UbuWeb : Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (born August 7, 1942), better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since. Read and comment. From ubu.com.

The pianist Emanuel Ax, in recital at Carnegie Hall, reveals some surprising connections among theme-and-variations works from three centuries.

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A few weeks ago , I detailed the artists and a few collaborators on Wes Anderson's newest film soundtrack, Moonrise Kingdom .   Click HERE for a Spotify playlist of the Soundtrack which is limited due to a large amount of the songs being original pieces.  A few of the movements on the Spotify playlist are the correct song but will be preformed by different composers.  Speaking of which, here is the first taste of an  Alexandre Desplat original for Moonrise Kingdom . Finally we get a look at the actual track list which is as follows: 01 Leonard Bernstein & the   New York ...

Wes Anderson 's new film Moonrise Kingdom is due in theaters May 25th and stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDortmand and Tilda Swinton, and today we see the release of the tracklisting fro the soundtrack. It features a 7 part suite by Alexandre Desplat (of Harry potter, The Kings Speech and Twilight fame), part of which you can check out over on Pitchfork as well as some very good Hank Williams tracks. Tracklisting: 01 Leonard Bernstein & the New York Philharmonic - "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Themes A-F" 02 Peter Jarvis and His ...

Has he DONE IT AGAIN ?! Full story at Pitchfork : Moonrise Kingdom tracklisting: 01 Leonard Bernstein & the New York Philharmonic – “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Themes A-F” 02 Peter Jarvis and His Drum Corps – “Camp Ivanhoe Cadence Medley” 03 English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten – ”‘Playful Pizzicato’ from Simple Symphony, Op. 4” 04 Hank Williams – “Kaw-Liga” 05 Trevor Anthony, Owen Brannigan, David Pinto, Darian Angadi, Stephen Alexander, Caroline Clack, Marie-Therese Pinto, Eileen O’Donovan, Chorus of Animals, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon, Norman Del Mar – “Noye’s Fludde, Op. 59: ‘Noye, Noye, Take Thou Thy Company ...

Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 DAN FRIEL & NOVELLER @ DEATH BY AUDIO 49 S 2nd St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $8, 8PM Two former Parts and Labor members join together for a bill tonight at Death by Audio. Both Dan Friel and Noveller perform this evening with a few other great acts as well! Martha Wainwright @ P.S. 1 The Cranberries @ Terminal 5 Electric Guest & New Look @ Bowery Ballroom Zaimph, Aster, Yek Koo, & LA Lakers @ Zebulon Lower Dens, Air Waves, & Twisted Wires @ Glasslands Emanuel And The Fear & Leverage Models @ Mercury Lounge Micah Blue Smaldone, Coke Weed, & Steve Gunn @ Cake Shop Ed ...

Music for Occupy , an organization supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement, has just announced a massive compilation mix called Occupy This Album on behalf of the movement. The CD edition comprises 78 songs across four discs, while the digital edition is over 100 songs. Both include contributions from Mogwai, Ladytron, Tom Morello, Debbie Harry, Thee Oh Sees, Amanda Palmer, UNKLE, Girls Against Boys, Willie Nelson , filmmaker Michael Moore (covering Bob Dylan ), and more. See the full track list below. There will also be a release party on May 8th in New York with artists performance and special wine ('Occupy This ...

Who’s ready for some prosecutorial quibbling and litigious nuance? Please resist the urge to repeatedly slam a door on your head; I’ll try to make this as painless as possible. We’re all familiar with the US government’s shut-down of file-hosting service Megaupload, and the subsequent indictment of several of its executives (including founder Kim Dotcom), right? Well, in an arguable display of their own pussification, the government is now claiming a conflict of interest in the defense’s retention of Andrew Schapiro, a “superstar” attorney who just happens to be a partner at Quinn Emanuel, a ...

Watch the new Drowner video for Written . The Houston band is at the forefront of reverb heavy shoegaze underground. Singer Anna Bouchard has a dreamy, innocent voice, adding a breath of fresh air to the claustrophobic music laid down by Darren Emanuel (guitar, drums, keys), Sean Evans (guitar) and Mike Brewer (bass). Their self-titled EP is released on Saint Marie Records . » drownerband.com

Cnet : The struggle for control of MegaUpload’s servers begins in earnest later today. The courtroom of U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady is expected to be packed with lawyers representing the many parties with some kind of stake in what happens to the billions of files stored on MegaUpload’s 1,100 servers. Expected to appear are attorneys representing consumers, MegaUpload, the six major Hollywood studios, the U.S. government and MegaUpload’s hosting service. According to Ira Rothken, the lawyer in charge of MegaUpload’s worldwide defense, the first order of business this morning will be to ...

In advance of a criminal trial, Megaupload has added a legal superstar to its defense. Andrew Schapiro, a partner at Quinn Emanuel, has reportedly agreed to defend Megaupload's executives, including founder Kim Dotcom, on charges of massive copyright infringement and racketeering. Schapiro is best known for crafting YouTube's defense in an ongoing copyright battle with Viacom.

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