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January 2009
The Archives
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01.22.09J the R reviewed in The Listhttp://www.list.co.uk/article/15393-peter-murphy-john-the-revelator/
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01.22.09May the road rise with you…Just heard news that Mick Harvey (whose Intoxicated Man album is a staple here at the Revelatorium) is to depart the Bad Seeds. Here's the official statement: "For a variety of personal and professional reasons I have chosen to discontinue my ongoing involvement with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. After 25 years I feel I am leaving the band as it experiences one of its many peaks; in very healthy condition, and with fantastic prospects for the future. I'm confident Nick will continue to be a creative force and that this is the right time to pass on my ...
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01.21.09Redemption SongsThe JK Ensemble's Inauguration Special playlist from yesterday. Can I get a hallelujah? A CHANGE IS GONNA COME - SAM COOKE - COOKE - PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND 1951-1964 - ABKCO RECORDS - ABKCO RECORDS TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK - NINA SIMONE - SIMONE/IRVINE - THE VERY BEST OF NINA SIMONE: SUGAR IN MY BOWL 1967-1972 - BMG - 07863 67635 2 NO MORE AUCTION BLOCK FOR ME - PAUL ROBESON - TRAD - ON MY JOURNEY - SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS - SFW CD 40178 WE SHALL OVERCOME - CHARLIE HADEN - TRAD - STEAL AWAY - VERVE - 314 527 249 ...
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01.20.09J the R Amazon ReviewLovely reviews. Sorry about the naked lunch moment... http://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Revelator-Peter-Murphy/dp/0571240208
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01.20.09The Roszak BlotSeveral years ago HP film critic Tara Brady lent me a copy of Theodore Roszak’s 1991 novel Flicker. At Sean Murray’s insistence, I’ve finally begun it. The blurb says it all: “A macabre detective story and an occult tale of medieval heresy, an apocalyptic thriller and a secret history of film, Flicker is a richly evocative study of the dark side of human genius.” Roszak is not just a fiendish storyteller, he’s also Professor Emeritus of History at California State University and author of The Making of a Counter Culture and The Cult of Information: A Neo-Luddite Treatise on High-Tech, Artificial Intelligence ...
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01.19.09On the Road with ObamaOn the eve of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, here's our recent interview with old friend and Redemption Song author Niall Stanage, who covered the 2008 presidential campaign for the New York Observer and the Sunday Business Post. Check out his website: http://niallstanage.com/ It was the ride of his life. Ex Hot Presser and Sunday Business Post correspondent Niall Stanage was the only Irish journalist who managed to negotiate his way onto Barack Obama’s campaign jet, covering this year’s US presidential election for the New York Observer. The experience is chronicled in his first book Redemption Song (An Irish Reporter Inside the Obama ...
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01.18.09Birth of the CoolAn immaculate promo for Louis Malle's Lift to the Scaffold. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoQVRyh5aZE&feature=related
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01.18.09Jealous GaiaLast night's marathon Revelatorium screening of Edge of Darkness left our brains sprouting small black flowers. It takes a special kind of genius to make a nail-biting nuclear paranoia drama out of the notion that human beings are malevolent bugs destined to be fevered off the face of the planet. As for the late Bob Peck – what an actor. Here's last year's Rolling Stone story on the arch architect of the Gaia hypothesis, James Lovelock. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/16956300/the_prophet_of_climate_change_james_lovelock
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01.17.09Music from John the Revelator'My Mother Among the Flowers', recorded and scored by Mr Acko, with a little help from assorted Rama orchestra personnel. Hear it at: http://www.myspace.com/johntherevelatornovel
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01.16.09Return to Edge of DarknessFind of the week: a DVD copy of the cult 1985 BBC eco/conspiracy classic series Edge of Darkness, eight quid in George’s Arcade. The film remake, starring Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone, is due out this year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_of_darkness http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/edge/