“The beautiful thing about U.S. in general, about New York, it’s the idea that it doesn’t matter how silly you are, how much you’re losing yourself into something, nobody’s going to judge you.” – Mauro Remiddi
NBC New York’s Nonstop Sound sat down with Mauro Remiddi, aka Porcelain Raft, to talk about his debut album, Strange Weekend. Watch above.
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It used to be that you could purchase Here We Go Magic‘s new record, A Different Ship, on vinyl and CD. Mind you that vinyl is the limited-edition, beautiful, blue wax so many of you were pining for; however, all of this has changed. Tape lovers prepare yourselves. YOU CAN NOW PURCHASE A DIFFERENT SHIP ON CASSETTE. Better yet? They’re blue. Yes, the tapes are blue, but hurry to make your purchase. Only 500 copies are available. Get yours from our good friends at Joyful Noise.
Interested in the good ole CD and Vinyl? That’s great! You can still order yours HERE. The record is out next Tuesday, May 8th.
Tis a brand new Porcelain Raft video brought to you by the fine folks at Pitchfork.tv. It’s all part of the City of Music series filmed in Minneapolis. “In a study of light, color, and portraiture, Porcelain Raft’s Mauro Remiddi performs ‘Unless You Speak From Your Heart.’” Watch HERE or click photo above.
While in Bloomington for a show with Joy Formidable and A Place To Bury Strangers, Exitmusic performed in Secretly Canadian‘s first Flyover Session. Filmed at Russian Recording by the awesome dudes from 19th State, the video features Exitmusic’s “The Night,” off their forthcoming album, Passage. You can now purchase the song from iTunes. Watch above.
Each year Southbank Centre’s Meltdown Festival is currated by one mercurial artist. This August, that artist will be our very own Antony, lead singer of Antony and the Johnsons.
Antony’s lineup will feature artists he’s collaborated with before, like Charles Atlas and CocoRosie, but will also include artists he’s actively championed and admired through the years, like the Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser and the revolutionary Turkish singer Selda. Check out the full lineup below and this great interview with Antony over at PITCHFORK.
Antony’s Meltdown Lineup:
Elizabeth Fraser
Laurie Anderson
William Basinki: “Disintegration Loops”
Marina Abramovic
CocoRosie
Hal Willner: “Freedom Riders”
Charles Atlas / Antony and the Johnsons: “Turning”
Planningtorock + Light Asylum
Joey Arias
Buffy Sainte-Marie
The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black + Tenderloin
Kembra Pfahler + Claywoman
Diamanda
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