RAY OF LIGHT: Bat For Lashes
Story by Rebecca Wiener Photos by Travis Huggett Everything about Natasha Khan, it seems, is a delicate balance of opposites. “My writing relies on equal parts civilization and wilderness,” says the 27-year-old musician as we sit in a slender triangle of green space at the center of a busy SoHo intersection in Manhattan. Casually gorgeous […]
Maxim Blasts the Black Crowes (On Principle)
THE BLACK CROWES: Scarier than ‘The Birds’ The Black Crowes have lashed out at Maxim for publishing a two-and-a-half star review of Warpaint, their first studio record in seven years. Not because they simply didn’t like it; because they only heard one song (“Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution”). According to a press release from the […]
Atlas Sound @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, 2.24.08
BRADFORD COX: Screaming life Text/Photos by Andrew Parks “When you’re almost pushing 40,” said Honey Owens, Atlas Sound‘s bassist and the wounded bird behind Valet, “You kinda have to let it all hang out sometimes.” No kidding. Much to the delight of a modest Music Hall of Williamsburg crowd Sunday night, Bradford Cox‘s solo band […]
BUY IT, BURN IT, SKIP IT: Erykah Badu, Goldfrapp, Beach House
ERYKAH BADU: Steve Jobs’ new homegirl By Aaron Richter As you all certainly know by now, new releases hit record-store shelves and digital-download services each Tuesday. So every week self-titled presents a new release you’d be stupid not to own (Buy It), one worth checking out if you’re the curious type (Burn It) and something […]
Jamie Lidell Introduces Exclusive ‘Jim’ Mix
As is always the case with new Jamie Lidell albums, we’re still trying to wrap our heads around the glitch-free soul of Jim. Due out through Warp at the tail end of April, this could be the album that brings Lidell a blue-eyed audience that doesn’t know the first thing about Squarepusher or Aphex Twin, […]
THE S/T INTERVIEW: Dan the Automator and Mike Patton, AKA Crudo
By Andrew Parks Mike Patton‘s only been in New York City for four days, yet he’s already written and recorded an entire album with avant-jazz architect John Zorn and his former Mr. Bungle bandmate Trevor Dunn. “It’s a three-act rock opera with a mystical alchemy vibe,†says Patton of Six Litanies for Heliogabalus, which is […]
Kimya Dawson Clears Up ‘Anyone Else But You’ Assumptions
THE MOLDY PEACHES: No, really, who’s got the crack? If you’re like us and figured “Anyone Else But You” was written as a spit-swapping duet between the Moldy Peaches back when they still liked one another, the following Kimya Dawson clarification might shock you: “Me and Adam Green wrote this song while sitting on a […]
Q&A: Mathew Jonson of Cobblestone Jazz
Mathew Jonson is mostly known for his fresh, slightly-mental take on minimal techno (see such slamming singles as “Decompression” and “Return of the Zombie Bikers”) and the carefully-curated roster of Wagon Repair, a Vancouver-based label he helped launch in 2004. Jonson didn’t get his start hand-crafting beats, however; his music background actually begins with his […]
Win a Pair of White Williams Tickets!
Blogs have been abuzz about White Williams‘ Hot Chip-ish electro pop since his minimal, subtle debut (Smoke, Tigerbeat6) dropped last fall. That includes everything from CMJ appearances to a recent L.A. gig that earned the following accolades from Bathtub Explosion: [White Williams] is a smooth operator; he doesn’t freeze up, he doesn’t fall down, and […]