NEW YORK NIGHT TRAIN

January 15, 2005

Issue II:
Kid Congo Powers 2

NEWS ARCHIVE

02/03/06
Lou Reed's new photo book and exhibit
Paul Wall sells customized tooth ornaments
New Poll: music buyers dissatisfied
Anti-Sony lawyer sings
SXSW - new technology
Louise Scruggs R.I.P.
Mussolini's pianist son passes away
Bay City Roller off hook

02/02/06
Christgau lays down trax
Luther Campbell back as man of letters
Guralnick on Sam Cooke on NPR
Senators get iPods?
Blondie “Rapture” “on the storm” mash-up
Mission of Burma new LP
Gilberto Gil’s NYC speech
Belle and Sebastian morphed into comic book characters
Noise Pop fest announces lineup
Black Flag tribute album
Sex Pistols ready for another swindle?

02/01/06
Andre Williams is missing say Sadies
Hank Williams heirs win control of radio performances
Sherman Ferguson passes away at 61
Boy George on trial
The Game’s manager gound guilty of DJ assault
Aretha Franklin slams Super Bowl
Devo’s Gerald V. Casale new solo project
Coretta Scott King - a musical tribute
Bay Area’s New Hip-Hop Churches
Classical music – it ain''t just for squares anymore

01/31/06
Nam June Paik passes away at 74
Sly Stone comes out of retirement
The Flamingos v Pepsi
Knitting Factory expands empire
Bay City Roller on trial for high rollin'
Lil' Flip and Sony guilty of infringement

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Busta Rhymes security guard shot
Busta Rhymes’ security guard and longtime entourage member Israel Ramirez was shot during the filming of new Williamsburg resident’s new video for “Tourch It (Remix)”

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Take Action! Brings punx to capitol
Hot Topic brings you social consciousness and now it’s going all the way to the US Capitol Building on March 1.
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Fugees enter the future
Fugees are releasing three new songs only to be available through Verizon mobile. Think of the implications – major artists making music only available on the phone.

More: USA Today

M-1 of Dead Prez denounces Black History Month
M-1, one of the better rappers from one of the better crews, Dead Prez, made a public statement against Black History month – deeming it “offensive to all people of African descent." M-1 also leads theBrooklyn Chapter of the National Peoples Democratic Uhuru Movement and the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. The man does have a point – but I see the other side as well.

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Rapper Cool C. to be executed
Speaking of Dead Prez, Philadelphia judge stayed the execution Cool C, AKA, Christopher Roney – who was convicted of a 1996 "Cop Shot".

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Rolling Stones censored
Dammit Janet! “Start Me Up” and “Rough Justice” were censored out of The Rolling Sto

es Super Bowl half time set.

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Neil Young/Devo collaboration free MP3
Suckapants found a Neil Young/Devo collaboration from WFMU's Beware Of The Blog. I’m linking you there ‘cause I figure pants needs the hits more than WFMU’s amazing blog.

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Gun Club’s Terry Graham interview
Terry Graham, drummer of The Bags, The Gun Club, and quite a few other bands has an online interview just posted on Razorcake

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Lightning Bolt new side project Wizardzz
Brian Gibson of Lightning Bolt’s has new project with Rich Porter of Bug Sized Mind named Wizardzz - "a creamsicle journey through car commercial jangltastic sound forgery. Rocking...yes… If the Sponge Bob generation ever knew what that bitter almond taste was in their food, they would gladly stop drinking from the spout of diluted Bush tainted death juice. Simple stories expanded into hallucinogenic realities not seen since your last trip into the dark chambers of the devolutionary isolation tank."

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Marvin Gaye biopic
A new Marvin Gay biopic, focusing on the What’s Going On of the final years of Mr. Let’s Get It On’s life is set for filming.

More: NME

Bob Dylan recording new LP
Bob Dylan is finally recording the followup to 2001’s Love & Theft.

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Michael Jackson may get Pope commission
It looks like Michael Jackson might get the official commission to put former Pope John Paul’s prayers to music. If you ask me Michael Jackson and the Catholic church have a lot in common.

More: Reuters