Tame Impala have spent the best part of this year jamming, getting signed to Modular, and putting the DUUUUUDE, WHOOOOAH and SWEEEEET back into psychedelic rock. The Australian trio have an amazing new EP out and recently stopped staring at their Magic Eye poster long enough to answer our three little questions. Tame Impala – [...]
01.11.08.
If Blaqstarr is the new (less steroid-stuffed) Timbaland does that make Dan Black the new (less smug) Timberlake? The answer, my friends, is blowing in this new remix of Yours. Dan Black – Yours (Blaqstarr remix) [mp3] [Buy]
01.11.08.
If you look to the left you will notice we now have a MySpace page and a Facebook group. Woah. Go and be our friends, we promise to tell you secrets. Then join us tomorrow as we hurtle further into the future. Can – Future Days [mp3] [Buy]
01.11.08.
The first time we heard Arch M‘s majestic 21st Union we thought, wow, this is just like our favourite daydream, the one where we’re racing dune buggies with Bushwick Bill on a beach made of marshmallow. The second time we heard it we thought, what songs does Arch M AKA Corey Reid like? Does he [...]
01.11.08.
If you’ve heard The Mars Volta then you’ve heard songwriter and guitarist Omar Rodriguez Lopez. If you’ve heard Omar Rodriguez Lopez then you’ve heard intricate experimental rock improv and EPIC SHREDDING. Our pals at Stones Throw have just released his awesome new solo album, Old Money, and it’s available exclusively at their webshop. Omar Rodriguez [...]
01.11.08.
When Kanye’s Paranoid leaked last week Kid Cudi was credited on the chorus which was weird because it didn’t sound like him. Now the full album has appeared and it seems the real guest is London’s Mr Hudson. So “the black Phil Collins” is singing with a dude we once called ‘the new Sting’. 80s [...]
01.11.08.
We enjoy wallowing in doom and depravity as much as the next blog. That’s why Salem is the band for us. They sound medicated, filthy, and take the dosed up sound of Texan rap far too literally. Chopped and screwed? This band will cut you up and fuck the leftovers. After the jump Heather and [...]
01.11.08.
How To Turn The Corpse That Spiraled Out Into Phantom Hallways Into The Corpse That Spiraled Out Into A Sweaty Nightclub, Part 3. Starring Deerhunter and Simian Mobile Disco. Deerhunter – Octet (Simian Mobile Disco Re-Edit) [mp3]
01.11.08.
If you’ve been to a gig in London this week then you have probably seen PENS. Our new favourite all-girl lo-fi garage pop trio has been spreading fun and awesomeness throughout the capital, supporting the likes of Telepathe and Jay Reatard. After the jump Amelia from the band talks to us about swans, eyelash tinting [...]
01.11.08.
Erol Alkan (photo credit: Leonie Purchas for FADER) The 10th anniversary issue of the FADER is out now. You can download it for free here and read my interviews with DJ and producer extraordinaire Erol Alkan, actor/writer/director/geek Richard Ayoade and designer and wool guru Colin Henderson.
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