Sep 2009
Broadcast & The Focus Group
09/23/09 23:33 Filed in: Music
Editor's pick in music for this month is Broadcast and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age
Yesterday, Today
09/18/09 16:49 Filed in: Music
UPDATE: I will be out of town and I will not have another radio-show for several weeks. If anyone from Central-Florida is going to the ACL Music Festival, let me know. I'll be leaving for Austin Oct 1st and will return on the 5th. Check the artist lineup and you can pretty much guess what shows I'll be attending. Also, be sure to purchase the after-party tickets before it's too late (many are sold out). Unlike the ACL Festval, the after-parties are held at indoor venues such as Emo's, etc...
Jon Kennedy "14" 2xLP
09/18/09 12:31 Filed in: Music
Children Of The Earth...
We are now processing orders for Jon Kennedy - "14" DBL LP on Organik Recordings.
This package is a double, solid white, 180 Gram vinyl, super UVcoated, gatefold LP w/ digital dropcard.
LISTEN HERE
www.jonkennedy.co.uk/mp3/album_sampler.mp3
VISIT: WWW.ORGANIKRECORDINGSTORE.COM
We are now processing orders for Jon Kennedy - "14" DBL LP on Organik Recordings.
This package is a double, solid white, 180 Gram vinyl, super UVcoated, gatefold LP w/ digital dropcard.
LISTEN HERE
www.jonkennedy.co.uk/mp3/album_sampler.mp3
VISIT: WWW.ORGANIKRECORDINGSTORE.COM
Tyondai Braxton's Central Market
09/18/09 00:02 Filed in: Music
Tyondai Braxton "Central Market" (LP) on Warp
Other Music [NYC]
Over the last few years, Tyondai Braxton (son of virtuoso jazzer Anthony Braxton) has gone from relative obscurity to media darling thanks to his association with post-post-rock rockers Battles. With that band he showed that there was life in rock music yet, infusing the genre with a creativity and hyperactivity the scene is still reeling from. Being one of the guiding forces in Battles, it was surely only a matter of time before his lofty ambitions were realized on a further solo effort (this is Braxton's second lone full-length), and ambitious Central Market certainly is. Composing for the Wordless Music Orchestra has obviously given Braxton a freedom he never had with Battles, and the chunky rock edge we associate with the band is all but lost in a flurry of lush cinematics and blurred electronics. The closest relative I can bring to mind would be Fantomas, not necessarily in the sound itself but in the scope and complexity of Braxton's compositions -- these pieces could have been chopped from 1/2" reels of 1940s Disney Soundtracks and assembled plunderphonic-style before being replayed by the orchestra. Sure, his vision is going to leave many listeners cold -- it's certainly polarized the OM office -- but Central Market is a vivid, Technicolor listening experience far removed from anything else you're likely to stumble across this year. Who knew modern classical music could be so damned playful? [JT]
Listen: J. City
Other Music [NYC]
Over the last few years, Tyondai Braxton (son of virtuoso jazzer Anthony Braxton) has gone from relative obscurity to media darling thanks to his association with post-post-rock rockers Battles. With that band he showed that there was life in rock music yet, infusing the genre with a creativity and hyperactivity the scene is still reeling from. Being one of the guiding forces in Battles, it was surely only a matter of time before his lofty ambitions were realized on a further solo effort (this is Braxton's second lone full-length), and ambitious Central Market certainly is. Composing for the Wordless Music Orchestra has obviously given Braxton a freedom he never had with Battles, and the chunky rock edge we associate with the band is all but lost in a flurry of lush cinematics and blurred electronics. The closest relative I can bring to mind would be Fantomas, not necessarily in the sound itself but in the scope and complexity of Braxton's compositions -- these pieces could have been chopped from 1/2" reels of 1940s Disney Soundtracks and assembled plunderphonic-style before being replayed by the orchestra. Sure, his vision is going to leave many listeners cold -- it's certainly polarized the OM office -- but Central Market is a vivid, Technicolor listening experience far removed from anything else you're likely to stumble across this year. Who knew modern classical music could be so damned playful? [JT]
Listen: J. City
Intuit Acquires Mint.com
09/14/09 22:53 Filed in: Misc
http://www.mint.com/press/intuit-to-acquire-mint-com/
Mountain View, Calif., Sept 14, 2009 – Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Mint.com, a leading provider of online personal finance services in a cash transaction valued at approximately $170 million. Privately held Mint.com, based in Mountain View, Calif., has successfully used its advanced technology to provide consumers with an easy and intelligent way to manage their money.
“With this transaction, Intuit will gain another fast-growing consumer brand and a highly successful Software as a Service (SaaS) offering that helps people save and make money,” said Brad Smith, Intuit CEO. “This move will enhance Intuit’s position as a leading provider of consumer SaaS offerings that connect customers across desktop, online and mobile.”
Mountain View, Calif., Sept 14, 2009 – Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Mint.com, a leading provider of online personal finance services in a cash transaction valued at approximately $170 million. Privately held Mint.com, based in Mountain View, Calif., has successfully used its advanced technology to provide consumers with an easy and intelligent way to manage their money.
“With this transaction, Intuit will gain another fast-growing consumer brand and a highly successful Software as a Service (SaaS) offering that helps people save and make money,” said Brad Smith, Intuit CEO. “This move will enhance Intuit’s position as a leading provider of consumer SaaS offerings that connect customers across desktop, online and mobile.”
BLK JKS
09/13/09 02:08 Filed in: Music
I've been looking forward to hearing the "After Robots" album by BLK JKS (Secretly Canadian). Released: September 8, 2009.
Wanted: Jim Flora Records
09/06/09 23:36 Filed in: Misc
Wanted: Jim Flora Art
If anyone has a Jim Flora record in their collection and are willing to sale, please contact me. I'll pay money. Or when I have money. I'm serious! I need the cover art and the record (of course).
Mental Note: Movies To See
09/05/09 03:06 Filed in: Film
A Serious Man by Coen Brothers ✓
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by John Krasinki
Inglorius Basterds by Quentin Tarantino ✓
Yesterday, Today
09/03/09 19:20 Filed in: Music
YESTERDAY, TODAY * WPRK 91.5 FM * WPRKDJ.ORG * CHAIRMANHAO.COM
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 (9:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST)
Upcoming Shows
September Music
9.3.09 Peter Bjorn & John plus guests The Postmarks (Sold Out! ) @ The Social
Doors at 9:00PM, $15.00, 18 and up. Tickets available at the Social Box Office, the door, and Ticketmaster locations.
9.4.09 Lee 'Scratch' Perry plus guests Conquiring One Sound System, Burnin Smyrnans, Lionize @ The Social
Doors at 9:00PM, $20.00 advance / $25.00 day of show, 18 and up. Tickets available at the Social Box Office, the door, and Ticketmaster locations.
9.4.09 DJ BMF & Slack @ The Peacock Room
Doors at 10 PM, $5.00, 21 and up. Come check the vibe that launched the legendary night! The Peacock Room 1321 N. Mills Ave. Orlando, FL
* UPDATE: For the kids who like dance music and Chillin' Music.
"This Saturday night (September 5) there's a super-cool party happening at The Peacock Room in Orlando. Local deep house label Chillin Music is having its 5 year anniversary party and to mark the occasion they're flying recent collaborator Pezzner in from Seattle. I'm not sure if you know about Pezzner, one half of eccentric house music duo Jacob London, but he's one of my favorite working producers. His recent efforts for labels like Om Records, Freerange, and Urban Torque are inspirational, making him one of the few that I'll always check when seeing his name attached to a track. Rest assured you will hear some fantastic, forward-thinking house music playing in his set this Saturday ... sounds that should please the brain as well as the feet. I'm psyched.
I'm also psyched that I, Mr. Q-Burns Abstract Message, will be playing my own crazy tunes beforehand. And Chillin Music boss Rob Slac will be on hand for his own opening DJ set. Sweet." -- original message sent via Q-Burn's Abstract Message
9.3.09 Peter Bjorn & John plus guests The Postmarks (Sold Out! ) @ The Social
Doors at 9:00PM, $15.00, 18 and up. Tickets available at the Social Box Office, the door, and Ticketmaster locations.
9.4.09 Lee 'Scratch' Perry plus guests Conquiring One Sound System, Burnin Smyrnans, Lionize @ The Social
Doors at 9:00PM, $20.00 advance / $25.00 day of show, 18 and up. Tickets available at the Social Box Office, the door, and Ticketmaster locations.
9.4.09 DJ BMF & Slack @ The Peacock Room
Doors at 10 PM, $5.00, 21 and up. Come check the vibe that launched the legendary night! The Peacock Room 1321 N. Mills Ave. Orlando, FL
* UPDATE: For the kids who like dance music and Chillin' Music.
"This Saturday night (September 5) there's a super-cool party happening at The Peacock Room in Orlando. Local deep house label Chillin Music is having its 5 year anniversary party and to mark the occasion they're flying recent collaborator Pezzner in from Seattle. I'm not sure if you know about Pezzner, one half of eccentric house music duo Jacob London, but he's one of my favorite working producers. His recent efforts for labels like Om Records, Freerange, and Urban Torque are inspirational, making him one of the few that I'll always check when seeing his name attached to a track. Rest assured you will hear some fantastic, forward-thinking house music playing in his set this Saturday ... sounds that should please the brain as well as the feet. I'm psyched.
I'm also psyched that I, Mr. Q-Burns Abstract Message, will be playing my own crazy tunes beforehand. And Chillin Music boss Rob Slac will be on hand for his own opening DJ set. Sweet." -- original message sent via Q-Burn's Abstract Message