Caca Volante

Alan Smithee left a comment on the last post that said:

The trailer for Perfect Place, and you can hear some of Mike’s Soundtrack.
http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/news/36/26336.php

This brings up an issue I see a lot. People post cool things they’ve found in the comments of completely unrelated articles. So unless you read through all the comments, you miss most of the “new” news that I haven’t either heard about or just not got around to posting.

I converted CV from a custom built web app to a standard blog to encourage a community so people could write their own stories and submit them. However, I can’t just leave it open for anyone to publish unmoderated due to the obvious spam that would soon take over the blog. Plus, honestly I just don’t have time anymore to check every submission, especially when WordPress doesn’t even notify me when I something to moderate. So I have been struggling with what to do with CV lately. Should I just kill it? Do people even really care anymore? The bands that CV was supposed to be about are long dead anyway.

But I was fortunate to grab a short domain name, so unless I get offered an ungodly amount of money, I have no plans of getting rid of it, so what to do with the cv.org web space? I could create a site for my canned vegetable collection, but that doesn’t seem all that interesting either.

The other day I had an idea. What about a setup like Digg? Allow people to post whatever they want, completely unmoderated, and then people vote on the stories to promote them or bury them if they are inaccurate or just plain crap. Plus, it would allow people to easily link to and promote their own sites. It would be take the burden off me and allow the CV community to control what they find cool and interesting. I think that would solve a lot of the problems and once again give CV a purpose. I’ve always wanted CV to be a community driven site and I think this may be the best solution.

So I think that’s what I’m going to do. In a few days, I will take this blog down (and archive it somewhere) and replace it with a community publishing system. Let’s see how that works. If it bombs, I can always fall back to my canned vegetables idea.

I would love to hear your feedback on this idea. Either leave a comment here or send me an email at andy@cv.org.

I don’t know if this is the best or the worst thing I’ve heard recently, but Claude Reigns has done a mash up of two artists reknowned for pissing on their fans, albeit in different contexts.

Its R. Kelly’s summer smash “Im a Flirt” mixed with Faith No More’s lost classic “Stripsearch”.

It’s strangely compelling!

http://www.myspace.com/claudereigns

Secret Chiefs 3: Xaphan: Book of Angels Volume 9 [#7364]

Spectacular arrangements of Masada compositions by mad alchemist Trey Spruance, mastermind of Secret Chiefs 3 and one of the most brilliant musicians around. Drawing upon an astonishing array of musical styles from Exotica and Surf to Ethiopian Funk and Gypsy Swing, Trey ’s colorful orchestral arrangements perfectly compliment the lyricism and dynamic rhythmic complexity of Zorn ’s evocative Book of Angels. Featuring some of the best musicians from the Bay Area, LA and Seattle scenes, this is one of the most compelling installments in the entire Masada series.

Due out in Fall ‘07 on Tzadik.

The DVD is due out on Ipecac on Nov 13th, per a recent Kaada emailing.

The trailer is located here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_67s1LNU_c

In support of their forthcoming album “The Hair, The TV, The Baby and The Band” Imperial Teen hits the road.

From their myspace page: 

“Imperial Teen is back!! With sly style and knowing sass, Will, Roddy, Jone and Lynn return with their trademark infectious hooks and impeccable pop sensibilities. Let the party begin!! The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band is the first Imperial Teen record in over 5 years, but it never misses a beat. It’s a career defining album for sure. On first listen you can just feel how much fun these guys and gals are having making music together. From the upbeat shimmy of “Shim Sham” and “Sweet Potato”, to the more reflective cool of “Room With A View” and “What You Do”; from the full on romp of “Everything” and “One Two”, to the seductive vamp of “Fallen Idol”…every song seems pitch perfect. You can sense that this is a band that is comfortable in its own skin. Recorded over three weeks at Kingsize Studios with longtime collaborators Steve McDonald (Redd Kross) and Anna Waronker (That Dog), The Hair… captures the raw spontaneity and chemistry that make Imperial Teen a such unique group of friends and musicians. The members of Imperial Teen have kept themselves busy since last we heard from them, as the title of this album references. But there is no denying that when these four come together, they are more than the sum of their parts. They are a family, and the joy that they share in making music is infectious. So put on your best party shoes and come along for the ride. It’s guaranteed to be fun.” 

09/21 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
09/22 - Portland, OR - Lola’s Room
09/28 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
09/29 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill
09/30 - San Francisco, CA - Folsom Street Fair
10/04 - Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub
10/05 - Minneapolis, MN - 1st Ave.
10/19 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
10/20 - Boston, MA - T.T. The Bears