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IN THE YEAR OF THE RAT: 2008’s Top LPs (So Far), Part Two
WHY?: Yoni Wolf (in the middle) shows off his Robert Van Winkle fade [Photo by Sarah Cass] self-titled‘s staff has decided to over-analyze 2008 a little early–sifting through our stacks before fall or winter’s big releases really hit. Presenting the premature Top 10 of managing editor Arye Dworken, with our final installment of LP picks […]
IT’S ALL A BLUR: Notes From the Drum Lines of the Boredoms’ “77BoaDrum” and “88BoaDrum”
[“77BoaDrum” portrait by Andrew Parks] No. 11. That was the spot assigned to Christopher “Pow Pow” Powell (Man Man, Icy Demons, Need New Body) when he was asked to be one of 77 drummers in the DUMBO performance of the landmark Boredoms piece “77BoaDrum.” While he was only a few kits away from the Japanese […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-19
At Terminal 5. Antipop Consortium is quite tight despite being broken up for years now. Beans has also gained a lot of weight somehow. # Dear Bowery Presents, stop kidding yourself and booking shows at this godforsaken venue. # Antipops last LP holds up pretty damn well live, especially that ping pong song and the […]
IN THE YEAR OF THE RAT: 2008’s Top LPs (So Far), Part One
JAY REATARD: The blood visions have stopped … for now [Photo by Andy Eisberg] self-titled‘s staff has decided to over-analyze 2008 a little early–sifting through our stacks before fall or winter’s big releases really hit. Presenting the premature Top 10 of associate editor Aaron Richter (picks from Andrew and Arye are on the way later […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-18
Downloading the new David Byrne/Brian Eno. Three purchase options. I went with the digital download + CD (to be mailed in December). # For $70 you can get a custom package that sort of looks like an ice cream cake with a house as decoration. # Upcoming later today: A Live Twitter of our first […]
I WAS THERE: The Faint @ Terminal 5, 8.19.08
Todd Fink of THE FAINT Text/Photos by Andrew Parks Not to sound prude or anything, but we blame the semen song. As in the final track on the Faint‘s last full-length, the placenta-or-bust opus Wet From Birth. That’s where we started to think “really, guys?” While the melancholic melodies for “Birth” the song was dead-on–a […]
THE S/T SCOOP: Bloc Party to Release New Record … This Thursday!
Yep, you read that right. In what likely won’t be the last final-hour full-length announcement of 2008, Bloc Party has announced the August 21 release of their third album, Intimacy. The band revealed all this excitement today during their first-ever Web chat with fans. According to a press release, Intimacy is the product of two […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-17
BRADFORD COX of ATLAS SOUND Go to Santos, 100 Lafayette! # Matt Cash has some wikkid disco rekkids # Tequila shots for EIC Andrews birthday… Wooooo!! # Shake and pop # Brian degraw just dropped “a milli” —something I never thought I’d see ever # Band you should listen to: Eddy Current Suppression Ring http://www.myspace.com/eddycurrentsuppressionring […]