David Bennun
, March 1st, 2021 09:13
Damon Albarn could have floated out with the tide after Britpop, but he was too canny, he had too much creative energy, and he had a great deal more to offer. David Bennun salutes a remarkable second act that began with Gorillaz
The first Gorillaz album is not the best album Damon Albarn ever made. It’s not even the best Gorillaz album Damon Albarn ever made. And the list of outstanding albums made with the involvement of Damon Albarn is not an extensive one in the first place, when you consider how long he’s been at it.
The guest introduces the film and explains why it means so much to them during a Q&A prior to the screening.
Stop Making Sense opens with lead singer David Byrne walking on to an empty stage with just a cassette tape player and an acoustic guitar.
He performs track Psycho Killer to a backing track, and as the concert progresses more band members join him on stage.
The group s set includes
Burning Down the House, Life During Wartime, Once in a Lifetime and
Girlfriend Is Better, as well as a cover of Al Green classic
Take Me to the River.
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Carl Cox s official biography, Oh Yes, Oh Yes, is available to pre-order now.
Speaking from his home in Melbourne last year during an episode of Dubfire s DJs and Beers streaming series, Coxy revealed that alongside his tour manager Ian he d written a book titled Oh Yes, Oh Yes.
Now, the biography has been given a release date of August 2021, and will be published by White Rabbit - who have also published books by XL Recordings head Richard Russell, and Chris Frantz from Talking Heads.
Coxy had previously said that the book was finished before the pandemic, but the impact of COVID-19 and more personal events in recent months had put a halt on his plans to release it. We d actually written the book before the pandemic, Coxy said. But we put a hold on it, because the book isn t finished yet. There s still so much story to tell. What happened afterwards with my family, where I am at, the [Electronic Music] scene itself, what s going to happen in the future.
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