Tuesday 30 September 2003

Die For Me, con Emidio Clementi dei Massimo Volume

Da un messaggio della mailing list dei Massimo Volume:
DIE FOR ME - racconti e immagini di amicizie corrotte
di Carozzi, Agnelli, Clementi, Gangbo, Longfils, Pedrini
Gallo&Calzati EDITORI (serie Parole e immagini)
Libro + videocassetta
nella cassetta c'è il corto di Anna de Manicor tratto da "Morireste per me?" di Manuel Agnelli.
La voce narrante è di Emidio, le musiche di Carozzi e Agnelli.
Il libro raccoglie dei racconti sull' amicizia. Il racconto di Clementi è già presente in "Gara di resistenza"

Monday 29 September 2003

Black out

Last night, 4AM. The whole Italy is without electricity. The only thing working in the country is the national radio (http://www.radio.rai.it/radio1/ ), the DJ decides to play Rolling Stones' funky Simpathy For The Devil.

Second edition of The Hacienda Must Be Built

The book about the history of Factory and New Order's legendary club was sold out on its first edition. Now there's a limited reissue with reduced price. Check this site for details: http://www.thehaciendamustbebuilt.com/

Thick Pigeon and Be Music, the truth

James Nice from LTM, the excellent label releasing reissues and compilations from Factory artists, replied me. I asked him the truth about the rumours on Thick Pigeon (who were supposed to be Steve and Gillian from New Order) and Be Music (which being New Order as producers and publishers were supposed to be the band behind the track):

"The CD (new compilation Cool As Ice) contains full information about the acts, but S n' G simply produced TP, who are an American due, and the Be Music track is Peter Hook solo"

Thursday 11 September 2003

New single by RAM, former Monaco Pottsy's band

Different Planet is a 10" single released on the label Every Home Should Have One, available at Rough Trade.

The Pixies' private reunion. Reservations about a public comeback

From NME.com: PIXIES frontman FRANK BLACK has not ruled out the possibility of a reunion tour - and has revealed the band still get together to jam.
Black, now a successful solo artist, admits that the idea of reforming the band is never too far from his mind, but he has reservations.
Read the whole article here.

Saturday 6 September 2003

El Muniria, il gruppo dell'ex leader dei Massimo Volume, a gennaio 2004

Dal sito della Homesleep: EL MUNIRIA - L'album che ha avuto la gestazione più lunga della storia di homesleep... sperando non vi siano ulteriori ritardi, a gennaio potrete finalmente ascoltare quello che hanno combinato in questi mesi Dario Parisini, Massimo Carozzi e l'ex Massimo Volume Emidio Clementi.