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SUPPORT THIS: Liturgy Set (Le) Poisson Rouge Ablaze With Brooklyn-Bred Black Metal
The Artist: Yet another indication that the Big Apple finally has a burgeoning ‘metal scene’. Their Latest Release: Renihilation (20 Buck Spin) Who They Opened For: Rwake and Shrinebuiler @ (Le) Poisson Rouge, 11.15.09 Why They Should Be Headlining Art-Damaged Metal Shows:
PEEP SHOW: Watch White Rabbits Cover ‘Instant Karma’ At San Fran Show With Spoon’s Britt Daniel
In the spirit of their It’s Frightening sessions, White Rabbits and Spoon’s Britt Daniel recently nailed a live cover of “Instant Karma.” Check the San Fran clip after the jump, along with a couple of special Yahoo performances.
Hot Chip Readies ‘One Life Stand’ Release, Announces Brief North American Tour With The xx
While self-titled‘s still not sure what to think of Hot Chip‘s fourth album (One Life Stand, due out on Astralwerks February 9), we’re happy to hear the band’s started making tour plans for this spring. Tickets for the following stops–featuring support slot sets from The xx–go on sale next Monday, November 23:
THE SELF-TITLED INTERVIEW: Mick Barr
Words and Photos by Andrew Parks Mick Barr hates doing interviews. We absolutely had to hunt the guy down after hearing the new Krallice disc (Dimensional Bleedthrough, out now on Profound Lore), though. A brilliant piece of psychedelic black-metal, it–like Liturgy‘s Renihilation LP–proves you don’t have to come from the land of ice and snow […]
SLEEP FOREVER: Crystal Stilts, Black Tambourine, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart & More Share Their Favorite Slumberland Records
While we’ve long been aware of Slumberland Records‘ impact on noise-flecked indie rock, we lost sight of the label’s 20-year legacy a long time ago. Mostly because founder Michael Schulman (pictured above) took a break in 2001, only to suddenly resurface in the past few years with a new-school take on the ‘Slumberland sound’, from […]
MUSIC FOR FILMS: The Temper Trap Share Their Favorite Soundtrack Selections, Including ‘The Life Aquatic’ and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
Interview by Arye Dworken Way back in July, The Temper Trap got a huge boost to their fanbase by lending their “Sweet Disposition” single to the trailer and soundtrack of (500) Days of Summer. That’d be the movie you almost checked out because it’s the closest you’re ever gonna get to Zooey Deschanel. (Hey, we […]
IN THE CITY: Jookabox Show Us the Best Spots in America’s 7th Largest City … Indianapolis
[Photo by Lisa Fett] Words by David “Moose” Adamson I grew up in Indianapolis and still live there. A Wikipedia search confirmed my hazy recollection that it is technically the 7th largest American city. Seven is the god number. Some of the negative things most people associate with the Midwest are true here, but there’s […]
ST005 UNVEILED: Flip Through Our Fairly New Issue, Featuring HEALTH, Kings of Convenience, Beans, Islands, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Mount Eerie and a Bunch of Beautiful Photos
[Photo by Bryan Sheffield] While many of you already grazed the monitor-hogging greatness of our fifth interactive issue, the following post is devoted to the stragglers–those of you who still find the idea of reading digital magazines rather odd. Here’s what you’ve been missing out on: