INTERVIEW: Petey Dammit of THEE OH SEES talks Floating Coffin, Dead Notes and High Guitars
San Francisco’s chaos-mongers Thee Oh Sees put on a mean live show – and their albums of crazy psych rock are pretty damn tasty too. In this, I interview high-hoisting bassist Petey Dammit on the subject of their new LP Floating Coffin.
LUNA/Dean & Britta’s DEAN WAREHAM and BRITTA PHILLIPS to Release Three Solo Albums
He Said: Dean Wareham talks about his solo album(s). She Said: Britta Phillips talks about her solo album. Here’s the early word on what to expect from these fab, married Luna ex-pats.
My Bloody Record Review: First Listen of “MBV” by My Bloody Valentine
I could spend 22 years fiddling about with a review of the new My Bloody Valentine album, but instead I’ll show you my gut reaction, on the first listen, as the world waited to download it.
FOALS: Too Much on the Subject of New Album “Holy Fire” and a Band I Love (+ new video!)
The first post of 2013 and I’m laying it out. My name’s Mikala and I’m a Foals-a-holic. And I’m also now trying to wrap my head around their new album “Holy Fire.”
AFGHAN WHIGS Deafen and Destroy in Seattle
The Pacific Northwest gathered in preparation for the rapture, rather the return of the Afghan Whigs, which was bigger, louder and more satisfying. Here’s what went down at the Showbox on November 3rd.
CAT POWER Live in Vancouver – Weird. Beautiful. Weirdly Beautiful.
Just days before she cancelled her European tour, Chan Marshall’s Cat Power performs at Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre and it’s a wild, utterly compelling combination of weird and beautiful.
CRYSTAL CASTLES bathed in haze of loud in Vancouver
Crystal Castles assaulted all senses at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom on October 26. This is the story of that show and how I ended up taking really bad pictures on stage.