TAG: The Orb

Nov01

Vote Yes On Prop 19 :: Twelve Songs About Weed

Tomorrow, California residents will take to the polls and push the lever on a historic ballot initative, Prop 19, that could legalise the sale, possesion and taxation of marijuana for personal use for anyone over the age of 21. And while Prop 19 is currently behind in the polls thanks to a well-funded push by corporate interests (booze, phamacutical) who will win if the measure loses, we at URB are wholey behind the sensible legalization of marijuana. So we’ve assembled a list of some of our favorite songs that pay tribute to Mary Jane. Please enjoy, and pass it around to your friends. If you live in California, PLEASE get out and vote for Prop 19. And if you don’t live in Cali, get out and vote anyways. …MORE

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Oct07

The Orb featuring David Gilmour – Metallic Spheres (Review)

The Orb featuring David Gilmour

Metallic Spheres

Released by Columbia


Every post-Wall release by a member of Pink Floyd has been and will be, more or less, a footnote in their illustrious musical history.  From The Final Cut to guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour’s 2006 release On an Island, each album lacked the ambition, the urgency, and the adventurousness that characterized the most enjoyable Floyd albums.  Gilmour and bassist Roger Waters, both of whom had thrived off of their own dysfunctional brand of artistic competitiveness, appeared complacent in those thirty years since The Wall, content to release material that didn’t challenge ...

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Sep07

URB’s Best Fall Albums Preview

With Labor Day behind us, Summer is officially disappearing in the review mirror. But the best thing about fall isn’t the colors, it’s the great new music that the season brings to get us through the shorter days and colder nights until Christmas. Here’s the albums you should be certain to check every week. …MORE

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Jun10

From the Archives: Coldcut x The Orb Mix 1991 (MP3)

This summer, UK trip-hop institution Ninja Tune is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a new site, ninjatunexx.com, and a series of special treasures from the vault—each one available for one week. This week’s prize is a r15-minute radio mix, recorded by label founders Cold Cut with ambient pioneers The Orb.

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Feb05

Coachella Forward and Back: Throbbing Gristle and PiL (Video)

We’re living in the age of the curator, whether it’s aggregation of content (a good thing, when done right), or the stifling tyranny curators are having in The Art World (whatever that is), or whether it’s at music at festivals, where keen curation can create life-moments — here are two from Coachie ‘09 plus an interview with John Lydon…

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