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Twitter Updates for 2008-08-06
Listening to an Irish singer Laura Izibor. She sounds exactly like Alicia Keys. Exactly. You wouldn’t even know she’s Irish. # Unsigned hype: Check The Kid Daytona’s mixtape A Tribe Called Fresh. Best hiphop we’ve heard all year. # It feels like a yo la tengo day # Post-Blood Brothers bands–nowhere near as good as […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-07
At Soulwax, where some Australian just asked, “Hey mate do you have any E?” Um no, but do share if you find any. # Soulwax switched up their set and much stage diving has ensued. Still only playing “Nite Versions” tunes though. #
Get Psyched For the Boredoms’ “88BoaDrum”!
Photos by Andrew Parks If you didn’t hear already, tonight is the bi-coastal premiere of the Boredoms‘ “88BoaDrum” composition, an 88-minute extension of last year’s “77BoaDrum” performance. self-titled got up close and personal with the 77 drummers of the 2007 event, so the following post is a series of photos and video clips (via VBS) […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-09
Really crazy music/light performances happening at the olympic opening ceremony #
I WAS THERE: Radiohead @ All Points West, 8.9.08
Photos by Andrew Parks To answer your question, yes, Radiohead‘s pair of All Points West performances looked like Blade Runner the Musical with an In Rainbows-heavy soundtrack. (Cheers to a smattering of well-aged fan favorites, however, including “Bends,” “Planet Telex,” “Fake Plastic Trees,” “Street Spirit,” and “Paranoid Android.”) The view from the photo pit was […]
1MM: Underworld @ All Points West, 8.8.08
Photos by Andrew Parks The idea of seeing Underworld in broad daylight is sacrilegious to say the least, so, yeah, we were a little bummed out to hear that the trio’s All Points West set started at 6:30. Especially since their known for such innovative visuals. And no, we’re not talking about the phallic blow-up […]
GIVE THE DRUMMERS SOME (PROPS): Photos From the Frontlines of Gang Gang Dance’s “88BoaDrum”
Photos by Garrett Morin Christopher “Pow Pow” Powell of Man Man/Icy Demons has promised to deliver his commentary on contributing to the Boredoms‘ “77BoaDrum” and “88BoaDrum” performances sometime this week. In the meantime, self-titled‘s art director has shared his shots from the Gang Gang Dance-led version of “88BoaDrum” in Brooklyn on Friday, 8/8/08 …
NOTES FROM THE TRENCHES OF ALL POINTS WEST: Day Three, Featuring Cat Power and a Whole Lotta’ Frat Rock
CAT POWER, in one of her about-to-crack moments [Photos by hooverflagit] Jack Johnson, Ben Harper and Trey Anastasio all in one rain-soaked evening–what is this, Bonnaroo? Why no, it’s the third and final day of All Points West, a Radiohead-free celebration of what passes for college rock these days. Oh, and Cat Power, who’s apparently […]
PEEP SHOW: Nudge, “Cymatic”
nudge ‘cymatic’ from nudge on Vimeo. It’s been a while since we last heard a long-player from Nudge, although a perpetually-delayed EP is promised through Audraglint in September. Until then, there’s this exclusive track to help promote this year’s Brainwaves Festival. You don’t have to be stoned to enjoy it, but it might help.
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-11
MAMIFFER, in search of the Blair Witch [Photo by Morgan Cuppet] Only one day until Dylan performs at Prospect Park… # From the Stacks: Mamiffer’s Hirror Enniffer (Hydra Head)–beautiful piano comps with a dark, rumbling core. # http://tinyurl.com/5tawbf #
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-12
BOB DYLAN: Take that, you freeloading self-titled editors! Plan 4 Tuesday: get off work, head to Park Slope, stand outside the Prospect Park bandshell and listen to muffled Dylan. Oh yes! # so sleepy # New Jay-Z song: Not so good. # Wow, Parts & Labor have switched up their sound for the better. Watch […]
An Open Letter to the Organizers of All Points West …
[Semi-satirical text and photos by Andrew Parks] Dear Goldenvoice, Radiohead and anyone else involved with the inauguration of All Points West: We had a good time this weekend; we really did. That said, the staff of self-titled couldn’t help but emerge from the first two days with some Dos and Don’ts for next year … […]