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IN-STORE PERFORMANCES (MORE ON RECORD STORE DAY!)

Highlife Admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:30:25 +0000

Here are some clips of in-store appearances from Wyckham Porteous and Federico Aubele along with some music from our own Kevin Finseth.

There’ll be more on Record Store Day – Saturday April 21 – Join our mailing list and/or “Like” our FB page to be reminded.

Documentary about the Langley Schools Music Project

Highlife Admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:16:51 +0000

Boing Boing tips us the VH1 documentary on the Langley Schools Music Project that Kevin was involved with:

boingboing.net/2012/01/27/documentary-about-the-langley

Parts 2 & 3 in the full post…

The Only Film of Leadbelly?

Highlife Admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:52:21 +0000

Tired of overly auto-tuned music? Let us remind you of the great old natural-singing souls with this footage of Leadbelly. Apparently the only known film of him. Stop by the store to listen to more of the greats.

Video: Daptone Records’ Gabriel Roth

Highlife Admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:34:41 +0000

For our musician / producer friends, indeed anyone interested in DIY and the new music business. Here’s a lecture from Gabriel Roth – head of Daptone Records discussing their great releases and how they do it. He keeps it simple and real.

BBC: “Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music”

Highlife Admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:10:40 +0000

The BBC does it again! Thorough and interesting. Great vintage footage of Ernest Ranglin, amongst many others…

Parts 2 & 3 in the full post…

Coen Bros Making Dave Van Ronk Biopic

Highlife Admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:14:05 +0000

From FirstShowing.net:

…a biopic about a legendary musician from the “Greenwich Village folk scene” in the 50s named Dave Van Ronk. They’ve got a script they’re working on based loosely on his own memoirs. Their hint from earlier ties it all together: “We’re working on a movie [with music that's] pretty much all performed live, single instrument,” Joel said.

Could be good wethinks.

Dave Van Ronk Wikipedia entry

Documentary on ROUGH TRADE Records

Highlife Admin — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:09:46 +0000

Do It Yourself: The Story Of Rough Trade

“Rough Trade began life as a small but hip record shop…named partly after an obscure Canadian band…”

Another great one from the BBC:

Orchestra Baobab Documentary “Specialist in all Styles”

Highlife Admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:41:02 +0000

A lovely reminder. “Documentary about Orchestra Baobab that was made for their comeback album, 2002′s “Specialist in all styles”. It documents Baobab’s story, music and band members.”

via @WorldCircuit

We at Highlife are “Specialists in all Styles” too!

Marley & The Wailers June 12, 1980: FULL CONCERT

Highlife Admin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:25:53 +0000

Spring is in the air in Vancouver. A natural mystic, coming in from the cold. We won’t tell no lies.

A classic concert – Bob Marley and The Wailers from the Uprising tour, recorded live in Dortmund, Germany. Track listing in the full post. + Bonus footage of Marley and the Wailers rehearsing in 1973 – “Stir It Up”

Via: Dangerous Minds

Track Listing

01. “Natural Mystic”
02. “Positive Vibration”
03. “Revolution”
04. “I Shot The Sheriff”
05. “War” / “No More Trouble”
06. “Zimbabwe”
07. “Jammin’”
08. “No Woman, No Cry”
09. “Zion Train”
10. “Exodus”
11. “Redemption Song”
12. “Could You Be Loved?”
13. “Work”
14. “Natty Dread”
15. “Is This Love?”
16. “Get Up, Stand Up”
17. “Coming In From The Cold”
18. “Lively Up Yourself”

Bob Marley “Stir It Up” Capitol Records Tower Studio rehearsal 1973

Nova: Behind the Scenes with AfroCubism!

Highlife Admin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:35:22 +0000

Highlife associate and New York resident Nova Ami, continues to flourish as a filmmaker. She has connected with Afropop Worldwide and together they’re producing wonderful films including this fantastic behind the scenes look at the Afrocubism project in the Big Apple!

Be sure to check out her great blog too: The Nova Notes