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S/T Survived … Helping Kate Moss’ Boy Toy Clock a Kills Fan—A Fan He Then Tossed Back At Us
May 5, 2009
[Photos by Aaron Richter] By Andrew Parks As much as the entire self-titled staff enjoyed The Kills‘ headlining Music Hall of Williamsburg set last night–ever-present backing track, and all–half of us left at the start of the encore. The idea being a quick escape, before the band’s down & dirty night anthems (“Sour Cherry,” “Getting […]
I WAS THERE: The Horrors Treat Sold-Out Brooklyn Show Like a B-Movie Casting Call
May 5, 2009
Words and Photos by Andrew Parks The Horrors have a lot of thinking to do. About what, you ask? A simple decision, really: does one of London’s leading young bands continue to play the camp card–eyes popped and arms flailed like depraved fools–or do they drop the artifice for patchy postmodern art, as hinted at […]
THE SELF-TITLED INTERVIEW: Fischerspooner
May 4, 2009
Photos by Travis Huggett; video by Aaron Richter Interview by Andrew Parks “We just had a power meeting,” explains Casey Spooner, as self-titled reboots an interview that was supposed to start 15 minutes ago. Not because the singer/performance artist was busy doing more important things…Okay, he was–exhausting tasks like nailing two glitzy music videos and […]
PEEP SHOW @ SXSW: We Have Band Drops Hints About Long-Awaited Debut LP…And Their Pet Shop Boys Fascination
May 4, 2009
[Video editing by Johnny Le] Adidas‘ roaming South by Southwest van recently kidnapped self-titled’s managing editor, Arye Dworken, and forced him to interview as many buzz bands as possible. On camera with cliche-free questions in hand. No pressure, right? Believe it or not, our final round of clips is running this week, beginning with an […]
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: We Catch Opening Bands So You Don’t Have To, Like…Lewis & Clarke
May 3, 2009
[Photos by Aaron Richter] The Artist: Lewis & Clarke Their Latest Release: Light Time 12″ EP (limited to 500 copies; due out May 12 through La Société Expéditionnaire) The Show: Bat For Lashes @ Bowery Ballroom, 4.30.09 Do We Regret Skipping Happy Hour and Showing Up Early?
FROM THE STACKS: Years
May 1, 2009
[Photo by Norman Wong] 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.
I WAS THERE: Bat For Lashes’ Bowery Ballroom Show Makes Us Believe In a World Without Björk
May 1, 2009
[Black & white shots by Aaron Richter; color shots by Andrew Parks] By Andrew Parks Please don’t take the Björk reference in the above headline the wrong way. It’s got nothing to do with gender or our inability to critique an album without making gross assumptions. In fact, Bat For Lashes‘ shape-shifting songs and surreal […]
THIS WEEK IN UNCOOL: An Argument For Empire of the Sun’s Authenticity, “Neverending Story” Press Shots and All
April 30, 2009
By Arye Dworken It’s hard to approach Empire of the Sun‘s debut album (Walking On a Dream, out now on Astralwerks) seriously. For one, there’s the ridiculous record cover. Yet Luke Steele of the criminally underrated Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore–one-half of Teenager (with Ladyhawke) and Australia’s other love-or-hate electro-pop duo, Pnau–have crafted a rather […]
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