I don’t usually write like this, but I felt like to putting this up because it invites interpretation and discussion. “Movie making is a trick. Songwriting is a trick. If a song is done really well, the trick works. If not, people can see through it right away.” – David Byrne Sometimes I feel like […]
read moreMarley Carroll is now on Facebook. Watch in horror and amusement as he struggles against the unrelenting tide of Internet social networks! And become a fan. [link]
read moreTwo of my favorite bands popped up in the NYT’s RSS feed today. The Radiohead article talks up the band’s prowess in navigating the current and future music markets, and the Yo La Tengo article is an interview with Georgia and Ira about their influences (and influencing other bands). Nice.
read moreFever Ray is Karin Dreijer Andersson. She is also one-half of Swedish electronic group The Knife, a group that captured my attention (and affection) after releasing their song “Heartbeats” in 2003 . The fascinating thing about Fever Ray is her ability to make such evocative music from such a limited palette. On their own, the […]
read moreMy favorite Boards of Canada track. Set to “One Got Fat,” a bicycle-safety PSA from 1963. (*shudders*)
read moreHunk Clothing on Walnut St in Asheville. Loopy / glitchy DJ set, free local beer, cool clothes, discounts. Map!
read moreSolo DJ set this Saturday, August 15th at the Hookah Bar on N French Broad in Asheville. Expect to see some newer live looping, glitching and remix techniques for the “listening room” crowd. $5 cover, 10ish.
read moreEric Lindley is a singer, writer and friend based out of Los Angeles. He does many art-things, one of which is making beautifully hushed lo-fi songwriter material that recalls Smog, Elliott Smith and Red House Painters. His first full-length, “Nightcat!”, came out on Sounds Super in 2007. My favorite track from that album, “Shooting Range,” […]
read moreChris Clark records for Warp Records, the paragon of modern IDM and glitch music. I’ve been following him since 2003, when he released “Empty the Bones of You,” and since then his style has gotten progressively idiosyncratic, to the point where his signature sound can’t be mistaken for anyone else. It’s so ingrained, in fact, […]
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