The new Wedding Present single off this year’s El Rey may have a very Wedding Present sounding name in “Don’t Take Me Home until I’m Drunk”, but the tune seems more suitable for Gedge’s other band, Cinerama, with its soft and jangly approach-that is until the guitars kick in at the end. In other news, […]
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The Wedding Present “Don’t Take Me Home until I’m Drunk” video
October 5th, 2008
Magic Wands – Teenage Love
September 27th, 2008
I’m with Big Stereo, it tugs slightly at the strings of youth, but isn’t quite there. I do like her voice, though.
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SELLOUT: Interpol shills for Armani
September 27th, 2008
Unsurprising, really. Interpol has always seemingly positioned itself as a band that strived to appeal to those who appreciate the finer things. Slick threads, slick shoes, etc. Even though its musical roots adhere to a post-punk thread, its ideals never seemed married to the underground in any real way.
Foals “Red Socks Pugie” on Jimmy Kimmel Live 9-24-08
September 25th, 2008
I DVR’d Jimmy Kimmel Live last night hoping to catch Foals, but the preceding show ran over, which, of course, effed my chances. I was less than thrilled as I fast-forwarded through Kimmel’s blathering only to confirm my fear that, indeed, there would be no Foals for me. So, it was with great pleasure I […]
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Walkmen interview + video for “What’s in it for Me?”
September 25th, 2008
Good Walkmen interview over at Brooklynvegan. I haven’t had a chance to absorb the band’s latest, You & Me, fully quite yet, but they’re one of my favorite bands. I’m not sure why it took me so long to order the record; I’ve just been slow to buy music this year. But even with my […]
Devo, GG Allin, Plasmatics vinyl reissues via MVD
September 24th, 2008
Based on plans by big box shithouses like Best Buy to begin stocking vinyl anachronistically, MVD entertainment has a few vinyl releases on deck, featuring new and rare music by Devo, GG Allin, The Dwarves, and Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics. The vinyl resurgence is making money for many of those labels whose CD […]
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Even the knighted need to slamdance sometimes
September 23rd, 2008
Sir Ben Kingsley STOMPS into the shoes of Minor Threat’s Ian MacKaye from Mean Magazine on Vimeo. Not sure what to make of this video tribute to punk legends Minor Threat by Mean Magazine. Sir Ben Kingsley stars as Ian MacKaye. Well, at the very least, he’s got the haircut down pat. [via punknews]
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