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PEEP SHOW: Hercules and Love Affair, “You Belong” (With Director’s Commentary!)
KRIS MOYES, clearly upset over his building blocks collection By Andrew Parks “I had an interest in forensic pathology,” says Kris Moyes, a Sydney-based director/animator who’s done videos for such artists as Cut Copy, Beck, and his brother‘s band the Presets, “Until I realized I didn’t have a high enough IQ or the balls to […]
ISIS Wrap Up New Record With Guest Spots From Tool Guitarist
While we had no idea they were even working on a new record, ISIS has put the finishing touches on Wavering Radiant, their first full-length since 2006’s In the Absence of Truth. Due out May 5 through Ipecac (a limited vinyl pressing is also set for April 21), the disc features the production of Joe […]
PRIMER: Psychic Ills On … Neil Young
Photo by Shawn Brackbill Mirror Eye, Psychic Ill‘s eagerly-awaited successor to the psych-damaged mantras of Dins, is out now on Social Registry. We highly recommend it for nights that require a suitable drone-on soundtrack …
I WAS THERE: Animal Collective @ Grand Ballroom, 1.20.09
Text/Photos by Andrew Parks Sorry to get all when-I-was-a-kid on you, but Animal Collective‘s pseudo release show definitely got me thinking, “Is that it? Have these guys really moved on and mellowed out, shifting from the therapeutic, primal scream portions of ‘Peacebone,’ ‘For Reverend Green,’ ‘Grass’ and ‘The Purple Bottle’ (not to mention such early […]
I WAS THERE: Department of Eagles and Here We Go Magic, Bowery Ballroom, 1.19.09
Words and Photos by Aaron Richter It’s only been a few hours since Department of Eagles performed at Bowery Ballroom (their fourth show ever), and I’ve already pretty much forgotten their set. Yes, it was that boring. All the whistling, looping and banjoing simply came across as a even-more-directionless Grizzly Bear. My girlfriend fell asleep […]
TEST PRESSING: U2, “Get On Your Boots”
It doesn’t bode well when your wife calls in from the other room, “is this Stone Temple Pilots?” Her chiding cynicism aside, this is what Eno, Lanois and Lillywhite hath brought. The first single from U2’s forthcoming No Line On The Horizon is an ass-kicker and, well, I’m okay with the fact that it may […]
1MM: The Soft Pack/Those Darlins @ Mercury Lounge, 1.16.09
The Muslims–sorry … SOFT PACK [Photos by Travis Huggett; slideshow version available here] Our staff photographer (Travis Huggett, a.k.a. the man responsible for our Black Lips cover) was going on and on about Those Darlins‘ rootsy Wall of Sound rock the other day, to the point where we simply said, “Fine! Go ahead and shoot […]
S/T Survived…Our Own Damn Show, Featuring School of Seven Bells, Free Blood, Juan Maclean and Justin Miller
Words and Photos by Aaron Richter Sold out, they said. And we say, thank you! New York City packed into (Le) Poisson Rouge on a frigid evening this past Saturday to catch self-titled‘s Oscillations party, featuring performances by Free Blood and School of Seven Bells with DJ sets by The Juan Maclean and Justin Miller. […]