Florida independent record label, ‘24 Hour Service Station’, has assembled a tribute album honoring the music of New Order entitled ‘CEREMONY – A New Order Tribute’. The double CD plus bonus disc and digital album are scheduled for release on February 20, 2010.
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CEREMONY – A New Order Tribute
Vampire Weekend have released their second album ‘Contra’ on January 11, 2010. This is their second album and a follow up to their self titled debut album which was released in 2008. The first single “Cousins” was already released in October 2009.
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Vampire Weekend- Contra
A pioneering synth-pop gem by Ian North ‘My Girlfriend’s Dead’ has been reissued by Cherry Red label in the UK. At its time of the release of ‘My Girlfriend’s Dead’ there were only a handful of other artists such as John Fox, OMD, The Human League and The Normal who were working in the same field of electronic music
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Ian North- My Girlfriend’s Dead
Japan’s Mick Karn has just published his autobiography which is titled ‘Japan & Self Existence’ and is described as ‘a personal insight into life as a musician and artist spanning more than 30 years’.The 387 pages include 24 photos, of which only 7 have ever been published before. The Book is available on lulu.com http://www.mickkarn.net/
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‘Japan and Self Existence’
“The World Begins To Look Her Age” was the third and the last single Alan Rankine has released as solo artist. In the early 80’s he was a producer and member of the British group the Associates.
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Instant Hit: Alan Rankine- The World Begins To Look Her Age (Single)
OMD has announced the first track from their upcoming album ‘The History Of Modern’ which will be released in 2010. Their demo single “Sister Marie Says” has classic OMD sound and shows the hooks and choral samples that have established the band as one of the UK’s premier acts. Visit this site to download the song
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OMD- Sister Marie Says (Demo)
As a part of BBC 6 Music live stand synth legend Gary Numan and electro diva Little Boots and will record a duet. The pair, who have previously expressed an interest in working together, will record the collaboration at Maida Vale Studios in London next month
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Gary Numan live session with Little Boots
Kraftwerk have released the long awaited 8-CD boxset entitled ‘The Catalogue’(der Katalog) containing digitally remastered editions of the classic albums ‘Autobahn’, ‘Radio-Activity’, ‘Trans Europe Express’, ‘The Man Machine’, ‘Computer World’, ‘Techno Pop’, ‘The Mix’ and ‘Tour De France’.
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Kraftwerk- The Catalogue
Simple Minds and OMD will appear on stage together for the very first time when they perform Kraftwerk’s “Neon Lights” on their forthcoming UK tour which kicks off at the Newcastle Metro Arena on 30th November. The news follows OMD’s recent appearance in the BBC 4 television documentary ‘Synth Britannia’ that chronicled the rise of electronic and industrial pop music in the mid 70s and early 80s. “Neon Lights,” originally released on Kraftwerk’s 1978 album “The Man Machine,” will be performed together by OMD and Simple Minds during Simple Minds’ set on every date of their UK tour
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OMD and Simple Minds to perform Kraftwerk’s Neon Lights
• Fifteen years ago, Maximum Rock ‘ Roll (Issue #133, June ‘94) re-published an article originally written by Steve Albini in 1993 for The Baffler (#5) called “The Problem With Music” (link). … Last week, NPR ran a story about the Washington rock band The Posies, and how their lives have changed since being signed to a major record label — wait for it – - fifteen years ago!…The best part of this whole story is that the band is currently signed to a subsidiary of Warner Music.
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Understanding Humans, Robot Chefs, Project Cocktail, Bees, The Problem With Music, Sky Serpents & Blogging
Cherry Red Records have reissued the second album ‘From The Tea-rooms Of Mars……To The Hell-holes Of Uranus’ by the electro pop pioneers Landscape. Originally released in 1981 on RCA Records, the album enjoyed both commercial and critical success with a string of chart hits. The band’s over-riding achievement was the way technology was used to create such a mainstream but also unusual sound….
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Landscape- ‘From The Tea-rooms Of Mars…
Bad Lieutenant, a new group put together in 2007 by New Order’s Bernard Sumner (guitar and vocals) alongside Phil Cunningham (guitar) and Jake Evans (guitar and vocals) are pleased to confirm they have completed their long awaited debut LP, which is set for release in autumn this year. Together, the band have spent over a year writing, recording and mixing the album near Manchester, drafting in additional musicians including Stephen Morris and Alex James. Song titles and live dates will be announced in due course.
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Bernard Sumner Annouces New Project
Noetic is one of Blogcatalog’s newer members and I love the choice of screen name. According to Noetic’s About page , Noetic means “of, relating to, originating in, or apprehended by the intellect,” (thefreedictionary.com). The purpose of Noetic’s blog is to foster creativity. The topics can range from keeping your hands healthy to designing your creative space. While Noetic.net is a newer blog, we’re digging what is posted there so far. We had Noetic answer a few questions so we could know what makes this cultivator of creativity tick. 1. When you’re not blogging, what do you spend most of your time doing?
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Member Monday: Noetic
BlogCatalog bloggers are a constant source of help to one another in our general discussions and our group discussion areas. We always have an influx of new bloggers who are eager to learn all they can about the blogosphere and have a ton of questions about how to get started. Well one of our members, davehambo , recently posted an e-booklet titled “ Blogging for Newbies. “ The booklet was published to provide additional information after an interview davehambo did with BBC Radio Stoke on May 24, 2009
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Blogging for Newbies: An E-booklet
by Jason Teitelman @jaybetee “ Nothing gives a person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances .” This is the quote from the fortune cookie I got with my lunch today and it got me thinking about how bloggers handle negative comments left on their blogs. Receiving negative comments about your blog posts is an unavoidable part of blogging. If you blog about how cute kittens are, you’ll eventually get a comment from some dog lover who feels it his responsibility to inform you about the uselessness of cats. If you blog about how beautiful flowers are, expect a negative comment from an allergy sufferer explaining how flowers are ruining her life. The point is that no matter what you write about, it is inevitable that you will receive some negative feedback
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Responding to Negative Comments on Your Blog
‘The Bachelor’ is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf.’The Bachelor’ was originally part of a double album entitled ‘Battle’.On 19 February 2009, Wolf announced that ‘Battle’ had been split into two releases, ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘The Conqueror’. ‘The Bachelor has been released on 1 June 2009 and ‘The Conqueror’ would see release in 2010. The first single from the album will be “Vulture” and was set for release on 20 April 2009
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Patrick Wolf- The Bachelor
When we here at the BlogCatalog (BC) offices heard we would be enlisting the services of a new intern, Terry Forch, we were all very excited. We all quickly began writing down our daily coffee orders and getting our dry cleaning slips together for pick up. Then, we found out that our intern would be working remotely from Virginia, and thus we will still be getting our own coffee and dry cleaning. So now you may be asking yourself the same question we were when we heard this baffling news. “What good is an intern that can’t get coffee or pick up our clean clothes?” Well, in actuality we think that she will be a great addition to the team. And, although she won’t be delivering caramel macchiatos or making sure we have clean clothes for our Friday night dates, she will be making some very valuable contributions to the team
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May the Forch Be With You
On May 8th, we announced that BlogCatalog members had the privelege of entering a contest to design a piece of promotional material for the release of the movie What Goes Up. Well, many of you responded, and as of yesterday the producers of What Goes Up have chosen their winners! So, without further ado, the winners are: Placements were decided by the producers of What Goes Up and descriptions of the individual projects are provided courtesy of the What Goes Up Movie Blog : First Place — “Countdown” by The Polybore Press While the first place entry submitted by The Polybore Press was titled “What Goes Up Movie HD,” the producers have been affectionately referring to it as the “Countdown” video since they first saw it (and thus, the name change). In addition to combining several elements from the film and BlogCatalog, the promotional video is driven by a portion of “Blue Straggler” by Electrelane, which is featured on the What Goes Up soundtrack. The video first appeared on YouTube and then on the Polybore Press blog
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What Goes Up Movie Promo Contest Winners Announced
Written for BlogCatalog by Easton Ellsworth http://www.visionaryblogging.com/ twitter: @easton Welcome to our free guide on how to start a blog. If you have never blogged before or if you just want to refresh yourself on how to get a blog started, this guide is for you! We hope it helps you get involved in the awesome community here at BlogCatalog! There are many ways to start a blog. This brief guide offers one simple pattern for starting a blog.
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How to Start a Blog in 6 Easy Steps
On April 29th, BloggersUnite partnered with Heifer International for “ Bloggers Unite: Hunger and Hope ” to raise awareness about the issue of hunger, which affects millions of people worldwide. Richard Becker of Copywrite, Ink. reports that “approximately 10,000 bloggers…shared stories, contributed funds and encouraged programs” through this joint initiative, and that “according to Nielsen, Heifer International received ten times the awareness on April 29.” BlogCatalog wants to say a huge thank you to all of the members that participated in this successful event and to recognize some of the exceptional posts that were received: First Place. — Bloggers Unite for Hunger and Hope At Home by Sarah Andrews.
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Bloggers Unite for Hunger and Hope: The Impact
Me in the Phils cap. Photo by Kurt Scholle by Jason Teitelman @jaybetee I’ll begin this post by admitting that although I have tried to change my lazy ways, I am still a bit of a slacker. So, it’s only after reading many other reviews of SOBCon that I figure it’s about time I sit down and write one of my own! Let me start this recap by explaining what SOBCon is to those of you who may not know: it’s an awesome blogger conference where bloggers, or anyone else interested in harnessing the power of social media, can come to learn from the best.
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What I Learned at SOBCon
Mother’s Day is once again upon us and that means mothers everywhere will be savoring delicious breakfasts in bed, inhaling the delicate aromas of fresh picked bouquets , smiling at hand-drawn cards offered up by eager young hands, and enjoying the one day officially set aside to say thank you —thank you for all your hard work and dedication to arguably the world’s hardest and most underpaid job. Here at BlogCatalog we wanted to say our own Mother’s Day thank you to the moms out there and we wanted to give a couple of our BlogCatalog moms a special gift. “But, what” we wondered “would Mommy Bloggers want most for Mother’s Day?” Well, we figured they’d probably want what all other bloggers want… exposure! So, on this very special day, we have selected two of BlogCatalog’s Mommy Bloggers to participate in a Q & A
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BlogCatalog Mommy Bloggers on Mother’s Day
Here are our 7 suggestions for the best not-so-traditional, kick ass Mother’s Day gifts for 2009: 7. Bottle of Wine Glass Glass that holds a whole bottle of wine. If your Mom is the type who would prefer just to have a bottle of wine and a straw, but is socially conscious enough to know that using a glass is just good manners, then this is the gift for her. This indulgent glass will hold an entire 750 mL bottle of wine so she can keep up her proper image while satisfying her intensely large thirst, or horde her favorite vintage without appearing to bogart the whole bottle. Cost $11.95 6. Recycled Sailcloth Bags White Sailcloth bag with red number 3 on it
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7 Great Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
What Goes Up Movie Poster Have you ever wanted to get into the movie biz? Well here’s your chance! BlogCatalog members are being given the exclusive chance to participate in a movie promo contest being brought to you by the executive producers of What Goes Up , a new feature film opening in select theaters this month and starring Steve Coogan , Hilary Duff , Olivia Thirlby , Josh Peck and Molly Shannon . What to do: First, create your own promotional material for the film What Goes Up
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BlogCatalog Exclusive: What Goes Up Movie Promo Contest