Rocknerd

Paragon Collapse: The Dawning (2017).

29 November, 201730 November, 2017 Metal, Record 0

Atmospheric progressive doom metal from Romania.

Links: Sgt. Pepper, Raincoats, Severed Heads on DAWs, Tommy Keene RIP.

25 November, 2017 Industrial, Links, Musician, Pop, Post-Punk 0

These are places that are gone.

Links: failing to fake Spotify plays, John Cale plays Velvets, Drake on the blockchain.

18 November, 2017 Links, mp3, Punk 0

Plus John Cale on US TV game show I’ve Got A Secret in 1963.

Richard M. Stallman: The Free Software Song (1991, 2011).

14 November, 201717 January, 2018 Esoterica 0

Music nerds mostly won’t have suffered the sort of thing software nerds hear as part of their culture. Includes the techno remix and a version of the actually really good original.

Links: Reviews and auteurs in the streaming age, Grant Hart’s last interview.

13 November, 201713 November, 2017 Links, Musician, Punk, Writing 0

It’s all about the hook.

Björkcoin: Björk’s cryptocurrency album project dissected (impolite ranty version).

12 November, 201725 November, 2017 Indie, Industry, Opinion 6

My restrained and professional assessment of the incompetence and stupidity all through the Björk cryptocurrency project was reasonably popular and widely read. This expanded version adds what I was actually thinking when writing up this collapse board cascade of slapstick coded-by-dildo incompetence.

Grendel: Age of the Disposable Body (2017).

11 November, 201713 November, 2017 Industrial, Record 0

Classic power balladry with synths instead of guitars. The air-punching choruses remain. Every side an A-side.

Links: The KLF at the Shard, the fake grunge lexicon, how to swear on radio.

10 November, 2017 Esoterica, Links, Punk, Radio, Writing 0

23 November.

Reviews: The Big Sun (2016), Autumn (2017), Snog (1992, 2017).

9 November, 20179 November, 2017 Goth, Industrial, Pop, Record 0

Suppose I’d better cut the pile down a bit again.

Links: Sex Pistols, Peter Hook, Martin Hannett, Lee Ranaldo, how music feels, Taylor Swift.

8 November, 20178 November, 2017 Esoterica, Links, Pop, Post-Punk, Punk, Writing, Your rights 0

The scourge of music bloggers shall be dealt with.

Hans Zimmer, Benajmin Wallfisch: Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack (2017).

7 November, 20177 November, 2017 Film, Record 0

The soundtrack is deserving of a short review in its own right, not the least for its own curious development.

Links: The Face, streaming liner notes, vinyl, cassettes.

6 November, 201713 November, 2017 Audio, mp3, Writing 0

That coulda been me up there! Possibly.

Those Crazy Socialist Juggalos

5 November, 20175 November, 2017 Opinion 0

On the most unexpected political alliance of the year: the Juggalo youth subculture and organised socialism.

Links: “Content Creators Coalition” shoots self in foot, make a film for $10,000, vinyl.

3 November, 20173 November, 2017 Film, Industry, Writing, Your rights 2

The “Content Creators Coalition” is particularly stupid and hilarious.

Ujo Music’s second attempt at music on the blockchain: EGO by RAC.

1 November, 201712 November, 2017 Industry, Writing 0

Today’s post, over on the blockchain blog, is about Ujo Music’s second attempt at music on the blockchain. You’ll be unsurprised to hear that yet again they fall down the stairs, hitting their head on every step on the way down.