VINTAGE S/T: A Conversation With … Santogold
DIPLO ON SANTOGOLD: ‘She’s the Cocteau Twins of krunk’ The following is the first in an ongoing series of “Vintage S/T” interviews, where we revisit an artist’s state of mind before the hype machine truly hit. Classic Q&A’s with some true icons will also appear from time to time … Interview by Andrew Parks Between […]
SOUL ON FIRE: Jamie Lidell @ Bowery Ballroom, 6.9.08
By Andrew Parks The last–hell, maybe the only–time I saw two shows in a row from the same act wasn’t a Radiohead residency or anything involving Phish. It was during Jamie Lidell‘s first round of Multiply dates. At the time, the beat conductor/crooner/Super_Collider alum was a veritable demigod among Wire readers and IDM heads that’d […]
COMING TO AMERICA: A Photo Diary of Efterklang’s First U.S. Tour
[Band portrait by Benjamin Kürstein] Text by Casper Clausen Photos courtesy of Efterklang Hello dear reader! From May 6th to June 3rd, Efterklang toured the US for the very first time in our eight-year history. A few of us had visited before, but for the majority of our nine people posse, this was a first […]
ANGER MANAGEMENT: All Was Not Well In the Shiny, Happy World of CSS Last Year
Lovefoxxx, on CSS’ ex-manager: “We want the cancer to reach him as soon as possible” [Photo by Roberta Ridolfi] By Aaron Richter It’s hard to imagine CSS–the Brazilian-borne band responsible for such playful singles as “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above”–ever getting mad. Perturbed maybe; but never to the point of sounding […]
1MM: Sigur Rós @ The Grand Ballroom, 6.16.08
Photos by Andrew Parks We’ll have a full “NY Conversation” report on yesterday’s Love Is All/Sigur Rós shows in the afternoon. But for now, here’s what you missed at The Grand Ballroom, as told from a front and center spot on the floor. Oh, to answer your question: Yes, the show was that emo, which […]
ARE YOU DEAD OR ARE YOU SLEEPING?: Modest Mouse @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, 6.20.08
[L to R: bassist Eric Judy, frontman Isaac Brock] Photos/Text by Andrew Parks (now UPDATED with a clear, relatively rested head) Wow, it’s really 4:26 a.m. on Friday morning, and I’m not up because of an all-nighter or any unfortunate combination of drinking and drugging; I’m up because Modest Mouse decided to do a 1:30 […]
CLASS ACT: My Brightest Diamonds’ Five Steps to the Perfect Song
My Brightest Diamond, on the guitar: “[It’s] like someone you’ve been married to for 35 years, and it’s still a great relationship, but the sex isn’t quite the same.” Story by Courtney Balestier Photos by Matt Wignal With her slight frame, sweet voice and luminous eyes, Shara Worden–the main creative force behind My Brightest Diamond–looks […]
DANCE OFF: Santos Party House vs. Webster Hall, Featuring Free Blood, Crookers and More
FREE BLOOD: VHS or beta style With so many parties vying for your precious time (and dwindling budget) this summer, self-titled is determined to find out who’s ruling the night these days. That way you can make a more educated decision the next time an evening calls for dancing with someone other than yourself. And […]
THE REAL THING: Meet the Singers That Move Made Out of Babies’ Julie Christmas
Julie Christmas, on performing: “Once it starts, I’m off, you know?” By Andrew Parks When Made Out of Babies‘ new label, The End, first sent a press release about the band’s third LP (The Ruiner, out today) singer Julie Christmas was positioned as a steel-throated bastard child of PJ Harvey, Karen O and David … […]