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OSCILLATIONS: The Recap, Featuring Photos and a John Carpenter-Esque Video Clip of Circlesquare, Zombie Zombie, Michna and Apache Beat
May 24, 2009
[Slideshow shots by Abbey Braden; other photos/video by Andrew Parks] Thanks to all the artists and attendees at OSCILLATIONS last Thursday. For those of you who missed the festivities, here are some honorary awards from the night: Best Use of a Homemade Smoke Machine and Lasers: Michna Most Likely to Induce ‘Shroom Use At Their […]
FREE ASSOCIATION: Kylesa Shares the Stories Behind Our Favorite Metal Album of the Year, “Static Tensions”
May 23, 2009
[Photo by Geoff Johnson] By Austin L. Ray Quick: Name a state that’s more responsible for today’s finest metal than Georgia. Just try; although your answer’s gonna be wrong no matter what. Shall we count the reasons why? Mastodon. Harvey Milk. Baroness. Torche (in part). Zoroaster. Withered. The list goes on, but it wouldn’t be […]
PEEP SHOW @ SXSW: We Were Promised Jetpacks Put the Rockateer Gear Down, Pick Up an Acoustic
May 23, 2009
[Photo by Alexander Wagner] Yes we realize it’s almost June. That said, we uncovered yet another set of SXSW-related video clips this week–clips we’re going to share throughout the holiday weekend because self-titled doesn’t know the meaning of ‘vacation.’ First up: an interview and pair of special acoustic performances from We Were Promised Jetpacks. Aside […]
FROM THE STACKS: Ty Segall
May 21, 2009
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.
PEEP SHOW: Nine Videos That Make Tonight’s OSCILLATIONS Party a Must, Including Zombie Zombie’s Award-Winning Use of Action Figures
May 21, 2009
In case you haven’t already RSVP’d for tonight’s OSCILLATIONS show, we figured we’d stop talking and start showing you some visual reasons why this particular party might be our best bill yet. The above clip–an award-winner from overseas–from Zombie Zombie is a good start, but so are the following…
Apache Beat Reveals New Record, Featuring Members of The Rapture, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Lightspeed Champion
May 21, 2009
[Photo by Mike Vorassi] By Andrew Parks When self-titled first saw Apache Beat‘s simple but scintillating video for “Tropics,” we were intrigued enough to ask the unsigned act about its impending album (pegged for a winter release at the time) and potential s/t parties down the road. While the latter’s happening tonight, Brooklyn’s latest band […]
TEST PRESSING: Cousin Cole Offers Up An Exclusive MP3 Edit of Silver Apples’ Classic “Oscillations” Single
May 20, 2009
In a total coincidence a couple days ago, Cousin Cole of Flagrant Fowl sent us an MP3 version of a Silver Apples edit from last year’s stellar Canyon Dancing EP. What’s the song, you ask? Why, it’s the one and only “Oscillations”–the more cowbell version. Since Cole and his DJ/production partner, Pocketknife, are spinning our […]
I WAS THERE: Green Day Sticks To New Songs At Webster Hall Show, Still Slings Enough ‘Dookie’ To Make Us Feel Really, Really Old
May 20, 2009
[Text/Photos by Andrew Parks] It’s official: self-titled‘s staff–a rat pack born between the late ’70s and early ’80s–is ‘getting old.’ Not “I saw Sabbath in ’73” old; more like “I watched Green Day and blink-182 play a Six Flags back in the day.” Lame, you say? If only; frat-boy fans aside, pop-punk’s most familiar faces […]
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