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So Mexican Summer appears to be turning into a bit of a shoegaze label as of late, between the Black Ryder’s recent record (Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride) and now this, a Sune Rose Wagner-mixed slice of natty noise from No Joy. Their long player debut, Ghost Blonde, hits stores on November 16, and is available for pre-order now. Have a taste here…
[Photo by Bryan Sheffield]
While many of you already grazed the monitor-hogging greatness of our fifth interactive issue, the following post is devoted to the stragglers—those of you who still find the idea of reading digital magazines rather odd. Here’s what you’ve been missing out on:
[Portraits by Jen Maler; Live Shots by Andrew Parks]
Words by Michael Tedder
When self-titled selected The Raveonettes as our first “You Can’t Ask That” interview (the literal declaration of five topics we absolutely cannot discuss), we figured Sharin Foo and Sune Rose Wagner would ban questions about distortion pedals, the Jesus and Mary Chain and who, exactly, Aly is. So you can imagine our surprise when we received the official list—a moratorium on the Music Journalism 101.
Here it is, straight from their manager’s laptop:
- How did you meet?
- Give me a little background.
- Describe your sound.
- What can the audience expect from the show tonight?
- How is this album different from the previous one?
While it was difficult to conduct an interview without resorting to the most inane questions possible, s/t tried to ask Wagner about The Raveonettes’ new record (In and Out of Control, out now on Vice), the band’s growing popularity back home, and what he really wants for Christmas.
COFFEE TALK: Josh Homme Taps Mike Patton For Top Secret Project, Kate Moss Destroys New Kills Tracks

So THIS is why the Kills lost half of their next LP.
- If you haven’t already heard Sunny Day Real Estate are reuniting and reissuing their first two Sub Pop albums—one of which was an s/t favorite during our emo days.
- Oh Marilyn Manson, you so crazy! (Sample pull quote: “Why would you want to censor the word ‘fuck’ out of a song? Really, who doesn’t want ‘fuck’? The more fuck, the better. In life, it’s metaphor—the more fucks, the more fun. Hey, it’s only a couple letters off from fun.”)
- Oxford Collapse have broken up.
- Dinosaur Jr. have lined up a fall tour. We’ll be upfront without earplugs at their Thursday show.
- Nobunny has signed to Goner, announced a North American tour.
- You know what we didn’t need from Squarepusher? An all-bass live album.
- Kompakt’s latest Total compilation is due out in August.
- A Storm of Light have announced a new Neurot album featuring Jarboe and the kind of crushing tectonic metal one expects from Neurosis’ visuals guy.
- Josh Homme hopes to recruit Mike Patton for a “top secret” new project.
- Sirius XM has started streaming some of its content to iPhones.
- Maybe dating Kate Moss isn’t the best idea after all.
- We all know about DEMF, but what’s this BEMF business?
- Soulwax have finally revealed some details about their first proper post-Nite Versions project.
- MySpace and MTV are hurting right now.
- Here’s hoping Kyp Malone’s first official solo album isn’t as bad as the solo shows we’ve seen.
- Nas and Santigold both appear on the new Beastie Boys album.
- The Raveonettes‘ public studio discussions continue this afternoon.
- Here’s a decent Q&A with Prins Thomas.
- What the hell is Xasthur doing in the NY Times?
- Phil Spector has been moved to a “sensitive needs” area in prison.
- Dirty Projectors have cancelled a few Canadian dates due to a serious car accident.
Today’s Peep Show clip of the day—featuring three s/t cover stars—just made us a bit nauseous…

Last year’s Raveonettes LP, Lust Lust Lust, made self-titled’s year-end list, so we were psyched to hear the duo’s unprecedented plans for Album No. 4. Namely the unfiltered delivery of new demos via Twitter—the first installment of which, “Last Dance,” dropped today.
Blunt feedback is encouraged. Or as our favorite Danes put it in a MySpace post, “Don’t be shy to leave comments for the tunes, we most definitely appreciate your opinion!!! We wanna make the best Raveonettes album to date!!!”
Our verdict:

[Photo by C Davey Wilson]
We hate half-baked countdowns just as much as the next cynic. That said, self-titled couldn’t help but stare in horror as good but not great (Fleet Foxes at No. 1 and 2? Really?) albums top the lists of other publications. Here’s one of 30 selections from our rundown of wholly recommended 2008 records …











