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    It's that time of the year again, so share music with a Halloween-ish vibe to get in the right mood!

     

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    I'll start.

     

    The Casket Girls - I've Got a Secret

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGLd6NrwfPY

     

     

     

    Dead Man's Bones - Lose Your Soul (fyi: Ryan Gosling's band)

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnEkboR86h0

     

     

     

    Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You (oblig)

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkNFjxGUhjI

     

     

     

    (put the videos under a spoiler btw)

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    Albert Hammond, Jr. (announced today and released on Julian's label!)

    Say Lou Lou

    Washed Out

    MGMT

    Oneohtrix Point Never

    Arctic Monkeys

    The Weeknd

     

    Sky Ferreira: Night Time, My Time

    Reputante - Oceanside EP

    Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Blue Record EP

    Cut Copy: Free Your Mind

    Mount Eerie: Pre-Human Ideas

    M.I.A.: Matangi

     

    no release date yet:

    A$AP Rocky: Beauty and the Beast: Slowed Down Sessions (Chapter 1)

    The Flaming Lips/Tame Impala: Covers EP

    Real Estate: TBA

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    I think is curious that Maya is working with The Weekend (I like it). Thoughts??

     

    Not someone I'd expect her to work with at all tbh. I was really, really disappointed with Kiss Land so I can't say I'm super excited about this collab. But it's just 2 songs... we'll see.

     

    Y.A.L.A. is fabulous! :flutter:

     

    Is the album release still set for November 5?

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    On how she bonded with boyfriend Barrie-James O'Neill:

     

    "[Kurt Cobain is] a big part of our daily conversation. Jeff Buckley is another big inspiration. And Jim Morrison--I mean, we talk about these people like we know them. They're a part of our relationship. We always say, 'All of our friends are dead, and they never knew us.' I'm lucky to have met someone who feels that way, too."

     

    :assad:

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    Lyrically, ride was written by Justin Parker and Lizzy Grant but she doesn’t openly credit him for this.

     

    The concept of ‘Born To Die’ was based on Justin Parker’s philosophy; you're born and then you die, in which he also goes on about the how your brain reacts electrically to music.

     

    It has to be said that there are a lot of people involved and for Lana to say ‘I wrote every word on that album except 1 or maybe 2 or maybe 3’ Is just her claiming she’s the creative mastermind in her own right but she isn’t, this is the agreement the majority of them make with the writers.

     

    Can you please back that up, especially the Justin Parker philosophy thing and the bit about Ride?

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    I'd vote a lawyer 

     

    Seems like restrictive legalese thing as in you can't be an author of part of a song, but just an author of a song (which must be both melody and lyrics). So on the copyright web page it credits Dan Heath on music and lyrics for Bel Air. I'm sure he's a sensitive guy, but I don't take him to be a lyrics person. However, my Paradise EP liner notes say "Lyrics and melody by Lana Del Rey".  "melody" I'm taking to be vocal melody.

     

    No, you can most definitely be credited as the author of the lyrics and the author of the melody separately.

     

    I'm guessing he's not included in the official copyright info (for arrangements in Ride) because arrangements are basically a reworking of a previously existent melody (in this case, written by someone else) so it's probably not considered original material.

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    yeah, but every song on btd and paradise except for yayo (and a large part of lana's unreleased material) has had co-writers so her argument that lana is somehow more genuine than other female pop stars is ridiculous

     

    I see your point. I always thought Lana needs co-writers for the melody - as in, she only writes the lyrics (I've said before that I kinda think of her as more of a 'writer' than a musician) - while most of the others rarely write their own lyrics by themselves, and that's how I interpreted Jamie's words as well; of course I can't be sure about that on all counts.

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    Recent updates and shit.

     

     

    So, Albert has released an EP titled AHJ on Julian's label. I'm not the biggest solo Albert fan but thought the EP was pretty good.

     

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    Cooker Ship & Carnal Cruise are the highlights imo. St. Justice is the (Vampire Weekend-ish sounding) single though; here's the official video:

     

     

    and 3 wild Strokes records appear~

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    Fab has also been busy. He recently made a public art installation in NYC outside the Rag + Bone store in East Houston Street, which was very well received.

     

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    Screaming and shouting in the Strokes fandom followed Ryan Gentles' (manager) announcement via official newsletter that the band is supposedly working towards a "return to the scene" in 2014.

     

     

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    And, last but not least, according to LA-based musician Moon King, Julian has been recording (solo? band?) stuff in LA these last few days.

     

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    That's all, folks.

     

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  16. Posted

    That was a good read.

     

    It's crazy to think we're 2 weeks away from what some of us have waited years for

     

    Yeah, I thought so too. She didn't evade the questions and really went into detail / seemed honest in her answers. Liked what she had to say about the cover, and kudos to her for having fought so hard & for so long to have things done her way. The interviewer also seemed pretty psyched by the album, that's always a good thing.

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    Why would creating an artistic persona make her a "complete fake" though?

     

    I think she gets inspiration from her own life and that of other people, and writes about her fantasies & experiences, real or imagined. I wouldn't feel cheated or think her music is any less worthy if I found out K only existed in her imagination, for instance. Her music (lyrics) comes directly from her, which is more than can be said about the vast majority of pop artists out there; personally, that's authentic enough for me. I can't say I believe the prostitution + alcohol + meth etc. scenario (not to the extent she portrays it anyway), but I think it takes a particular sort of person to create such a dark fantasy & write so many songs about it, and I guess I kinda appreciate that.

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  20. Posted

    Amish Mormon Style Hat - I wear it all the time. I would wear it when I have something serious happening such as a big gig or whenever I want to wear a suit. I just want to wear the hat with it. It’s kind of my signature look.

    Golden Cup Balm - It’s from Thailand. It’s much better than tiger balm. I use it for headaches. I always have it with me. It’s in my suitcase when I travel. I put it on the side of my head whenever I have headaches.

    Yuzu paste - It’s a paste. I put it on everything. I make salad dressing with it. I’m French and so I’m a foodie. I love it. It goes everywhere with me.

    Mariage Freres Tea - It's Pleine Lune which means full moon. It’s a tea I’ve been drinking for a while. I don’t think you can find it in the states. It’s a tea with almond and rare spices.

     

    He sounds like a special little snowflake tbh.

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