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1MM: self-titled Presents OSCILLATIONS With Jay Reatard/Crystal Antlers/Amazing Baby/Women @ Glasslands Gallery, 10.25.08
Jay Reatard drops his Flying V, recreates the cover of ‘Superfuzz Bigmuff’ Photos by Andrew Parks All right, we gotta be honest here: Brooklyn, you nearly brought self-titled to tears on Saturday. While the weather outside looked like monsoon season as Glasslands opened its doors, you guys packed the place within a few hours. As […]
CONFESSIONS OF A CMJ VIRGIN: Day 5, OSCILLATIONS F/ Women, Crystal Antlers, Amazing Baby, Jay Reatard and DJ Blaqstarr
Best. Night. Ever. It’s after 11 on Sunday evening, just 10 hours since The CMJ Virgin opened one eye at a time and hesitantly removed himself from beneath the covers of his bed. A little less than 24 hours since Jay Reatard rocked his face off at the self-titled/R5 CMJ bash. A solid day since Amazing […]
Cheap Drinks, A Free After-Party and Jay F**king Reatard @ Glasslands Tonight!
Please buy this man–Jay Reatard’s bassist, Stephen Pope–a beer tonight Just five more hours until we open the doors at Glasslands tonight and bring you ridiculously intimate sets from the following people: Women – 9:30 Crystal Antlers – 10:30 Amazing Baby – 11:30 Jay Reatard – 12:30 Limited advance tickets are still available at Ticketweb […]
CONFESSIONS OF A CMJ VIRGIN: Day 4, Featuring Late of the Pier, James Lavelle, Soulwax and Pete Tong
Part of the weekend never dies. In all fairness, Ms. CMJ Virgin has gotten a shit deal this week. Typically, her concert-going relies upon +1 guest-list spots, which our dear ol’ Mr. Virgin is always happy to provide. But the admit-one-only CMJ badge (a useless tool if ever there was one) has nixed any prospects […]
A STAR IS BORN: s/t Managing Editor Arye Dworken debuts on MTV2’s Subterranean
self-titled Managing Editor Arye Dworken is a damn handsome man. Last night he had his small-screen debut on MTV2’s Subterranean with an interview of Brooklyn duo Matt & Kim. Arye asked the tough questions and looked like a regular John Norris. (Too bad they spelled his name wrong…oopies!) However, we only have one question for you, Arye: […]
CONFESSIONS OF A CMJ VIRGIN: Day 3, Featuring a Dilemma and a Solution
Good decision-making can lead to excellent life opportunities (and sometimes free beer). Last night, The CMJ Virgin had an important decision to make. And having been denied entry to several shows the night prior, he found himself conflicted about how to proceed for the evening. The options were plentiful: He considered catching The Muslims at […]
YOU HEAR IT FIRST: S/T’s Managing Editor Gets ‘Subterranean’ Screen Test Tonight!
As you might have noticed in recent months, self-titled struck a loose partnership with MTV2‘s Subterranean show earlier this year, one where the folks over there shared their favorite clips with us while we schooled them on some of our favorite acts. Tonight at 1 a.m. EST, our managing editor, Arye Dworken, takes things to […]
The Juan MacLean Kick Acid-Techno Ass, Almost Make Up For CMJ’s Endless ‘Issues’
self-titled ignores Santos’ ‘no photos’ rule to score a disco inferno shot Text/Photos by Andrew Parks While our beloved CMJ Virgin had a hell of a time at the ‘Red Bull lounge’ on Tuesday night, it took the rest of self-titled‘s staff all of 10 minutes on Wednesday to realize why we skipped CMJ last […]