Chris Schlarb » links http://www.chrisschlarb.com Musician, Composer, and Producer Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:36:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 The Expanding Coterie http://www.chrisschlarb.com/2011/07/the-expanding-coterie/ http://www.chrisschlarb.com/2011/07/the-expanding-coterie/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:58:40 +0000 schlarb http://www.chrisschlarb.com/?p=1431 L.A. Noire

Five topics related only in as much as these friends are doing good work, deserving of your time and attention.

1. Erik Loyer, the creator of, and my collaborator on, the iOS app Strange Rain talks childhood trauma, softball (also a form of childhood trauma), and the Apple II with Kill Screen Magazine.

2. Josh Ottum‘s Like The Season, is one of my favorite records made in the last 10 years. His new album, Watch TV, comes out July 19th. Read a review by the venerable Ned Raggett and listen to excerpts via OC Weekly.

3. New York Times illustrator and Twilight & Ghost Stories cover artist Grady McFerrin gets the Grain Edit spotlight for his gorgeous, ageless, hand-cramping typography.

4. In addition to producing, engineering, and teaching, Ronan Chris Murphy also hosts the fantastic, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-studio-shorts Ronan’s Recording Show. You can watch all the episodes online or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes. One of my personal favorites involves a visit to Sound City in Van Nuys.

5. Critics Leigh Alexander and Kirk Hamilton examine L.A. Noire from unique vantage points (practical and post-modern, respectively) and come to a similar conclusion: in attempting to be something more than just a video game, it fails at being a video game altogether.

]]> http://www.chrisschlarb.com/2011/07/the-expanding-coterie/feed/ 0 40 Bands/7 Days for Free http://www.chrisschlarb.com/2008/06/40-bands7-days-for-free/ http://www.chrisschlarb.com/2008/06/40-bands7-days-for-free/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:34:36 +0000 schlarb http://www.chrisschlarb.com/2008/06/40-bands7-days-for-free/ In 2006 I performed in, produced and released a film called 40 BANDS/80 MINUTES! Both the director, Sean Carnage, and I knew at the time that years later the movie would be an important document of what was happening in the Los Angeles underground scene at the time.

After we released the film we screened it all over the country and were happy with the reception that the film received in the underground communities around the world.

Two years later the film is being featured as a free, uncut stream on Pitchfork.tv for “One Week Only”. Watch the film and pick up a copy either from Sounds Are Active or from Amazon.

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Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson: on crack as a driving force in hip-hop, the Yodas, taking turntables to Cuba, Joni Mitchell and Rakim.

Squarepusher: on learning from Aphex Twin, enjoying the music of Squarepusher, creating a gamelan orchestra, music worship.

Joe Strummer and Robert Fripp: on music as a driving force for social change, ABBA, Crimson vs. The Who, pinball.

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