SOUNDLUST OP-ED I’m starting to understand why Axl Rose may have included that Charles Manson song on the Spaghetti Incident? release. They’re both fucking crazy. Manson directed his destruction outward, Rose’s destruction is all directed inward. Have some fucking fun man. Fuck. Go attend Saturday’s Rock N Roll Hall of Fame induction. Yeah, you have [...]
SoundLust Hot Music Gift Givers – No. 24
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
CD. 24 Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans Since few people pay attention to the charts any more, you may not know this guy had a number one song this year (or that he co-wrote Flo Rida’s “Right Round.”) Or you might. His first CD highlights, in a welcoming complexity, his mind. Bruno (first known [...]
SoundLust Hot Music Gift Givers – No. 25
November 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
St. Cecilia, Patron of Musicians — Thank You
November 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
We owe a lot to St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music without her, music wouldn’t exist, the world would be dark and dreary, and the tuneless and tone deaf would reign. The 17th-Century Cecilia played every instrument and her voice challenged the souls of angels, her ear finely tuned enough to hear them sing [...]
The Reasoning, The Fleece and Firkin, Bristol, 12-Nov-2010
November 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
“And then there were five”, said Rachel Cohen at the start of The Reasoning’s gig at The Fleece and Firkin in Bristol, England. The departure of guitarist, vocalist and founder member Dylan Thompson on the eve of the tour came as something as a shock. The band’s decision to rehearse and tour as a five-piece [...]
Legal language, Latest 10.1 iTunes
November 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
(Soundlust.com likes to provide the latest Software Licensing Agreements – the exact SLA – for the programs people use regularly, to keep a record and to hopefully provide use if matters and language changes) — — — This is what’s new: What’s new in iTunes 10.1 • Use AirPlay to instantly and wirelessly stream videos [...]
Music-Marketing Tech: Twitter and Ping
November 11, 2010 By 2 Comments
It’s unusual to see Apple fail at anything (For those with long memories, let’s add “lately.”). However, its Ping “social network” function integrated within its iTunes, is awkward, to put it mildly. They probably will get a bump in sales, but since they usually have the end user experience so much to the forefront, it’s [...]
Desert Bloom 3 Heavy On the Tunes
September 20, 2010 By 3 Comments
In the mix of sight and sound it was the music that took center stage Friday at the third creative explosion of painting and tunes at Gangplank. From hip-hop to techno to surf, Desert Bloom 3 rocked the mothership. All the while, 10 artists focused on getting their visions on canvas, ready in time for [...]
Beats and Brushes: Desert Bloom 2 Opens Up Music, Visual Collaboration
July 14, 2010 By 2 Comments
“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” You’ve heard that. It’s wise. Also, occasionally wrong. Desert Bloom, and all its sights and sounds, plans to show you just how wrong by setting things right. Friday, the event that seeks to meld music and art heats up for Round 2. It’s free. [...]
More Bands Formally Join AZ Boycott Over SB1070
July 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
(PHOENIX) SoundLust e-mailed The Sound Strike the day our previous article on boycotting Arizona was originally published, June 24, asking for any other bands that had joined the boycott. The site had not been updated since May 25, the day the effort launched. We did not receive a reply, but last week the boycott group [...]