January 2011
33 posts
HMV Disappearing Like Tower Records
(via musicweek)
“HMV has started the first phase of its store closure programme, closing nine stores on Sunday.
The company announced at the start of January that it was close to 40 HMV stores as well as 20 Waterstone’s outlets in the UK as it looked to cut costs in the wake of disappointing Christmas trading figures.
The first wave of closure took place yesterday (Sunday) and consists...
Guide to Coen Brothers' Actors
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(via fastcompany)
James Bond Composer Dies
(via /film)
“One of the great film composers has passed. It was revealed last night that BAFTA and Oscar-winning composer John Barry died Saturday of a sudden heart attack in New York. He was 77.
“John Barry’s early involvement with the Bond series is complicated. He didn’t write the famous surf guitar-influenced ‘James Bond Theme’ (that was Monty Norman, or is credited to...
Golden Voice Goin' to Rehab
via (people.com)
“Julia Williams says she’s broken-hearted but not surprised that her newly famous son, Ted Williams, the man with the golden voice, has left rehab in Texas after barely two weeks. “‘I’m very sorry that he left, and I’m very upset,’ Williams, 90, tells PEOPLE. ‘Certainly I want him to go back. He needs help.’ “Julia...
Twitter Launches Connections →
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WatchA few clips from the show at the Troubadour in LA put together by a fan.
(via littlefooted)
Memory Machine: Was Dismemberment Plan the...
(via WashingtonCityPaper)
An album’s legacy can’t be measured in permanent ink alone, but more than a decade after its release, it’s clear that Emergency & I struck a special chord. Since the group disbanded in 2003, the record has accrued cult-like adoration—the kind of indie-kid love fest otherwise reserved for bands like Neutral Milk Hotel and Pixies. People remember where, when, and...
The Most Amazing Press Release Ever Written →
WatchWatch Bad Books cover Built to Spill’s “The Plan” - http://t.opsp.in/P5ze
