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I WAS THERE: Broken Social Scene @ Mercury Lounge, 7.17.08
Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew of BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE [Photo by Jonny Leather] By Arye Dworken No, there was no Feist cameo. While Broken Social Scene played a not-so-surprise show last night at the Mercury Lounge with just the core members in attendance, she never hit the stage for an impromptu “Lover’s Spit.” (And she […]
1MM: Dungen @ Le Poisson Rouge, 7.15.08
Photos by Andrew Parks Two photo sets in one night? Indeed; and expect even more in the coming month as self-titled steps up our summer music coverage. (Speaking of, contact us if you’d like to contribute live shots from anywhere in the country … or world for that matter.) Anyhow, the following harshly-lit photos are […]
1MM: Jay Reatard @ Prospect Park Bandshell, 7.15.08
Photos by Andrew Parks No offense against the Black Lips–they are our current cover story, after all–but Jay Reatard just stole self-titled‘s blackened heart and became our favorite gutter rock artist since, well, the Black Lips. Not because the bassist in the photo above looks like a younger King Buzzo, either. To be honest, we […]
1MM: Oneida/High Places/Titus Andronicus/Abe Vigoda/Vivian Girls/Ponytail @ The Yard, 7.12.08
Molly Siegel of PONYTAIL Photos by Emily Elsen Before we get into our shots from Todd P’s marathon of a summer party, here are links to each of the bands along with an s/t-approved MP3. [audio:http://www.self-titledmag.com/wp-content/uploads/audio2/01%20Dead%20City_Waste%20Wilderness.mp3] Abe Vigoda, “Dead City/Waste Wilderness“ [audio:http://www.self-titledmag.com/wp-content/uploads/audio2/04%20Up%20with%20People.mp3] Oneida, “Up With People“ [audio:http://download.stereogum.com/mp3/High%20Places%20-%20Shared%20Islands.mp3] High Places, “Shared Islands“ [audio:http://www.nowwearefree.com/music/yummypigtails.mp3] Ponytail, “Celebrate the […]
PRIMER: Abe Vigoda Breaks Down Smashing Pumpkins’ Back Catalog
[Photo by Dan Monick] In an interview with Paper Thin Walls way back when, Abe Vigoda guitarist/vocalist Juan Velazquez seemingly lost a few of the band’s Smell-related cool points by saying, “I don’t know if we sound anything like them but we’re all definitely Smashing Pumpkins geeks. Like I’m definitely psyched that ‘Cherub Rock’ is […]
1MM: Boris @ Webster Hall, 7.10.08
Photos by Andrew Parks self-titled has seen so many Boris shows (including this special set a few months back) that we seriously considered skipping last night’s Webster Hall gig, easily their biggest New York City show yet. Boy are we glad we didn’t. As you’ll see from the first photo after the jump, people were […]
THE S/T INTERVIEW: Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers
Tom Rowlands, on The Chemical Brothers’ mission statement: “We wanted machines to sound like they were sweaty and deranged and wild–things people associate with rock music.” [Photo by Hamish Brown; L to R: Ed Simmons, Tom Rowlands] Interview by Andrew Parks We’ve always been blown away by the people who brush off the Chemical Brothers‘ […]
CURSIVE VS. THE 6TH ALBUM: Tim Kasher Shares An Exclusive Studio Diary
self-titled was so blown away by Cursive‘s live preview of their next LP that we hunted down Tim Kasher for a rundown of where the record’s at. Here’s what he had to say … It started … let me think here … about a year and a half ago, when (bassist) Matt (Magin) and I […]