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The Steeple’s Shadows
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Interview: Wavves
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Show Review: Bane at the Webster Underground, Hartford 8/13/10
August 31st, 2010
The Steeple’s Shadows
He wanted to slip away into the church, then burst through the heavy doors and out into the day and keep running until the steeple faded from sight.
Interview: Wavves
Nathan Williams munches on pot brownies and shares his thoughts on the press, songwriting, and weed.
Show Review: Bane at the Webster Underground, Hartford 8/13/10
In “Can We Start Again” Bane asks us: “Do you still believe?” I for one can answer, “I do.”
Show Review: Arcade Fire at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville 8/9/10
The crowd is unusually into this show...
Spiritualized at Radio City Music Hall, New York 7/30/10
Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space.
- Interview: Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta - A condensed version of this interview was originally published in Verbicide issue #18 -... More →
- Interview: Sunny Day Real Estate - In late 2007 during some off-time from the Foo Fighters, bassist Nate Mendel started... More →
- Interview: Olivia Munn - You’ve admitted to sucking at video games, but you co-host a video game show. How did... More →
- Interview: Zach Galifianakis - Originally published in Verbicide issue #22 - Anyone who was suckered into seeing the... More →
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Here We Go Magic – Terminally Chill
- Deer Tick – Piece By Piece, Frame By FrameRecorded late last year at Black Dirt Studios in upstate New York, The Black Dirt Sessions is a deeply personal record from Deer Tick and most especially from lead vocalist and songwriter John McCauley. It is...
- Wavves – Post AcidThis is a download for “Post Acid” by Wavves, aka Nathan Williams. Click (control click for pc) to download! Wavves - Post Acid (5)
- Yacht – NauseaIt’s been nearly a year since Yacht released their critically acclaimed album See Mystery Lights for James Murphy’s DFA Records, so the always-busy electronic-pop duo are getting ready to write and record...
- Bonjay – StumbleSometimes the most unlikely pairings make for the most interesting outcomes. This could not be truer in the case of Toronto’s Bonjay. The duo will release their Broughtupsy mini-album in September. The preview...
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INSTRUMENTS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – Music For Paradise Armor
- THE HIGH CONFESSIONS – Turning Lead Into Gold With The High ConfessionsKnowing in advance that The High Confessions were a super-group featuring Chris Connelly (Ministry), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Sanford Parker (Minsk), and Jeremy Lemos (White/Light), my expectations for this...
- JAILL – That’s How We BurnThe story of Milwaukee’s Jaill sounds like it was ripped straight out of a screenplay for the indie hit of the year: Vincent Kircher and Austin Dutmer realize they’re getting older and decide to finally...
- THE ARTIFICIAL SEA – UnwrittenThe Artificial Sea is a duo of American artists who put together a blend of multi-instrumental wonder from the superbly talented Kevin C. Smith with Alina Simone delivering lyrics with a sound that carries a haunting...
- BLONDE REDHEAD – Penny SparkleIt’s been peeling away for a while, but at this point the tense, calculated, economic guitar blasts of Blonde Redhead have completely disappeared — as if swept under the doormat with the rest of the ‘90s....
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The Steeple’s ShadowsSeville slouched at the end of the line near a timid child with sockets plunged so deep in his skull that the arches of his brows cast dour shadows over his chubby cheeks as a vagrant breeze pilfered the sweet pungent sting of pulverized ginger and garlic and powdered curry spices wafting from his dark [...]
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Interview: WavvesA lot has happened to Nathan Williams, front man of the lo-fi trio Wavves, in the past two years. He’s gone from being the blogosphere’s darling to its most divisive figure in the space of a year. His 2009 self-titled album channeled San Diego’s beach weather as much as downcast mopey-ness on its fuzz-fog-shrouded surf-punk, [...]
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Show Review: Bane at the Webster Underground, Hartford 8/13/10In their nearly 15 years of existence, Bane have established themselves as one of the defining, if not the defining, modern hardcore band. Through a combination of relentless touring and top quality recorded efforts including regular album releases and the occasional seven-inch or EP, Bane has built a loyal fan base worldwide. Their [...]
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Show Review: Arcade Fire at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville 8/9/107:45 pm, Nashville, Tennessee, waiting in line. After a lengthy wait, which causes us to miss the opener, we’re finally in our seats: stage left, just below the balcony, and directly in front of the speakers. This could get loud, folks. At least, I hope so. By 8:30 the room is packed. The crowd is [...]
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Spiritualized at Radio City Music Hall, New York 7/30/10On July 30, 2010 Spiritualized took the stage of Radio City Music Hall to perform their classic 1997 album Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space in its entirety, backed by an eight-piece string orchestra, horn section, and gospel choir. The only performance of its kind to be performed stateside, this concert allegedly [...]
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Interview: Nic Offer of !!! (Chk Chk Chk)!!!’s name may be un-Google-able, but nothing better describes the band’s blend of spacey dancefloor rock, borrowing liberally from the explosive energy of punk and European clubs alike. This isn’t music that will wake you up — it’s music that won’t let you sleep. While indie rock was flooded with bands rediscovering dance in the [...]
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Interview: Mark Mothersbaugh of DevoOctober 14, 1978. It was the fall of my senior year in high school. My buddy’s parents were out of town and you know exactly what that meant: throw-down! The keg was flowing and the party raging. It must have been about midnight. I was walking down a long hallway [...]




