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obitoftheday: Obit of the Day: Ray Manzarek, Founding Member of...

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:33 -0700

Obit of the Day: Ray Manzarek, Founding Member of The Doors

Ray Manzarek, one of the original members of The Doors, has died at the age of 74. He is considered one of the greatest keyboard players in rock and roll history.

A native of Chicago, Manzarek met Jim Morrison while attending film school at UCLA in 1965. Manzarek and Morrison would recruit drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger from another local band. But it was Morrison’s voice and Manzarek’s skill on the keys that would create the band’s signature sound.

They signed their first contract with Elektra Records in 1966 and released their self-titled album in 1967 which featured their first number one hit, “Light My Fire.”

The group would release seven top ten albums with Morrison as lead vocalist until his untimely death in 1971 at the age of 27. The remaining members of the group tried to stay together and recorded two more albums Other Voices (1971) and Full Circle (1972) with Manzarek on vocals. Sales were poor with neither album breaking the top 25 in the United States.

Manzarek would take a few years off before getting back into music forming Nite City in 1977 with Blondie bassist Nigel Harrison. They would produce two albums.

Since 2001 Manzarek and Krieger have toured as Manzarek-Krieger, Ray and Bobby, The Doors of the 21st Century, and The Riders of the Storm playing Doors hits. They have not recorded any albums. (John Densmore turned his attention to dance and has not performed with his former bandmates.)

Ray Manzarek, who also served as producer on the seminal punk album Los Angeles by X, died on May 20, 2013.

Sources: AllMusic.com, www.rayandrobby.com, and Wikipedia

(“People Are Strange” - an OOTD favorite because of The Lost Boys - and Strange Days are copyright of Elektra Entertainment, 2006.)

Random Access Criticism - Internet Pundits are Ruining Music

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:07:45 -0700

Random Access Criticism - Internet Pundits are Ruining Music: Some good thoughts on the...

Downtown Lobby: Los Angeles Summer Festival Schedule

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:46:45 -0700

Downtown Lobby: Los Angeles Summer Festival Schedule: downtownlobby: With summer inching its way...

thekhooll: The First Walkman Sony Walkman TPS-L2. The original...

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:24:41 -0700

thekhooll:

The First Walkman

Sony Walkman TPS-L2. The original Walkman introduced a change inmusic listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones.

mslaurynhill: It was reported yesterday that Ms. Lauryn Hill has been charged with three counts...

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:19 -0700

mslaurynhill: It was reported yesterday that Ms. Lauryn Hill has been charged with three counts...

"Respond esthetically to all sounds, from the hum of the refrigerator motor or the paddling of oars..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:48:48 -0700

“Respond esthetically to all sounds, from the hum of the refrigerator motor or the paddling of...

Happy Birthday, Ian Steven McCulloch May 5th,1959 “I only...

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:09:09 -0700

Happy Birthday, Ian Steven McCulloch May 5th,1959

“I only ever wanted, from the age of 13, to be the greatest singer of the best band in the world.”

mudwerks: Echo & The Bunnymen | Lips Like Sugar

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:08:53 -0700

mudwerks:

Echo & The Bunnymen | Lips Like Sugar

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Sat, 04 May 2013 00:15:20 -0700

awordoraline: New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle But there’s no...

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:41:53 -0700

awordoraline:

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

But there’s no sense in telling me
The wisdom of the fool won’t set you free

rollingstone: Apple’s iTunes Music Store, which opened 10 years...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:55:25 -0700

rollingstone:

Apple’s iTunes Music Store, which opened 10 years ago this Sunday, exists for one major reason: Napster.

By late 2002, the Recording Industry Association of America had sued the company successfully for copyright infringement, and the courts forced Napster to shut down.

The world’s biggest record labels, fearing the power these services gave to consumers, did everything they could to virtually “lock” CDs and online music files, so they wouldn’t spread like free MP3s.

Steve Jobs, Apple’s founder and chief executive, saw Napster, MP3s and the Internet a different way. By late 2002, he believed music fans clearly wanted to download songs they liked in an affordable and easy way, but during this period, the record industry had no affordable, easy and legal option allowing this to happen.

Steve Jobs saw opportunity.

hottmt: Last night! Last night I was excited, more excited than...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:05:08 -0700

hottmt:

Last night! Last night I was excited, more excited than I have been in a while. Don’t get me wrong, playing with Bat For Lashes was amazing, but there is something wonderful about playing with friends for a big crowd in your hometown.

The event was put on by Redbull Sound Select, and it was our first interaction with the company. We had a great time, we were treated very well by them, and it looks like they have some great things in store for the future.

NOW. Incan Abraham started it right. Even though I have seen them before, I feel like last night was the first time I really experienced the band. Sound, energy, cohesiveness, it was sublime. I can say the same thing for Hands, who played after us. Though, I caught their show a few weeks ago at the Echoplex and it was equally as stunning then. Overall, such a great lineup to be a part of.

While I wasn’t able to walk on any heads like I thought I would, our set was outrageously fun to perform. My favorite part of the performance by far was singing with Cecelia from Gothic Tropic (if you can’t tell by the photo). Cecelia is a gorgeous individual. But of course, you already knew that. Besides David Braun, she is my favorite person to sing NHA with.

The Echoplex was packed by the time Wavves began their set. Unable to squeeze into a spot in the dense crowd, I watched them a bit from backstage. They are exactly what you think they are. Great. But, I actually spent most of their set chatting with BG, my favorite venue worker ever. At that point in the night I really needed a bit of a sit down and some air, so I hung out with him at the door and may have told him my life story. I’m sorry BG.

Thank you to everyone who came and made it a great night. This list includes but is not limited to Cecelia, Andy, Bradley, BG, Sean (who did crazy lights for us!), the other Sean, Hands, Incan Abraham, Wavves, Nung, Jor, Darren, Paul, BG!, Royce, and all the people I got to meet after the show.

I love everything,

Ashi

(photo cred to Reid You Know Who You Are)

Audio

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:03:00 -0700

Audio

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:13:18 -0700

shallow-rewards: Like you, my driving ambition on graduating...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:04:23 -0700

shallow-rewards:

Like you, my driving ambition on graduating college was to make my mark in the music industry. Like you, my first office job was as an unpaid intern—for Fort Apache Studios in Cambridge, MA. Unlike you, I was greeted by a thriving music industry and global economy (barring the devaluation of the Ruble in 1998).

Fetching tea for and later shaking hands with David Bowie made it worth my while, though fetching a particular sort of chair demanded by Beck helped steer me toward my current path.

The only other substantive perk I can point to was Brian Dunton of Helium dubbing me a very hot DAT of the first Breeders demos as thanks for my time. These sessions—performed by Kim and the Throwing Muses, sans Kristen Hersh—were bootleged within weeks, and there are purer copies than mine floating around. “Silver” is the big surprise, as it later ended up on the Pixies’ flawless Doolittle.

The original mix of this session was dry in the extreme, and clearly rushed through in a day (it was a pro forma demo for 4AD; I believe Ivo signed them midway through the second song). The drums and vocals are far too loud, to the point that the kick distorts everything underneath its 60-80Mhz thud.

I crammed things together a bit more, and tried to add some punch. You can find the original mix, from a very strong source, as a series of YouTube videos, and there’s a lossless FLAC on most file-trading networks. Since I went to the trouble of running this off, as part of a tape-digitizing rampage I’m on, I figured I’d throw some plugins at them, and pass the results around.

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"In my writings as an analyst of the Billboard charts, I’ve coined a term to describe this phenomenon..."

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:15:19 -0700

“In my writings as an analyst of the Billboard charts, I’ve coined a term to describe this...

laughingsquid: CBGB, Film Tells the History of New York City’s...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:10:40 -0700

laughingsquid:

CBGB, Film Tells the History of New York City’s Legendary Club

How Do Our Brains Process Music? - David Byrne

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:16:50 -0700

How Do Our Brains Process Music? - David Byrne: jtotheizzoe: In this excerpt from his new book, How...

annielin: The World’s Most Valuable Music Markets

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:15:52 -0700

annielin:

The World’s Most Valuable Music Markets

domsebastian: can i just say I think beyonce is one of the most overrated people on the planet

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:42:42 -0700

domsebastian: can i just say I think beyonce is one of the most overrated people on the planet