"Camping Shaabi" by Think of One

If eccentric world music from Antwerp, Belgium is what you are looking for, then halt your search with Think Of One's Camping Shaabi. To say that this collaborative collective is a musical anomaly would be a bit of an understatement, since these musicians travel to different countries to record with various Moroccan and Brazilian musicians. That’s about as unorthodox as it gets, and it sure makes for unpredictable, non-structured, and wholly adventurous music. While Think Of One's free-spirited approach to music is to be commended, you really have to be a fan of this type of music in order to appreciate the scope and the breadth of what the band is doing, or songs like "J'Etais Jetee" will sail clean over your head and feel esoteric. Camping Shaabi clearly isn’t designed for the average or the casual music listener, but for one who wants to be challenged by beats, strings, and arrangements that have origin in other cultures and parts of the world and for those who like amalgams of

Published: 2008-04-01 Provider: Artist Direct

Five Great Music Moments in “Pot Culture”

April 20 is a national stoner holiday, and the best way to celebrate getting high on the wacky tobacky is by reading. Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language & Life (by Shirley Halperin & Steve Bloom, out April 20 on Abrams Image) is the ultimate reference book for being a professional stoner. Musicians are not strangers to the devil’s weed, so check out the five best music-related moments from the book. • Rob Thomas Is the King of Advice: In a section called “The Art of Scoring,” Matchbox Twenty frontman Thomas says, “The absolute last thing you want to do is walk down to the corner of Stab Me Avenue and Beat Me Street and start asking shady people if they know where you can find some really good stuff.” • Buy Vinyl: The book endorses a number of classic albums that contained stonerriffic gatefolds, including Black Sabbath’s Paranoid, Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy and Earth, Wind & Fire’s Gratitude. • Like His Band, Adam Levine is Totally Predictable: The Maroon 5 singer writes a section called “Music to Smoke To,” and it’s got all the usual trappings: Phish, Bob Marley and Miles Davis (though he does throw a curveball with Notorious B.I.G. — a truly underrated MC for smokers). • Bob Dylan Was Also Good At Math: Sure, everybody knows that “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35″ has a fantastically smoke friendly chorus, but did you know that when you multiply 12 by 35, you get 420? • Don’t Smoke With Bob Pollard: The prolific genius behind Guided By Voices has some sure fire buzzkills in his “Music to Smoke To” page, including a track that he describes as “a guy who somehow screams and whispers simultaneously for four minutes.”

Published: 2008-04-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

New York Times music critic and official ... [Revolving Door]

New York Times music critic and official rockism explainer Kelefa Sanneh is leaving the Gray Lady for The New Yorker, where he'll reportedly cover the "culture" beat; Sanneh wrote about World...

Published: 2008-03-03 Provider: Idolator Keywords: kelefa sanneh,New York Times,New Yorker,Revolving Door

Queen of Bohemia

Welsh artist Nina Hamnett (1890 - 1956) in a battered old armchair, circa 1945. (Photo by David C. Hermges/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Published: 2005-08-25 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Senior Adult, Waist Up, Females, Black And White, One Person, Architecture and Art, Furniture, Chair, Hat, Indoors, Armchair, Sitting, British Culture, Welsh Culture, Beret, Cravat, Portrait, Blocked Terms, Artist, Beaten Up, Arts Culture and Entertainment, , Nina Hamnett

Skirl Of The Mop-Tops

29th April 1964: The British rock group The Beatles perform on bagpipes and marching drum outdoors to promote their concerts in the Scottish cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. L-R: Paul McCartney, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), Ringo Starr (beating the drum) and George Harrison (1943 - 2001). (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)

Published: 2004-04-06 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Horizontal, Performance, City Life, Males, Black And White, UK, Edinburgh, Glasgow, British, People, Musical Instrument, Urban Scene, Marching, Working, Popular Music Concert, Bagpipe, Drum, British Culture, Scottish Culture, Playing, Music, The Beatles, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Human Interest, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, , Ringo Starr;John Lennon;Paul McCartney;George Harrison

"Golden Bear" Award Ceremony

BERLIN - FEBRUARY 19: French cinema composer Alexandre Desplat poses with his Silver Bear award for Best Film Music for the movie "De battre mon coeur c'est arrete" (The Beat That My Heart Slipped) by French director Jacques Audiard at the "Golden Bear" award ceremony during the 55th annual Berlinale International Film Festival on February 19, 2005 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Published: 2005-02-19 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Waist Up, Germany, Berlin, One Person, Holiday, Film, Coat, Ceremony, French Culture, German Culture, Director, Award, Composer, Awards Ceremony, Portrait, Photography, Posing, Film Industry, On The Phone, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Annual AMB, Berlin International Film Festival, , Alexandre Desplat

"Golden Bear" Award Ceremony

BERLIN - FEBRUARY 19: French cinema composer Alexandre Desplat poses with his Silver Bear award for Best Film Music for the movie "De battre mon coeur c'est arrete" (The Beat That My Heart Slipped) by French director Jacques Audiard at the "Golden Bear" award ceremony during the 55th annual Berlinale International Film Festival on February 19, 2005 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Published: 2005-02-19 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Waist Up, Germany, Berlin, One Person, Holiday, Film, Coat, Ceremony, French Culture, German Culture, Director, Award, Composer, Awards Ceremony, Portrait, Photography, Posing, Film Industry, On The Phone, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Annual AMB, Berlin International Film Festival, , Alexandre Desplat

Presentation

8th July 1963: Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent (1906 - 1968) presenting the trophy to Margaret Smith (Margaret Court) after she beat Billie Jean Moffitt of the USA 6 -3, 6 - 4 on the centre court at Wimbledon in the Women's Singles Championships. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Published: 2004-04-17 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Vertical, Females, Women, Black And White, UK, England, Greece, Wimbledon, People, Clothing, Shoe, Trophy, Suit, Jewelry, Hat, Celebration Event, Lifestyles, Sport, Tennis, Giving, Court, Australian Culture, British Culture, Winning, Royalty, Fashion, Couple, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Human Interest, USA 6, Singles Championships, KEY/SPORT/TENNIS/PORT/WOMEN/COURT/MARGARET, FOX 688265, Billie Jean King, Princess Marina, Duchess Marie-Christine, Katharine Duchess of Kent, Margaret Chase Smit

T D Armour Wins

June 1931: Scottish golfer Tommy Armour is presented with the British Open trophy at Carnoustie. This was Armour's final victory in one of the four major competitions; he had already won the Canadian Open and the USPGA the previous year and beaten Harry Cooper in a play off to win the US Open in 1927. Tommy was an unusual victor because he only had one eye, having lost the other during World War I. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Published: 2004-04-09 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Horizontal, Success, Black And White, UK, Scotland, Carnoustie, Crowd, People, Clothing, Equipment, Trophy, Sport, Cheerful, Golf, Handshake, British Culture, Scottish Culture, Traditional Clothing, Spectator, Megaphone, Winning, Audio Equipment, The Media, Speaker, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Human Interest, Tommy Armour, medal ceremonies, June 1931, CP 4313, KEY/SPO/GOLF/ARMOUR/T D, Thomas Dickson Armour, , Thomas Dickson Armour

Los Bravos

23rd September 1966: The members of the Spanish beat group Los Bravos, Mike Kogel, Antonio Martinez, Manolo 'Manuel' Fernandez, Miguel Vicens Danus and Pablo 'Gomez' Samllehi. The group scored a transatlantic hit with Black Is Black, which became a firm fixture in the set of many a garage band. (Photo by Caroline Gillies/BIPs/Getty Images)

Published: 2004-03-26 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Square, Males, Color Image, UK, England, Germany, Band, People, Furniture, Microphone, German Culture, Spanish Culture, Bench, Music, Organized Group, Blocked Terms, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Human Interest, , Mike Kogel;Antonio Martinez;Manolo 'Manuel' Fernandez;Miguel Vicens Danus

Black Is Black

23rd September 1966: The members of the Spanish beat group Los Bravos, Mike Kogel, Antonio Martinez, Manolo 'Manuel' Fernandez, Miguel Vicens Danus and Pablo 'Gomez' Samllehi. The group scored a transatlantic hit with Black Is Black, which became a firm fixture in the set of many a garage band. (Photo by Caroline Gillies/BIPs/Getty Images)

Published: 2004-03-26 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Square, Males, Color Image, UK, England, Germany, Band, People, Microphone, Monument, German Culture, Spanish Culture, Music, Organized Group, Blocked Terms, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Human Interest, , Mike Kogel;Antonio Martinez;Manolo 'Manuel' Fernandez;Miguel Vicens Danus

China Prepares To Celebrate The Lunar New Year

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16: (CHINA OUT) A performer dressed in a clown costume beats a drum during a celebration to mark the Chinese New Year at Beijing Happy Valley on February 16, 2007 in Beijing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, will fall on February 18. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Published: 2007-02-17 Provider: ViewImages Keywords: Waist Up, Performance, Celebration, China, Beijing, Mark, Dressing Up, China, Beating, Clothing, Lifestyles, Clown, Performer, Chinese New Year, Drum, Traditional Culture, New Year, Holiday, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Human Interest