I believe that much of what separates the great dystopian fiction of decades ago from modern works is the political and social climate when the books were written. When Orwell released his cautionary tales of totalitarianism, the world was living in fear of foreign powers that would at any moment impose their communist/fascist/socialist/scary ideas upon the free world. Threats to Democracy in the early to mid-20th century, from Germany, Japan, or the Soviet Union, were much more tangible and imposing than those posed today by Iran, Syria, or Libya. Even …
Hello again. Did you do something with your hair? You are looking mighty fine. Well, whatever it is, keep doing it. Okay? Oh, me? Nothing new, just interviewing some of capital region’s most fun and musically pro-active people. This week is no different, we travel from the stage and into the radio station to talk with local radio personality Trudy Steier of WCDB fame.
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Members of the B3nson community have decided to challenge themselves with the task of releasing at least 1 new song for every week of 2012. Home recordings, demos, live stuff, remixes, collaborations… anything goes! This week we’ve got a rippin’ song from HEAT called “Where Is My Baby?”. Enjoy!
Celebrations, friends! Here’s the second of the hot new b3nson video series. This time we’ve lured Roadhouse down to the basement with the promise of piggy back rides from Richard Nolan. What ensued was a great session and a stunning performance. Enjoy your celebrations!
B3 Basement Two – Littlefoot from David Mark on Vimeo.
We here at B3nson have a tendency to focus on what is currently happening in the capital region music scene and sometimes we even focus on what is going to be happening in the capital region music scene. This is for good reason: there’s a lot of awesome stuff going on out there and there’s always a lot of awesome stuff just over the horizon. But, sometime’s, it’s good to take a step back from all of that and take a look at some things that have already happened. Maybe they happened before you were here, maybe they happened and you missed them. Maybe you were there and need a little trip down Memory Lane. That’s what this column is all about. We’ve had some great talents here in Albany, and sometimes they get overlooked or sometimes they go on to do other things. But with so many good stories to tell and so many great songs floating around it seems like a shame not to share them with people.
Members of the B3nson community have decided to challenge themselves with the task of releasing at least 1 new song for every week of 2012. Home recordings, demos, live stuff, remixes, collaborations… anything goes! This weeks entry is from Buckaroo Holiday with a song called “It’s An Illusion Michael, A Trick Is Something A Whore Does For Money”.
This Saturday January 14th Cuddle Magic, return to the UAG where they played back in October with Rosary Beard and Raibird to great effect. This time the B3nson skiffle group, the Neighborhood of Make Believe will be opening the show.
The Details:
Saturday Jan 14th – 8pm – $6
247 Lark StreetCuddle Magic
w/The Neighborhood of Make Believe
“On paper, Cuddle Magic look a bit like a Northeast version of Broken Social Scene … is at once immediately accessible and affecting, but also cavernous enough that some exploration is required.”-(Metroland, J Potter)
(http://www.facebook.com/cuddlemagic)
(http://www.cuddle-magic.com/)
The Neighborhood of Make Believe …
B3nson staple and book-enthusiast, Littlefoot (real name Road House), has finished releasing his newest work, This Will Never Happen Again, completely online and 100% free. If you’ve been foolish enough to miss out thus far, then you need to kick your butt in gear, and check it out.
Check out some more at Little Foot Roars
