ContactMusic — SESAME STREET writer TONY GEISS has died. He was 86 years old.The Hollywood producer, who wrote scripts and lyrics for the long-running children's show, passed away on 21 January (11) in Valhalla, New York after suffering complications from a neck in... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tony Geiss, a writer and lyricist who helped give life to the animated characters on "Sesame Street," died January 21 in Valhalla, N.Y., aged 86.
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Altsounds — Recently relocated Athens-based indie label *The Mylene Sheath* has just announced the lineup for their second annual *SXSW Showcase,* taking place *March 18th at Valhalla in Austin, TX* (710 Red River Street) and featuring performances by the lik... more info
Impose Magazine — The lo-fi subtlety of The Decline of…, British Sea Power’s first offering of Echo & the Bunnymen songs rewritten by the Pixies, quickly gave way to a pursuit of stadium grandiosity. But in their occasional dalliance with bluster, their personalit... more info
Guardian Music — Tim Jonze meets Brighton-based eccentrics British Sea Power, who are marking a decade in pop with an album that looks to the futureIt probably wasn't what the Observer's intern had in mind when she got to the office that morning: being dispatched t... more info
Guardian Music — Barfly, LondonBritish Sea Power at the Barfly? Surely some mistake. The home of indie grot is the last place you would expect to find a band renowned for playing everywhere but actual music venues – taking the show on to Camden's rainy pavements wo... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: British Sea Power - "Who's In Control?" (MP3) The new LP by British Sea Power, Valhalla Dancefloor, is out now via Rough Trade. Download "Who's In Control?" from that record above. After a string of dates in the UK,... more info
Scotsman.com — Despite, or possibly owing to, the erudition worn on their sleeves, there's a feeling this seasoned band are still floundering to find their own musical direction more info
LargeHeartedBoy — A relatively meager music release week is bolstered by the new British Sea Power album, Valhalla Dancehall. Other releases I have heard and can strongly recommend include Wire's Red Barked Tree, Abigail Washburn's City of Refuge, Tape Deck Mountain's... more info
Guardian Music — British Sea Power's fourth album proper stakes out new territory between the Flaming Lips and the ManicsImagine, for a moment, an actual Jamaican dance hall, relocated to Valhalla. There would be a time-shifting fog of ganja and barbecued goat. Mad-e... more info