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Come Support CC @ HARD Haunted Mansion
Those in the Cali area (and/or for those visiting the area): Come out to support Crystal Castles this Halloween Night!! We here at Crystalcastles.org will be attending and hope to see you there! Come one and come all! Lets show our support! See you there!
HARD Site:http://www.hardfest.com/
Interview source: http://www.hardfest.com/cc.html
“Since forming in the summer of 2004, Crystal Castles, the Toronto-based duo of Ethan Fawn and Alice Glass have amassed a cult following through their uncompromising and intense delivery, a slew of limited edition singles, and shows packed solely from word of mouth. Their 7” singles have sold out almost instantly, they have toured extensively in the UK, Europe, and North America with artists such as the Klaxons and Metric, and remixed songs for Bloc Party and the Klaxons, among others. Read more
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Crystal Castles - ‘Things get out of control’
source: http://www.independent.co.uk
They annoyed Madonna. Glastonbury pulled the plug on them. The police arrested their singer at a gig. No surprise, then, that Crystal Castles won’t show their faces. The Canadian duo talk to Gavin Cumine
Crystal Castles are the Canadian duo, Ethan Kath and Alice Grass. Their nightmarish cyborg punk, encapsulating noise and warped melodies have captured the hearts of club kids around the world.
Their self-titled debut album is filled with futuristic electro noises, holding moods and sensations that leave the listener spellbound but are sketchy on autobiographical detail. Crystal Castles are wreathed in mystery; they have given only a handful of interviews and agreed to few photoshoots – even fewer where they reveal their faces. Read more
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CC: Artist Settle Madonna Image Dispute
Back in April, you may recall us running a story about a little dust-up involving Crystal Castles, artist Trevor Brown, and Madonna. The Castles, for a period of time, had been emblazoning their shirts and records with Brown’s image of Madonna with a rather nasty looking shiner, something an uncredited (and unpaid) Brown was none too pleased about. Read more
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CC’s ‘Madonna’ T-shirt Logo Dispute Over
Source: http://www.nme.com/news/crystal-castles/39881
“Artist Trevor Brown receives payment from the band.
Sep 22, 2008
A dispute between Crystal Castles and artist Trevor Brown, revolving around the band’s famous ‘bruised Madonna‘ logo, has been resolved after years of wrangling between the two parties. Read more
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Crystal Castles Respond to Chip Music Controversy
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Source: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/n … ontroversy
“Good afternoon folks! Welcome to this week’s episode of “Controversy With Crystal Castles”, starring dance music artists Crystal Castles and the people who are upset with them. Last time, you’ll recall, we delved into the Toronto duo’s clash with artist Trevor Brown. That little pickle remains unresolved as of now.
Today, however, we present the case of Crystal Castles vs. Various Members of the 8bitpeoples Collective, a group of “chip music”-makers and software/hardware developers inspired by classic video game sounds. Read more
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Theft Cont.; CC Abuses Creative Commons License
“As using sounds produced on unusual 8-bit systems and game consoles grows in popularity, some artists are appropriating the music as their own. Sometimes, as with Beck, a well-known or better-marketed artist is using lesser-known artists for purposes of novelty. That alone has riled some in the hard-core chiptune community. In some cases, though, artists are resorting to outright theft. In the most recent case, part of the problem is people misunderstanding Creative Commons licenses, even though those licenses are designed to encourage sharing.
Is Creative Commons a safe license to use, or does it encourage this kind of theft? I think CC is actually a solution, not part of the problem – and this illustrates that. Read more
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Crystal Castles Caught Up in Artwork Controversy
Source: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50168-crystal-castles-caught-up-in-artwork-controversy
“If you’ve attended a Crystal Castles show in the last couple years, in between all the strobe flashes you may have encountered the image up there. Perhaps you saw it on a t-shirt, or, if you made it to one of the really early CC shows, on a 7″. Or maybe you picked up a copy of the “banned cover edition” of Crystal Castles’ debut LP that Last Gang Records was selling for a minute.
That image there was created by UK-born, Tokyo-dwelling artist Trevor Brown (link NSFW)– using Madonna’s likeness, of course. Here’s where things get sticky. According to Torontoist, the members of Crystal Castles, Alice Glass and Ethan Kath, allegedly found the image (without a credit) on a flyer a couple years ago. They took to using it on t-shirts and the aforementioned limited run 7″, under the assumption that if it got around enough, the artist behind it would step forward, and some kind of usage/payment agreement could be reached. Read more
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