Moby

Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan (also of Gutter Twins, Mad Season, QOTSA, etc) is publishing a book in the spring of 2017 called I Am The Wolf, named after a track on his most recent solo album, Phantom Radio. It will be “a collection of lyrics and candid commentary with a foreword by Moby“…

Also: ‘Blue Velvet’ 30th anniversary screenings and ‘Twin Peaks’ Bingo in NYC, Lynch in ‘My Broken Brain’ documentary on Netflix, and more.

Headliners include Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, LCD Soundsystem and Grace Jones, plus there’s the first Air show in the US in five years, the LA debut of ANOHINI’s HOPELESSNESS show, the reunited Wolf Parade, Saves the Day playing Stay What You Are in full, and more.

Yoko Ono, who turns 83 today (2/18), is streaming her new LP Yes I’m A Witch Too, which is being released on Manimal. The album features collaborations with Death Cab for Cutie, Sean Lennon, Sparks, Peter, Bjorn and John, Moby, tUnE-yArDs and Cibo Matto, among others…

We mentioned that Moby, prominent vegan and animal rights activist, was opening a vegan restaurant in Los Angeles called Little Pine. Now Moby has announced that all of the proceeds from the now-open restaurant will go towards funding animal-welfare groups…

Working with Studio Hus, Moby also took the lead in designing the place. A moody, monochromatic photograph that he snapped of Mount Baldy’s snowy forests last February is wallpapered above the side banquette that is the focus of the dining room…

Gorburger, the giant alien monster who took over a Japanese talk show so he could interview (and sometimes eat) musicians, may be moving to cable…

Elevators don’t really use “elevator music” anymore but you can still hear bland, instrumental muzak when you board or deplane on various airlines…

The Escape Music Festival, which recently moved ot Governors Island, is happening this weekend. Tickets are still on sale and we have a couple of VIP passes you can try to win courtesy of doNYC…

The two-day Escape Festival happens October 11-12 in NYC but has just moved locations. Originally set for Pier 9 in Brooklyn, it will now take place at Governors Island Beach Club…