Archive for July, 2010

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Paul A Rosales

Get Into My Hot Tub Paul Andrew Rosales’ AM pop is soaked in so much reverb, echo and distortion that it splinters into a million pieces and regroups to form his delicately distorted psychedelic pop. With the exploratory propensity of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and the crusty murk of Kurt Vile, there are elements of […]

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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Fuck Buttons interview

Subliminal Binaural Frequencies   Their abrasive electronic music has cast shadows over the pop world, producing two critically acclaimed albums that delve into unexplored psychedelic territory. Ben Power from UK band Fuck Buttons spoke with EMJ’s David Klein about making music with his friend Andrew Hung and sounding out infectious subliminal frequencies. Even a passing […]

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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Philip Seymour Hoffman 12″

Sipping On A Cuddle Puddle Champion of the Leftist art radicals injecting eerie experimentalism and cheery fun into the New York music scene, Philip Seymour Hoffman has announced the release of his debut 12″ record. We’ve already raved about his hazy euphoria and praised his loopy vocals, now PSH has announced he’ll be releasing Semi-Marxist […]

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Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Die! Die! Die! live photos

Die! Die! Die! with Sets and The Golden Awesome Friday, July 23, 2010 Bodega, Wellington Photos by Rachel Brandon   More photos of Die! Die! Die!, Sets and The Golden Awesome

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Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Zach Hill- Face Tat

Urinating Cops One day a girl goes psycho and smashes everything in her house and then goes on a badass reign of terror over town, lighting things on fire, jumping on top of cars, carving up fences and spitting in peoples’ faces. Even though it ends with the cops, she’ll never give in. She makes […]

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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Die! Die! Die! interview

Empty Streets I Walk For You   Their third album Form only came out this week, but Die! Die! Die! has already recorded the bulk of what could potentially be their next album. Andrew Wilson and Mikey Prain tell us about how they came to sign with Flying Nun and dealing with the competitive overseas […]

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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Mammal Airlines live photos

Mammal Airlines with Oligocene Drowning Friday, July 16, 2010 Happy, Wellington Photos by Rachel Brandon More photos of Mammal Airlines and Oligocene Drowning

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Monday, July 19th, 2010

FRIENDSHIP

Carry Me In Your Backpack  Total carnage and garage rock riffs with splintering drums set the backbone for the songs of London duo FRIENDSHIP. Will de Witt (guitar, bass, loops) and Daniel Hills (drums, vocals) formed the band in 2007 and this April released a split 7″ with Die! Die! Die! after opening for them […]

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Friday, July 16th, 2010

Knots

Like Sand Through An Hour Glass   From time to time it’s nice to discover an artist whom you’d previously let slip by. Knots is one of those peculiar artists. Neal, a solo musician from Calgary, Canada released his debut album The Blistering Sun, The Pale Moon, Hahahaha last year. Drawn to my attention now, […]

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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

The Ocean Floor

Summer Comes Every Year   Those of you who are jealous of the Northern hemisphere which is right now bathed in glorious sunshine can lie back and indulge in some sultry, sunny American folk music. The Ocean Floor is a band from Portland, Oregon, associated with the Electricity/Lust record label, home to other warm hearts […]

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