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BROS BEFORE HOES: Five Must Downloads & Two Guitar Solos You Must Learn Before the Libertines’ Inevitable Reunion Tour
Hit refresh on the NME‘s news page just about any day of the week and one thing becomes abundantly clear: they really want the Libertines to reunite, almost as much as the rest of the word lusts for one more leg of Led Zeppelin dates. And so it was this morning, as the weekly rag […]
TEST PRESSING: Nite Jewel Learns How to Annunciate, Leaves Us Stunned In the Process
The Italians Do It Better sticker on Nite Jewel‘s first 12-inch single was a bit misleading. As much as Ramona Gonzalez’s music reminds us of steamy camera lenses (see also this bit of brilliance) and awkward, arrhythmic dance moves at unmarked Brooklyn lofts, it’s not as indebted to Italo as you might think. Mostly because […]
PEEP SHOW: Celtic Frost Remind Us Why We’ve Always Wanted to Wear Corpsepaint in Public
The rapturous response we’ve gotten to our metal v. girlfriend guide has left us revisiting some of our favorite extreme listens from the past year. (This is coming from s/t‘s editor, who became obsessed with metal after becoming one of Decibel‘s first contributors. A little earlier than Aaron, in other words.) Monothesis, Celtic Frost‘s first […]
FROM THE STACKS, THE MONTHLY ROUNDUP: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Fol Chen and 8 Other Records You Need to Hear Right … Fucking … Now
Trend-setting blogs can only tell you so much about the state of music these days, what with the way they change their damn mind on a daily basis. That’s why self-titled’s staff digs through piles of CDs every day–to sift the classics-in-waiting from that all-too-common realm of complete crap. Here are some standouts at the […]
FEED THE ANGER: “Sorry, Honey. I Love Metal”
By Aaron Richter Transforming from a bespectacled indie-rock dweeb into a burgeoning metal head isn’t easy. First, there’s the feeling of discouraging ignorance, that no matter what you’re listening to, now matter how fantastic it is, you simply like it because, well, it’s metal and you either heard or read somewhere that it’s supposed to […]
PEEP SHOW: Wolfgang Voigt’s GAS Project Sparks Bad Trips, Fetal Positions At Transmediale Fest
With Gas very much on self-titled‘s mind after Sunday night’s endless Oscar broadcast (see our previous post) we stumbled upon a two-part glimpse into Wolfgang Voigt’s rare opening night performance at Berlin’s 10th annual CTM festival. Here’s a priceless excerpt from a review of the show: Some time into Wolfgang Voigt’s performance of his Gas […]
HYPE CHECK: Blank Dogs Live @ (Le) Poisson Rouge (With Bonus Black Dice Action!!!)
Words and Photos by Aaron Richter So much for the one-man band. To be perfectly honest, self-titled wasn’t sure what to expect at (Le) Poisson Rouge Friday night for a set by lo-fi Brooklyn act Blank Dogs, lesser known as Mike Sniper. Though based on his Joy Division-baiting “mini-LP” The Fields and his former reputation as a mysterious recluse, […]
THE S/T FIVE: Why So Serious, Antony Fans?
FROM BEYONCÉ TO THAT CREEP WITH THE CLOSED EYES: The Top Five Reasons We Sat Frozen Upfront At Antony’s Town Hall Gig For 90 Minutes Photos/Text By Andrew Parks 1. First and foremost, Antony is a funny motherfucker. No, really. As deadly serious as the guy’s torch songs are, he knows how to cut through […]