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A Broken Hallelujah: The Incomparable Musical Journey of John Cale

Here Comes The Flood — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:05:00 GMT

Filter is running a four part series about John Cale, talking with the man himself, and a handful fellow musicians who worked with the Welsh maestro. James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem):

I was arguing with the record company for “All My Friends” as the single. So they suggested doing some remixes, and I said, “Why don’t we just get covers?” I instantly suggested John Cale and Franz Ferdinand and, lo and behold, they both agreed. When [Cale and I] met in Los Angeles, I was pretty starstruck. He kept making suggestions and I just said “yes” to everything. It didn’t sink in until I got the file from John and heard my song coming out of this voice that was so familiar!

» A Broken Hallelujah: The Incomparable Musical Journey of John Cale

An interview with Chris Kuroda

Here Comes The Flood — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:57:00 GMT

Richard Sirois interviewed Phish lighting engineer Chris Kuroda. He looks back to the early days, coming down from the longest set ever at Big Cypress and thinks that 3.0 should jam more.

(Cirque du Sirois Show with Chris Kuroda)

(Thru Fuck Yeah Phish)

John Cale: discussing his new album

Here Comes The Flood — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:34:00 GMT

John Cale about his new album on the Clash Music website:

Being my first album in a while I wanted to make sure it was a strong individual effort that was a showcase for my band and my own personal style of playing. (...) There are a number of new bands that apart from their fresh energy also show that awkward musical styles wear very easily on the ears - there are always unnerving new genres popping up but within rock and roll this persistent characteristic is always a sign of longevity.

» john-cale.com

Iggy Pop: Record Store Day ambassador

Here Comes The Flood — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:22:00 GMT

Iggy Pop acts as Record Store Day ambassador this year.

Wind down, enjoy your evening or weekend with a little story time from our Record Store Day 2012 Ambassador Iggy Pop, as he regales us with tales of life, love, happiness, and music.

Record Store Day happens on April 21 this year.

» recordstoreday.com

Warren Haynes on the current state of rock

Here Comes The Flood — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:05:00 GMT

photo: Stewart O'Shields

Guitarist Warren Haynes talked to Billboard about the current state of rock. So, is rock is dead?

Man, I've been hearing that for over 10 years, and I'm sure some elements of rock, particularly in the mainstream, appear to be deceased. But I think there are independent young bands that are going at it the right way and hopefully are bringing back a resurgence. There's no shortage of ticket sales for classic rock bands, but the marketplace is just so cram-packed with product that it's hard for a lot of things to find air. Unfortunately, as much as I hate to say it, in the case of rock music, the bar is very high. If you're going to be a rock'n'roll band you've got to compare yourself to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, the Who, the Stones, the Allmans, the Gratfeul Dead, and that's a high bar to contend with. I hear a lot of really cool young music that I hope will cause a new wave of excitement but I don't know that I hear a lot of stuff that competes with the greatest rock music ever made.

(Warren Haynes Band - Baby Love)

» warrenhaynes.net

Gold Streets: "Serious Business" interview

Here Comes The Flood — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:44:00 GMT

Brooklyn indie rockers Gold Streets were interviewed by BreakThru Radio for their Serious Business segment.

» goldstreetsnyc.com

HCTF review of Go.

Phish: "Hampton/Winston-Salem '97" on SiriusXM

Here Comes The Flood — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:55:00 GMT

Hampton/Winston-Salem '97, the latest archival release by Phish, will be aired in its entirety on SiriusXM:

SiriusXM Satellite radio's Jam_ON channel will broadcast Phish's upcoming Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 release, with audio commentary from Phish Archivist, Kevin Shapiro, beginning Wednesday, November 23rd at 2AM and 9PM daily, through November 28th.

SiriusXM will broadcast one full show per night (11/21/97, 11/22/97 and 11/23/97) over Thanksgiving Weekend, before it's released to the public.

» phish.com

Gary Brown: Phish FOH engineer

Here Comes The Flood — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:29:00 GMT

Watch Phish FOH engineer Gary Brown discussing Waves MultiRack to mix the band's live sound.

John Cale: Wat TV interview

Here Comes The Flood — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:11:00 GMT

An interview with John Cale on the French program Wat TV. He discusses the special Black Friday edition of the Extra Playful EP, the forthcoming full-length, composing soundtracks for French movies, and the French translation of What's Welsh for Zen.

» More about Extra Playful

(Thanks: Paul White)

Patti Smith: Swedish TV interview

Here Comes The Flood — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:59:00 GMT

Patti Smith interviewed on Swedish Tv4. She performs Halpless with her son Jackson and daughter Jesse.

» pattismith.net

(Thru news.henningmankell.com - thanks: Philip Young)