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BMF ONE DAY EVENT – MUSIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH WEST at the Watershed in Bristol on 26th Feb

January 30, 2009 /

Booking form and info for our event at the Watershed in Bristol on 26th Feb is now available from our website. And because we’re nice the event is now FREE.

The BMF invites you to take part in a day of activity to discuss the current and future status of music development in the South West of England.

This intensive one-day event will feature talks and presentations from speakers on select topics throughout the day, plus great networking opportunities.

Our new website will be launched and there will be a nice lunch.

And, that evening we will be eating burgers, drinking Bud, and bowling er, balls, at the Lanes in Bristol, followed by a gig featuring some of the bands – Turbowolf, The She Creatures, Rosie & The Goldbug, The Sea and The Gala Band – heading from Bristol and the South West out to SXSW 09.

Visit http://www.bristolmusicfoundation.com

MAPPING PROJECT UNDERWAY

The Bristol Music Foundation is carrying out a project to map the music industry in the South West. This project aims to assess the activity of music practitioners within the region in order to aid the provision of focused support for business, professional and performance development.
Run in partnership with the SW Regional Development Agency, SW Screen, and UK music trade organisations, it will look to demonstrate the size and economic impact of the music industry in the South West in order to advocate and  lobby for increased investment. Let’s face it, anything would be welcome.

We will be launching this project at the event in Bristol on 26th Feb.

SOUTH WEST MUSIC FORUM

Representatives of each regional music network will be meeting again in Bristol on Feb 9th to agree a Terms of Reference for a South West Music Forum.
Such a region-wide organisation will connect individuals and businesses, support joined up activity, and provide a platform for dynamic and groundbreaking projects that will have an impact for the South West nationally and internationally.
And why not.

MUSIC WEDNESDAYS

Our good friends at Bristol Media have been running regular networking events in Bristol on the last Tues of each month, Media Tuesdays, and in the good traditions of creativity we have nicked their idea.

Music Wednesdays will happen on the first Wednesday of each month, and will add to the BMIF meetings that are held every other month at the Colston Hall.

The opening Music Wednesday event will be held at the world famous Louisiana – http://www.thelouisiana.net from 6.30 til 9pm on Wed 4th February 09.

The next on wed 4th March etc.

Entry is free. Drink isn’t. Company is.

Please let us know if you are coming along.

And watch out for new regular monthly educational events coming very soon to the Croft.

Visit http://www.bristolmusicfoundation.com/events for more info.

DATABASE

If you don’t work in the South West, and you’ve managed to read this far then you’ll probably be glad to hear that we are sorting out our database and shall be more selective with these newsletters in future.

Mind you, if you’ve got this far then maybe you quite like it.

Fran Nevrkla on Copyright Term update January 2009

January 19, 2009 /
Dear Friends and Colleagues
 

Firstly, I hope that all of you together with your loved ones had a thoroughly enjoyable and restful Christmas and New Year holiday. 

Now that we are all back in the fray, I thought I would drop you a line about one of the key issues currently on our agenda. As you know, our recent and very intensive political lobbying has paid off – thanks to your efforts. The video message(www.ppluk.com/fairplay) to the Prime Minister and the letters to MPs have got through.

Just before Christmas, the Government announced a change of heart on copyright term. In his speech to the Creators’ Conference, Andy Burnham revealed that they have now accepted that the term should be extended in principle, although they still fall short of offering performers parity with other creators. We will continue to talk to them about moving to 95 years.

Our focus is now shifting to Europe where the draft Copyright Term Directive is being debated. There are two crucial votes coming up in the European Parliament in February and March. We have already been talking to many of the MEPs (Members of the European Parliament), urging them to support us. If you would like to help further in the Fair Play for Musicians campaign, then you could write to your MEP, urging him/her to vote for the Copyright Term Directive. The main points to make are below. Just choose two or three to include in your email:

 
  • Performers get a much shorter copyright term than other creators – composers, authors, lyricists, graphic artists and photographers.
  • Performers are as crucial as other creators in making a record.
  • Royalties (eg PPL airplay) from recordings are important (however large or small).
  • There is no effect on consumers (eg iTunes charge the same price for in- and out-of-copyright recordings).
  • When recordings go out of copyright, others profit but the performers get nothing.
  • Support the draft Copyright Term Directive which increases the copyright term for both performers and producers to 95 years from release (the same as the USA and on a par with other creators who get life plus seventy years).

You could also ask them if they will be supporting this Directive. We will put the names of all supportive MEPs on the PPL website. Make sure your MEP is added to the list!

You can find your MEP by looking at the European Parliament website http://www.europarl.org.uk/uk_meps/MembersMain.htm. If you click on your region, you will find a list of half a dozen MEPs, all of whom represent you in Europe, with their email addresses. If you are feeling strong, send an email to each of them, and copy my colleaguedominic.mcgonigal@ppluk.com.

Many thanks again for your support in this. That support is showing results and we are determined that in these final stages we get the copyright term that you deserve.

Watch this space and in the meantime, on behalf of all of us here at PPL, I offer our very best wishes for 2009.

Kind regards

Fran

FRAN NEVRKLA
Chairman & CEO

PPL
1 Upper James Street, London W1F 9DE 
T +44 (0)20 7534 1000 / F +44 (0)20 7534 1111

WATCH OUR VIDEO MESSAGE TO GORDON BROWN AT www.ppluk.com/fairplay

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ORGAN: THIS WEEK’S ISSUE, WHO GOT REVIEWED

January 19, 2009 /

Well we’ve hit the year running, second 2009 issue of ORGAN is up on
line, an issue goes on line every Thursday afternoon over at
www.organart.com

Already a good year for albums…

This week’s album of the week is from Canada’s rather impressive WOMEN
(Jagjaguwar)

We also have reviews of the following albums…

MAEGASHIRA – The Stark Arctic (Spare Change)
DANKO JONES – Never Too Loud (Bad Taste)
JACK SHIRT – Silent Beef (Scratch My Back)
FEN – The Malediction Fields (Code 666)
LOW BUDGET ORCHESTRA – The Second Best (Low Budget Music)
MEN OF UNITUS – Gland Of Hope And Glory (No Lite)
GRAHAM REYNOLDS AND THE GOLDEN ARM TRIO – Cult Of Colour (Shamrock)

Two singles of the week, told you we were off to a good start this
year….
OH, ATOMS – Sugar Mouse (Lucky Motel)
DENNIS HOPPER CHOPPERS – Smart Ones Always Lose (D Wink)

Plus…
THE WOE BETIDES – Play Dead EP (Songs In The Dark)
DEVOTCHKA – How It Ends (Anti)
THE SOCIAL – A Call To Arms EP (Divided London)

Demo of the week is from
AWESOME WELLS
Plus LITHURGY and SUNDAY SCHOOL

And all the other bits of downloads and news and bits and oh go have a
look… www.organart.com

DAILY NEWS PAGES are rolling as always… TO ARMS ETC, GOODBYE TO THE
ASTORIA, THE BRUTE CHORUS, THE BOXER REBELLION, ZERO CIPER…SOULFLY….
all your news and such should go to organzine @ aol.com

And yes, talk to us about COMPETITIONS, REVIEWS, GIGS, INTERVIEWS, AD
SPACE or anything else that’s on you mind, up to you how you make use of
ORGAN and what we do, we’re not going to chase you…

Your on this list because you’ve contact us, you sent e.mails to us, you
might have even sent in review material and we figure you want to know
what we’re covering – you should have us bookmarked and drop in once a
day of course, but hey… Anyway if you don’t want to be on this mailing
list and you’re not interested in what we’re doing then just ask nicely
and we’ll remove you…

ORGAN
19 HERBERT GARDEN
LONDON
NW10 3BX
UK

ORGAN MAGAZINE >>> ORGAN TV >>> ORGAN RADIO >>>> ORGANGRINDER >>> ORG RECORDS

RESONANCE 104.4fm

www.organart.com

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Latest releases from Black Seeds Records

January 19, 2009 /

BSR 013 LAUTSTURMER –  “Audio Plague Outbreak Alert” 7″ EP (Ltd 308)
Swedish brutal hardcore crust! 5 track debut EP recorded April 2008 – RAW, BRUTAL meets early Swedish raw-punk style! These lads were playing with Kurbits IR, Article Nine, Slemäters, Final Holocaust and another infamous d-beat crust/metal bands!! And its limited 308 copies!! (150 on black, 59 on red/marron and 99 on red wax)
(Also available on tape in distro section)
www.myspace.com/lautstrmerBSR 014 FLYBLOWN/WARVICTIMS – split CD

England’s FLYBLOWN play harsh & brutal crust noise with grunted vocals and downtuned guitar.  They  influenced by bands such as Disclose, Dismachine, Totalitar and Framtid. The band has cut a space for itself on the underground punk scene as a band with political intent and an extreme musical style. This is their last track ever!!
WARVICTIMS play raging D-beat  raw punk in the Scandinavian tradition, including a cover of DISCHANGE’s classic “After War Scars”.

This split consist 10 track from WARVICTIMS and 5 track from FLYBLOWN.
(12″ vinyl version available only at the distro)
http://www.myspace.com/warvictims
http://www.myspace.com/flyblown 

BETON/CAD –  split LP (Co-release with other 12 D.I.Y label)
Both bands comes from Slovakia. BETON with six furious tracks of heavy brutal D-beat with pissed off vocals. Short simple cold, dark dead lyrics. Nothing new just D-beat rawpunk that you can’t get enough off! CAD already have several releases out and have played together for many years by now. 11 furious tracks of grind/crust/rawpunk. Great cover art. No translation for the lyrics. You can find BETON’s lyrics translated on their myspace. This is released by 13 labels and limited to 500 copies.
(CD version available at the distro)
http://www.myspace.com/betoncrust
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=353702114

 

Still available/in stock:

BSR 011 WARVICTIMS – “Lognen Om Fredsavtalet” CD
D-beat crust out of Sweden. Brand new track with 8 page booklet. One of most active bands with new release every season. Silver stamp logo.http://www.myspace.com/warvictims BSR 012 ETACARINAE – “In These Dark Times” CD
Spanish cosmic apocalyptic crust. 10 new track plus bonus track from split with ASEDIO and “Faith in Chaos” EP. Included infamous track “Misery” from Bastard. 20 page special booklet that you can’t get from download!! http://www.myspace.com/etacarinaehc 

PROJECT HOPLESS “Välkommen till vår sopfyllda fabrik” CD
 (Co-release with Wasted Sound and Shaman Records)

An A//E political hardcore raw punk from Malmo Sweden. With touch of fast Swedish HC tradition and d-beat, here in the digital format and 12 page booklet. Comes with 2 an extra bonus tracks which are not available on vinyl version.

http://www.myspace.com/projecthopeless

 

BSR 006 DISTRUST “World OF Tommorow” CD

DISTRUST are Singaporean crusties was formed in 1999 with greatly influenced by Discharge, Doom, ENT and UK crust punk band and Swedish HC as well. This CD contains 17 tracks full of d-beat/crust. Comes with 8 pages booklet, glossy cover and silver stamp logo.  http://www.myspace.com/distrustpunk

 

BSR 007 SKULLCRUSHER “Darkness Falls” CD

SKULLCRUSHER was formed in early 1999 as well. Hail from Malaysia. In early days they were played covered from Discard, Bastard, Anti-Cimex, Masskontroll and of coz’ Discharge. When they hiatus for a few years the music change little bit. With the new guitarist the band still played like they used to play, bit Amebix influence in it make this recording variety of tune. 14 tracks full of heavy and brutal d-beat. Big layout poster size, glossy cover and silver stamp logo.http://www.myspace.com/skullcrusher

BSR 008 NUCLEAR DEATH TERROR – s/t CASSETTE

NDT hail from K-Town, d-beat crustcore of Doom with some metallic elements in an amazing combination. Downtuned, aggressive and violent, the rhythm section is full of energy and moves fast while the vocals are deep low howls with some slow apoclayptric crust intros. Brilliant!! Glossy cover and silver stamp logo.http://www.myspace.com/nucleardeathterror

 

BSR 009 DISCOVER “Stench Of Death” CD

DISCOVER hail from Sweden. This is split release with Black Konflick Rec.8 new tracks plus 6 cover song from Shitlickers, Doom, BOD, Discard and mighty Disclose!! they put all influence and put into the package raw punk arise!! Make sure play it loud!! Glossy cover plus silver stamp logo. http://www.myspace.com/discoverdbeat BSR 010 WARVICTIMS – Until Man Exist No More” CASSETTE

D-beat destruction from Sweden. Tape version with 3 extra track taken from their D-Beat Destruction EP.
One of most active band with new releases every season.16 track in total. Glossy sleeve and silver stamp logo as usual. http://www.myspace.com/warvictims

 

Other label:

NEVER BUILT RUINS CD (Bulit to love 10″ + demo)

Germany-Switzerland d-beat driven punk engine. Complete track from 10″ and demo collections.

http://www.myspace.com/neverbuiltruins

 

Get in touch!!

 

cheers!

-jery

www.myspace.com/blackseedsrecords
www.blackseedsrecords.blogspot.com

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