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• 'Angles' Unreleased Song by The Strokes

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I participated in the following albums and tours of Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, where I played bass and occasionally provided backing vocals.

La strana coincidenza tra la morte di Jeff Buckley e la maglietta 'Altamont' che indossava quel giorno.

Con questo articolo voglio ripercorrere il giorno in cui Jeff Buckley morì, il 29 maggio 1997. Spiegherò come questa data è connessa con la maglietta che Jeff indossava quel giorno, proprio quando annegò sul Wolf River, affluente del Mississippi, a Memphis.

Jeff Buckley's Body Identified In Memphis

New Musical Express, 7 June 1997.

Jeff Buckley's body was discovered on Wednesday, June 4 floating in the Mississippi River. A passenger on a tourist riverboat, The American Queen, spotted the body at approximately 4.30 P.M. near the southern tip of Mud Island near where Buckley disappeared on May 29. Crew members from the boat rode a dinghy out to the body and pulled it ashore at the foot of Beale Street - the area where a number of blues clubs flourished in the '30s and '40s.Memphis Police Lieutenant Willie Lemons said that no papers were found on the body but that Buckley was initially identified by his pierced naval and the description given to police of the clothes he was wearing when he waded into the river on May 29. Buckley was wearing black jeans and a white T-shirt with black sleeves. The front of the T-shirt was emblazoned with a pair of rifles and the word 'Altamont'.

from the Book 'Dream Brother'

Shortly before 8 p.m. Jeff emerged in his black jeans, ankle-high black boots, and a white T-shirt with long black sleeves and ”Altamont” inscribed on it.

The Strokes - Starting Again

Musicians
Julian Casablancas: vocals, acoustic guitar
Nick Valensi: guitars
Albert Hammond Jr.: guitars
Nikolai Fraiture: bass
Fabrizio Moretti: drumsProducers
David Kahne & Gregg AlexanderVideo Credits
First part from "Maya Wiley TV Ad (featuring "Starting Again" by The Strokes)"
Video Directed & Edited by Johann Rashid.
Aerial videos by Stéphane Legrand.
Paid for by Maya For Mayor, Inc.
June 21, 2021Middle part from "The Strokes for Kina Collins - Chicago Recap"
June 27, 2022Final part from "Julian Casablancas of The Strokes Endorses Bernie"
Paid for by Bernie 2020.
February 29, 2020

This is the best edit available. An official complete version has not been released. Using AI, I isolated the instruments and vocals. With these elements, I crafted a final segment while also removing crowd cheering sounds where possible. Additionally, I added my own bassline because the original portion I used for the final segment lacked bass, aiming to give it that classic Strokes feel, reminiscent of Nikolai's style.As for the video, I included the original "Maya Wiley TV Ad" where the song originated from, and a couple more clips showing The Strokes getting involved in politics, like "Kina Collins - Chicago Recap" and "Julian Casablancas of The Strokes Endorses Bernie" excluding only the interview footage. I adjusted the framing to remove subtitles and converted everything to black and white to match the Maya Ad's aesthetic. Interestingly enough, the footage matched up perfectly with the length of my edit.I hope that one day The Strokes will complete and release it because it sounds really good.
Until then, this is the best version available, so take it or leave it!

The Strokes - 'Angles' Unreleased Song

Musicians
Julian Casablancas: vocals, acoustic guitar
Nick Valensi: guitars
Albert Hammond Jr.: guitars
Nikolai Fraiture: bass
Fabrizio Moretti: drumsProducer
Gus Oberg

This isn't a complete song. What you're hearing are two segments repeated twice, bridged by the drums. Both fragments share the same BPM (speed), which is why I'm confident they're from the same track. I have extracted the music from the "Making of Angles" videos, repeated the guitar part four times, and overdubbed another bass line and drums track to blend the whole piece.I've read that The Strokes recorded 18 demos for 'Angles', but only 10 songs were released from those sessions. In the 'Making of Angles' videos, you can hear "Slow Animals" from 'Comedown Machine', which suggests that there are still 7 tracks, possibly including unreleased ones, and I believe this is one of those 7. It was produced by Gus Oberg, indicating it's from the later sessions, not the original ones with Joe Chiccarelli, where, as far as we know, only "Life Is Simple In The Moonlight" survived.I hope that one day The Strokes will complete and release it because it sounds really good.
Until then, this is the best version available, so take it or leave it!

Julian Casablancas - I Like The Night

Ask Him Anything:Q&A with Julian Casablancas for Decibel, October 2011

Black Eyed Dog by Nick Drake, directed by and featuring Heath Ledger

The song "Black Eyed Dog" is written and performed by Nick Drake, recorded in 1974.
The video was filmed in 2007 by and starring Heath Ledger, with potential partial editing by him. The footage may have also undergone editing by the original uploader of the 'leaked cut', known as Cluedo1, possibly involving Nine Network. The final edit was done by me, resulting in this version.

This footage was filmed by Heath Ledger in 2007 to create a video for Nick Drake's song "Black Eyed Dog", which he then completed and handed over to Drake's Estate later that year. The original cut has been publicly shown only twice while Ledger was still alive: once during Labor Day weekend in September 2007 at the Bumbershoot festival in Seattle on a small screen, and again on October 5, 2007 at "A Place To Be: A Celebration of Nick Drake", an event honoring the musician as part of The Mods & Rockers Film Festival (Slight Return!) held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. It was included in an anthology of short films titled "Their Place: Reflections On Nick Drake".
To this day, the original cut of the video remains unreleased. The Ledger family has stated it will not be released. The copyright is held by Drake's Estate, Bryter Music, which funded the film's production. Screening rights are shared on a 50/50 basis with Ledger’s Estate, and currently, there are no plans to exhibit the film. Bryter Music does not consider it a music video.On February 27, 2008, just over a month after the actor's tragic death, the Australian TV show 'A Current Affair' on Nine Network aired portions of the video. These segments were roughly edited and omitted the ending, which was deemed 'too graphic for broadcast', depicting Ledger drowning himself in a bathtub. Subsequently, a version of the video leaked online with the Nine Network logo visible during the first half. The second part of the leaked cut omitted the Nine Network logo and mostly comprised clips available in a YouTube video titled 'Heath Ledger - Rare behind the scenes video' (currently online), with the ending missing.
In April 2017, the documentary "I Am Heath Ledger" came out, featuring some clips from the "Black Eyed Dog" video during the final minutes.This cut attempts to follow the order in which the footage was presented in the documentary, as well as in both YouTube videos 'Rare behind the scenes video' and the leaked cut (which I downloaded before it disappeared from the web), as much as possible, and places all bathtub clips available at the end. Utilizing AI technology, the quality has been improved, and the Nine Network logo has been removed where present. High-quality footage from 'I Am Heath Ledger' has been seamlessly integrated into corresponding parts. No footage was left out from all available sources. There's only one very short clip generated with AI (at 3:11), derived from a leaked screenshot of the censored bathtub sequence. This clip has been included for completeness and, in my opinion, placed appropriately.I'm certain that watching this video can evoke strong emotions, given the song's somber nature and the tragic fate of both artists. However, such emotions are often inherent in art, and we should embrace and experience them as they are. Heath's video was a personal tribute to Nick, reflecting his deep love for his music, which is important to remember.
I hope you can appreciate the result, it's the closest we can get to the original cut. In some ways, omitting the entire bathtub sequence helps avoid superficial speculation about Heath's state of mind during filming, which is inappropriate and misleading. Unfortunately, such speculation arose when the leaked cut came out, and this behavior may have played a role in the original cut not being made public. Instead, this version allows us to focus solely on the footage Heath filmed in the right context, along with the song it was meant for.I felt compelled to complete and share it because it is incredibly special that an actor of Heath's caliber filmed and starred in a video for a song by Nick Drake. It was simply too important to ignore. To me, this video is a beautiful testament to both artists.The video is monetized by both estates only. Drake's Estate benefits from the song used, while Ledger's Estate benefits from the "I Am Heath Ledger" clips. Both sources have been recognized by YouTube.