Collaborations
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Confirmation: John definitely not in Swahili Blonde anymore
While it’s certainly a bit upsetting the story with the unofficial first-hand comment got the attention of mainstream media who are in it for presumably different reasons – as well as some upsetting comments – it sure is a breath of fresh air to get a confirmation that John indeed is not a member of Swahili Blonde and that, despite some people saying otherwise, he was the project’s member beforehand. After the above story and the
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Collectors’ update: two colours for Omar & JF vinyl, new book cover…
If you’re one of those people collecting just about everything that’s fresh out of print, this update was intended to make your lives easier. For those waiting to hear more about Saturday’s event – you’ll have to wait a bit more. Orange and purple vinyls for Sepulcros de Miel For the lucky ones whose countries indeed exist and who managed to place their orders for both Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s albums featuring John – the lo-fi gem Omar Rodriguez Lopez and John Frusciante and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s quarter album Sepulcros de Miel; you will be delighted to find out that the second of these is somewhat customisable. What’s the deal? You can have…
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John’s involvement in “Little Joe” and brief film information
When information on John’s involvement in a documentary about Joe Dallesandro was published on this website a year and four months ago, it was fairly brief and it’s not like anybody paid attention. Now there’s more to it and there are reasons you should pay attention, so read on! Joe Dallesandro is now 60-years old and leads a more or less quiet life, but back in the 1960, he was a protagonist of Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey’s films and he’s known for being the first man in a full-frontal-nudity scene in a film. Later on, he was also starring in various films in Italy. Most of these are considered…
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Omar & John collab album – now in stereo, please re-download
There was a lot of positive vibes and nice comments surrounding the release of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and John Frusciante free album. However, some people with good ear had discovered that the album was offered as a mono, rather than a stereo download. While that didn’t stop most of the listeners from eagerly giving it a go, the nice people from Sargent House/Rodriguez-Lopez Productions said that they’re working on the problem. So, after a short outage, the album is available for download again, as it was said on the Rodriguez-Lopez productions’ blog. Please, be kind and don’t upload it elsewhere, as it was stated in the previous post, so the label(s)…
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David Bowie tribute album release postponed, tracklisting available
The release of the Manimal Vinyl tribute to David Bowie, announced back in January has been postponed for September 06th 2010. As quoted on the Duran Duran blog, this album will be available as a limited CD, limited double LP and download with extra tracks unavailable anywhere else. Also, this marks the first announcement of the track listing itself. Folks over there on Consequences Of Sound are debating what the bonus tracks might be. Repetition – A Tribute to David Bowie Tracklist: CD1: 01. Exitmusic – “Space Oddity†02. Duran Duran – “Boys Keep Swinging†03. Megapuss (Devendra Banhart) – “Sound + Vision†(en espanol) 04. Warpaint – “Ashes to…
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A round-up of updates related to two John & Omar albums
Here is a compilation of recent answers from the Sargent House management regarding the two upcoming albums that Omar Rodriguez Lopez will collaborate on with John. Please, have some decency and do not bother/abuse mrs. Pellow with identical questions (especially those in “Car broke, phone yes?” fashion), as these pretty much answer everything so far and the label has many more artists to take care of. And yes, some answers change over the time as they were, likely, not responded on the same day. The albums Omar recorded with John are going to be released separately or at the same time? I will give information when it’s ready. Some things…
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Two albums featuring Omar & John to be released soon!
This just in, as per the ever-so-helpful Cathy Pellow of The Sargent House, on the label’s Twitter stream. The Rodriguez-Lopez/Frusciante collaboration that’s been rumoured since August last year is destined to see the light of the day soon. At this point, it’s not clear what “soon” is, but here is the original item, in all its glory: Omar called… two more albums dropping soon some guy name John Frusciante and him – rings a bell…. oh hell yes. @orlproductions Here’s a link to the original tweet. Later on, the following questions were also answered (thank you, Kitt of The Mars Volta Italia for the heads-up!): Do you happen to know…
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Swahili Blonde – new song, new musicians in the band, preorder info
At this point, I believe it is safe to say that Swahili Blonde is a band – I do hope that this does not offend anyone, as it was not meant to offend. And yes, this is another round up of news on the project (to the despair of those who are angry that Invisible Movement is covering a project that John is actually a part of instead of covering the one he is not in anymore). This is coming from someone who was not civilised in the past and has learnt a lot from that: please, be civilised and respect other people’s tastes and choices, as previously explained here.…
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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez mentions Speed Dealer Moms in an interview
The Mars Volta’s Omar Rodriguez-Lopez is surely busy these days – releasing album after album, about to premier his film (that John is the executive producer of) and being interviewed pretty often. In his most recent interview for the Argentinian magazine Rockzone, dated 15th January 2010, he’s asked about working with John and he happens to spill out some words on what obviously are Speed Dealer Moms. It’s not new compared to what we were told when Bang Fest was canceled, the duo’s still working on their music and it is not known when we’ll have an opportunity to hear them. But don’t forget, this all comes from a third…
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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez to premier a film in Rotterdam, John is its executive producer
John is credited as an executive producer in Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s new film, The Sentimental Engine Slayer, which is set to premier at the Rotterdam Film Festival in February. Given that his involvement would probably cause people to speculate though his role is clearly stated, I have asked Cathy Pellow of Sargent House/Refused TV who are behind this project as well, to clarify it and make sure it does not involve music. Her reply was prompt and more than clarifying. Hello. I have just read that John Frusciante was credited as the executive producer for Omar’s film trailer for which is on your Myspace page. In what way is he the…
