Previous Klaus Pierre episodes on BBtv:
Today, part one of his exclusive interview for Boing Boing tv with the rap / IDM / hiphop / house / genre-bending artist Cadence Weapon, aka Rollie Pemberton, who hails from Edmonton, Canada.
Cadence Weapon, who is 22 years old, is touring Europe and US throughout the summer. Dates are listed -- where else? -- on his MySpace, along with various blinky things. His newest record Afterparty Babies was just released on Epitaph, and is, as the kids say, fierce.
* Here are previous BBtv episodes featuring Russell Porter. Hot fire. (special thanks to Jolon Bankey).
Update: Russell Porter episodes featured on Boing Boing tv get a nod in Rolling Stone. Journamalists: Do not make fun of his hat, it is awesome.
Previously on Boing Boing tv:
Joaquin Baldwin's short, "Sebastian's Voodoo."
I just set up a Twitter feed for Boing Boing tv, so Twitter users can receive a ping when we air a new episode (once or twice a day, depending on how productive our hamsters are). Ten! Ten followers already! Take that, Scoble and Calacanis, we're comin' to getcha.
There's one for Boing Boing, too. And if you're really feeling follow-y, I'm on Twitter and I update regularly; Mark has an active profile as well.
'70s punk star Wreckless Eric describes them as "a triumph of dysfunctionalness," and even Kylie Minogue (they've covered a hit song of hers) has become a fan.
The band says their mission is...
...to demonstrate that disability rocks. There are few genres left in music that have yet to be defined. Heavy Load have unwittingly created a brand new one.The band is also behind a campaign called "Stay Up Late" which advocates for the right of cognitively disabled people to be allowed to go out, supervised, to live music shows and -- well, stay out late enough to actually see and hear the show. Again, from the band:
We play gigs all over the country and we have noticed that something strange happens at 9.00pm – people start to go home. Heavy Load are fed up with people with learning disabilities leaving club nights and gigs early because their staff finish their shifts at 10pm. This means they are missing out.The full-length documentary premieres on the US cable network IFC on June 23rd, 9PM ET/10PM PT, and again on 24th June. (Special thanks to BB's Mark Frauenfelder, and to the film's director, Jerry Rothwell)If this happens to you: You need to talk about this with your friends, support workers, family and advocates. Our ‘Stay Up Late’ campaign is to make managers and staff know that we want them to plan ahead and talk to us about what we want to do...
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