DJ Shadow...

...talking about crate digging (from the film Scratch)

Guitar Army

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Glenn Branca is seeking 80 guitarists and 20 bass players for his upcoming performance of "Symphony No.13 (Hallucination City)". This performance will be in Dublin on July 15 at Grand Canal Square as part of Analog.

I'm seriously considering doing this - the avant garde (ahem) leanings might not be to the likings of Stuckists like Rob Matthews (he knows who he is), but I reckon it would be an amazing thing to see, nevermind take part in.

Original Press Release

Rhys Chatham - A Crimson Grail (Part One) (400 guitars)

Neurovision

Take three musicians. Sit them down to watch the spectacle that was the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. Soak in alcohol. Add instruments and a dash of Tull. Record.

Neurovision (7 songs, 63MB zip)

And now, ladies and gentlemen, SKING!

Here's an oldie from a fried Mars bar eating mate of mine. I can't figure out the lyrics for the life of me, but I think they have something to do with the vertical movement.

DJ Sking - Can't Go Up, Can't Go Down

etree Friday

I've been meaning for a while now to put together some kind of post about the etree/archive.org Live Music Archive - a monstrous collection of live bootlegs that you could get lost in for weeks. It does skew slightly towards the jam band side of things, but there's enough variety to guarantee that you'll find something you like.

My Morning Jacket - Gideon - Bonnaroo, 2006-06-16

The Dismemberment Plan - Sentimental Man - The Middle East, 2003-07-24

Gomez - Get Miles - Cleveland Odeon, 2003-05-08

Rogue Wave - California - Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, 2006-03-30

By the way, the above photo is of a random Nigerian guy hugging commentator Eamonn Dunphy during Wednesday's Ireland/Slovakia match in Croke Park. With thanks to Wes Gorman.

A model of restraint

Buddy Rich was born in 1917. This was filmed in 1981. Not bad, old man.

De Blues

Rob Matthews (seen here on the left) would have you believe that this is not the work of his own hands, but an unearthed gem from 1926, talking about an old Dave Dineen, and not any contemporary person of the same name. Affectionate mockery or vicious satire? You decide...

Blind Lemon O'Hara - Dave Dineen (1926)