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THE S/T INTERVIEW: Liam Howlett of Prodigy

[Photo by Steve Gullick] By Andrew Parks When self-titled reaches Liam Howlett at a top-secret recording studio somewhere in England, we’re expecting him to be nothing but hurried and hasty. After all, the Prodigy producer just launched–as in five minutes ago, literally–a long-planned new Web site for the group’s first studio record since 2004’s Always […]

1MM: SxSW shots of Yeasayer, MGMT, She & Him, Bon Iver and more

SHE & HIM: Um, did we say you could come in here? Last month, photojournalist Alex Marvar wandered around Austin charming South by Southwest’s many bands into posing for impromptu photo shoots. While it was her first time there, she operated like a vet effectively capturing the eclectic spirit of SXSW with the photo essay […]

SxSW Artists We Still Care About: The Spinto Band

The Artist: Quite possibly the only band worth noting from Wilmington, Delaware. Their Latest Release: Moonwink (label TBD, 2008) The Showcase: Some late afternoon party, Creekside Lounge, 3.12.08 The Set in a Sentence: More promising indie pop numbers in need of a label that’ll actually push them. And a Letter Grade: B+ (would have been […]

1MM: Howlin’ Rain @ Mercury Lounge, 4.2.08

Text/Photos by Andrew Parks To answer your question, no, Rick Rubin was not present at Mercury Lounge on Wednesday. That said, we certainly would have enjoyed watching him bask in the evergreen glow of Howlin’ Rain, the Comets on Fire side project he recently signed to American Recordings. (See the recently released Magnificent Fiend.) While […]

NEW YORK CONVERSATION: Danava/Acid Mothers Temple/Frightened Rabbit, 3.25.08

Guitarist Kawabata Makoto of ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O.  The following is the first installment of how self-titled spends a typical night in New York … Andrew Parks: sooooo….scottish rock? Andrew Parks: the first thing im wondering is the turnout for frightened rabbit Aaron Richter: i think the scottish can sing just […]

1MM: Anti-Pop Consortium Reunion @ Knitting Factory Tap Bar, 3.22.08

Beans … smiling? Maybe this reunion ain’t a bad idea after all. Photos by Sarah Maxwell We’ve had some server problems the past couple days (apparently you people still can’t get enough of our Dan the Automator/Mike Patton interview), but everything’s looking mighty fine now so expect a slew of posts today starting with the […]