I arrived at the Mill to the sounds of Mondo Drag early on in their set. Mondo Drag play the sort of blues-tinged rock music that wouldn’t have been out of place 30 years ago on that same stage; something I can say with authority, since 30 years ago I was there, hoovering up all-you-can […]
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Illinois John Fever: Now Is Not the Way It Is
Illinios John Fever Now Is Not The Way It Is Local Albums: March 2010 – Country Blues can really be a challenge for both performers and listeners. The basic musical gestures ossified into cliché 50 years ago, and it’s rare to find someone who can wring something new out of them. The only way it can work […]
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Obama in IC – The Protesters
Like most of the 13,000 or so people who requested a ticket to see Obama speak, I didn’t get in. So I chose to take some pictures outside.
The curious thing about Iowans — they’re polite! The Anti- and Pro-Healthcare Reform protesters were standing shoulder to shoulder. Not only that, unlike what we’ve seen […]
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Coolzey – The Honey
Local Albums: January 2010 – Zachary Lint Aka Coolzey has taken time off from home renovation and starring in zombie movies, to drop another CD of profound silliness. Or silly profundity–I’m not quite sure. Full disclosure: I’ve done some post production and mastering work for Zack in the past. But hey if you want someone […]
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Full sets for Rene Hell/Wet Hair @ Java House 2-19-10
I forgot to post this, and Matt beat me to the punch posting video from the live show at the Java House Feb 19. RENE HELL [audio:http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/2010-02-190-ReneHell-WetHair/2010-02-19-ReneHell.mp3] http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/2010-02-190-ReneHell-WetHair/2010-02-19-ReneHell.mp3 WET HAIR [audio:http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/2010-02-190-ReneHell-WetHair/2010-02-19-WetHair.mp3] http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/2010-02-190-ReneHell-WetHair/2010-02-19-WetHair.mp3 VIEW VIDEO OF RENE HELL VIEW VIDEO OF WET HAIR
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Album Review: Autechre "Oversteps"
There are few musicians whose music is as polarizing as Autechre. It would be one thing if they were resolutely in the experimental music camp. The avant-garde have their audience, who embrace abstraction and difficulty, and revel in sound only marginally less random than brownian motion. But Autechre occupies a strange middle ground between the […]
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Sam Locke-Ward & Kate Kane – Live @ Java House 2010-01-29
The Java House has been branching out into having more live performances of late, and a week after a wonderfully raucous show at the Mill, Kate (of Lipstick Homicide & Boo Hoos) and Sam (of Miracles of God & SLW & the Boo Hoos) did an acoustic show. Pictures by the lovely and talented Barefoot […]
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The Boo Hoos, Lipstick Homicide, Hott, and Old Panther Live 1-23!
I hauled out the trusty Zoom H4 to the Mill last Saturday night, and recorded some good ol homegrown Iowa Rock & Roll. So Here it is, with no commercial interruption! All pics (except the first) were taken by the person I know only as Barefoot Adrienne — see all her pictures from the night […]
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"Copyright Criminals" Premieres Tomorrow Night on PBS
Produced by LV contributor Kembrew Mcleod and University of Iowa Associate Professor, and Benjamin Franzen, U of I graduate. Copyright Criminals explores the issue raised by the collision of Remix Culture with current laws. This will be shown at 8AM, 2PM and 7PM tomorrow, January 19th. **UPDATE: Iowa Public Television will air Copyright Criminals in […]
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Avatar — Savages not just Noble, but Neon
I checked this out last night, and as a cinematic entertainment I really enjoyed it. As a movie it’s much, much better than “Titanic,” which was an immensely successful entertainment, but also mawkish, sentimental and plodding. Avatar is a more rigorously plotted and realized piece of film making, and gets points for advancing the state […]
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Curfew for minors begins tonight — the ways the IC Police will abuse it.
Selective enforcement. White kids dressed to blend in? No problem. Black & Hispanic kids? OPEN SEASON! License to roust ANYONE in a parked car, to check their age. Use age checks to finagle probable cause for searches. With the curfew as a pretext, police can accost anyone for ‘standing around in public.’ From there, anything […]
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Brittany Murphy's Lesser Known Movies
So, writing about a movie star when they die isn’t exactly my thing, but Brittany Murphy dying got to me. And I wouldn’t write about it at all except that through random trolling for movies with Melissa, I saw a few of her lesser known movies that were interesting. To wit: Sidewalks of New York […]
