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Exploring the Early Films of Director Jacqueline Castel, Including Work For Zola Jesus, Moon Duo and More
May 18, 2010
“If they catch you, just say you’re Americans! They won’t shoot!” That’s what Jacqueline Castel and her Future Primitive Films crew heard as they hopped a decrepit fort fence in Queens and captured part of Gary War’s “Highspeed Drift” video–her first of many for one of self-titled’s favorite New York labels, Sacred Bones. (Among Castel’s […]
NOW PLAYING: Benga, ‘Phaze One’ (Tempa, 2010)
May 17, 2010
The Details: Benga, Phaze One (Tempa, 2010) A Short Review: One of the best things about Benga’s Diary of an Afro Warrior album was it actually sounded like one. Which, let’s be honest, is a rarity in dubstep music. The London producer’s new double pack EP is truth in advertising, however–six “strictly dancefloor cuts”–eight if […]
NEEDLE EXCHANGE 019: An Exclusive Mix By … Starkey
May 17, 2010
Full disclosure: self-titled used to be based in Philadelphia. Well, our editor was at least, and during those days–the DIW era, if you will–one of the reasons people were psyched about ‘the sixth borough’ was the Seclusiasis crew founded by Dev79 and Starkey. While Philly crowds are notoriously hard to please, Seclusiasis managed to maintain […]
NOW PLAYING: The Penetrators, ‘Basement Anthology’ (Swami, 2005)
May 14, 2010
The Details: The Penetrators, Basement Anthology: 1976-1984 (Swami, 2005) A Short Review: No, this isn’t a porn soundtrack. It is, however, the best garage rock band to ever come out of Syracuse, NY. Actually, that doesn’t sound like much of an achievement, does it? (And this is coming from our editor, an SU alum.) The […]
PEEP SHOW: RAMONA FALLS, “RUSSIA”
May 14, 2010
Photo by Ezra Caraef Since Menomena‘s long-awaited third album (Mines) is still a couple months away, we thought we’d take this opportunity to highlight Brent Knopf’s lesser known–but equally essential–solo outing from last year, Ramona Falls‘ Intuit LP. The video for “Russia” unfolds like a better/shorter version of 500 Days of Summer, with a young […]
MOVIES FOR THE BLIND: Cage Returns With Reviews of ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’, ‘Iron Man II’ and “One of the Sickest Films Ever”
May 14, 2010
Chris Palko first stormed onto the underground hip-hop scene as Cage with “Agent Orange,†a Clockwork Orange-sampling single from his 2002 album, Movies For the Blind. His free associative film column pays tribute to that record and runs on our daily site at the start of every week. Well, it usually does. Palko’s been overseas […]
I WAS THERE: Massive Attack Teach Terminal 5 About Howard Zinn, Torture Tactics & the Downfall of Civilization
May 13, 2010
Words and Photos by Andrew Parks The Artist & Their Latest Release: Massive Attack, Heligoland (Virgin, 2010) The Show: Terminal 5, 5.12.10 The Set In a Few Sentences:
FROM THE STACKS: Mugstar
May 12, 2010
We get a lot of crap CDs at the self-titled offices. But once in a while, a pleasant surprise slips into our promo stack. Here’s a recent delivery that knocked the s/t staff on its collective ass.
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