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EZRA THE INTERN INTERVIEWS … Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab & Monade
Interview by Ezra J Teboul It’s hard to believe considering they just released a new record (Not Music, a.k.a. cuts rescued from 2008’s Chemical Chords sessions), but Stereolab announced their indefinite hiatus a year and a half ago, writing the following vague message on their Web site: “As we recently made #51 with Emperor Tomato […]
Portishead Tap Swans, Company Flow, Factory Floor, Doom and More For ATP’s “I’ll Be Your Mirror” Festival
Another day, another All Tomorrow’s Parties announcement that makes us poor Anglophiles insanely jealous. This one’s the second curatorial turn from Portishead, who last convinced Aphex Twin, Sunn O))), Madlib and more to play 2007’s Nightmare Before Christmas festival. This time around, they’re in charge of London’s I’ll Be Your Mirror bill, headlining two nights–their […]
VIDEO: Watch Patrick Wolf’s Latest Journal Entry
For more on Patrick Wolf, including free downloads and an extensive magazine feature, head here. We’ve also embedded his previous last five journal entries after the jump…
VIDEO: From ‘The Today Show’ To Taylor Swift, George Bush To Bloggers, Watch Kanye West’s Endless Bowery Ballroom Tirade
“If you’re a real artist, have no fear,” Kanye West said near the end of a nine-minute monologue at Bowery Ballroom last night. “Say what the fuck you want, do what you want, make what you want. And if it’s meant to be, people will stand up, like people stood up for me this week. […]
The White Stripes Ready Vinyl Reissues Of First Three Records
From Jack White’s Third Man Records imprint:
Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV and Coil Passes Away In His Sleep
Fans of Throbbing Gristle, Coil and experimental music in general received some very sad news this morning, as reports of Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson’s passing came in from such close friends/collaborators as Chris Carter and Cosey Fanny Tutti. The former took to his Twitter account first, saying, “Our dearest beautiful Sleazy left this mortal coil as […]
The Final Chapter of Our Interview Between Genesis P-Orridge & Black Dice
Interview moderated by Alan Licht Before we get into the long-awaited conclusion of our rather epic Black Dice/Genesis P-Orridge interview (see also: Part One and Two), here’s a reminder of who’s who here: GPO: Genesis P-Orridge BC: Bjorn Copeland EC: Eric Copeland AW: Aaron Warren AL: Alan Licht And a taste of what’s discussed this […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: “Slangin Yayo,” A Salem-Sampling Track From Lil B’s ‘Evil Red Flame’ Mixtape
Snag the rest of Lil B‘s latest mixtape here, and sift through all of our Salem coverage here.
Jamie xx Delivers An Entire Record of Gil Scott-Heron Remixes
In a brilliant move by their shared label XL, Jamie Smith of the xx (a.k.a. Jamie xx) has been tapped to remix 13 tracks from Gil Scott-Heron‘s I’m New Here sessions. Kinda like Mad Professor’s classic rework of Massive Attack’s Protection LP, only on more of a dubstep tip than a straight-up dub one. Due […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream David Lynch’s New Single, “Good Day Today”
As if creating some of the greatest mind game movies of all time wasn’t enough to keep us guessing, David Lynch has released a single that wouldn’t sound out of place on a morbidly depressed Daft Punk album. Or Underworld, as some listeners of KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” thought when Jason Bentley unveiled the song’s […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: The Death Set’s Mishka Mixtape
Check out the Girl Talk-like tracklisting after the jump, and grab more info–including details on a Death Set shirt and free Brooklyn show–at Mishka’s official blog.