the plot of this film?
Well, it has a very simple plot (as were most Disney films back in the day): A man settles down in a small town and becomes a Scoutmaster and it sort of becomes his life. You find yourself watching this wonderful film about a man who just takes leaps of faith and does for the small town that no one else wants to do.
There is nothing more wholesome and satisfying than watching the purely magical Disney film. What I love about those early Disney films is that Walt Disney did whatever he could to make sure that the films had that Disney magic and personal mark on it.
Would I recommend this film? Why yes, I would, because it is something different. There are no big booms, no foul language and no sexual stuff in it. It is just a good film.
What is sad is that Disney+ used to have a whole section that was called "Disney through the Decades" and it had a lot of classic films on it. Now you can barely find any of those films. Sure, you can find some of the old animated films and some classic films, but for someone like me who loves the classic, Disney films, I think they should be on there.
And, no, I am not making some big plea for Song of the South to be added to Disney+. I saw that film once in the 80s when Disney decided to re-release it and that was the last time it was in theaters . It wasn´t really anything to write home about. But that is a letter for some other time.
Anyways thank you for letting me discuss this film ¨Follow Me Boys.¨


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The Digest: No. 5, May 2017
Patent Awards Stoke Startup Growth
Startups that are awarded patents in a "quasi-random" way experience faster employment and sales growth than their counterparts with unsuccessful patent applications.
Patent applications are assigned to examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on a quasi-random basis. The median examiner grants a patent to 61.5 percent of the applications he or she considers, but the percentage varies substantially across examiners. This creates a "patent lottery" of sorts: an applicant who draws an examiner in the 75th percentile of willingness to grant has an 11.8 percentage-point higher probability of getting a patent than one in the same industry-year who draws an examiner in the 25th percentile. This variation in patent award probability is arguably unrelated to patent quality.
Drawing a more lenient patent examiner can make a huge difference for a startup firm, according to research reported in What Is a Patent Worth? Evidence from the U.S. Patent "Lottery" (NBER Working Paper 23268). After five years, the average employment growth of these firms is 55 percent greater, and average sales growth is 80 percent greater, than the comparable measures for firms that draw less-lenient examiners.
"A patent grant sets a startup on a growth path through funding that helps transform its ideas into products and services that generate jobs, revenues, and follow-on inventions," write researchers Joan Farre-Mensa, Deepak Hegde, and Alexander Ljungqvist. "For the average startup in our sample, these estimates imply that receiving a patent leads to 16 additional employees after five years, and $10.6 million in additional sales cumulated over five years after winning the patent lottery." The effect is particularly strong for information-technology startups.
By examining all 34,215 first-time patent applications for U.S.-based startups from 2001 through 2013, the researchers estimate a patent's private value. They compare firms that applied for patents and received them with firms that applied but did not. Previous studies have compared patent winners to firms without patents, but it is hard to establish a patent's value from this comparison because some firms without patents may have chosen other means to protect their intellectual property.
Patent lottery "winners" do not just grow faster, they are also more innovative in the years following their patent award. This is likely to be due to the fact that "winners" enjoy easier access to funding from venture capitalists, banks, and public investors. Firms that receive a first patent are awarded 42.3 percent more subsequent patents than firms whose first patent application is denied. Winning firms apply for more patents and also exhibit a higher approval rate on their applications, suggesting an increase in innovation quality. The researchers stress that their empirical methods determine "winners" through the patent lottery, not by the quality of the first patent, which avoids many potentially confounding effects.
Patents appear to serve as a kind of quality seal of approval to would-be investors. Winning the patent lottery more than doubles the likelihood that a firm is able to raise its first or second round of venture capital funding. This effect is driven by firms founded by less-experienced entrepreneurs; there is no effect for firms with experienced founders. The researchers also do not find any differences between "winners" and "losers" of the patent lottery for raising venture capital after the second round of funding.
Winning a patent appears to have a particularly large impact on firms in the IT field. IT startups tend to have young founders and products with uncertain demand and relatively high risk of imitation. Winning a patent gives would-be investors more confidence in the quality of the technology and allows the entrepreneurs to discuss their work freely without fear of having it copied. In biochemistry, in contrast, where the effect of a patent "win" is more muted, founders tend to be older, more-experienced scientists whose previous work can be more easily evaluated.
— Laurent Belsie
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