oh my god.

Thanks for the link Krastian

really. oh my god!

I said GODAMN

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah... thanks.

Now if only we could get omoide hatoba videos up in here.. (besides sugar clip)..

Formidable!

Anybody have any news on a DVD release of this glory??

Well ain't that a bitch.

whoa.

i can't play the drums at all.. but uh... yeah... i would ... play for them.

Thanks for the info, Moshe.

It would suck if a DVD isn't released and it just gets screened in Japan.

I've been really looking forward to this crap.

Would you fake your own death on a sonic youth forum for them?

Ah man remember that time AtSonicPark faked his own death on a Sonic Youth internet forum? That was classic. He totally fooled me

Nike Brings Boredoms' 88Boadrum to L.A., Brooklyn

New 88 minute composition, performed by 88 drummers

 

They're baaaaaaack! Japanese psych-noise-crazy-genius-types Boredoms will once again bring the clattering of oh-so-many drums to the States this summer, in a bi-coastal sequel to last year's wildly successful 77BoaDrum event. This time out, they're calling it 88BoaDrum, and performances of the brand new 88-minute composition from Boredoms leader Eye will take place August 8 (8/8/08, you see) in both Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York.

The Los Angeles event will take place beginning at 8:08 PM PST at the city's famed La Brea Tar Pits, and will feature 88 drummers selected by both the Boredoms and 88Boadrum artistic director Hisham Bharoocha of Soft Circle. The New York event, conducted on behalf of the Boredoms by Brooklyn's own Gang Gang Dance, goes down at 8:08 PM EST at the Williamsburg waterfront.

Both BoaDrums will be free and open to the public, but tickets will be required for entry. They'll be available starting Friday, July 18 at brownpapertickets.com, at L.A.'s Amoeba Records and the L.A. County Museum of Art, or at New York's Other Music and Sound Fix Records. Only one ticket will be available per person.
88BoaDrum is presented by Nike Sportswear, who will bring you the commemorative "88Boadrum NSW Tee collection". Attendees will be able to purchase t-shirts, featuring designs by Eye, that will be hand-screened at the events.

Bringing together the worlds of extreme avant garde music and gigantic athletics corporations? Guess it's a good way to "drum up" sales. (Ba dum dum!)

probably deserves its own thread Moshe

you are welcome to start it.

TICKETS TO BOREDOMS' "88BOADRUM" AVAILABLE THIS FRIDAY
Boredoms are upping the ante of last year's 77BoaDrum event with a bi-coastal 88BoaDrum sequel which will take place on, you guessed it, 08/08/08. Featuring 88 drummers selected by the Boredoms and artistic director Hisham Bharoocha (Soft Circle), Eye's new 88-minute composition will be performed in Los Angeles at the La Brea Tar Pits and in Brooklyn on the Williamsburg Waterfront. The New York event will be conducted on behalf of the Boredoms by Gang Gang Dance and gets underway at 8:08PM EST. 88BoaDrum is FREE but you'll need a ticket for entry. Other Music has a very limited amount of tickets to the Williamsburg performance, which will be available starting at noon this Friday, July 18, until they're all spoken for. One ticket per person.

It's finally getting released as a 2CD + DVD + book on November 26th. At least in Japan that is.


2CD+DVD+book
「77BOADRUM」が11月26日に2CD+DVD+bookでリリース！
DVDに映画本編は収録されておりません)
http://www.commmons.com/artists_boredoms.html


http://www.hmv.co.jp/Product/detail....rt&SKU=2783415

Jesus Christ! 7777 yen... That's about 40 quid... nearly 50 quid with postage... I think I'll give that one a miss.

Ouch, I hadn't converted it yet...

Live rates at 2008.09.12 12:17:18 UTC
7,777.00 JPY = 51.5394 EUR
Japan Yen Euro
1 JPY = 0.00662715 EUR
1 EUR = 150.894 JPY


Ah well, maybe Vice will release it in the US?

Or Thrill Jockey?

Or Starbucks... anyone would be fine by me. But since Vice were involved in the event itself they would seem the most likely candidate.