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TEST PRESSING: Kwes Unveils the Title Track of ‘No Need To Run’

Diplo isn’t the only producer the xx scrapped from their debut album. They also cut the co-production of Kwes, which kinda makes sense once you hear the psychedelic beatscapes on his debut EP, No Need To Run. Due out on July 12 through Young Turks, it features the following tracks: 1. Hundertwasser 2. In & […]

MICROWAVE ONLY: Two Nights In Brooklyn, With Blessure Grave, Beach Fossils, Frankie Rose & the Outs, Wild Nothing and More

Photos by Turkishomework Just when we thought we’d never hear from her again–she has this way of disappearing without a trace, you see–Turkishomework filed two sets of photos from the past couple weeks. One is from our latest installment of OSCILLATIONS, featuring Blessure Grave, Led Er Est, Passions, and DJ Veronica Vasicka of Minimal Wave […]

1MM: A Few Photos From Isis’ Farewell Show In Brooklyn

Photos by Andrew Parks Everything you need to know about Isis‘ impact on underground metal was already explained in our extensive feature with frontman Aaron Turner, so we’ll just say this: self-titled have seen the band many, many times and last night’s Music Hall of Williamsburg show was one of their best sets yet–a LOUD, […]

PRIMER: Suckers On … Fantasy Films

Ziggy Stardust is great and all, but let’s be honest: one of David Bowie’s greatest contributions to popular culture is Labyrinth, the Jim Henson vehicle starring a young Jennifer Connelly, a sound stage full of manic Muppets, and one hell of a codpiece. Suckers know this. It’s one of the reasons why their long-awaited debut […]

THE SELF-TITLED INTERVIEW: Zola Jesus

Photos by Aaron Richter Interview by Andrew Parks As a general rule, we never interview artists at South By Southwest. While some publications are happy to squeeze a couple pull quotes out of a five-minute conversation, we’d rather save our enthusiasm for a later date–one where we’re not all high, drunk, rushed or some twisted […]

Dr. Dre Makes Excuses For That Weak Jay-Z Track of His

So the Kraftwerk beat ain’t that bad. It might even be great once a proper version drops. In the meantime, Captain Obvious (read: Dr. Dre) has released a statement on “Under Pressure,” the freshly-leaked Detox track that has some desk jockey shouting “New Music Cartel!” over its badly-compressed electro loops and the lazy Sunday efforts […]