March 2006

Recent little bits / Alden Penner

Calexico interview on Pitchfork. I wish I could still use the prefix ‘hometown heroes’ because I love that. Tucson represent. A lil’ Goldfrapp review and a lil’ profile of The Appleseed Cast for Spin’s band of the day. I was sick and missed all of No Fun Fest, which was very disappointing. The weekend before [...]

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Islands-Metric / Webster Hall

Looking for Big Hassle’s Sophie in Webster Hall’s balcony– Me: Hello, are you from Big Hassle? Girls: No, we’re from Canada. And so 80% of the night went. I love the Canadian invasion, by the way–Islands are joyful, AIDS Wolf fascinating, Wolf Parade tilt the room. Feist has a pretty voice. Metric are the best [...]

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Wolf Eyes, Pig Destroyer, Man Man

Oh, hello. A few updates: My review of Man Man’s Six Demon Bag is up on PopMatters right now. Interview with the band for Pitchfork coming soon. I had brunch with Man Man a couple weeks ago, then interviewed them last week. I think they’re probably one of my favorite interviews ever. I saw Pig [...]

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FAQ’s on the relationship between Kanye West and me

Wow, you love this. Here are some answers to some questions I’ve been getting. Q: Kanye? Really? A: Yes Q: Won’t he be mad that you put his AIM name on your blog? A: He doesn’t care.His AIM name’s been public knowledge. Q: This is fake. Kanye doesn’t really know what LOL means. A: Kanye [...]

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