This is not technically a third album by The Dresden Dolls . It’s a companion release of b-sides from the Yes, Virginia sessions, demos and five brand new songs, but to me it feels like something new. The way that it has been put together is really great and it never gets boring (for about [...]
Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Max
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On Saturday I went to the Tate Modern for a unique experience. Nan Goldin, a famed photographer, was exhibiting her work as a slideshow presentation and she wanted Patrick Wolf to soundtrack her most famous work, The Ballad Of Sexual Dependency. As a fan of his music I was always going to say yes to [...]
Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Max
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More oddities from the crazy world of music. Dustin The Turkey, who I championed for Eurovision success earlier in the year, has fallen at the first hurdle. The animal tripped up at the semi-final stages in Serbia on Tuesday. You can cue all kinds of turkey jokes at this point but I’m going to avoid [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Max
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The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust by Saul Williams narrowly missed the cut in my best albums list for 2007. However, it’s still a good album and well worth the $5 I paid for it when it was originally released as a download. Now, after only 6 months, I’m finally going to be able [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Max
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You can always count on The Dresden Dolls and director Michael Pope to make an amusing music video. The promo for Night Reconnaissance is no different. I could explain more but you’re better off watching it for yourself: Is it wrong for me to think that the jacket that Brian is wearing reminds me of [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Max
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