The first episode of the Collective Family Song-a-Day podcast is now up, and can be listened to here: http://cllct.com/podcast/. What it do.
Monthly Archive for July, 2008
Jesse Thorn, America’s Radio Sweetheart, is the man behind Public Radio’s The Sound of Young America, where he interviews wonderful creative people such as Jonathan Katz (the man behind Dr. Katz, professional therapist), Swamp Dogg, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Ira Glass, The Upright Citizen’s Brigade, the drummer from Deerhoof, Steve Albini, Brendan Small, They Might Be Giants, etc, etc, etc. Yet, as great as The Sound of Young America is, even better is Jordan Jesse Go, Jesse Thorn’s rambling, aimless podcast which basically functions solely as a vehicle for witty banter between Thorn and his former TSOYA co-host, Jordan Morris, boy detective. But don’t take my word for it!
Jordan Jesse Go! podcast feed
Thorn’s website, home of TSOYA, JJGO and a bunch of other great podcasts. Also, forums.
Who says an artist only has one main ability? Just take a look at Danish fashion designer Henrik Vibskov. When he’s getting tired of making almost disturbing colourful garments, he goes banging the drums at his buddy Trentemøller’s live shows. It really proves that people just don’t have to be skilled at one art form, and that the same people could live off what they think is fun even though it won’t generate loads and loads of money (but that’s not why we’re here anyway, right?).
A fairly long known Internet friend of mine told me he had a musical project going on for about half a year ago and the other day he let me listen to the whole thing. Inos is the alias of Victor Jönsson, a 21-year old illustrator from Göteborg, Sweden. Primarily he works under the name Loud Major and nowadays has a whole collective of artists by his side. Nothing More, Unless is his first (and maybe only) EP and, according to himself, the only reason he compiled it was to get to illustrate a cover sleeve of his own, but since this shit is too good to just wrap in a nice package and then wave off I don’t believe him at all.
Anyhow, think Keith Kenniff influenced IDM/Ambient with a sweeping soundscape and some raindrops and you’ve got a slight idea of what’s going on in the head of Mr. Jönsson. The whole EP can be downloaded for free at the Loud Major Collectives website, but hurry up since it will be gone by Monday!
