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LIVE PHOTOS/REVIEW: Smashing Pumpkins @ Barclays Center
Words and Photos by Andrew Parks A few years ago, I had the (some would say) pleasure of seeing a random Soundgarden reunion in Chicago. A slightly surreal display of stilted solos, forced smiles, and Jesus Christ poses–literally, not the song– that Chris Cornell had spent years perfecting in a hillside mansion mirror, it alternated […]
2012 IN REVIEW: Our Managing Editor’s Favorite Albums
Since self-titled revolves around three very different people, we thought we’d share individual year-end lists from each of our editors. You’ve already heard from our deputy editor/art director Aaron Richter; now here’s a completely different take from managing editor Arye Dworken, in no particular order…
Kathleen Hanna Reveals Details of James Murphy Collaboration
Now that Kathleen Hanna has rebooted her solo Julie Ruin project as a full band affair called The Julie Ruin, details are starting to trickle in about the group’s debut album. According to an interview with Pitchfork, James Murphy played on a song called “Just My Kind.” “[It’s] what I like to call a ‘desperate, […]
LISTEN: The xx, “Teardrops” (Womack & Womack Cover)
The xx recently capped off a year of cover stories and sold-out shows with an appearance on Dermot O’Leary’s BBC Radio 2 show. Check out an acoustic version of “Angels” and a spare but spooky rendition of the Womack & Womack track “Teardrops” below…
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Kode9’s Best of 2012 Podcast For Rinse FM
Kode9 stopped by Rinse FM last night to share some of Hyperdub’s 2012 releases–including Burial, Scratcha DVA and Hype Williams–and some exclusives from 2013. Stream/download the entire set below, and help us out with the tracklisting, won’t you?…
LISTEN: Laurel Halo, “Sunlight on the Faded (Dub)”
Laurel Halo’s latest 12” is available digitally through Hyperdub today, and can be downloaded via iTunes here. Check out the A-side down below alongside a few confirmed 2013 shows, including her one-off Ecstatic Music Festival performance with Julia Holter…
Kevin Drumm Announces ‘Malign Ambient Music’ Double Album
Dominick Fernow’s Hospital Productions imprint has announced details of its first Kevin Drumm release since 2009’s Imperial Horizon LP. Due out in February and available for pre-order now in a highly limited (as in 49 copies), hand-painted CD/cassette pressing, Tannenbaum is described as “a double album of malign electronic ambient music. Drumm’s subtle work with […]
Dam-Funk Shares a Few Songs From His New Album, ‘Invite the Light’
Details about the next Dam-Funk album are still scarce, but the producer/singer has shared a few new slow-burning songs on his Soundcloud and spoken to Dazed Digital, saying, “I think the next level is going to be not so tongue-in-cheek. The next level is the musicality of LA. We got to go further. And also […]