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Tag: music commentary

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Kirin J. Callinan’s “Embracism”

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By Zachary Lipez | August 2, 2013
By Zachary Lipez | August 2, 2013

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Kirin J. Callinan’s “Embracism”

Kirin J. Callinan’s “Embracism” isn’t my song of the summer yet, but it will be. This song, this lurching life-dirge of Frank Tovey covering...

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Speedy Ortiz’ “No Below”

Music
By Amy Klein | July 31, 2013
By Amy Klein | July 31, 2013

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Speedy Ortiz’ “No Below”

The western Massachusetts band Speedy Ortiz's “No Below” is a strange summer hit. It’s a song about hitting rock bottom, about literally looking...

Drew Daniel (Matmos) Talks Daft Punk’s “Doin’ It Right”

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By Drew Daniel | July 30, 2013
By Drew Daniel | July 30, 2013

Drew Daniel (Matmos) Talks Daft Punk’s “Doin’ It Right”

Before I explain why I’m talking about this song and not “Get Lucky,” I’m going to cough up two kinda obvious points about the Daft Punk album as...

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Kurt Vile’s “KV Crimes”

Music
By Mish Way | July 29, 2013
By Mish Way | July 29, 2013

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Kurt Vile’s “KV Crimes”

My band was on tour somewhere in America. I can’t remember where because that’s what touring does to you. Our guitarist had ripped the latest Kurt...

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks A Band Called Death

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By Amy Klein | July 27, 2013
By Amy Klein | July 27, 2013

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks A Band Called Death

All the great rock & roll movies are about something besides rock & roll. Often, they tell the story of a hero, or more likely, an anti-hero, on a...

James Chapman (Maps) Talks Whirr’s Around

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By James Chapman | July 24, 2013
By James Chapman | July 24, 2013

James Chapman (Maps) Talks Whirr’s Around

I like records that take me on some kind of journey, music that makes me forget about everything else and that I can lose myself in. Around...

Anthony Anzaldo (Ceremony) Talks the New Flesh’s Reality

Music
By Anthony Anzaldo | July 22, 2013
By Anthony Anzaldo | July 22, 2013

Anthony Anzaldo (Ceremony) Talks the New Flesh’s Reality

About six months ago, the Oakland Metro opera house hosted the Subversion Vol. 1 festival. I was unable to attend any of the three-day festivities...

Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Talks Tom Waits’ and Anton Corbijn’s Decades-Long Photographic Collaboration

Music
By Randy Blythe | July 20, 2013
By Randy Blythe | July 20, 2013

Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Talks Tom Waits’ and Anton Corbijn’s Decades-Long Photographic Collaboration

Due to my job as a professional musician, I'm quite used to being the focus of a photographer's lens. I have stood there staring, making the same...

Aaron Hemphill (Liars) Talks the Legendary Pink Dots’ The Gethsemane Option

Music
By Aaron Hemphill | July 19, 2013
By Aaron Hemphill | July 19, 2013

Aaron Hemphill (Liars) Talks the Legendary Pink Dots’ The Gethsemane Option

The Legendary Pink Dots' 2010 album Seconds Late for the Brighton Line was the first album I ever pre-ordered online. The package...

Tim Harrington (Les Savy Fav) Talks Whatever Brains’ Whatever Brains

Music
By Tim Harrington | July 18, 2013
By Tim Harrington | July 18, 2013

Tim Harrington (Les Savy Fav) Talks Whatever Brains’ Whatever Brains

There is a longstanding tradition in counterculture music of naming your band something so off-putting or so inane that it dares the world to dis...

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