Ongoing History Daily: Negativland ashes
There are all kinds of gimmicks when it comes to getting us to buy physical music media. Artists and labels need ways to convince us to spend the extra money on buying CDs,
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 771: 60 Mind-Blowing Facts About Music in 60 Minutes
My home office is a mess. Books, press releases, bios, CDs, vinyl, newspaper clipping, magazines–debris resulting from all the researching and writing I do on a daily basis. Most of this material ends
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Negativland’s New Album Ships with Member’s Ashes
Devoted fans of any given band will follow them on tour, dedicate rooms of their homes to their favourite band, spend buckets of money on tickets and merchandise and maybe even make their
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Disney Isn’t Going to Want to Sue Over This Track. Nope. I’m Sure of It.
Sample pranksters Negativland are definitely pulling the Mouse’s tail with this one. If you’ve ever been to Disneyland and seen “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln,” then this will sound very familiar. Word is
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Remix the Illegal “U2” Single from Negativland
Back in 1992 when sampling was still young, Negativland, a bunch of experimental pranksters from the San Francisco area, decided to “cover” (that’s what they say they did) U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found
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