In scoping out PLAYLIST content each month, we find some incredible websites and content that we can't quite fit into the zine. We're sharing that right here. Cool things to do. In-depth info. Just crazy and bizarre. If we love it, we'll toss it in the blog. Enjoy!
Gems
Andy Friedman - many talents!
Andy Friedman is coming through with his band, the Other Failures. But here's another side of Andy Friedman - illustrations I'll bet you all are already familiar with...
In Honor of Earth Day
A link from the Earth Day Network with great message from Blue Man Group
BEAST
Great Canadian band that has not yet made it our way with an excellent new video on their website www.BeastSound.net
Oren Lavie eBook and video
Another cool digital "book" and a fun video.
Pie for all!
Okay, I'll admit it - I love to eat. Good food is LIFE as I know it. While I haven't yet tasted their pies, here's a gem I found amongst some great music sites and I will be checking them out next trip to Baltimore.
DC Soul
A collection of information that captures the history of DC & MD soul music. Photos and news, both historical and recent. Also a list of links to similar sites in other regions.
The Palomar
If you're a fan of Big Band music, here's a great site. Listen to songs and radio recordings from wayyy back plus personal discussions and lots of other links.
Daytrotter.com
Great music including unique song downloads from a variety of artists. Also great art.
Octopus Project New Video
I admit it. I love artistic videos. Here's some cool animation at The Octopus Project record label site. I clicked Large.
http://www.peekaboorecords.com/octopusproject/brightshinies/
This band also has another cool video that was recognized by the digital video publication Stash and graphic publication IDN. The video is the second collaboration between Brooklyn artist Phillip Niemeyer of Double Triple and San Francisco-based media artist Ryan Junell following their hand-animated stop-motion video for Spoon’s “You Got Yr Cherry Bomb” .
http://www.pitchfork.tv/videos/octopus-project-an-evening-with-rthrtha
Hazelwood Vinyl Plastics Surfsongs FREE MP3s
This is an interesting site. Germany seems to have a retro revival music scene happening and some of it has been heading our way. (Check out Max Raabe in our October issue of PLAYLIST and The King Khan and BBQ Show in November.) Anyway, this FREE MP3 compilation is quite fun. Get it here:
Alanis Morissette "Book"
We are, of course, fans of digital books and magazines. Alanis has a great one. If you're a fan, you'll love it. If not, it's still fun to look at.
http://www.alanismorissette.com
BluzNDaBlood
We can't say enough good things about this insightful, informative Blues podcast. Take a listen and you'll be hooked. Great show!