Fleet Foxes - new album & download

The Fleet Foxes announced a new album, Helplessness Blues, and tour today. The album will be released on May 2 in the UK, and May 3 in the US. To celebrate they're offering the album title track for streaming/download via their website. Have a listen:



Spring/summer tour dates:
04.30.2011 The Vogue Theatre / Vancouver, BC
05.01.2011 Crystal Ballroom / Portland, OR
05.03.2011 Moore Theatre / Seattle, WA
05.05.2011 Fox Theater / Oakland, CA
05.06.2011 Spreckles Theatre / San Diego, CA
05.07.2011 Hollywood Palladium / Hollywood, CA
05.08.2011 Rialto Theatre / Tucson, AZ
05.10.2011 Stubb's Waller Creek / Austin, TX
05.11.2011 Palladium Ballroom / Dallas, TX
05.13.2011 Ryman Auditorium / Nashville, TN
05.14.2011 The Tabernacle / Atlanta, GA
05.15.2011 DAR Constitution Hall / Washington, DC
05.17.2011 Orpheum Theatre / Boston, MA
05.18.2011 The United Palace Theatre / New York, NY
05.21.2011 Tower Theatre / Upper Darby, PA
05.25.2011 Astra / Berlin, Germany
05.26.2011 Dachau Summer of Music / Munich, Germany
05.28.2011 Primavera Sound / Barcelona, Spain
05.30.2011 Bataclan / Paris, France
05.31.2011 Hammersmith Apollo / London, UK
08.11.2011 Oya Festival / Oslo, Norway
08.12.2011 Way Out West / Gothenburg, Sweden

Memories of Sex

MEMORIES OF SEX FROM FORUM MAGAZINE: One of the most prescient pieces published about 430 King’s Road in its incarnation as SEX appeared, appropriately enough, in sex magazine Forum in the mid-70s. Continued here.

Steve Jones, Unknown, Alan Jones, Chrissie Hynde, Jordan, Vivienne Westwood. By David Dagley, circa 1975.

On a related note, I've been meaning to mention that, after literally a couple of years of waiting, probably the best website dedicated specifically to the Malcolm McLaren/Vivienne Westwood-era of 430 King's Road has finally relaunched! Visit Only Anarchists Are Pretty now!

Now On eBay, Home Movie of Don Kirshner's Son's Bar Mitzvah

Here's an interesting item currently available on eBay - a home movie of Don Kirshner's son's bar mitzvah in 1973 at the Waldorf Astoria here in New York. As the description says: "Silent 16mm home movie of Don Kirshner's son Ricky's Bar Mitzvah in 1973 at the Waldorf. Approx 1200 feet that runs on silent speed. Don Kirshner is notable for many things including Don Kirshner's Dance Party and The Monkees. No vinegar,very slight warping,nice picture and color. Got this a few years ago in a lot with some other films,not knowing what was on it till i got it home. I had someone check with the family and no interest was expressed so here it is now for auction. Tony Orlando and Dawn was one of the entertainment acts as seen and other people look familiar but i am unable to identify anyone ,being born in 1970 i'm just a generation too young. any questions feel free to ask,thanx for looking! Sorry for the poor screen caps but its the best i could do, film looks great!"

See the full listing here. Thanks to NY Rocker.

John Barry RIP

John Barry - RIP

Before and After: Slow Down

Before - Larry Williams (Specialty Profiles):


During - the Beatles (Past Masters) :


Alexis Korner & Steve Marriott (with mustache!) :


the Jam (In the City):


After - Kraut (Complete Studio Recordings):

New doc alert - The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975

The title of a new documentary recently shown at Sundance caught my eye this morning in one of my RSS feeds. The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 is a new documentary by Swedish director Goran Olson that covers the movement from its beginnings to its seeming demise in the grasp of the drug plague that followed in the 70's. Due to a surprisingly deep stash of vintage, previously unseen, footage found in Sweden (see the trailers below), it looks like this will be something worth seeing despite some lukewarm reviews.

Includes appearances by Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, Huey P. Newton, Louis Farrakhan, Erykah Badu, John Forte, Davis, Abiodun Oyewole, Seale, Melvin Van Peebles, Kathleen Cleaver, Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, Robin Kelley.



For a slightly longer trailer, click here. For more on the making of the film, watch executive producer Danny Glover and director Goran Olson discuss their film here.

Before and After: You Give A Little Love

Before - Paul Williams (Bugsy Malone):


After - Silvery (Railway Architecture):

Before and After: Can't Hardly Wait

Before - the Replacements (demo version from reissue of Tim):


During - the Replacements (Please To Meet Me):


After - Justin Townes Earle (Midnight At the Movies):

Charlie Callas RIP

Charlie Callas - RIP

Gladys Horton RIP

Gladys Horton is on the left.

Gladys Horton - RIP

Friday Ephemera - Luc Sante flyers from the Downtown era

These goodies come from the personal collection of Mr. Luc Sante - well known writer, and (from the little known fact department) former lyricist for the Del Byzanteens. Check out his books here.

Before and After: Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Before - Neil Young (MP3 or CD - After the Gold Rush)


After - Saint Etienne (MP3, CD single, CD - Foxbase Alpha):

Chicks dig vinyl

Via

New doc alert - The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

Visit the official film website here. According to Pitchfork, the film will premiere in February at the Berlin International Film Festival, and on February 19, Genesis and Tony Conrad will perform a violin concert together at Berlin's Haul Theater. More screenings are coming up in France and Spain. Check the film's website for details, and further screenings.

Vic Godard, Sexual Objects to play Newcastle, March 10

Vic Godard, Sexual Objects, Spectorbullets, plus film: March 10, 2011, Newcastle

Before and After: How I Learned To Love the Bomb

Before - Television Personalities (MP3 or CD):


After - Saint Etienne (Continental bonus disc)

Written in snow

via EV Grieve

Hip priest - the photography of Paul McDonough

A bunch of amazing Paul McDonough NYC photographs popped up online recently and reminded me of how great his work is - see them here. I first discovered his work a couple of years ago upon the event of some show or another of his. Click away on the links and appreciate these fantastic shots taken between 1968-1972.

A book of his work, Paul McDonough: New York Photographs 1968-1978, is available from the Umbrage Gallery.



Hip Priest by the Fall

As a somewhat recent story in the NY Times said, "They are ... timeless narratives, perfectly current in their story line. They’re suffused with detail and a lot of wit. And they repay close examination." Continued here.

Charlie Louvin RIP

Charlie Louvin - RIP

OMD change NYC venue for March 8 show

The OMD show that I was so excited about a couple of weeks ago has just dropped a couple of notches on the happiness meter. The March 8 show has been moved from Webster Hall to the interminable Terminal 5. Judging by the comments over at Brooklyn Vegan I'm not the only one who is disappointed.

Before and After: Fingertips

Before - Stevie Wonder (Early Classics):


After - Sparks (Best of):

Chicks dig vinyl

via TIH