Does n e 1 know if Chill Murray is the official sound project of Bill Murray? Is this supposed to be the new Gnarls Barkley?
After Bill Murray’s transformation into an indie film actor in the mid-2000s, he seems to be ’starting a band’ or a ’sound project’ or something.
What is Bill Murray’s best role? What is Bill Murray’s most authentic role?
Rushmore?
Stripes?
Lost in Translation?
The Life Aquatic?
Ghostbusters?
King Pin?
The Royal Tenenbaums?
Will Bill Murray ‘crossover’ or is it is a bad decision 2 become a chillwave band? Has 2k10 produced a good new band? Will 2k10 be the worst year of music in the history of time?
Many post-indie and ternative music fans are wondering how chillwave music will be performed in the live context. This session of Viva Radio features Toro Y Moi performing the hit song “Talamak.” It seems like a chill bro, chilling on a keyboard and another bro with a drum pad.
It seems like this minimal/synthetic setup is the aspect of chillwave that infuriates rock n roll critics who want music to be ‘all about guitars and kewl stuff.’ Chillwave is something ‘for the kids’ while older rock critics want to see the Who performing at the Super Bowl halftime show. Is Toro Y Moi the #1 chillwave musician? Which chillwave musician has the best possibility of ‘crossing over’? Which chillwave musician will make the most money in 2k10? Is Toro Y Moi a solid live performer? What do u expect from a live performance?
Skerrit Bwoy is known as one of the ‘hype men’ of the act Major Lazer. Basically, since Major Lazer is just two DJs (2 DJs aren’t that interesting to watch), they hired some sort of black islander to be the ‘absurd hype man.’ They also have a series of risque dancers meant to ‘give the crowd boners’ / hope breasts + vag lips ‘peep out.’
From what I understand, Skerrit Bwoy was being ‘unruly’ at a SXSW show. He was a human safety hazard, climbing speakers that could have fallen on innocent clubgoers. The bouncers thought the vibe was ‘too much’ and just wanted to keep the party safe.
Diplo and Switch’s debut album as Major Lazer, Guns Don’t Kill People– Lazers Do, triumphs as a combination of studio wizardry and all-star guest spots. Not exactly the easiest thing to pull off in the live setting, especially with Switch absent and no all-star guests to be found. So what we got was Diplo mixing up his insanely fun dancehall music while a hype man, Skerrit Bwoy, and a dancer, Mimi, pleased the crowd. It succeeded beyond my wildest expectations.
Mimi was an absolute marvel of athleticism, part stripper and part gymnast. She stood on her head, she did splits, she got lower than low, she vibrated like a Nokia, she wrapped her legs around Skerrit Bwoy and a lucky dude who got pulled from the audience. Skerrit Bwoy, a ball of energy topped with a yellow mohawk, climbed on just about anything and everything, much to the chagrin of the Cedar Street Courtyard’s security. He brought a bunch of female audience members on stage and danced lasciviously with them, he swung a gold chain violently around his neck. He and Mimi made a superlative comedic and acrobatic team, so much so, that I almost forgot that Diplo was even on stage– until he dropped Ace of Base’s “All That She Wants” and the crowd went apeshit.
Seems like this is supposed to be like going to some sort of 3rd world sex party, or something. Sort of seems like some DJ should hire pure strippers or prostitutes to take this gimmick to the next level.
Worried that Major Lazer shows are ‘too dangerous.’ Like I could die, or possibly get an STD. Should venues control unruly performers? Should performers ‘play it safe’ for the sake of their fans? Will some1 die at an indie music concert within the next year because of crowd control issues? Is Skerrit Bwoy bad 4 America? Is Majo Lazer the next Daft Punk?
I just heard of WOXY for the first time today, but apparently it was an indie radio station based on the internet. It had a ‘loyal fan base’, and people can probably make the argument that it was an important tastemaker in the pre-blog era. Honestly don’t know what to write about it because I am unfamiliar with the content + business model, but it honestly seems like it was ‘doomed to fail’ like most technological ventures that fail to evolve to the needs of the modern internet user.
Seems like radio is ‘totally dying’, whether it is on the internet, or in ur car/alarm clock.
This morning fans of Internet indie radio station WOXY.com were shocked when, around 10 a.m. ET, the station went silent.
“Due to current economic realities and the lack of ongoing funding for WOXY’s operations, we’ve been forced to suspend our live broadcasts,” said a note posted on the station’s website. “We’re continuing to explore options to keep The Future of Rock and Roll alive.”
Just read their wikipedia. Apparently they were like a ‘college radio’ type station from 1983-2004, but then they turned into an internet station in 2004 when some bros gave them bank.
Does n e 1 know if WOXY ‘meant something’ to ‘the scene’? Is streaming internet radio always going to be a bad idea in the mp3 era? Will some1 ‘bail them out’? Did this company ‘expand’ too far? Should it still continue to operate for free like most blogs? Should they have tried ‘begging for money’ since their older fan base probably would have contributed? [via Paste Magazine] Should I download WinAmp / Real Audio player and try to save WOXY? Have u ever heard of WOXY? Did entrylevel mp3 blogs kill WOXY? Did hypemachine kill WOXY? Are there too many sources for independent music now? What blog / internet streaming site will die next? WTF is WOXY? If my blog dies, will people care? Are websites born 2 die?
