A Magazine for Craftmakers
1MM: Wolf Parade @ Terminal 5, 8.1.08
DAN BOECKNER of Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs Photos by Andrew Parks While Spencer “Sunset Rubdown” Krug needs to learn a thing or two about projecting an actual stage presence beyond hiding behind a bank of keyboards, Wolf Parade is still one of the most promising and rewarding acts ‘indie rock’ has to offer. Some highlights from […]
1MM: King Khan and the Shrines @ McCarren Pool, 8.3.08
Photos by Andrew Parks So today’s installment of JellyNYC‘s “Pool Party” series was fan-fucking-tastic–easily one of the summer’s best open-air shows. We’ll get to shots from Deerhunter and Black Lips in a bit. For now, soak in a set from King Khan and the Shrines, who were much better than their somewhat stilted performance at […]
1MM: Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool, 8.3.08
Photos by Andrew Parks Oh Bradford Cox; how we love thee. And how could we not? You’ve done nothing but play New York in numerous different shapes and forms over the past couple weeks, from a stripped-down Atlas Sound set at the South Street Seaport to a bizarre, relatively boring drone performance as “Harmony Club” […]
1MM: The Black Lips and King Khan Show, 8.3.08
SCREAMING LIFE: Jared Swilley of the Black Lips Photos by Andrew Parks It’s a good thing the Black Lips and King Khan are clearly friends. Otherwise, Khan would’ve gotten clocked for stealing much of the band’s show Sunday–as raucous and randy as it was despite the wide, unforgiving open spaces of McCarren Pool. As you’ll […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-03
Igby Goes Down = great movie # Heading to McCarren Pool in a bit. Gotta represent for s/t’s current cover stars! # King Khan, Deerhunter and Black Lips at McCarren Park Pool. B thr ore B ^2 # Deerhunter has a chick on guitar. Bradford sez “she wears the dresses now” # New songs sound […]
Fucked Up Explain How Jade Tree Put Them in a ‘Shitty Situation’
If you’re a hardcore-punk purist who can’t get over the fact that Fucked Up left Jade Tree for the indie rock-driven (well, kinda; they do have Jay Reatard, after all) environs of Matador Records, you might want to read the inside story of what really happened before stepping on a soapbox. According to a recent […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-04
Nick Zinner is officially banned from s/t stalker # LIstening to old Modest Mouse. Which album is your favorite? We’re going with Lonesome Crowded West. #
PEEP SHOW: The Faint, “Agenda Suicide”
[youtube T-NbXGjXT4Q] “Meh” review of their new record aside, we still dig The Faint‘s back catalog of pitch dark dance-rock jams; enough that we’ll be right up front for their Terminal 5 show later this month. (Dude, Antipop Consortium is opening!) Anyway, check the above clip to see what we mean and keep the faith.
SUBTERRANEAN’S CHOICE: Fleet Foxes, “White Winter Hymnal”
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 … self-titled has restricted their previous Fleet Foxes coverage to encouraging you not to buy their album, so when they gave us a chance to blog about […]
Burial Reveals His True Identity!
All of the ridiculous speculation about the man (or woman) behind Burial‘s pitch-dark dubstep beats has finally ended in an innocuous MySpace posting. All of the producer’s ID details–and hints about some new music!–are after the jump and, no, Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, has nothing to do with it. Let’s hope the Mercury Prize […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-05
[youtube HScFg3ekjIM] finally the Deerhunter promo arrives from Kranky…just like 6 months after the album leaked. oh well. # Go Sub Pop!!! http://tinyurl.com/6l8ba2 # iphone 2.0.1 update. Huh-yesh! # Promo bin! http://twitpic.com/6lfq # Editor in Chief Andrew is listening to “Heart Shaped Box” in the office. I’m gonna change my jeans and grab a flannel. […]
PEEP SHOW: Sigur Rós Live @ MoMA, 6.17.08
Check out self-titled‘s Sigur Rós coverage here.