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1MM: A Roundup of Recent Live Photos, Including Man Or Astroman?, Neon Indian and Immortal
April 15, 2010
Photos by Jen Maler Like most of you, we can’t keep our minds locked on one particular thing for more than, oh, five minutes. As a result, we forget to post photos and stories from time to time. Here’s a set of recent live shots that fall into that category, starting with the South By […]
1MM: Presenting a Roundup of Recent Candids, Including Surfer Blood, Chuck Close, and You
April 15, 2010
Photos by Jen Maler Like most of you, we can’t keep our minds locked on one particular thing for more than, oh, five minutes. As a result, we forget to post photos and stories from time to time. Here’s a set of recent candid shots that fall into that category, starting with Surfer Blood…
FROM THE STACKS: Future Islands
April 14, 2010
[Photo by Abram Sanders] 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.
THE WAR WITHIN: From Raekwon To CocoRosie, Gonjasufi Splits His Personality Into Songs
April 14, 2010
To call Gonjasufi‘s debut a fever dream would be a severe understatement. Driven by the serious crate digger sides of the Gaslamp Killer, A Sufi and a Killer is one of the most unclassifiable broadcasts from beyond we’ve heard in a while. On one level, it’s like the radio dial revivals of Ariel Pink, only […]
MOVIES FOR THE BLIND: Cage Fantasizes About Tina Fey, Wonders What the Hell Woody Harrelson Is Doing With Duct Tape On His Chest
April 13, 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.
COVER FLOW: The Stories Behind the Sleeve of LCD Soundsystem’s ‘This Is Happening’ LP
April 12, 2010
Photos by Ruvan Wijesooriya By Aaron Richter I first met Ruvan Wijesooriya just a short while after I’d moved to New York; we were assigned to cover, of all bands, the Bravery recording their second album. At the time, I was familiar with Ruvan’s work–chronicling the city’s nightlife on film (always on film), and steadily […]
RECORD STORE YEAR: Totally Random Reviews of Grouper, Professor Genius, The Babies and The Bitters
April 10, 2010
[Photo by Jeremy R. Jansen] While self-titled certainly doesn’t field the same amount of mail we did five years ago, our ungrateful office still gets lots of free shit. With that in mind, we’ve decided to start supporting our favorite record shops every single week and sharing our favorite finds, even if that simply means […]
NOW PLAYING: The Advisory Circle, ‘Mind How You Go: Revised Edition’ (Ghost Box, 2010)
April 10, 2010
The Details: The Advisory Circle, Mind How You Go: Revised Edition (Ghost Box, 2010) A Quick Review:
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