“Wildflower” (2012) By Roman Ruins (2007-present)

“Map Ref 43 Degrees North 110 Degrees W” (1979) by Wire (1976-1980; 1985-1992; 1999-present)

http://www.youtube.com/embed/PWA_kJI8mA8

“Blaue Augen” (1981) by Neonbabies (1979-1983)

“Dayvan Cowboy” (2005) by Boards Of Canada (1986-present)

Boards of Canada is a duo from Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song

Comics and music? Yes please!

If you’re a fan of country act The Carter Family, I highly recommend this book. Hell, even if you’re not a fan, it’s a nice quick read with beautiful illustrations throughout. Written and illustrated by Frank M. Young and David Lasky, it chronicles The Carter Family’s lives and includes a CD with rare radio recordings. Young and Lasky have an accompanying blog called Carter Family Comics: Don’t Forget This Blog!.

If you’re not familiar with The Carter Family, and you’re a fan of country, you need to check them out! They consisted of Sara Carter (vocals, guitar, autoharp), Alvin Pleasant Carter (vocals), and Maybelle Carter (vocals, guitar, autoharp). Maybelle created her own unique style of guitar playing which has influenced many artists to come.

And if you’ve ever heard of a little old lady named June Carter (Johnny Cash’s wife), she just happend to be Maybelle Carter’s daughter.

I just discovered an interview series called Making Music.  They have a set of videos with Alan Sparhawk from the band Low.  The few interviews I've seen so far are very different than most.  They get into the gritty details of the songwriters methods of creating songs, gear used, and much more.

“Experience” (1996) by Bisk

Hailing from Japan, this electronic project’s brainchild is Naohiro Fujikawa. You can download his latest album Twisted for free.

NPR probably won't be streaming this album for much longer since it came out this week. Highly recommended listening.

“Summertime” (2009) by Dead Prez (1996-present) & DJ Green Lantern

“Wir bauen eine neus Stadt” (1981) by Palais Schaumberg (1980-1984)

This song is from their second album Palais Schaumberg, which was released in 1981. Palais Schaumburg was an early 80’s Neue Deutche Welle (German New Wave) band from Hamburg, Germany. The band was co-founded in 1980 by Holger Hiller and Thomas Fehlmann, who met each other at the HFBK.

Listen to more here.

Further Reading:

Art-Magazin interview of Hoger Hiller in German (2013)

Article in Electronic Beats

A Guide to Neue Deutche Welle

“Commes C'Était la Derniere Fois” by The Young Gods (1982-present)

Swiss industrial/post-punk band that influenced many greats such as David Bowie, Ministry, and Nine Inch Nails. Their band name comes from The Swans album titled Young God.

“La Fille De La Mort” live at Islington Academy on 12/15/2013

Further Reading:

Interview in Sound on Sound (1995)

Interview on Premonition Magazine (2004)

Interview with Franz Treichler on Chaos Conrol Digizine (2007)

Interview with Franz Treichler on Uber Röck (2010)

Interview with Franz Treichler on Redbull Music Academy (2015)