Through the Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice In Wonderland

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Check out Heather Schofner’s racy photos from Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann’s fabulous performance of Through the Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice In Wonderland in Seattle.

 

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Liars

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Matthew Schuchman shot some great photos of Liars playing at Le Poisson Rouge in Brooklyn.

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Black Francis

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Check out Matthew Schuchman’s great photos from Black Francis’ show at Symphony Space in New York.

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Gus and bandmate Scout Willis

Following his son’s role in the rebrand of their website and what is probably a healthy dose of nepotism, Gawker reports that Rolling Stone owner Jann Wenner has named his newly graduated son the new head of RollingStone.com.

In an email sent out to Rolling Stone staffers today, the elder Wenner explained:

Dear all:

David Kang and I are very pleased —and I am very proud —to announce that Gus Wenner, after leading the re-launch re-design effort for our website, will now continue by heading up the overall operations of RollingStone.com.

Gus Wenner, 22, is a graduate of Brown University known for playing in an alt-country band with fellow celebuspawn/Brown student Scout Willis. Listen to what will surely be the future of Rolling Stone by clicking here.

Erskine’s songwriting moves into a stronger, more soulful arena, while keeping a gently rough skin on it with his solid, untaught vocals. And the horns running through the whole album are all good. The tracks “Pump Pump” and “Everything Is Broken” really show what these People are all about, blendering horns and throat-y vocals with some un-wanky, indie guitar noodling.

A disc made by a good-spirited Midwestern kid who grew up on the Style Council discography. Good stuff.

(Sick Room Records, PO Box 47830, Chicago, IL 60647)

Almost exactly one year after the first teaser trailer was released, a second trailer for Anchorman: The Legend Continues has made its way to YouTube. Production of the film is underway, and it is expected to hit theaters December 20, 2013.

Watch the trailer below, then check out 10 real-life Ron Burgundy moments.

Despite the years of development leading up to its release, Let It Buffer continues in the tradition of the band’s past. Graham Smith’s upbeat, densely packed lyrics leave little evidence of musical growth. Each song is short and rhythmic, with minimal instrumental interjections or vocal variety. Smith has a talent for writing lyrics that intertwine in a display of sarcasm and poetry that is dually pleasing and monotonous.

Songs like “Thelema and Louise” and “Lintel Rktu” differentiate themselves with catchy tunes and lyrics that, unlike most of the album, can be deciphered if only during the chorus. Though Kleenex Girl Wonder is repetitive, Smith has undoubtedly tapped into a musical venture that works for his voice and lyrical style. Each song is a swift, upbeat tune ending so rapidly that I am always left feeling a little dissatisfied.

Kleenex Girl Wonder has, without a doubt, found a committed fan base within the independent music scenes of Chicago and New York. The question is, will Graham Smith’s terse sound find footing amid a wider audience? Some bands are destined to break down garage doors and take the big stage, but perhaps the magnificence of Kleenex Girl Wonder is the band’s impassioned obscurity.

(This Will Be Our Summer Records, 96 Alps Road, Athens, GA 30606)

With two concurrent Black Flag reunions taking place in the summer of 2013 (Greg Ginn and Ron Reyes’s “official” Black Flag, and the Keith Morris-fronted FLAG), many have wondered whether the band’s longest-tenured and most-recorded vocalist, Henry Rollins, would be taking part in any tours, Black Flag-related or not.

Without specifically referring to either Black Flag incarnations by name, Rollins has addressed his take on reunions and musical performance in general in his latest LA Weekly column:

I got asked by someone if I was going to go on tour this summer and play what at this point is old music. I told the person that I wasn’t because that currently, my future is getting in the way of my past.

I tell you this because in the summer months, you can count on bands that have been gone for years who will reassemble and go onto stages all over the world playing “vintage music.” Perhaps they are on a Proustian mission to recapture that which has been lost. I read the interviews where the musicians claim that now they can really play this music. I don’t doubt them, but therein lies the problem. Musicians should not play Music. Music should play musicians…

This is why I stopped touring with a band. I put up my fists and there was no longer anything there. It was heartbreaking, but it was clear. Music had moved on. Such was my reverence for its limitless power, I faced this truth and moved on in search of new battles… To each their own. This is how I am running my show.

To read the entire article, click here.

Like its predecessor, Unsilent Death, Abandon All Life is loud, brutish, and short. But where Unsilent Death clocked in at about 12 minutes, the new one stretches out to about 17, with a few of the songs going over the three-minute mark — closer “Suum Cuique” is an epic five minutes, 21 seconds. The songs are also more dynamic, despite their short lengths. ”In Exodus” opens with the squall of feedback, accelerating into a furious pace, before pumping the breaks a bit for chugging finish — all within a scant minute and 18 seconds. “Tyrant” and “Absolute Control” are less-than-a-minute scorchers that the band is known for, while “Wide Open Wound,” which is one of lengthier songs, features an almost calm intro, giving way to doom-y chug and some insane breakdowns that are noisy and nasty. The title track blasts back and features a noisy break that sounds like a machine crashing and dying, while closer “Suum Cuique” is five minutes-plus of heavy apocalyptic vibes and hateful invective, which features more dirty crust/doom riffs, along with a biting guitar solo

With this release, Nails have managed to broaden their sound without diluting the intensity and violence inherent in their nasty art. In fact, minute-for-minute this could be the most pissed off record of the year.

(Southern Lord Recordings, PO Box 291967, Los Angeles, CA 90029)

Sadly, Philip Chevron, guitarist of The Pogues, has revealed that the head and neck cancer for which he received treatment in 2007 and a clean bill of health in April 2012 has returned.

In August 2012, Chevron and his doctors noticed a new tumor, and this one is in a position whereby treatment is ill-advised and would almost certainly cause a stroke. The cancer is therefore inoperable and will prove fatal in time, though it is at present impossible to measure life expectancy.

Chevron is currently taking a break from both The Pogues and his other band, the Radiators From Space. The Pogues are on a prolonged time out, emerging only in support of matters relating to their 30th anniversary this year. (via soundsxp.com)