Pure imagination ...
Hold onto your chocolate nightmare boat, it's Primus! These cult heroes have just announced their latest album, entitled Primus and the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble. Unsurprisingly it is a psychedelic tribute to the music of the Gene Wilder classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocloate Factory. It is also worth noting that this is the first Primus record in nearly twenty years to feature the lineup of Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, and Tim “Herb” Alexander along with percussionist Mike Dillon and cellist Sam Bass. The album drops in October.
Bow down to the King!
Congratulations to Weird Al Yankovic on
his very first US number one album! Mandatory Fun is officially the
parody king's best selling record to date and this will be in no
small way thanks to his aggressive online marketing campaign. Over
eight consecutive days in July Yankovic released one new music video
per day to promote the album and it seems that it has worked out just
fine. You can check out 'Tacky', 'Word Crimes', 'Foil', 'Handy',
'First World Problems' and many more at your local online video
provider.
Unlocking the Truth Rising
Are you suspicious of people who think
that by “going viral” they will actually become famous? Then
check out Unlocking the Truth, you cynical jerks. This metal band not
only stirred up a lot of buzz with a video of them playing in Times
Square but it also led to them signing with Sony Music for a
two-album deal. Not a bad achievement considering that none of the
members are older than fourteen! That's right, these teenagers are
already being touted as the new of heavy metal. Keep your eyes peeled
for these cats in the very near future.
RIP
In
the last month we have lost two great musicians in Johnny Winter and
Tommy Ramone. They join the likes of Bobby Womack, DJ Rashad, Frankie
Knuckles, Paco de Lucia, Pete Seeger, and Devo's Bob Casale who have
all passed this year. Rest in peace, honoured gentlemen. You're
contributions to the lives of millions will not be forgotten in a
hurry.
That's it for another exciting installment of Prolix - short music for short attention spans. As always, watch out for new music and condescending opinions on said music at Eclectik Electrik. Until
next time, keep it eclectic true believers.
- Professor Ricardo
- Professor Ricardo
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