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Five Must-Download MP3s From Mayer Hawthorne, Including A Synth-Pop-y Classixx Remix and a Special Stones Throw Podcast
[Photo by Doug Coombe] If you’re as worn out from this week as we are, you might wanna skip right to the “read more” link up ahead. After all, it points to a hefty handful of free Mayer Hawthorne MP3s, including a stellar Stones Throw podcast that sounds like a stolen transmission from the ’60s […]
LISTENING STATION: Dixon Gives Us a Hint of What to Expect At His Market Hotel Gig, From a Peak Hour Lykke Li Edit to an Exclusive DFA Single
We didn’t know a damn thing about Dixon before his excellent Body Language mix, the record that first introduced us to the rock solid Italians Do It Better roster (see Chromatics’ rain-slicked “In the City” single) and a hefty stack of other surefire selections that just so happened to include Thom Yorke. In the years […]
VIDEO: Watch The Roots Back Talib Kweli & Mayer Hawthorne
Look, we realize the Roots will always be a Philly band, through and through. That said, it’s hard not to claim them as ‘ours’ when ?uestlove and company spend half of their time in New York City, either on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night show or at special $10 “Jam” shows. Last night was a first in […]
HYPE CHECK: Mayer Hawthorne
Words and Photos by Andrew Parks The Artist and Their Latest Album: Mayer Hawthorne, A Strange Arrangement (Stones Throw) What’s Been Said: “Mr. Hawthorne is deadly serious. He’s an able singer, a gifted mimic and an arranger of astonishing precision. Working largely alone in his Los Angeles studio, he’s pieced together some stunning simulacra–not just […]
STUCK IN A SETLIST YOU CAN’T GET OUT OF: U2 ‘Rocks’ New Jersey, Albeit Professionally And Predictably (With Bonus Video Footage!)
[Photo by Tim Griffin; more here] By Arye Dworken U2 is unarguably the biggest band in the world. And as the biggest band in the world, you can do whatever you want, even if it means taking advantage of your fans. I say this on behalf of his fans, or at least the ones taken […]
A QUICK TALK WITH … Kid Koala
[Photo by SekondHandProjects] By Max Willens Remember when hip hop was heavy–when DJ Shadow built neck-snapping beats for Solesides; when the Dust Brothers made a B-boy out of Beck; and when Led Zeppelin, the Clash and Black Sabbath walked that-a-way in the span of one Beastie Boys song (“Rhymin’ and Stealin'”)? We barely do, either; probably […]
DISCO INFERNO: Daniel Wang Presents 15 Ways To Clear a Dancefloor
By Daniel Wang self-titled asked me to write about “my 15 favorite DJ tracks over the past 15 years,” and frankly, I’m afraid my answers would be too obvious. Really, anyone who has heard me play knows what works a disco dancefloor for boogie freaks, ex-Garage/Loft/Saint members, young disco fans and nightlife people in general. […]
I WAS THERE: Fever Ray Freaks Out Webster Hall With Laser Canons, Smoke Monsters, and Satanic Jim Henson Costumes
Words and Photos by Andrew Parks “See this 2 right here?” a security guard said at Monday night’s Fever Ray show. “If you move past it, you’re out of here.”