Category: Miscellaneous Music
By DJ M on March 27th, 2012
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PITCHFORK "This June, the Bella Union label will reissue three classic records from the songwriter, arranger, and producer VAN DYKE PARKS: 1968's Song Cycle, 1972's Discover America, and 1975's Clang of the Yankee Reaper. "
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By DJ M on November 5th, 2011
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Please give us time to reorganize; more soon
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By DJ M on September 23rd, 2011
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RED BULL "[Van Dyke Parks] has been shaping American pop culture in stealth mode, operating in its canyons at night like a superhero. Hear the Beach Boys and Ry Cooder collaborator in a Fireside Chat on Red Bull Music Academy Radio..."
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By DJ M on September 22nd, 2011
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PITCHFORK "The compilation is curated by Parks himself, drawing on what he calls 'my earliest studio adventures in the 60s.' The roster of collaborators represented here is dizzying-- Little Feat, Arlo Guthrie, Sal Valentino, Bonnie Raitt singing calyps…
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By DJ M on July 22nd, 2011
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BL00MBERG "A $46.4 million loan backed by Los Angeles’ Capitol Records building, where Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, Nat King Cole and Judy Garland recorded, was sent to a special servicer today, Fitch Ratings said. The master servicer is Midland Loan…
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By DJ M on July 19th, 2011
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THIS IS NOT A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY "Van Dyke Parks starts the evening, accompanied by a double bass player for most of his hour long set. Spending time with Van Dyke Parks is such an extraordinary way to spend time. It’s not just that the music that he pla…
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By DJ M on July 12th, 2011
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ZAP 2 IT Carnie Wilson is quoted as saying: "It is in a short sale situation ... It can be two weeks and it could be a year. My house is not in foreclosure. My house is in a short sale ... I am not talking about it because it is not anybody's business ..…
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By DJ M on July 9th, 2011
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Choose your poison:
TMZ
GAWKER
UPI
TORONTO SUN
CONTACT MUSIC
PEREZ HILTON
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By DJ M on July 6th, 2011
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MUSIC RADAR "[Denny] Tedesco completed The Wrecking Crew in 2008, but because of the enormous costs in securing the music to the documentary, he's been unable to find a distributor. So far, the only audiences who have been able to see the picture have b…
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By DJ M on June 29th, 2011
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GOOD MORNING GLOUCESTER "Rockport native, Nelson Bragg will return to Cape Ann following the latest leg of his Canadian tour with the Brian Wilson Band. An LA resident now, Bragg returns home to play music and enjoy the 4th of July festivities."
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By DJ M on May 17th, 2011
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BANANASTAN official website for Van Dyke Parks' Bananastan Records and information on 7" Singles Series by Van Dyke Parks
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By DJ M on April 22nd, 2011
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According to PITCHFORK Van Dyke "Parks is readying a new series of 7" singles due out this summer on his own label, Bananastan."
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By DJ M on July 24th, 2010
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LA TIMES “When I got asked to come to Roskilde, I decided that I should keep a focus on something that I’m interested in ... And I found by going to Pan-American music that I could hit on something which is essentially a very hot political topic right n…
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By DJ M on June 21st, 2010
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THE GUARDIAN "Occasionally, the florid melodies combine with a hint of waywardness in [Van Dyke] Parks' vocals to leave you feeling as confused as Beach Boys' vocalist Mike Love apparently was by Parks's contributions to Smile. More often, as his betwee…
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By DJ M on February 7th, 2010
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SF Gate "I don't have the professional equipment. I maybe should have a manager or something like that. To be in show business, I hear you have to have a manager. So I'm not a professional in a way. Nor has it been my priority because, to me, applause…
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