October 2011 saw the release of Glaswedian party animal Russell Whyte (aka Rustie) debut album from the lynchpin of the city’s music scene. This fantastic album is just about all dance floor high moments – the crowd-is-one and hands-in-the-air moments we all attend these events for. Glass Swords is nothing if not the high. It’s […]
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Kaputt: Destroyers super album of 2011
posted by lisathatcher
You know its going to be a tricky year when an album that comes out in January remains the best thing you’ve heard in December of that year. It’s a bit like going back to your hometown and falling in love with your primary school boyfriend. It sort of makes you wonder what you did […]
Au Hasard Balthazar: Life in a world that hates us.
posted by lisathatcher
In New York City at the moment there is a Bresson retrospective and I am insanely jealous – what wouldn’t I give to be in New York to see this at the Forum at the moment (besides the obvious – the cash to get there)! One of the films on offer will be Au Hasard […]
Doubleheart – Salsa Apocalypto makes me wanna dance dance dance.
posted by lisathatcher
Get a load of this cool dance mix from Doubleheart, a hybrid of JD Twitch and Neil Landstrumm that is intentionally as modern as they can make it. This is a more esoteric dance combos out at the moment. Piccadilly Records had this to say about salsa: “The track is a glooped-out swirl of electrohouse that jams […]
Issue: Moonroof makes me love cars
posted by lisathatcher
When I am not a writer / reviewer I am a bookkeeper. One of my clients is a mechanics garage that deals only in top line European sports vehicles. We see a lot of classy cars in that workshop and I often get to ‘test drive’ – an activity that tends to fill me […]
At Last: Farewell Etta James.
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Legendary singer Etta James died last night at the age of 73 of Leukemia. Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins in LA) started singing gospel in churches and on radio stations at the tender age of five. her solo career was launched in the mid 1950’s with hits like Good Rockin Daddy. (apologies for the scuzzy […]
Czech Cubism: Images from the museum of Czech Cubism
posted by lisathatcher
Sharp points, slicing planes, crystalline shapes. These are the trademarks of the Czech Cubists – a unique, avant-garde group, feverishly active in Prague between 1910 and 1914. As well as fine art, they left behind them building facades prickling with little pyramids, furniture bursting with energy, and decorative objects dynamized with stark black lines. Four young, multi-talented designers, […]
Sun City Girls: Djinn Funnel
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The Sun City Girls were an American experimental rock band, formed in 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona. From 1981 the group consisted of Alan Bishop (bass guitar, vocals), his brother Richard Bishop (guitar, piano, vocals), and the late Charles Gocher (drums, vocals). Their name was inspired by Sun City, Arizona, an Arizona retirement community. Charles Gocher died after a long battle with cancer on February 19, 2007, bringing an end […]
I think I need to start smoking: or how to be an artist without a Gauloises hanging from your mouth.
posted by lisathatcher
I was rather disturbed to find out recently that some folk I admire are giving up smoking. I was startled to say the least. No matter what anyone says, smoking remains the hallmark of cool. It’s as synonymous with art as booze, and as chic as any Euro fantasy. Besides my obvious initial concerns (the loss of […]
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