Posts Tagged ‘klf’

Idolator’s Recommended Book-Signing Of The Week

OK, this brand-new feature might be one that will run “every so often” more than “weekly,” but who better to kick it off: Bill Drummond of the legendary KLF will be reading from his new book 17 in London this Thursday. (Theoretically, anyway.) MORE »

Mine's a 99.

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A Slow News Day Tribute To 1992 In British Dance

glowsticks.jpgIdolator has already reported on Utah Saints’ recent run up the British Charts, but as far as I’m concerned, there’s no musical micro-genre more welcome for a comeback than Britain’s dance music of the early ’90s. I have a brightly colored striped shirt and a pacifier just sitting in box waiting to be used! MORE »

Ah KLF, their classic "3AM Eternal" introduced a Faith No More-loving scamp like me to electronic dance music. I'm embarassed to say that I also dug that Shamen claptrap. Now excuse me while I rock out to Ned's Atomic Dustbin.

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No More Music: Now More Than Ever, A Good Idea

nomusicday.gifA good idea and a frustrating one! Because this Wednesday will be the third “No Music Day,” as masterminded by the KLF’s Bill Drummond, where he encourages people to get off the musical pipe by shutting off their stereos and otherwise avoiding it the best they can. And though in the past it’s seemed like the only way to pull off No Music Day would be to seal yourself up in a soundproof room for 24 hours with a good book and a bottle of scotch, the event finally has “practical consequences” in 2007, at least for listeners in parts of the U.K. MORE »

I have been blocking crappy commercial music out of my life for years. If the Brits aren't smart enough to figure out how to do it, they don't have to try to drag the rest of the world down with them. (No offense, my limey friends!)

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The KLF T-Shirt: Slightly Cheaper Than Burning A Million Pounds

Bidding is currently at £203 ($401). What better shirt to wear while perusing The Manual on a hot summer day? MORE »

What - on - earth... I bought this same shirt on ebay a year ago for £1.20.

And I'm not exactly the world's most fashionable person.

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No Music Day: A Way To Clean Out The Ears That’s Safer Than A Q-Tip

KLF founder Bill Drummond is suffering from clogged ears, so he’s called tomorrow–and every Nov. 21 following–No Music Day, where people can shut themselves off to all recorded sound. MORE »

Maybe he's taking the whole "white room" thing seriously. Paging Mr. Clapton...

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