April 5th, 2009 |
Posted in Players by m. e. seeley
1. The first tune you loved I used to be a huge Doors fan—had Morrison’s books of poetry, read a couple of biographies, had all of the albums—and I loved that song “Cars Hiss By The Window.” It took me a while before I gave up thinking I was the reincarnation of Jim Morrison himself although the thought still sometimes boils up.
2. The band that opened your ears. It came rather late in life. I was 23-years-old when I heard Bob Dylan for the first time at a cafe in San Diego, California. The song was “Positively Fourth Street”. That same year, I heard Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” for the first time. I started doing hard drugs almost immediately afterwards.
3. The instrument(s) you play. I can play anything.
4. Your song. “Bitch Betta Have My Money” by Easy E.
5. Favorite song + band from your country of birth. Ever heard of Will Oldham/Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billie/Palace? He’s a genius from Louisville, Kentucky. Any of his songs will do.
6. Your Shanghai theme. “I’d Rather Walk Than Run” by Herman Dune.
7. The band you want to see playing live. My own band.
8. When it’s not about music… It’s about guilt-free sex. The best kind.
9. Your relationship with ducks. In Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield asks a cab driver, “Where do the ducks go when the lake freezes?” I’ve always felt that that question had some relevance that I’ve yet to grasp.
10. Your favorite spice. Please.
April 5th, 2009 |
Posted in Articles, Players by laslo
1. The first tune you loved… When you talk about love … I mean, LOVE! … well it would probably have to be Life Is A Pigsty by that cherpy chat of pop, Morrissey. You know, he’s right, and it’s the first time a song has truly …. I mean, TRULY … said what I was thinking at the time. I may or may not have been in a pigsty at the time.
2. The band that opened your ears. I don’t normally allow musicians to perform complex surgery on me, particularly not when it comes to something as vital as the ears. However, I did once allow Neil Diamond to put me in the recovery position, but that’s a whole different story.
3. The instrument(s) you play. I play a little thing called the Heart Strings. I pluck them every day as I try to make a breakthrough in this craving world of iconism. In a non-philosophical sense, I also play the harmonic. Or do I? Hmmmmm.4.Your song: My Sharona … it was written about me, you know, when I used to be known as, yes, Sharona.
5. Favorite song + band from your country of birth. Oh, that’s a tricky one. You see I’m from lots of places. I’m legion, for we are many. The song would probably have to be Sunzech Frome Yultedicl, and old country fable about losing your ipod on the Pony Express. The band would have to be Puppies In The Fire. They rock! … in a ‘make a little girl cry’ way.
6. Your Shanghai theme. “I love rock ‘n’ roll. Put another dime in the jukebox, baby!”
7. The band you want to see playing live. All of them, good and bad. Although I’ve always wanted to go to a festival and throw a water bottle (empty or otherwise) at Justin Timberlake. Not like a posh bottle of Evian, I mean one of those big cooler bottles lazy office workers stand around and talk about why Erika is such as bitch.
8. When it is not about music it is about… chemicals. We’re all just chemicals.
9 . Your relationship with ducks… They know where I am, but we keep our distance. It’s been tough after the break-up.
10. Your favorite spice. Jam. Is jam as spice? If not, it should be.
April 5th, 2009 |
Posted in Players by ed
1. The first tune you loved. I’m going for the first tune I was wholly responsible for finding, as anything I picked up from my parents is heart-stoppingly embarrassing: ‘Alive’ by Pearl Jam. ‘Ten’ completely changed the kind of music I listened to and how I listened to it.
2. The band that opened your ears. Kruder & Dorfmeister (ok, so not technically a band). I listened to the K&D Sessions in 1998 and immediately turned my back on guitar-based music for the next few years…
3. The instrument(s) you play. The GeoScan FM36 fluxgate magnetometer. For all your ultra-ultra-minimalist electro needs… beep!
4. Your song. Belle & Sebastian, ‘There’s Too Much Love’.
5. Favorite song + band from your country of birth. Ummm… either Kid Loco’s ‘A Grand Love Theme’, or Serge Gainsbourg’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’. Anything by Serge, actually; what a legend!
6.Your Shanghai theme. Radiohead, ‘Nude’… ‘You’ll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking’: you’re damn right, I will, Thom!
7. The band you want to see playing live. All those that the UK touts snap up all the tickets to, within 5 seconds of them going on sale (bastards). The Arcade Fire, Shins, Decemberists.
8. When is not about music is about…. It’s about bikes and really old stuff.
9. Your relationship with ducks. It involves gavage.
10. Your favorite spice: Rosemary.
October 21st, 2008 |
Posted in Players by saucy
1. The first tune you loved : Mister Know-It-All - Stevie Wonder.
2. The band that opened your ears : Orbital.
3. The instrument(s) you play : Piano.
4. Your song : Hello Cleveland! – Mono.
5. Favorite song + band from your country of birth : Mediate – INXS.
6. Your Shanghai theme : Zeal – Plaid.
7. The band you want to see playing live : Boards of Canada.
8. When is not about music is about….love.
9. Your relationship with ducks : purely plutonic.
10. Your favorite spice : Baby!
October 13th, 2008 |
Posted in Players by jon
1. The first tune you loved… “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” – Smashing Pumpkins.
2. The band that opened your ears… Charlie Parker.
3. The instrument(s) you play… Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet.
4. Your song… “Inner Urge” by Joe Henderson.
5. Favorite song + band from your country of birth… “East of The Sun” as played by Stan Getz.
6. Your Shanghai theme… Existentialism
7. The band you want to see playing … Herbie Hancock or Semisonic reunion.
8. When is not about music is about… Computers.
9. Your relationship with ducks… A gentleman doesn’t kiss and tell.
10. Your favorite spice… The Spice Girls.
October 13th, 2008 |
Posted in Players by sabrina
1. The first tune you loved… Well, let’s say: my parent’s house and my father’s car have always been full of music, all the time. I mean: every kind of music. But, of course, since I was born at the end of 70s, it mainly means every kind of rock-oriented music… The most noisy, of course, have always been left in the corner by my mother’s love for silence and chatting. So, our commune life and our travels were full of Bruce Springsteen (’cause mom could stand it pretty well, also for a 6hour car-ride to the seaside), Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Doors, Pink Floyd, X, Roxy Music… Therefore I suppose that the first tune I loved was the first one I bought on my own, the one the made me feel “more alternative than my father”. So, let’s say it was Guns ‘n Roses, let’s say “Apetite for Destruction”, let’s say “Welcome to the Jungle”, “Sweet Child of Mine”, “Paradise City” and every single song from that album, as well.
2. The band that opened your ears if you mean that opened my ears to a new kind of Perception: Pink Floyd, The Doors, … if you mean that opened my ears to the genres that I loved the most: Led Zeppelin, Patty Smith, The Clash, The Cure, The Smiths.
3. The instrument(s) you play… Let’s say PIANO, ’cause I’ve been playing it for more than 8 years, but I do not play any instrument at all, by now.
4. Your song… Since 3 years, ’cause my own life has been so similar to its lyrics and also because it comes from one of my favorite bands, it’s been “Apart”, by the Cure. It’s not my only one, but it’s me, of course.
5. Favorite song + band from your country of birth… mmmm… No band. …Let’s switch to a kind of experimental Jazz-Folk-Blues inbued with Tom Waits’ spirit… Vinicio Capossela: he’s not a musician, but an artist, of course. An artist who’s a writer and knows all the secrets of “the art of drinking wine”, as well. As for the song, let’s say Camera a Sud.
6. Your Shanghai theme… 有谁共鸣 (piano performance) by 张国荣 ZHANG GUORONG (Leslie Cheung) and “Siboney” by Connie Francis (from the soundtrack of Wong Kar-Wai’s 2046).
7. The band you want to see playing live Radiohead- I have never been able to listen to them live and now they’re gonna play in Japan while I go back to Europe (damn it!) (same time-space problems with Red Hot Chili Peppers, too).
8. When is not about music is about… Visual Arts, Literature, Anthropology, History.
9. Your relationship with ducks… I feel guilty when I eat them (they’re so cute!!!), but …how to explain it? Well, the addiction to Chinese foods is part of my life.
10. Your favorite spice… Cinnamon
October 13th, 2008 |
Posted in Players by mike
1. The first tune you loved… First was the music box I loved as a baby. I’m waiting for my Mom to tell me what the song was. Next was “Do Lord,” which my Dad used to sing to me and my brother when we were going to sleep, and the first recording I loved was “Stand,” by REM, which the school-bus driver used to play all the time when I was in Kindergarten or 1st grade.
2. The band that opened your ears… REM on the bus again, which was the first time I realized I could identify the band by the sound of the singer’s voice.
3. The instrument(s) you play… BASS!
4. Your song… Currently “I’m Glad You’re Mine” by Al Green.
5. Favorite song + band from your country of birth… “For No One” by the Beatles.
6. Your Shanghai theme… “You’ve Changed” by Carl Fischer and Bill Carey, performed by Bill McHenry, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, and Jeff Williams.
7. The band you want to see playing … In Heaven: John Coltrane Quartet, on Earth: Wayne Shorter Quartet.
8. When is not about music is about… Books, food, basketball.
9. Your relationship with ducks… I admire them for their versatility, sense of humor, cuteness, and deliciousness.
10. Your favorite spice… 花椒 aka Sichuan peppercorn.
October 13th, 2008 |
Posted in Players by mache
1. The first tune you loved… Danse Macabre of Saint-Saëns.
2. The band that opened your ears… Charly Garcia!!!, also Judas Priest did something about it too, but Charly is my all time Rock Star.
3. The instrument(s) you play… my computer, wood spoons and still a little bit of guitar.
4. Your song… Inconciente Colectivo by Charly Garcia.
5. Favorite song + band from your country of birth… Sed de Gol of Joe Vasconcelllos.
6. Your Shanghai theme… Inconciente Colectivo of Charly Garcia (by myself alone and walking) and jazz, any jazz song I think, specially John Coltrane’s , maybe “’round midnight” to say one.
7. The band you want to see playing live… almost all of them, but to give and answer Led Zeppelin in the 70s, Jimmy Hendrix in the 60s, Joy Division in the 80s, somewhere around 50s-60s John Coltrane and Miles Davis together, Elvis in the 50s, Mozart way before, Mars Volta now.
8. When is not about music is about… life.
9. Your relationship with ducks… it’s a long time I haven’t met one, but I lived with one once; he was very kind, we developed a good thing, we both enjoyed playing together, things got kind of sad when my mom decided to cook him, but I don’t really remember that, my grandma told me that story. I think they are beautiful and skillful, specially those living by the ocean, great swimmers!!! Now I’m writing about them, I’m thinking this maybe explain why I haven’t learn to cook duck yet. Well and yes, there’s a low moral in me when it comes to food, if it taste good I don’t see the problem. Besides being cute and good swimmers, they are very tasty too.
10. Your favorite spice… black pepper
