Monday, March 18, 2024

Tracks From The Attic


Today Independent Project Records and David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) share news of a West Coast tour in support of the recently announced triple album Tracks From the Attic on digital, CD, colored vinyl LP and Super Deluxe Box Set Art Edition formats out on May 3.
 
Dubbed An Evening With David J, the tour begins on the album’s release day, Friday May 3, with a one-of-kind event at the Bodecker Foundation in Portland, Oregon titled Enter the Attic: an Evening with David J. This will be a tiered ticketed event featuring an interview and Q&A with David and moderator Jeffrey Clark (Shiva Burlesque/IPR), a two-part live performance (solo acoustic and full band) that will find David J performing from the bottom of the iconic Bodecker skate pool (already seen on the Stephen Colbert Show and known for its incredible acoustics and striking design), plus a screening of music videos and a private viewing of David’s original paintings, some of which are also included in the lush deluxe box set edition of Tracks From the Attic. Ticketed live streaming will be available for 48 hours after the performance to allow fans from all over the world to take part in such a special event. A digital download of the live show will be provided to all in-person and virtual guests after the event. Tickets available here.
 
Tickets to all shows can be purchased here.  Additional tour dates & further details will be announced soon.  
 
Hand-picked by David himself, the three-LP Tracks From the Attic was originally part of Record Store Day’s RSD Black Friday 2023 and features solo demos recorded on audio-cassette between 1984 and 2004. With Tracks From the Attic, the Bauhaus and Love and Rockets co-founder invites listeners on a most fascinating journey: we’re looking through boxes of tapes, getting reacquainted with an artist we’ve known for a long time - yet, the intimate songs he recorded in solitude over three decades reveal new sides to him. Tracks From the Attic offers a unique experience that gives equal importance to the aural, the visual and the tactile.
 
A Super Deluxe Box Set Art Edition of only 70 numbered copies is also set for release and is autographed and extremely limited. It comes in translucent natural vinyl and features a new color scheme cover, plus a limited edition David J artwork. What makes each of the Super Deluxe Art Box Sets so unique is the inclusion of actual cassettes from David’s personal home archive, the very ones that were used to compile this career-spanning archival release. This version of Tracks From the Attic is only available from the IPR store. More details here.
 
ABOUT INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS 
Founded in 1980 by musician and artist Bruce Licher, Independent Project Records and its sister entity Independent Project Press are known for their instantly recognizable hand-printed record covers for bands including Camper Van Beethoven, For Against, Polvo, R.E.M., Savage Republic, Silversun Pickups, Stereolab and more. Aside from creating much of the artwork on his vintage two-ton hand-fed letterpress, Licher was nominated for a Grammy Award for his design work on the IPR released debut album from For Against. In 2020, the label was relaunched by both Licher and Jeffrey Clark with new and archival releases and is distributed by MRI/The Orchard & via Proper Music Group outside the USA & Canada. IPR is based in Bishop, California, at the base of the Eastern Sierra Mountains.
 
For More Information, Please Contact Joshua Mills at 
It’s Alive! Media, 323-464-6314, josh@itsalivemedia.comwww.itsalivemedia.com
or  
Camilla Aisa, camillaaisa@gmail.com 
 
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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Dance Like You Are Bella Baxter!

Eat Your Heart Out Wednesday Addams!
Emma Stone as Bella Baxter

For those of you who have seen Poor Things it seems to be a love it or leave it proposition. I personally loved it! The one take that everyone can agree on is Emma Stone as Bella Baxter gives a unique, whole other level performance that is transcendent. She deserved that Oscar IMO.

One of the most memorable scenes is Ms. Baxter experiencing dancing for the first time. "Yes" Mark Ruffalo's character of Duncan Wedd joins her, but it is most enchanting seeing Bella give it a go fearlessly solo.

Awkward, beautiful and uninhibited her dance is an inspiration to move to the beat of your own drummer. 

So today Dance Like You Are Bella Baxter!

You know you want to...

Poor Things on the WWW -

https://www.searchlightpictures.com/poor-things/

Friday, March 15, 2024

Ides Of March

Today is the day Minions, the Ides Of March are here damn it! Beware! Or not, the choice is yours to make. Choose wisely...

Ides Of March on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ides_of_March    

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Michael's Musings

Pleasure Is A Radical Act
Michael Shinafelt

Pleasure is a radical act. Let that sink in. In these off kilter times why is it we feel bad about making ourselves feel good?

We not only do ourselves a disservice by not doing so, we do those and the world around us dirty as well. The energy we put out into the world matters. Pleasure should not be a radical act, yet it is. Moving forward with pleasure...

Remember everything is peachy keen. Peachy F#cking keen!!!

Admit it. At least one time in your life you seriously tried to move an object using the force

Show of hands who thought Sutton's "incident" on RHOBH last  night was 100% staged? ✋

Also about last night. Who thinks Kyle is skirting how involved she is with Morgan Wade? ✋

Stop fighting your demons and start working with them, damn it!

I'm a toy, come and play with me, say the word now, the more you know...

Pierced nipples taste like house keys, fight me

My probem with Vanderpump Rules this season? Tom Sandoval is such a douche and he's uncomfortable to watch, there I said it!!!

Woman Crush of the Week - This is a TBT thing, a shout out to Bo Derek, one of my first female crushes. I had this poster on my bedroom door. 

Thursday is officially Law & Order: SVU night in my abode, a new episode airs tonight!!!

I want to run naked in a rainstorm, alright I have done this for real it's no longer a bucket list item

Demonic Flatulence, the more you smell, the more bats die

I'm writing a book: 101 Uses For A Stick Of Butter

Getting my downward dog on at Hollywood Forever today...

What do you have cooking, good looking?

Spill the tea with me here -

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Hump Day & Chill

Barbie & Just Ken
Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling

Today I'm going Basic B!tch and we are going to Hump Day & Chill to what was arguably the best moment of this past Sunday's Oscar telecast. "Yes" it's Ryan Gosling proving he's Kenenough performing his rousing, audience pleasing, Rock version of I'm Just Ken from the movie Barbie!

PS I especially loved the Ken's homage to Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend by Marilyn Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Now Hump Day & Chill and hit it after the jump Minions!


Barbie Movie on the WWW -

https://www.barbie-themovie.com/   

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Current Mood

I'll Have What She's Licking
Sharon Stone

I don't know what she's licking, but this photo of the one and only Sharon Stone is feeding into my vibe today. Thus this is what my Current Mood feels like today.

Now to say exactly what this means in terms of me is fair I am guessing. This being stated I believe it can be everyone's CM as you can get your own personal read from it.

To me there is a sense of rebellion and a F#ck You attitude that only Ms. Stone can uniquely capture.

Sharon recently celebrated her 66th Birthday this past Sunday and shows no signs of slowing her roll. Yet another thing about this image that inspires my CM. 

Today I'm going to bend it like Sharon Stone in this photo. "Yes" internalize it and the energy shall manifest Minions!

Sharon on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/sharonstone/