Jace Clayton, aka DJ/Rupture penned a fantastic 2007 music in review piece for the British contemporary arts magazine Frieze. You can read the article here. London dubstep, modern cumbias, Moroccan Pop, and Latin American hip-hop all meet Jace's critically exemplary eye.
Billy Jam, of Put The Needle on the Record, penned a similarly attractive list for the SF Bay Guardian, which aside from recounting some of his favorite releases of the year, also dials into his increasingly digitally based obsessions. You can read the article here.
Astute trawlers of the WFMU archives and late night radio hounds may have noticed the addition of Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan, who is now occasionally manning the board here at WFMU's freeform farm. Harp Magazine and Pitchforkmedia.com have noticed as well and dropped a few mentions which you can check out here and here, respectively. You can see Ira's playlist and archive page here. Welcome aboard, Ira!
DJ $mall Change from the Nickel and Dime Radio mothership has earned the attention of the New York
Times recently, evidence of which can be found here and here. The news is that our own S to the Chizzy will soon be preparing to unload HALF of his considerable vinyl collection. (And when I say 'considerable', I'm talking multiple residences in two different states). Check the links for all the details.
Also getting some love from the NYT this month is DJ Scott Williams, thanks to recently published author and WFMU uber-volunteer Rudolph Delson's published playlist. Check it out here.
Radio Thrift Shop proprietress Laura Cantrell will be performing at the opening night of the New York Guitar Festival "Royal Albert Hall" Project, at the World Financial Center's Winter Garden. (220 Vesey Street). Other performers include Marshall Crenshaw, Stevie Jackson of Belle & Sebastian, and Lenny Kaye. Mark your calendars for January 12th, 8 PM. Free admission! Looking ahead to the end of the month (January 31st), Laura will also perform at New York Guitar Festival's "Blue Country Heart" event, featuring the music of Loretta Lynn. This event will be held at the Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street. Tix are $35 in advance / $40 day of show. More info: 212-501-3303
Mr. Fine Wine of the Downtown Soulville radio program continues his every-Wednesday residency at Botanica Bar (47 East Houston St. between Mulberry and Mott) from 10 PM - late. Free admission, but bring your I.D. even if you're well beyond the point of suspicion. (New York's just sorta like that these days.) No foolin', this night is known internationally as the premier soul 45 listening party in the world! (Just ask folks like Cut Chemist, the Dirtbombs, or Jon Spencer, all of whom have turned up at one point or another...) You can also catch more of the Fine Wine that you crave on Friday, January 18 at the Horse River Social -- A barn-burner of a 60s soul dance party with an emphasis on uptempo obscurities by early-60s R&B royalty like Little Willie John and Billy Boy Arnold, Motown and Stax movers, things that sound like Motown and Stax movers but aren't, and irresistibly in-the-pocket funky boogaloo gems by the likes of Jimmie Preacher Ellis and the Mighty Hannibal. All vintage 45s. It all goes down at Royal Oak, 594 Union Ave. at Richardson St. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 10:30 PM - 4 AM, and free admission for all!
Dave the Spazz, in
addition to holding things down on his side of Brooklyn (every Sunday
DJ parties at Union Pool, 484 Union Ave, Williamsburg), will also be holding
yet another live reading from the amazin' "Best of LCD -- The Art and
Writing of WFMU" book, this time at Book Court
(163 Court St., Brooklyn) on January 22nd. Scheduled to read will be
contributers and luminaries like Ken Freedman, Bronwyn C., Miriam
Linna, and maybe MAYBE Andy Breckman. The reading begins at 7 PM, and there is more info available here.
I thought Dave the Spazz was captured on a wall mural by a post office in Dallas just off the freeway.
Oh well.
who knew
go figure.
Posted by: poetryman69 | January 30, 2008 at 06:29 AM