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Sunday, October 11, 2009

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music video: fujiya + miyagi ‘knickerbocker’


It’s tough finding listenable alternative music and even tougher to find a decent music video.  Here’s one of our favorite bands, Fujiya & Miyagi, and their funky low-fi video for their tune – “Knickerbocker” – we think it’s a tasty combo.

Friday, October 9, 2009

stanker mixmob dj mix stand


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Designer Francois Royer’s Stanker Collection always features something cool created from reclaimed and rehabilitated shipping containers.  Francois created the custom MixMob mix stand for DJ Martin G.  The base is formed by two recycled steel barrels.

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Relatedpreviously on altCon
Stanker Boozbox (10.7.08)
Stanker Collection Updated (5.7.09)

Monday, August 3, 2009

The Green Children & Whole Foods Make Beautiful Music


Today, The Green Children, Whole Foods Markets and its Whole Planet Foundation announced a global campaign to help disadvantaged countries get financial assistance, through music.

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The partnership assists disadvantaged countries in advancing financially through microcredit — a lending program designed to promote entrepreneurship and monetary growth.  (more…)

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Klaxons to make solar-powered music


klaxons300.jpgThe Mercury Prize winning U.K. band, Klaxons, is recording their next album at the U.K.’s only solar-powered studio, The Premises, in London.

The band is also backing the U.K.’s “We Support Solar” campaign to lower carbon emissions by creating more solar energy.

for a taste of the band check out Klaxon’s Golden Skans video off their last lp, “Myths of the Near Future”

via: nme.com

Saturday, February 7, 2009

skullcandy wooden earbuds


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Here’s another unlikely addition to that ‘all things wooden’ collection of yours.  You will almost definitely make friends and influence people when you strap on these eco friendly earbuds from Skullcandy.  Sustainable wood trumps plastic anyday.

these eco audio accessories will run you a somewhat pricey $99 @ urbanoutfitters.com

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Fujiya & Miyagi – Sore Thumb


Something we’re listening to…

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Cake bakes a solar album


The off-center, eco-conscious rock band, Cake, is recording their 6th album totally on renewable solar energy.

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The band worked with Borrego Solar to erect a sparkling new solar array atop their recording studio.  The band also supports such non-rocker behavior as car-pooling, sweatshop-free t-shirts, voting and using re-usable shopping bags, which they sell for 5 bucks on their website. The album will drop in summer 2009.

Monday, August 4, 2008

all points west music fest in ny harbor


Beginning this Friday, Jersey City’s Liberty State Park will be the harbor-side setting for a 3-day bacchanal of live music, green fans and environmental awareness.  Rain or Shine.  Each day, tickets go on sale at 11a and gates open at 12noon. Kids 5 and under, free. With 5 separate staging areas, there’s a lot to catch…and it’s all @ apwfestival.com.

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Big Stage Acts include

Radiohead – Fri & Sat  8:30p
Underworld – Fri 6:30p
Kings of Leon – Sat 6:30p
Jack Johnson – Sun  8:30p
Ben Harper – Sun  6:30p
Rodrigo y Gabriela – Sun  3:30p

(more…)

Thursday, June 26, 2008

transfer vinyl to digital or go mobile


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Whether you’re a music loving geezer with a stash of vinyl gold like myself, or an upstart DJ with a taste for the past, you may need to get your retro-tunes from vinyl to digital.  This portable turntable from Ion will get your old Buzzcocks, James White and the Blacks, and Squeeze discs out of the closet, onto your laptop – or pumping through your stereo at your next geezer-fest. A USB cable and easy-to-use software can get the music to your desktop whilst the built-in speaker can have you listening to your audio heirlooms in a low-fi jiffy.   Plays 33, 45 and 78 rpm records, runs off either batteries or AC and has line level and headphone outputs.  Software included.

$129.99 @ ion-audio.com

Monday, June 9, 2008

Flaxwood guitars – a different kind of wood


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Finnish guitar maker, Flaxwood, manufactures guitars using an innovative new tone material that is created by breaking the grain structure of natural wood and combining it with acoustically sensitive binding agent. The new material is then injection-molded into shape.

Fine guitars are traditionally made of rare woods, harvested from the Amazon and other dwindling forests, many of which are often facing extinction. flaxwood4.jpgFlaxwood’s process can utilize sustainably harvested wood and help protect endangered species while creating guitar bodies that have an acoustic consistency and uniformly flawless quality. The manufacturing process rids the material of irregularities in composition such as the grain and knots found in traditional tonewoods, the acoustic response of Flaxwood is such that it resonates with equal force in all directions, and gives an even dynamic response through a guitar’s entire range. Flaxwood is also completely unaffected by changes in humidity, making it a more reliable tone material in changing conditions. (more) (more…)

Saturday, March 29, 2008

alternative music – a short weekend playlist


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We’re going to the cooler side of the universe today, relax, mellow
out and go all fuzzy.

  • ‘livin’ the truth’ – guy monk (the jazz influence) Kick-back to some contemporary jazziness. Not your daddy’s Dave Brubeck but some vibey new-jazz for mowing that mental lawn…
  • ‘jazzhole’ – free the robots – (free the robots ep) Jazz filtered through the mind of a funky machine…
  • ‘drums and bugaloo’ – mo’ horizons – (get your stereo deluxed) A latin vibe with some added scratching, a touch of horns and a sexy vocal to start that salsa engine…
  • ‘hold your secrets to your heart’ – miracle fortress (five roses) A little rockier but sweetly so – envision a more firmly structured Cocteau Twins…
  • ‘caravan girl’ – goldfrapp (seventh tree) Fresh, bright stuff from a known quantity…
  • ‘weird fishes/arpeggi’ – radiohead (in rainbows)

Saturday, September 22, 2007

midnite video – lemon jelly


It has been raining alot…Nice Weather for Ducks

Sunday, August 19, 2007

midnite video – the teddybears ‘cobrastyle’


Is that the wafting, pungent aroma of bear?

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