A Magazine for Craftmakers
SUBTERRANEAN’S CHOICE: Bowerbirds, “In Our Talons”
Wondering when MTV’s gonna play music videos again? They certainly do on Subterranean, today’s answer to 120 Minutes. Presenting the show’s clip of the week, an s/t exclusive … We premiered this Bowerbirds music video for “In Our Talons” over at the
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-13
Bob’s late! # Opening with rainy day women! Yes!!!! # Awesome! Lay Lady Lay. Good job saving your best song for second! # It’s sorta amazing that he can sound like an awful cover band and still make me tear up a lil # Harmonica = big cheer # Loving MTV Press’s new book, Radio […]
I WAS THERE: Rancid/Sick of It All @ Irving Plaza, 8.13.08
Photos by Andrew Parks “Rancid?” asked a close friend, clearly confused. “What are you, 12?” Um, no. self-titled‘s staff is more of the mid-20’s, early-30’s sort, which means we were all teenagers around the time of Rancid‘s one hit record, 1995’s …And Out Come the Wolves. Remember that one? “Time Bomb”? “Destination unknown/ruby ruby ruby […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-14
Go Team Blaine! # the theme of today is: reverb # Few things are as gorgeous as the new Interview cover. # The mighty Melvins tonight! #
OSCILLATIONS: Final Details For the Official Black Dice/Battles/Gang Gang Dance After-Party!
In case you haven’t heard yet–or seen our flyer over there–tomorrow is self-titled‘s first “OSCILLATIONS” party since CMJ last year. We plan on making this a monthly soon, but for now we’ve managed to produce one hell of a bill for the official Gang Gang Dance/Battles/Black Dice after-party. Aside from exclusive sets by John Stanier […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-15
BIG BUSINESS, doing what we don’t know Dear Big Business, were sorry we ever considered you “Melvins lite” because you just tore up Bowery Ballroom. # Every so often, we’ll watch an episode of The Wire and need a big hug afterward. # Would Cold War Kids qualify as a guilty pleasure? Y/N? # rsvp […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-17
BRADFORD COX of ATLAS SOUND Go to Santos, 100 Lafayette! # Matt Cash has some wikkid disco rekkids # Tequila shots for EIC Andrews birthday… Wooooo!! # Shake and pop # Brian degraw just dropped “a milli” —something I never thought I’d see ever # Band you should listen to: Eddy Current Suppression Ring http://www.myspace.com/eddycurrentsuppressionring […]
THE S/T SCOOP: Bloc Party to Release New Record … This Thursday!
Yep, you read that right. In what likely won’t be the last final-hour full-length announcement of 2008, Bloc Party has announced the August 21 release of their third album, Intimacy. The band revealed all this excitement today during their first-ever Web chat with fans. According to a press release, Intimacy is the product of two […]
I WAS THERE: The Faint @ Terminal 5, 8.19.08
Todd Fink of THE FAINT Text/Photos by Andrew Parks Not to sound prude or anything, but we blame the semen song. As in the final track on the Faint‘s last full-length, the placenta-or-bust opus Wet From Birth. That’s where we started to think “really, guys?” While the melancholic melodies for “Birth” the song was dead-on–a […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-18
Downloading the new David Byrne/Brian Eno. Three purchase options. I went with the digital download + CD (to be mailed in December). # For $70 you can get a custom package that sort of looks like an ice cream cake with a house as decoration. # Upcoming later today: A Live Twitter of our first […]
IN THE YEAR OF THE RAT: 2008’s Top LPs (So Far), Part One
JAY REATARD: The blood visions have stopped … for now [Photo by Andy Eisberg] self-titled‘s staff has decided to over-analyze 2008 a little early–sifting through our stacks before fall or winter’s big releases really hit. Presenting the premature Top 10 of associate editor Aaron Richter (picks from Andrew and Arye are on the way later […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-19
At Terminal 5. Antipop Consortium is quite tight despite being broken up for years now. Beans has also gained a lot of weight somehow. # Dear Bowery Presents, stop kidding yourself and booking shows at this godforsaken venue. # Antipops last LP holds up pretty damn well live, especially that ping pong song and the […]