GRIZZLY MAN: Daniel Rossen Finally Unveils Department of Eagles’ Live Show
By Andrew Parks While we’ve already thrown our support behind Department of Eagles‘ long-awaited second album (In Ear Park, out today through 4AD), self-titled was happy to see the band’s core duo–Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear and longtime friend/collaborator Fred Nicolaus–in fine living, breathing form last night. That wouldn’t be an accomplishment in the case […]
1MM: Barack Rock Benefit, F/ Franz Ferdinand, Les Savy Fav & Fiery Furnaces @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, 10.7.08
Photos/Text by Andrew Parks As you might imagine by its tagline–”Music, Comedy, Action!”, featuring “6 Bands and 6 Comedians … Hyping the Hope”–Tuesday’s Barack Rock benefit was a mixed bag of stray surprises and endless set changes. The main problem was organization. Rather than take advantage of the comedians who were billed in between bands, […]
THE S/T SCOOP: Franz Ferdinand Reveal New Record Title, Songs At ‘Secret’ Brooklyn Show
[Photos by Andrew Parks] Franz Ferdinand finally unveiled specific details about their third full-length at a not-so-secret Brooklyn show last night, from its title (Tonight) to six new songs that hinted at how different the LP may be. “The last record was fast, furious, frantic, 150 beats per minute–it was like a teenager having sex,” […]
Jay Reatard, Amazing Baby, Crystal Antlers, Women and Diplo’s Mad Decent Crew Confirmed For S/T’s “SHATTERED” Party!
self-titled is pleased to announce details of our second digital issue and a special release show/unofficial CMJ showcase featuring Jay Reatard, Amazing Baby, Crystal Antlers and Women. The latter will descend upon 250 lucky Brooklynites in the following fashion …
I’M LIKE A RAGING ANIMATION: Zach Hill Explains the Color Change Chords of Marnie Stern
[Photos by Shawn Brackbill] Marnie Stern is the kind of person who can get away with saying straight-faced phrases like, “Who are the Killers? Are they like the Kills? Or Franz Ferdinand?” Much like that seemingly naive statement suggests, the singer/guitarist lives in a self-contained, and stylized, world–a rent-controlled Upper East Side apartment that allows […]
THE AIRWAVES ACT OF THE DAY: ReykjavÃk! @ Tunglid, 10.15.08
Text/Photos by Andrew Parks According to Ben Frost, the producer of their freshly-minted LP (The Blood), “ReyjkavÃk‘s the real deal. They remind me a lot of At the Drive-In.” An At the Drive-In reference on the first day of Iceland’s Airwaves music festival, as we’re fading fast from a red eye flight that left no […]
THE AIRWAVES ACT OF THE DAY: GusGus @ ReykjavÃk Art Museum
Text/Photos by Andrew Parks The snow–mounds of fluffy, sticky white stuff that gave our camera a serious case of lock jaw–was only the half of it. From the first squiggly synth line to the last strike-a-pose strut of vocalist DanÃel Ãgúst Haraldsson, GusGus‘ live trio set was easily one of the most electrifying dance music […]
1MM: Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, 10.15.08, F/ Ben Frost, Sam Amidon, Valgeir Sigurðsson …
A local ReyjkavÃk store sticks it to the country’s prime/finance ministers Photos by Andrew Parks So we’re finally out of the frozen tundra/Lord of the Rings fantasia that is Iceland and ready to share a stack of coverage from Airwaves ’08. Since almost every interview we scheduled turned from a one-hour affair to (A) an […]
1MM: Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, 10.16.08, F/ Fuck Buttons, Florence and the Machine, GusGus …
Photos by Andrew Parks It’s all coming back to us …