Agnes Obel Life[edit] Early life[edit] Agnes Obel was born in Gentofte, Copenhagen. In 1990, she joined a small band as a singer and bass guitar player. In 1994, she had a small part in the short film The Boy Who Walked Backwards / Drengen der gik baglæns by Thomas Vinterberg. She attended high school at Det frie Gymnasium, a free school where she was able to play a good deal of music. Personal life[edit] Obel has lived in Berlin since 2006[11] with photographer and animation artist Alex Brüel Flagstad,[6][12] who filmed and directed the music videos for "Riverside" from Obel's debut album Philharmonics (2010) and "Dorian", "The Curse", and "Aventine" from Aventine (2013). Career[edit] Philharmonics[edit] Obel's first album was also a commercial success. Agnes Obel at the Cirque Royal, Brussels (2011) In October 2011, Obel won the 2012 European Border Breakers Award. Aventine[edit] Agnes Obel began working on her second album in 2011. Agnes Obel on Aventine[29] Citizen of Glass[edit] Late Night Tales[edit]
A Ghost Story Shaped by Your Phone's Data There’s a moment in the mobile book Breathe where your phone ceases to work. The screen freezes, the camera wigs out, and it’s impossible to swipe to the next page. If it feels like a ghost slipped its way into your phone and took hold of the software, that’s because it has. Breathe is a ghost story. Breathe is the newest book from Editions at Play, a series of mobile-first stories created by the experimental publishing house Visual Editions and Google Creative Lab that are designed to explore how technology can reshape our expectations of what a book should look like. Mobile books are designed with some inherent tradeoffs—in the place of paper, there’s glass; instead of ink, there are pixels. In Breathe, for instance, the story changes depending on who is reading it and where they’re reading it. Sound creepy? Much of Breathe is told through a simple serif typeface on a cream background.
Scott Walker, influential rock enigma, dies aged 76 Image copyright Getty Images Scott Walker, one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in rock history, has died at the age of 76. The US star found fame as a teen idol in The Walker Brothers, scoring hits with The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore and Make It Easy On Yourself. But his dark baritone hinted at something deeper - and his darker, experimental solo albums tackled the complexities of love, sex and death. Walker's death was confirmed by his current record label, 4AD. In a statement, they called the singer "one of the most revered innovators at the sharp end of creative music". Radiohead's Thom Yorke was among those paying tribute, describing Walker as "a huge influence on Radiohead and myself, showing me how I could use my voice and words". Born Noel Scott Engel in Ohio, 1943, Walker initially pursued a career as an actor, before hooking up with John Maus and Gary Leeds to form the misleadingly-named Walker Brothers. "Touring in those days was very primitive. Orchestral pop
Il Pickwick - Quelle vite aggrovigliate davanti al bancone del bar Confesso di non avere letto Open, l’autobiografia di Agassi, ma in molti me ne hanno parlato come di un bel libro. E confesso di avere mantenuto un atteggiamento snob di fronte al consiglio di cimentarmi con esso. Credo per una sorta di rifiuto nei confronti di chi racconta la sua vicenda di atleta sportivo. Allora ho come cercato di ovviare dopo la scoperta che a Open ha contribuito J. studio, nell’amore, nel lavoro, poi è come se la scarsa attitudine a primeggiare nelle sfide si prendesse la naturale rivincita. J.
Scott Walker: 'I was an intense young guy. I think I did temporarily go crazy' | Music Whatever happened to the great 20th-century crooner Scott Walker? Simple really. He disappeared, had any number of breakdowns, or one long one, and returned as a great 21st-century, avant garde composer. Today David Bowie, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Brian Eno, Julian Cope, the great innovators in contemporary music, line up to proclaim the genius of Scott Walker. There was always more to the Walker Brothers than appeared at first sight – they weren't called Walker, weren't brothers, and however much they appealed as eye candy, their music contained a surprising depth and frame of reference. Walker was born Noel Scott Engel, in Ohio in 1943. But Walker, a handsome young man who looked as if he should have been surfing the waves of California, was locked in his own agonies. He rarely talks to the media. He arrives at his manager's house in west London exactly on time, and walks into the room wearing the cap. Did he find fame hard to deal with? It's amazing how sane Walker sounds.
RIP Ursula K Le Guin: The wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin reading in 2008. Pic by Gorthian, CC 3.0 Obit Beloved dragon-tale spinning author Ursula K Le Guin has died. She was a multiple Hugo award-winner ("speculative fiction", anyone?) The Dispossessed won Le Guin the holy sci-fi trinity – a Locus, Nebula and a Hugo – and Reg readers voted for it back in 2011 as one of our "best sci-fi films never made". It was this quality that made her such a fine writer. A lot of her work – like that of all the literary greats – had to do with thought experiments: What if the relationship between power and gender were different; what if you didn't – for good or for bad – have to think about whether you wanted to have sex with someone when you interacted with them? There is a yellowed, slightly dog-eared copy of 1974's The Dispossessed, complete with art nouveau-style illustration, on the shelf of the William Morris Gallery in London. Facts aren't all that easy to come by. She was a good read.
Michelle Gurevich Michelle Gurevich is a Canadian singer-songwriter, also known by her former stage name Chinawoman.[1][2][3] Her music is influenced by her Russian heritage,[4] and has been described as slowcore rock and "lo-fi pop".[5][6] Her largest fanbase is in Eastern Europe.[6][7] Life[edit] Michelle Gurevich was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Russian immigrants and was raised with Russian as her first language.[4] Her father was an engineer in Soviet Leningrad and her mother a Kirov ballerina (the subject of Gurevich's "Russian Ballerina").[4][7][8] Gurevich originally wanted to become a filmmaker and worked ten years in the industry before turning to music. "I eventually tried to write a song and found it was not only cheaper but much easier to get a good result."[4][9] Gurevich began her career recording in her bedroom.[4][7] The stage name "Chinawoman" was chosen as a spur-of-the-moment joke when Garageband prompted her for a band name.[5][10] Discography[edit] Singles[edit] Studio albums[edit]
Il ritorno degli xx e le altre canzoni per il weekend - Giovanni Ansaldo The xx, Say something loving Lo confesso, non sono un grande fan degli xx, pur avendoli apprezzati ai loro esordi nel 2009. Dopo il mezzo passo falso di Coexist, pensavo che fossero un gruppo con poca consistenza. Gli ottimi progetti solisti di Jamie xx non erano bastati a farmi cambiare idea. Insomma, non vedevo l’ora di stroncare il loro nuovo disco I see you, uscito oggi. E invece niente, l’album funziona. Jamie xx ha capito come deve vestire le canzoni indie pop del trio, trasportandole verso un suono più maturo e stratificato. Bonobo, Kerala Due anni fa il musicista britannico Simon Green, in arte Bonobo, si è trasferito da New York a Los Angeles. Run The Jewels, Run the Jewels 3 A proposito di liste di fine anno, ma non è che abbiamo già per le mani il disco hip hop dell’anno? Nine Inch Nails, Dear world Trent Reznor ha promesso due “uscite importanti” targate Nine Inch Nails nel 2017.
Anna Calvi A not-so-funny thing happened to Anna Calvi on the way to making her live US debut a month ago. The British goth-cabaret-indie-rock artist reagitated an old arm injury, and doctors instructed her to lay off her beloved guitar (she’s been playing since the tender age of 9) for up to a month, which meant having to postpone her first New York shows as well as gigs at South By Southwest in Austin. But disappointing as the news was, that bit of drama was nothing compared to the swirling sturm und drang of Calvi’s songs, ten of which are featured on her justly lauded self-titled debut album, released in March. Cave himself is one of Calvi’s A-list endorsers, having taken her on the road with his band Grinderman and given her at least one bit of emerging-artist advice. That’s some heady praise, and quite a support staff for an artist who only began singing five years ago. JOHN NORRIS: Anna, I was sorry to hear about these postponed shows and your arm injury. CALVI: Yeah, definitely.
Dieci album che vi siete persi nel 2016 - Daniele Cassandro 1. Hieroglyphic Being, The disco’s of Imhotep Non capita spesso di leggere la recensione sul Financial Times di un album che mescola house di Chicago, afrofuturismo, antico Egitto e improvvisazioni cosmic jazz. Quando succede conviene ascoltare. Io l’ho fatto e ho trovato in The disco’s of Imhotep uno degli album di elettronica più potenti dell’anno. 2. Billie Ray Martin, The soul tapes Billie Ray Martin è una pioniera della dance anni novanta: con gli Electribe 101 ha aperto il Violator tour dei Depeche Mode, ha cantato con gli S Express e ha avuto una megahit pop dance nel 1994. 3) Palazzo, Prima Diego Palazzo fa parte della band milanese degli Egokid e collabora da tempo con i Baustelle. 4) Carla Dal Forno, You know what it’s like L’australiana Carla Dal Forno fa una musica difficilmente catalogabile. 5) Imarhan, Imahran Il miglior album pop rock che abbia sentito nel 2016 arriva dal’Algeria. 10) Soft Hair, Soft Hair Connan Mockasin e LA Priest sono una strana coppia.
Joanna Newsom Joanna Caroline Newsom (born January 18, 1982)[2] is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth, and began her musical career as a keyboardist in the San Francisco–based indie band The Pleased. Early life[edit] Newsom was born in Nevada City, California on January 18, 1982.[2][3] the second child of Christine (née Mueller) and William Newsom. Her parents, both doctors, were "progressive-minded professionals" who had previously lived in the San Francisco Bay Area.[4] Newsom was raised in Nevada City[5] along with her older brother, Peter, and younger sister, Emily.[4] She is the second cousin, twice removed, of Gavin Newsom, Governor of California.[6] As a child, Newsom was not allowed to watch television or listen to the radio. At the age of five, Newsom asked her parents if she could learn to play the harp. Career[edit] 2002–2005: Beginnings; The Milk-Eyed Mender[edit]
I dieci migliori album del 2016 - Giovanni Ansaldo Il 2016 è stato un anno luttuoso, dal punto di vista musicale. Sono morti, tra gli altri, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Alan Vega dei Suicide, George Martin e Sharon Jones. Complice il ruolo centrale che hanno ormai i social network nella vita di tante persone, abbiamo passato quasi più tempo a celebrare il passato (anche giustamente, per carità) che a vivere il presente. Però non dobbiamo farci ingannare dalle nostre bacheche di Facebook: il 2016 è stato anche un anno di ottima musica, nel quale sono usciti diversi dischi di alto livello, come mai era successo negli ultimi anni. Due di questi, triste coincidenza, sono proprio quelli di Bowie e Cohen. Il 2016 però è stato anche un anno di grandi conferme di artisti più “giovani”: i Radiohead sono tornati in grande stile, così come Kanye West e Danny Brown, che ci dimostrano ancora una volta che l’hip hop è uno dei generi più vivi. Le classifiche, di solito, scatenano critiche feroci e qualche insulto.
Death Of Jon Hiseman, Prog-Rock Drummer, Colosseum Founder Jon Hiseman, who died from a brain tumour aged 73 on 12 June 2018, was a drummer distinguished in both rock and jazz idioms, a bandleader, recording engineer and producer, and music publisher. His band Colosseum, often billed as Jon Hiseman’s Colosseum, had UK Top 20 albums with Those Who Are About to Die Salute You and Valentyne Suite, both in 1969. An energetic man involved in multiple projects, Hiseman was a supreme organiser as well as an open-minded bandleader. His impressive grasp of these and other skills was acquired over the course of a long and successful career shared with his wife, the composer, saxophonist and flautist Barbara Thompson. Jon Hiseman (actually born as ‘John’ Hiseman) was born in Woolwich, London on 21 June 1944, to Lily (nee Spratt), who worked in the music library at the Bank of England, and Philip Hiseman, a senior lecturer in printing at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts. Colosseum’s first appearance was at a disco in Scarborough in 1968.