Blog Grid
Inspired by the magazine layout, Grid makes neat and clean appearance. It is always a good layout to start with.
PRIMER: Jon Hopkins On … Brian Eno
Photo by Aaron Richter One detail people keep forgetting to mention when writing about Brian Eno‘s Warp debut (Small Craft On a Milk Sea) is how it was written and recorded with the help of two other composers/producers/multi-instrumentalists, Leo Abrahams and Jon Hopkins. While we’re only vaguely familiar with Abrahams’ guitar-driven work, self-titled savored the […]
NEEDLE EXCHANGE 041: An Exclusive Mix By … Memoryhouse
Words and Mix by Evan Abeele of Memoryhouse I guess you could call this a continuation of the summer mixtape I shared last month. Whereas my previous mix had focused on the narcotic effect extended flights can have on one’s body, this attempts to zero in on the vast amounts of weirdness permeating through America […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream Modeselektor’s ‘Modeselektion’ Comp
Modeselektion Vol. 1 arrives on November 5 through Modeselektor‘s Monkey Town imprint. Here’s what the duo had to say about their track selection: “The main concern in all of this was the idea of defying genres and the usual beef between different camps, i.e. to create without borders and be completely freestyle. When we now […]
PEEP SHOW: Watch The Slits’ Final Music Video, “Lazy Slam”
Ari Up‘s label and manager have both released statements on the passing of the Slits singer, who died yesterday after a long battle with an undisclosed illness. She was 48 and is survived by three sons, her mother Nora, and her stepfather John Lydon. Narnack Records’ Shahin Ewalt said, “We had the privilege over the […]
PRIMER: Pilooski On … Disco Edits
If you can’t tell by the lack of “buzz-stirring” posts this week, self-titled is basically skipping CMJ due to the fact that our fellow music sites/magazines will all be writing about the same five or six acts next week. (Some guesses without even watching anything: Tamaryn, Wild Nothing, DOM, Gold Panda…) One event worth your […]
VIDEO: Watch Salem’s Private Show At Ramiken Crucible
Photo by Alexander Wagner Hey, remember when we caught Salem‘s first couple shows (Glasslands, SXSW) and thought they oughta stick to their day job–soundtracking the inner id of serial killers, night crawlers, and open-minded 4AD fans? Well, last night’s private Ramiken Crucible show was promising enough to make us rethink all that, as the trio […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Chord, “F2 (Live At Double Door)”
[Photo by Damien Neva] As we told you way back in February of last year, Pelican guitarist Trevor de Brauw has a side project called Chord. As their name suggests, Chord is driven by one simple but satisfying concept: playing the shit out of single chords. Since the group has an Important LP (Progression, available […]