A volunteer team from Greenpeace are currently making their way to the North Pole. It is such a brave thing to take on! They will plant a flag and millions of signatures from you and me demanding the Arctic be made a reserve for us all and future generations. Free from Oil drilling and over fishing. Watch their progress and sign up if you think its a good idea. I really hope they make it..
Walking to the North Pole
Thom
What have you done to my face?
Thom & Stanley
ATOMS FOR PEACE tour update
Following on from the launches in London, New York & Berlin, Thom and Nigel will be visiting Barcelona and Paris for two more Atoms for Peace events. They are:
April (Thom + Nigel)
Wednesday 17th April: Spain - Barcelona, Razzmatazz
Friday 19th April: France - Paris, Gaité Lyrique
Tickets for the full ATOMS FOR PEACE experience (Thom, Nigel, Joey, Mauro & Flea) go on sale in the US tomorrow.
Here is a list of ALL the shows announced so far, please go to http://tickets.waste.uk.com for more details.
July
Saturday 6th: France - Paris, Zenith
Sunday 7th: Netherlands - Amsterdam, HMH
Tuesday 9th: Belgium - Antwerp, Lotto Arena
Wednesday 10th: Germany - Munich, Zenith
Friday 12th: Slovakia - Pohada Festival
Saturday 13th: Serbia - Exit Festival
Tuesday 16th: Italy - Rome, Rock in Roma @ Ippodromo delle Capannelle
Wednesday 17th: Italy - Milan, City Sound Festival @ Ippodromo del Galoppo
Saturday 20th: Poland - Poznan, Malta Festival
Sunday 21st: Germany - Berlin, Melt Festival
Wednesday 24th: UK - London, Roundhouse [sold out]
Thursday 25th: UK - London, Roundhouse [sold out]
Friday 26th: UK - London, Roundhouse [sold out]
September
Tuesday 24th: USA - Philadelphia, PA, Liacouras Center USA
Friday 27th: USA - New York, NY, Barclays Center
Monday 30th: USA - Fairfax, VA, Patriot Center
October
Wednesday 2nd: USA - Chicago, IL, UIC Pavilion
Wednesday 16th: USA - Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Bowl
Thursday 17th: USA - Santa Barbara, CA, Santa Barbara Bowl
November
Monday 18th: Japan - Osaka, Zepp
Tuesday 19th: Japan - Osaka, Zepp
Thursday 21st: Japan - Tokyo, Studio Coast
Friday 22nd: Japan - Tokyo, Studio Coast
Saturday 23rd: Japan - Tokyo, Studio Coast
w.a.s.t.e.
Atoms For Peace
Following the release of their top 10 debut album Amok, Atoms For Peace today reveal a run of full-band live shows for July 2013. These shows are in addition to the recently announced festival dates at the Pohoda Festival, Slovakia (12th July), Exit Festival, Serbia (13th July) and Melt Festval, Germany (21st July)
Presale tickets for all shows go on sale Wednesday 6th March at 9am (UK) from and then on general sale from Friday 8th March at 9am . Go to http://tickets.waste.uk.com for more details.
The July 2013 dates are:
Saturday 6th: France - Paris Zenith
Tuesday 9th: Belgium - Antwerp Lotto Arena
Wednesday 10th: Germany - Munich Zenith
Friday 12th: Slovakia - Pohada Festival [onsale now]
Saturday 13th: Serbia - Exit Festival [onsale now]
Tuesday 16th: Italy - Rome: Rock in Roma @ Ippodromo delle Capannelle
Wednesday 17th: Italy - Milan: City Sound Festival @ Ippodromo del Galoppo
Sunday 21st: Germany - Berlin Melt Festival [onsale now]
Wednesday 24th: UK - London Roundhouse
Thursday 25th: UK - London Roundhouse
Friday 26th: UK - London Roundhouse
w.a.s.t.e.
Ingenue
Children's Radio Foundation - Colin's trip to South Africa
Hello and I'd like to let everyone know I'm off on an adventure to South Africa on Saturday. I've been working with a charity based there, called the Children's Radio Foundation, which works with young people in half a dozen countries in Africa to give them journalistic and broadcasting skills, and a voice to tell their stories. I'm going for 11 days to visit some of the places where the CRF is working with youth groups, hospitals and radio stations in South Africa. You can follow my trip HERE. I will be putting up some pictures, and blogging about the journey as I go along. You can see and hear some of the stories by following the Vimeo link, and Soundcloud too.
I'm very excited to be going, and I hope you will enjoy following my journey on the site. I'm working with CRF because I've always believed in the importance of curiosity, and I grew in a home that was passionate about ' Radio ', as a window to the world outside. In my day job as a musician, I've always loved travelling, meeting people, and making connections with them about all our lives. CRF does all of this this brilliantly, through its radio and journalism training. CRF informs and enlightens everyone's lives - the reporter, interviewee, and the listener, wherever they may be. I'll also be checking out some music too, so keep an eye on the site! "
Colin
Next Atoms for Peace Single
Hello all.
So in the midst of yet more weird weather and the beginning of another year it feels right to put out a song called ..... Judge Jury and Executioner from Amok. It's up on youtube here> - I hope you like it.
The flip side of the release is a tune called S.A.D.
Amok is out 25th of Feb.
Thom
In Sydney with the ACO
Just a few weeks left of the residency with the australian chamber orchestra - who are amazing. Hope the resulting music is worth all the trust they've put in me. Thanks, gut-scratchers....
Jonny
AMOK
So finally I can tell you the Atoms for Peace record is coming out on the 25th February, it's called Amok.
The front will look like theez..
The tracks are:
Before Your Very Eyes
Default
Ingenue
Dropped
Unless
Stuck Together Pieces
Judge Jury and Executioner
Reverse Running
Amok
We put something new on the website for you to stare at etc for a while here.. www.atomsforpeace.info
It's a while to wait i know so i'm sure some other things will occur before then.
Atoms for Peace .. members of staff
Me
Vocals Keyboards Programming and Guitars
Nigel Godrich
Production & Programming
Joey Waronker
Drums
Mauro Refosco
Percussion
Flea
Bass
We formed to learn to play The Eraser record, if you don't know that, and discovered a really good energy doing that.. and it fell into this record.
I'm still reeling from being on tour for much of the year but we are planning to get together and play etc next year !
We're figuring all that out right now.
Atoms is a ongoing and open ended project, where it leads i know not for certain .... which is what is nice about it.
Thom
Strasbourg Soundcheck
Jonny
found this while looking for something else.. it is now my screen saver
The most recent interview by children in South Africa, with a very cool lieutenant from the Manenburg police - check out what he has to say at the end about ' success '
Let's hope, like he says, that this does promote peace after such a long time.
Please sign an urgent action calling on restraint by China who have imposed the most horrendous crackdowns against monks at Kirti monastery and the Tibetan people in Ngaba town with the installation of hundreds of Paramilitary Armed Police, the closure of roads and the cutting off all communications to the outside world.
all nuclear explosions mapped from 1945-1998
try and get your head around it.
IT CUTS BOTH WAYS .... THE ALTERNATIVES. This is a film exposing the alternatives to the government's austerity measures; it's about the positive; it's about revealing the many options we actually have at a time when we're being told there are no alternatives
Japanese Red Cross. Please donate if you can.
Those big drag nets that trawlers drop to the bottom of the ocean and decimate all life in their path?
And use radar while local fishermen loose their livelihoods? Just to fill empty shelves in Supermarkets? This lot are using lottery money internationally to stop all that.
Beautiful, and a little disturbing.
"is this what we're doing now?" - quick! Watch all episodes on iPlayer (for the next few days) if you're in the UK. Best british comedy in ages, so well played and written. Right up there with Curb Your Enthusiasm!
Prague Show filmed by fans - released 23.08.10
Another great film by warmeye...
Chinese authorities arrest Tenzin Delek, a Buddhist monk, and sentence him to death .. please go to the online petition to try and secure his release, or at least a fair retrial...
good for yer kids too
Anyone who rides a bike should read this blog because it's ice box cool.
here is some nicely shot video footage from the cambridge show thanks maggie!!!
Music+physics=John Matthias.
Don't let the Stupid define the Age.
Tim Hunkin's inventions, under the pier at Southwold. I keep trying to go there but not quite making it. Maybe you'll have better luck. Go to Ipswich and turn right.
depression is not fussy about who it hits. and feeling isolated and powerless doesnt help especially when yer young and all. this site has lots of people sharing their experiences which is what us humans need in order to cope.
Great dance music site, lots of old articles and features, dj mixes
Found this extraordinary shop in Brighton last week. It's well worth a visit...
“The relationship between photographers and police could worsen next month when new laws are introduced that allow for the arrest - and imprisonment - of anyone who takes pictures of officers ‘likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism’.”
maybe it's about time the likes of Apple took responsibility for the manufacture of their products, as they're supposed to be so cutting edge.
As we're lifelong contributors to 'anthrophony' we're pretty culpable....but still, fascinating studies.
Look to the stars!
The Chestnut Tree Café. ...it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.
In Rainbows video competition
Plastic. Is. Everywhere.
Bhopal was the worst industrial disaster in history. A leak of methyl isocynate killed 20,000, injured millions more and Union Carbide... um, er...
THE REVOLUTION WILL (NOT) BE TELEVISED
the artists have no recollection of most of this.
There Will Be Blood
film info for the UK
film info for the UK
ken korda as Adam Buxton on Scotch Mist
Jonny Greenwood: 'There Will Be Blood' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
Available from Tuesday 18th December.
Available from Tuesday 18th December.
Vote vote vote! Mmm... participatory democracy...
As they say, we don't live in the Information Age, or even the Oil Age. We all have to eat. We live in the Agriculture Age.
Download books on to your Blackberry instead of using it to send email, 'browse' the 'web' or any of the other tedious business-related 'apps'. It'll still look like you're really really busy.
This is great if you should be doing something boring for someone else.
Man, I couldn't even read this, it looked so scary. But maybe you can? Maybe it has a happy ending?
Fascinating, horrifying, beautiful photography.