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( 4 stories between 26th January 2008 and 4th February 2011 )Stranger Than Fiction Friday: Moby Sooths Tripper
Feb, 4 2011
Imagine waking up one morning, and going into your living room only to find a dude sitting on your couch tripping on acid. If you’re Moby, you need not imagine this dear-God-I’d-rather-not scenario: it really happened to him last weekend.
The diminutive electronic artist described on his blog finding “Robbie,” spun out but otherwise thankfully harmless. “I gave him a sweatshirt (it's chilly up in the hills) and some money for breakfast and sent him on his way. Apparently he had taken a lot of acid the night before, had seen my house from the street, and decided to pay an acid inspired visit."
When faced with an intruder with impaired capacity, whereas I might’ve tried not to make eye contact, looked big, and slowly backed away while surreptitiously dialing the cops, Moby clothed the guy and gave him some money. Mighty kind of him, really.
"I guess he and I are both lucky," the 45 year old DJ continued. "He's lucky that I didn't have guns and that I didn't call the police and that I gave him some breakfast money. I'm lucky that he wasn't a violent crazy person and that he didn't stab me in my sleep. I've also decided that locking my doors might be a good thing…. I mean, my neighbors these days are coyotes and frogs, and I just kind of assumed that a closed door was a good enough deterrent for a coyote or frog. But I'll guess I'll err on the side of security and actually lock my doors at night from now on."
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Moby Forms No-Hair Metal Band
May, 5 2010
It’s time to prepare yourself for musical chameleon Moby’s latest incarnation; with earplugs, perhaps? “I love making music by myself in my studio,” he wrote on his blog, “but I also really love playing as loud as possible in a rehearsal space with a bunch of friends, especially when it's heavy metal that would sound best listened to in a 7/11 parking lot in Indiana in 1985.” A time machine isn’t necessary, because his new band Diamondsnake aims to sound just like that.
“Combining such disparate influences as rock, hard rock, metal, and heavy metal,” the official band bio begins, tongue in cheek, “New York City’s Diamondsnake was borne out of a shared love for entering a small, dark, and musty room, plugging into a few amps, and playing as loud as possible for a seriously long time.” Featuring buddies Phil Costello, Dave Hill and drummer Tomato, the group has recorded 15 tracks since forming in January and plans to make a live debut on June 17 at New York’s Highline Ballroom.
As a counterpoint to the “rock assault” promised by Diamondsnake, Moby is also working on his new solo album -- a follow-up to 2009’s Wait For Me -- which promises to be a more subdued hybrid of acoustic, orchestral and electronic music.
Moby
Oct, 11 2009
It’s always good to hear about successful artists who are happy to use their significant earning power to benefit those who are less fortunate. Moby’s latest act of philanthropy is to donate the fees from three of his upcoming gigs to domestic violence shelters in California which are currently under threat of closure. "My hope is that by doing this I will enable domestic violence prevention workers to continue their work, and also encourage other people to step in and help raise funds for domestic violence prevention and care." The shelters are currently at significant risk of severe staff cuts and closure as a result of a decision by the state to cut funding, but Moby’s decision to deliver a much needed cash injection to the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (CPEDV) organization will help to maintain services. Tara Shabazz, CEPDV Executive Director, said that the organisation was “overwhelmed by Moby’s generosity.” Moby is hoping that he will raise up to $100,000 from the three shows, which are part of his current tour to support his latest release Wait for Me.
