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DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: An Unreleased FaltyDL Song That Samples ‘Scenario’ and ‘Star Wars’, Along With Three DJ Mixes
Photo by Aaron Richter When it comes to the continued dominance of dubstep and its oddly-named offshoots on the underground dance scene (such Dwarf-like names as funky and wonky), the UK’s gotten most of the credit. Which is fine–most of the world’s key woofer-wreckers are stationed there. For now, at least. You see, the Tri-State […]
I WAS THERE: Noah and the Whale Get All Gloomy On Opening Night of Mercury Lounge Residency
Words and Photos by Laura Leebove On the first of three consecutive nights at Mercury Lounge, Noah and the Whale quickly rewrote their reputation as a bunch of lovey-dovey Brits. Which shouldn’t be a surprise. After all, the band’s latest LP (The First Days of Spring, out now on Cherrytree/Interscope) is brimming with heartbreak, related […]
MICROWAVE ONLY: Death By Audio Becomes the Smell For a Night, All Thanks to Abe Vigoda
Photos by Turkishomework Each week we send Turkishomework out to capture a sliver of our city’s blurred-vision nightlife. Friday was her first run-in with our old friends Abe Vigoda…
YOU CAN’T ASK THAT: The Raveonettes Ban Five Questions, Deliver a Rather Epic Interview Anyway
[Portraits by Jen Maler; Live Shots by Andrew Parks] Words by Michael Tedder When self-titled selected The Raveonettes as our first “You Can’t Ask That” interview (the literal declaration of five topics we absolutely cannot discuss), we figured Sharin Foo and Sune Rose Wagner would ban questions about distortion pedals, the Jesus and Mary Chain […]
1MM: Fucked Up Perform ‘The Chemistry of Common Life’ In Full, Bring Andrew W.K., Titus Andronicus and Vivian Girls Along For the Ride
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Words and Photos by Andrew Parks As bat shit insane as most Fucked Up shows are, last night’s Brooklyn Masonic Temple gig was special on several levels. For one thing, The Chemistry of Common Life was vetted and validated from intro to out, proving that its progressive approach to […]
PEEP SHOW: Watch Fucked Up Cover “Louie Louie”, Destroy the Brooklyn Masonic Temple With Vivian Girls and Andrew W.K.
[Photo by Andrew Parks] We’ll get to a thorough roundup of Fucked Up photos in a second, when we’re done sifting through the madness that occurred at Brooklyn’s Masonic Temple last night. For now, here are three video clips, featuring contributions from Vivian Girls and Andrew W.K.
TEST PRESSING (WITH VIDEO COMMENTARY): Etienne Jaumet Shares An Exclusive Mix Featuring Goblin, Suicide, Harmonia & More
In the spirit of Ghostly International’s popular “Seeing Colors” mix, we recently asked Etienne Jaumet to commemorate his first solo LP (Night Music, out today through Domino/Versatile) with an hour-long mix of highly influential music like Harmonia, Suicide and Sun Ra. Jaumet’s heady tracklisting won’t surprise anyone who’s heard or seen his work in Zombie […]
THE S/T INTERVIEW: David Bazan Discusses Booze, Branding, and Losing His Religion Like R.E.M.
[Photos by Adrian Bischoff] Words by Madeleine DiGangi David Bazan is known for throwing fairly intense themes into his music–addiction, despair, and of course, religion. His first solo record, Curse Your Branches (Barsuk), continues the trend, but this time, Bazan’s losing his religion. Pretty heavy stuff, but his smart, wistful songwriting keeps everything lighter than […]