http://www.self-titledmag.com/home Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:39:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Liars frontman Angus Andrew"][/caption] [Photo by Alexander Wagner] He's baaaaaack. And by he, we mean J. Bennett—the rather wild and crazy guy who earned a spot in last year's Best Music Writing book for his extensive self-titled profile on Jay Reatard. We pay our respects to Reatard in ... http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/03/09/test-pressing-listen-to-a-premiere-of-fol-chens-liars-remix-while-reading-our-in-depth-cover-story-about-the-sordid-roots-of-sisterworld/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="One of many fight scenes from 'Bronson' "][/caption] By Chris Palko Hello everyone. It gives me extreme pleasure to report back from the Oscars that aired last night. I was afraid I was going to miss it because of the whole Cablevision scandal with ABC. It’s a ... http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/03/08/movies-for-the-blind-cage-files-his-first-film-column-from-the-frontlines-of-the-oscars/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The very essence of Harvey Milk, as exemplified by Stephen Tanner"][/caption] Since Henry Owings already told us why Harvey Milk rules, we figured we'd open the floor to drummer Kyle Spence and bassist/kick-ass cook Stephen Tanner. In the following post, they give us a brutally-honest beginner's guide ... http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/03/08/primer-harvey-milk-tear-their-discography-apart-from-the-shitty-blues-rock-of-the-pleaser-to-the-total-creative-bankruptcy-of-their-latest-album/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Washed Out @ Santos Party House, 10.20.09"][/caption] Words and Photos by Andrew Parks The last time Washed Out was in town, he split a hype-raking headlining set into two distinct sections: a sideman-backed series of night light ballads and a cruise control attempt at channeling discos from decades ... http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/03/08/peep-show-watch-a-couple-of-live-mercury-lounge-collaborations-between-washed-out-and-small-black/ By Arye Dworken Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. In this installment, Brooklyn's very own Dinosaur Feathers guide us through the trio's magical self-released ... http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/03/08/recording-under-the-influence-dinosaur-feathers-takes-us-amongst-many-other-influences-where-no-man-has-gone-before/ Listening Station asks a simple question every so often: What's on your turntable? Here's what Oneohtrix Point Never obsessed over last year...when he wasn't stringing together slabs of space age vinyl for his double-disc Rifts (No Fun, 2009) collection. New Yorkers, take note: dude's opening for Small Black and Washed Out ... http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/03/07/listening-station-oneohtrix-point-never-on-gary-wars-horribles-parade/ [Photos by Jen Maler] By Andrew Parks One of the most striking things about last night's "Transverse Temporal Gyrus" performance had nothing to do with Danny Perez's depths-of-hell visuals or Animal Collective's patient, plodding performance piece. It was the fact that tons of college kids showed up to a major art museum ... http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/03/05/1mm-if-there-was-ever-any-doubt-that-animal-collectives-our-grateful-dead-the-following-fan-photos-just-proved-us-all-wrong/ [Photos by Jen Maler] By Andrew Parks "Who are these guys?" "They're called Animal Collective." "They a rock band or something?" "Kinda." Welcome to one of many awkward exchanges self-titled had with audience members at the Guggenheim premiere of "Transverse Temporal Gyrus," a performance art piece featuring the music of Animal Collective and the visuals ... http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/03/05/st-survived-two-hours-of-watching-animal-collective-stand-still-during-their-creepy-guggenheim-performance-with-danny-perez/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Animal Collective models the next Goatwhore cover "][/caption] [Photos/Video by Andrew Parks] To answer your first question, yes the guys in the devil's night costumes were Animal Collective in disguise—the closest they'll ever come to high art versions of the mimes that haunt the subway and Central Park. ... http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/03/05/peep-show-watch-uncut-footage-from-animal-collectives-transverse-temporal-gyrus-performance-at-the-guggenheim/ By Arye Dworken The backstory for Mike Skinner's final album as the Streets is quite bizarre. Computer and Blues, the British rapper's fifth record, was allegedly finished in 2009. This was around the same time Skinner ostensibly dropped off the planet—neither his Twitter account nor his his website has been updated ... http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/03/05/the-streets-is-watching-a-quick-listen-to-mike-skinners-freshly-leaked-computer-and-blues-lp/