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Arts + Letters Links for Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Billy Bragg on Anger, David Byrne reviews the Kindle, The Return of Leonard Cohen, and Trent Reznor discusses Chris Cornell and artistic ethics.

iseevoices
Globe-trotting web journalist (and friend of the ‘Trope) Matthias B. Krause forwarded this link:
Produced by a couple of Svens (Haeusler, Müller), iseevoices is a series of interviews featuring notable people opining upon tightly-focused themes.1

A sample — Here is Billy Bragg discussing “Anger” (and the value of a cup of coffee in the morning):

(Via iseevoices.com )
David Byrne Journal: 08.25.09: The Kindle Experience
David Byrne — one time Talking Head (and these days a regular one-man battalion of artistic endeavors) on why, when it comes to books, paper still beats plastic.
(Via journal.davidbyrne.com )

Leonard Cohen’s return : The New Yorker
Sasha Frere-Jones with a short piece on Leonard Cohen for the New Yorker.
And for you my lucky Veritrope readers, here is the documentary that S.F.J. is referencing to in his article:

(Via www.newyorker.com )

Trent Reznor Still Mouthing Off About Chris Cornell – Where’s The Beef? – Stereogum
Stereogum had this post the other day about the Trent Reznor fixation with Chris Cornell’s latest “work” (which they’ve discussed to hilarious effect previously). Some of it seems to be professional rivalry, but he makes a larger point about the role that established artists can play in setting a tone for people just starting out that I think is worth considering.
(Via stereogum.com )

Note to anyone looking for a new band name: I think “A Couple of Svens” is available. [↩]

Dark Was The Night

I was sipping my morning coffee, thinking about last night’s Red Hot benefit show Dark Was The Night….something along the lines of ‘Man — Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings just *killed it* last night…” when a tweet from BrooklynVegan pops up on my desktop: “i never finished last night, but Sharon Jones also killed it…”

I think anyone who didn’t leave early would agree.
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Song of the Day — N.A.S.A. “Money”

Agitprop with a beat to kick off the weekend. Me likey!

N.A.S.A. (North America/South America) is a collaboration between producer Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel) and DJ Zegon (Ze Gonzales). Their new album “Spirit of Apollo” features the contributions of some talented musicians and visual artists that you might have heard of… 😉

Check out this track list!:

Intro
The People Tree (feat. David Byrne, Chali 2na, Gift Of Gab & Z-Trip)
Money (feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge, & Z-Trip)
N.A.S.A. Music (feat. Method Man, E-40, & DJ Swamp)
Way Down (feat. RZA, Barbie Hatch, & John Frusciante)
Hip Hop (feat. KRS-One, Fatlip, & Slim Kid Tre)
Four Rooms, Earth View
Strange Enough (feat. Karen O, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, & Fatlip)
Spacious Thoughts (feat. Tom Waits & Kool Keith)
Gifted (feat. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li)
A Volta (feat. Sizzla, Amanda Blank, & Lovefoxxx)
There’s A Party (feat. George Clinton & Chali 2na)
Whachadoin? (feat. Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santo Gold, & Nick Zinner)
O Pato (feat. Kool Kojak & DJ Babão)
Samba Soul (feat. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien & DJ Qbert)
The Mayor (feat. The Cool Kids, Ghostface Killah, Scarface & DJ AM)
N.A.S.A. Anthem

Visual elements and animated music videos for several of The Spirit of Apollo’s tracks are starting to leak out, with artists such as Shepard Fairey (see above video), Sage Vaughn, Barry McGee, Marcel Dzama and others throwing their aesthetic hats into the mix.

You can preorder it on Amazon or from the iTunes store now. Check out Squeak E. Clean’s Blog or the group’s MySpace page for more samples and information.

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