John Butler has been playing this song his entire career from busking on streets to stadiums. Like his career it has morphed and changed over time, and like one of his shows is unique each time he plays it. Many artists have ‘signature tunes’ that become canon. This is his. So cool to see a) […]
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Nick Cave Kicks Out The Jams While All the World’s AI Moshes in the Pit
https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/01/24/nick-cave-music-ai/ In this great post over at Brain Pickings – Maria Popova shines a light on Nick Cave’s answer to a fan question about future artificial intelligence creating ‘perfect songs’ with no humans needed. The short answer is, yes they will, but the long answer is they still won’t be the same. Nick fucking lays […]
Candle Wrangler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svWINSRhQU0 Was just listening to this album and remembered this iconic video from the heydays of MTV. What must it have been like to be the ‘candle wrangler’ on this set? What was the budget for bic lighters? “Damn, Sting just blew one out waving that hankie around. CUT! Everyone back to one…sigh”