Alpha-Ville Festival
*Rich Mix and Whitechapel Gallery, 17/18 September *
The second annual Alpha-ville Festival, themed “Visionary cities” will bring the newest and best in digital arts to Rich Mix and Whitechapel Gallery over the weekend of 17-18 September. Presented by the non-profit organsation of the same name Alpha-ville aims to bring more people to engage with “quality” digital arts, design and culture, and to help emerging artists find an audience.
This year’s Alpha-ville line-up will include electronic music performances from artists such as The Boats, Actress, Kettenkarussell but there is also an intriguing mix of visual and educational programming. Festivalgoers will be treated to viewings of the finalists who’ve entered the “Visionary cities” international short film contest.
A showcase of work from final year students in the Bartlett School of Architecture’s “Unit 15” postgrad course will show how the course uses film, CGI, animation and motion graphics in the study of architecture.
Girls aged 14 to 19 who fancy a career as a sound engineer or producer will be interested in the free Alpha-ville Digital Music Workshop, which promises to teach participants how to create music, mix and synchronize it with images.
Visit www.alphavillefestival.co.uk for info.
05 Sept 2010
Grinderman vs Factory Floor
Via esteemed internet music journal The Quietus come this oppressive remix of Nick Cave’s Grinderman by Factory Floor. Worthwhile.
02 Sept 2010
Snipe Likes: Justin Bieber
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19 Aug 2010
Snipe Likes: The Jim Jones Revue
Here’s a particularly frenzied slice of psychobilly from The Jim Jones Revue. See them live if you can, they’re incendiary in the same way The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion once were.
11 Aug 2010
Snipe Likes: Summer Camp
Issue #3 cover stars Summer Camp have put up a new video. Something to do with Paddy Power, weirdly. But hey! Summer Camp video! The single release follows on Sept 13th.
11 Aug 2010
Snipe Likes: Cats In Paris
Super-interesting Mancunian indie 3-piece Cats In Paris are playing the news every day in August. It’s times like this when you think their sickening talented frontman Michael probably parps bum symphonies in his sleep.
8th August 2010 by catsinparis
This is a new video I spotted on their website. new Cats In Paris = yay!
And here’s one of their pop hits for the uninitiated. It’s called “The One” and it has an awesome DANCE. You can get it on 7”, too.
08 Aug 2010
Snipe Likes: Peter Broderick
A creative way to use photobooth 3446 times from the Berlin-based singer and songwriter, who apparently made this whilst recuperating from an operation. The song is typically beautiful; a sparse arrangement on just piano and voice. A new release, “How They Are”, is coming in September on Bella Union.
07 Aug 2010
Snipe Likes: Jónsi
Here’s a new video from the Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi’s brilliant debut solo album, “Go”.
05 Aug 2010
Snipe Likes: Napoleon IIIrd
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03 Aug 2010
Snipe Likes: The Walkmen
While we’re going all NYC on you, here’s a veteran Manhattan band making a return. The Walkmen are back, with a new album “Lisbon” coming out in the UK on October 11th, via Bella Union. I can’t decide if this song’s brass arrangement reminds me of Christmas, or Mexico. Maybe both. What do you reckon? Download below, then let’s have a “Christmas or Mexico” vote in the comments section…
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