Carl Wilson chats with Joe Pernice: the interview proper and the outtakes.
Category Archives: Music
October 1, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Recommended Music Writing: 1 October 2009
Categories: Books, Music
September 30, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Recommended Music Writing: 30 September 2009
Categories: MusicOnly one for today: Norman Brannon on the Black Lips/Wavves skirmish, its weird echoes of hardcore-scene posturing from decades past, and its implications.
September 25, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Recommended Music Writing: 25 September 2009
Categories: MusicOne: Molly Templeton on Music Fest NW: Thursday and Friday recaps are currently up, with Saturday to follow. Two: Elizabeth Isadora Gold on Philadelphia soul and her father’s involvement with it. Three: Why?’s Yoni Wolf talks records, including the Counting Crows’ debut. No, seriously. Four: Frank Portman on his new novel and Bay Area punk … Continue reading
September 23, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: David Bazan, Rocky Votolato, Stephen Elliott
Book Tour / Living Room
Categories: Books, MusicTags:: David Bazan, Rocky Votolato, Stephen Elliott
Last month, there was some talk here of the tours of house shows undertaken by musicians like David Bazan and Rocky Votolato. (As an aside, Mr. Bazan’s Curse Your Branches is a fantastic, haunting record, and well worth your time and money.) With that in mind, it’s worth mentioning that Stephen Elliott’s book tour for … Continue reading
September 18, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Reviews: 1990s Seattle Style
Categories: Me, Music, ReviewTwo new Delorean reviews I wrote are up at Tiny Mix Tapes: one, on the reissue of Sunny Day Real Estate’s LP2; the other, on Sharks Keep Moving’s 1998 Desert Strings and Drifters.
….which is a fancy way to point out that, since her arrival in Prague earlier this month, Daphne Carr has been doing a whole lot of blogging over at The Music Issue. As with pretty much anything Daphne does, it’s highly recommended: viewpoints into unexpected musical avenues and historical legacies in Eastern Europe.
September 8, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Anchor Brain, Providence
Providence and the Record Labels That Call It Home
Categories: MusicTags:: Anchor Brain, Providence
A press release received over the weekend pointed me in the direction of the new Providence-based record label Anchor Brain. My interest is definitely piqued: it looks like an artist-run label with upcoming releases from Chinese Stars and Six Finger Satellite, and this interview indicates that an experimental spirit is present. So: thumbs up so … Continue reading
September 4, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: The Albertans
Reviewed: The Albertans // Legends of San Marco
Categories: C&U, Music, ReviewTags:: The Albertans
The Albertans: Legends of San Marco (Ernest Jenning Record Co.) The restrained pop of “Marie,â€� the song that opens Vancouver-via-Brooklyn-via-Alberta group The Albertans’ album Legends of San Marco, is a good indication of the sensibility to come: a subtlety that calls to mind The Go-Betweens, interplay among multiple vocalists, and a sense that this band’s … Continue reading
September 4, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Reykjavik!
Reviewed: Reykjavik! // The Blood
Categories: C&U, Music, ReviewTags:: Reykjavik!
Reykjavik!: The Blood (Kimi) If Reykjavik!’s 2006 Glacial Landscapes, Religion, Oppression & Alcohol was the sound of innovative late-90s hardcore (think Refused, think Blood Brothers) gone epically irreverent, this is something stranger: an AmRep crunch spliced with manic vocals halfway between doom metal and hair metal. In places, this takes it to somewhere close to … Continue reading
September 3, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Ty Segall
Reviewed: Ty Segall // Lemons
Categories: C&U, Music, ReviewTags:: Ty Segall
Ty Segall: Lemons (Goner) Lemons is the second album from Ty Segall, a San Francisco-based garage-rocker with ties to Thee Oh Sees. (John Dwyer’s Castle Face Records released album no.1 from Segall.) And while Segall is fond of throwing the occasional odd effect on his guitar, his work here takes a far more traditional path … Continue reading
September 3, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Portland Cello Project
Reviewed: Portland Cello Project // The Thao & Justin Power Sessions
Categories: C&U, Music, ReviewTags:: Portland Cello Project
Portland Cello Project: The Thao & Justin Power Sessions (Kill Rock Stars) The name of the Portland Cello Project tells you much of what you need to know about them; additionally, the number of cellists ranges from eight to sixteen, and their repertoire can include anything from classical pieces to video-game themes. Their latest includes … Continue reading
September 2, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Screaming Females, Shellshag
Brief, Live: Shellshag, Screaming Females; Mercury Lounge, 09.01.09
Categories: Live, MusicTags:: Screaming Females, Shellshag
Shellshag. Noisy, covers-friendly duo. Epic drum fills, and an epic drum tower to close out their set. Also in the set in question: a pretty solid version of Liz Phair’s “Fuck and Run,” and a reminder that I really need to delve into the back catalog of This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb one of … Continue reading
September 2, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Culture Links: 09.02.09
Categories: Books, Comics, MusicOne: Doug Mosurock, in the process of delivering a contrarian take on Sic Alps, throws in a Kent McClard reference, and the mind of this aging hardcore kid is somewhat blown. Two: While looking at this article concerning a t-shirt that really shouldn’t be controversial (but was), I was reminded of my own first encounter … Continue reading
One: For Jacket Copy, some thoughts on fictional bands. Among the works discussed: Ben Greenman’s Please Step Back, Joe Pernice’s It Feels So Good When I Stop, Jonathan Lethem’s You Don’t Love Me Yet, Annie Proulx’s “Heart Songs,” and Camden Joy’s Boy Island. Two: For Dusted, some thoughts on Forest Fire’s Survival. Three: For Flavorwire, … Continue reading
Jason Diamond on zines and mid-90s punk albums’ art.