1MM: Ladytron @ Terminal 5, 6.25.08
Photos by Andrew Parks Still think Ladytron‘s ‘just another electro-clash act’, a survivor of a subgenre that barely made it past its infancy stage? Here are four reasons you’re wrong … [audio:http://www.self-titledmag.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/02%20Destroy%20Everything%20You%20Touch.mp3] “Destroy Everything You Touch” [audio:http://www.self-titledmag.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/09%20Evil.mp3] “Evil” [audio:http://www.self-titledmag.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/02%20Ghosts.mp3] “Ghosts” [audio:http://www.self-titledmag.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/04%20Runaway.mp3] “Runaway” More evidence is available after the jump …
1MM: King Khan and the Shrines @ South Street Seaport, 6.27.08
Photos by Aaron Richter As pulse-quickening as it was to see A Place to Bury Strangers in broad moonlight at Manhattan’s South Street Seaport on Friday, self-titled was especially psyched about the stateside debut of King Khan and the Shrines. Touring fresh off the release of a catalog-skimming Vice compilation, the BBQ-free band tore through […]
FREE ASSOCIATION: Wolf Parade’s Track-By-Track Breakdown of “At Mount Zoomer”
Interview by Andrew Parks Photos by Mego Sam Cecil self-titled could care less about whether or not Wolf Parade ever delivered on the “next Arcade Fire” promises of hype-happy critics who couldn’t help but attach highfalutin expectations to the band’s breakout 2005 debut, Apologies to the Queen Mary (Sub Pop). To be honest, the only […]
1MM: Made Out of Babies @ Union Pool, 6.24.08
Photos by Andrew Parks Sorry for the lateness of this photo set, but we wanted to leave some space between Made Out of Babies‘ record release show and Julie Christmas’ self-titled essay about the singers that inspire her caterwauling, wail-to-whisper vocal range. As you might imagine from the size of Union Pool’s “venue,” the show […]
CURSIVE VS. THE 6TH ALBUM: Tim Kasher Shares An Exclusive Studio Diary
self-titled was so blown away by Cursive‘s live preview of their next LP that we hunted down Tim Kasher for a rundown of where the record’s at. Here’s what he had to say … It started … let me think here … about a year and a half ago, when (bassist) Matt (Magin) and I […]
THE S/T INTERVIEW: Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers
Tom Rowlands, on The Chemical Brothers’ mission statement: “We wanted machines to sound like they were sweaty and deranged and wild–things people associate with rock music.” [Photo by Hamish Brown; L to R: Ed Simmons, Tom Rowlands] Interview by Andrew Parks We’ve always been blown away by the people who brush off the Chemical Brothers‘ […]
1MM: Boris @ Webster Hall, 7.10.08
Photos by Andrew Parks self-titled has seen so many Boris shows (including this special set a few months back) that we seriously considered skipping last night’s Webster Hall gig, easily their biggest New York City show yet. Boy are we glad we didn’t. As you’ll see from the first photo after the jump, people were […]
PRIMER: Abe Vigoda Breaks Down Smashing Pumpkins’ Back Catalog
[Photo by Dan Monick] In an interview with Paper Thin Walls way back when, Abe Vigoda guitarist/vocalist Juan Velazquez seemingly lost a few of the band’s Smell-related cool points by saying, “I don’t know if we sound anything like them but we’re all definitely Smashing Pumpkins geeks. Like I’m definitely psyched that ‘Cherub Rock’ is […]
1MM: Oneida/High Places/Titus Andronicus/Abe Vigoda/Vivian Girls/Ponytail @ The Yard, 7.12.08
Molly Siegel of PONYTAIL Photos by Emily Elsen Before we get into our shots from Todd P’s marathon of a summer party, here are links to each of the bands along with an s/t-approved MP3. [audio:http://www.self-titledmag.com/wp-content/uploads/audio2/01%20Dead%20City_Waste%20Wilderness.mp3] Abe Vigoda, “Dead City/Waste Wilderness“ [audio:http://www.self-titledmag.com/wp-content/uploads/audio2/04%20Up%20with%20People.mp3] Oneida, “Up With People“ [audio:http://download.stereogum.com/mp3/High%20Places%20-%20Shared%20Islands.mp3] High Places, “Shared Islands“ [audio:http://www.nowwearefree.com/music/yummypigtails.mp3] Ponytail, “Celebrate the […]