Entries from September 2008

Magic Wands – Teenage Love

September 27th, 2008

I’m with Big Stereo, it tugs slightly at the strings of youth, but isn’t quite there. I do like her voice, though.

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SELLOUT: Interpol shills for Armani

September 27th, 2008

Unsurprising, really. Interpol has always seemingly positioned itself as a band that strived to appeal to those who appreciate the finer things. Slick threads, slick shoes, etc. Even though its musical roots adhere to a post-punk thread, its ideals never seemed married to the underground in any real way. 

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Silkworm drummer’s murderer being set free

September 26th, 2008

Oh, this is maddening. The woman who killed three Chicago musicians, including Silkworm’s Michael Dahlquist, is being released from prison after serving less than half of her eight-year sentence. According to the Chicago Tribune [via Pitchfork], this is how she’s getting off so easy: “Sliwinski’s time in prison was reduced by a sentencing law that […]

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Foals “Red Socks Pugie” on Jimmy Kimmel Live 9-24-08

September 25th, 2008

I DVR’d Jimmy Kimmel Live last night hoping to catch Foals, but the preceding show ran over, which, of course, effed my chances. I was less than thrilled as I fast-forwarded through Kimmel’s blathering only to confirm my fear that, indeed, there would be no Foals for me. So, it was with great pleasure I […]

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Walkmen interview + video for “What’s in it for Me?”

September 25th, 2008

Good Walkmen interview over at Brooklynvegan. I haven’t had a chance to absorb the band’s latest, You & Me, fully quite yet, but they’re one of my favorite bands. I’m not sure why it took me so long to order the record; I’ve just been slow to buy music this year.  But even with my […]

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POSTER: Love Will Tear Us Apart. Again.

September 25th, 2008

This poster by Martin Dominguez charts each instrument second by second in Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” Man, designers are all over this song lately.

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MBV Reunited, Loud and Finding the Love

September 24th, 2008

NYT profile on MBV post-ATP. “Loveless” was difficult and expensive to make. Its songs are filled with emotional turmoil and enveloped in otherworldly sounds that had Mr. Shields recording in studio after studio, perpetually dissatisfied. The album’s cost has been estimated at £250,000, about $458,000, which helped to bankrupt its independent record label, Creation. “It […]

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