- Doug Stephen in FOR FUCK SAKE EVERYONE KNOCK IT OFF WITH THE GOD DAMNED ACCORDIONS JESUS CHRIST Woah, okay Vice Magazine.
- Doug Stephen in Vampire Weekend - S/T I’ve never listened to a solo Paul Simon record, or to Graceland, so I don’t know about that. But the songs I’ve heard by Vampire Weekend...
- bjyhore in New Single: Patrick Wolf’s “Accident and Emergency” She had actually been robbed of it cant be cruel. Mistress. I could do. jennifer lopez porn Three.
i used to feel really sorry for athens, georgia’s band now it’s overhead because i am a punctuation geek and people are stupid and kept leaving that apostrophe out, which changes the whole meaning, people…geez! but anyway, back when i was in my saddle creek phase, this was my favourite band of the lot, and i still quite enjoy their albums, especially their first self titled endeavor. and andy lemaster himself was kind enough to answer our five questions - check ‘em out and then go to their myspace to check out the tunes.
ps. best answer to question 2 EVAR.
1. when historians listen to your most recent CD 1000 years from now, what will they say?
“Good thing the World Court passed the law of 2286 that made mandatory the bio-engineering of melancholy out of the human genome .”
2. if you could play a show with any band/musician living or dead, who would you pick and why?
Paris Hilton and I’d choose dead.
3. what is the strangest band-related dream (one of) you have had?
No one in our band is actually related, but it’s a dream of mine to marry a band-mate one day. I’d choose Curtis.
4. what do your fans look like?
Angels of mercy.
5. what bullshit do you run into at most every show that makes you think “man, this bullshit again?”"
Sodomy laws.
bonus question: why won’t you forget to tip your bartender?
Karmic blackmail.
Portland’s New Bloods are amazing. Drums, bass, and violin in tow, they rock out riot-grrl/dance-party style. Their first full-length album, “The Secret Life” is coming out on Kill Rock Stars this Tuesday. They’re playing a label showcase with Panther and Horse Feathers of which I will be in attendance before heading out on a tour of the mid-west, east coast, and then Europe.
Bass player Cassia, my coworker and good friend (yes, we rep for our friends around here. big deal.) has taken time out from working, rehearsing, and planning a three month tour and answered The Five Questions.
1. when historians listen to your most recent CD 1000 years from now,what will they say?
>>>Well, I honestly am not so sure there will be anyone living on earth in 1000 years, let alone copies of our album still in existence, due to the great catastrophes that are only bound to occur…but, I guess if that were to happen, that they’d say, “What is this beautiful noise? We must find these ladies graves and resurrect them from the dead with our crazy technology so they can play for us in the future.”
2. if you could play a show with any band/musician living or dead, who would you pick and why?
>>>I think we would pick either Sun Ra or Fela Kuti. Everything about their performance, the music, the dancing, the energy, would just be amazing to see and be a part of.
3. what is the strangest band-related dream (one of) you have had?
>>>For me, I think it’s like dreaming about work. You just dream about the things you actually do during the day. So, when I dream about New Bloods, it’s us sitting in the car, driving for hours, farting, smoking weed and making jokes.
4. what do your fans look like?
>>>Like wonderful people. They all have special light in their eyes and are the kindest, sweetest, most loving. These are emotional people we’re talking about. Their eyes get moist.
5. what bullshit do you run into at most every show that makes you think “man, this bullshit again?”
>>>Well, loading, unloading, loading and unloading is always a pain. And, we are always losing or breaking equipment. On our last tour, during our first two shows, someone broke the tambourine so then we were out one for the rest of the tour. It’s cool though.
The Offering blipped onto my radar sometime in mid-2007, and I haven’t taken my eyes off the band since. Their self-titled EP, released by the exceptional Safranin Sound record label, was on my “Best of 2007″ list, which means a hell of a lot to me, and it should to you, too. Because my list was the only actually correct one made.
Just kidding, kids. Well, kind of. My point is, you should be listening to The Offering right now.
The band will be releasing a full length sometime in May on Safranin Sound. It will be “…the most adventurous, risky record we’ve done yet, all but abandoning our pop roots for a little more rock n roll inspired experimentation and psychedelia.” Sounds like it’s going to be awesome.
Charles of The Offering was kind enough to subject himself to our 5 Questions routine, and if you keep moving your eyes in a downward direction, you can read his answers.
1. When historians listen to your most recent album 1000 years from now, what will they say?
1000 years from now global warming, terrorism, the war to fight terrorism, the destruction of civil liberties, the total annihilation of music as art, and many other historical and sociological factors will have led to one of two things: 1. we’ll all be dead, or 2. music will no longer exist, or will be controlled as if in some sort of strange vonnegutian existence. Pitchfork Media will offer online degrees in music theory, and their writers will be considered the authority on all things music. They will probably still not know who the fuck we are.
2. if you could play a show with any band/musician living or dead, who would you pick and why?
There are so many to choose from. Syd Barrett/Pink Floyd, Ian Curtis, Kurt Cobain, the Velvet Underground, the Zombies, Can, the Doors, Black Sabbath in the good years. All of the above? Shit, actually I’ve got it. The Four Seasons just after Genuine Imitation Life was put out. Fucking phenomenal.
3. What is the strangest band-related dream (one of) you have had?
I dreamt that my brother, who passed last year, came to see me at my mother’s house. He had blisters on his hands and dirt on his body. He was tired and gaunt looking but still healthier than he looked near the end of his life. He was eating gummy worms with a spoon out of a cereal bowl. He told me that he was tired. I asked him why. He said it was because “they have us digging holes”.
4. What do your fans look like?
Parasites.
5. What bullshit do you run into at most every show that makes you think “man, this bullshit again?”
We don’t generally run into much bullshit because we don’t care enough to really get involved but recently a show we played in philadelphia turned out to be a pretty miserable experience involving a certain band and their now apparent hatred for us not only as musicians but as people. I’m going to leave it at that as this is already a pretty severe beating on a very dead horse.
For those who don’t know, Au Revoir Simone have been there for me in so many ways: when I cried during “Grey’s Anatomy,” when I didn’t know who was going to sing the girl part during “Young Folks” at the Peter Bjorn & John show at The Empty Bottle, and when I discovered I enjoyed dancing naked in front of my mirror to the soothing sounds that only the keyboard can make. This Brooklyn electro trio knocked socks and hippie halter tops off with their debut album, Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation.
This past March, Au Revoir Simone released their sophomore album, The Bird of Music, and to celebrate my favorite electronic female threesome (no frat boy fantasies, thank you) Au Revoir Simone was kind enough to answer Superstarcastic’s dreaded Five Questions… Of FIRE! (Editor’s note: There is no fire, nor are the questions dreaded, but our writers do tend to be adjective-heavy.) On with the questions!
1. When historians listen to your CD 1000 years from now, what will they say?
Annie: Whoa! I can’t believe people used round pieces of plastic to put music on!
Erika: Keyboard revival!
Heather: Where are the guitars?
2. If you could play a show w/ any band/musician living or dead, whom would you pick and why?
Annie: ABBA, because I want to be them.
Erika: ELO, because they are geniuses.
Heather: Bjork, because she’s basically, well, god. Read more »
Having accompanied Patrick through the rollercoaster ride that was our high school choral program, I always knew he had the ability to reach notes that are well above the average singer’s stratosphere. However, I was not aware that the now seasoned singer accompanies his voice with silky smooth guitar rifts.What strikes a chord about Patrick is the passion and conviction he conveys through his original music. While displaying the capability of covering critically acclaimed artists such as Ray Lamontagne and Jeff Buckley, the original songs Patrick played were what really captivated the audience at the show I recently attended at The Globe in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Armed with little else but his guitar, a microphone and a beer, he had the entire well attended venue enthralled and on the edge of their seats.
“19 Year Old Junkie” is a song that I dare you to get out of your head after listening to it a few times (much like the theme from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. I’ll send you a cookie if you can get that out of your head). The tune tells the true story of Patrick’s trials and tribulations as an aspiring musician in the harsh, unforgiving entertainment business and how he coped with his struggles while living in Califorinia trying to become a star. The upbeat rhythm of the song does well in keeping the audience captivated to hear Patrick sing his story and it was a perfect song to start his set with.
“Waiting” is what i would consider Patrick’s go-to song, a perfect example of his vocal and musical ability shining through his song writing. Once again, I was very impressed with the ease in which his voice was able to hit the upper reaches of his range, something that cannot be ignored when listenig to him perform.
My only complaint is that I would have liked to see Patrick complimented with a complete band to see what he is fully capable of. His musically inclined brother did take the stage with him creating a mixed voice and guitar duet for the second portion of his set. But that was just a taste of how adding parts around Patrick has the potential for a special sound. Check out Patrick’s Myspace Page to listen to a few of his tracks and to find out when and where he’ll be gracing the stage with his presence next.
Patrick’s answers to the 5 questions after the jump: Read more »
Milwaukee’s basements have been glowing with a slightly goofier light the last few years. Yes, goofier than the typical Christmas lights and bare bulbs that usually adorn such places with names like “The Vault,” “The Breakfast Nook,” and one of Milwaukee’s newest basement venues, “Six Flags Great America.” The light is coming from the chests of the members of Terrior Bute, Brewtown synth-punk spazzes who tend to wear matching shirts with taplights attached to them as they bash their keytars during their shows. Also, they are totally super-young and teeny and adorable, and i say that as a straight male who dates people his own age. The Bute recently took their show out of the cellar and onto the road, playing a brisk two-week tour that sent them to New York, Baltimore, and various other destinations of an eastern persuasion. When they made it back to the home of the first place Brewers, they took some time to answer our five questions.
1. When historians listen to your most recent CD 1000 years from now, what will they say?
I liked it better when Cher did it.
2. If you could play a show with any band/musician living or dead, who would you pick and why?
OK, dream band: Jonathan Davis on vox, Fieldy on bass, Monkey on guit. and ?uestlove on drums.
3. What is the strangest band-related dream (one of) you have had?
OK, I had this dream (Henry). I was sitting at a huge banquette table out on a pier in the middle of the ocean. It was hot and sunny and I was just sitting at this huge table, and then beneath the sparkling blue waves I saw this massive swimming black translucent ghost. the ghost shot out of the water and put the sun in its mouth…which caused a solar eclipse…or what ever you would call the sun being blotted out by a ghost’s mouth…my friend JJ was there too and he turned to me after all this and said “what’s the real you Henry? How many of ‘you’ are there?” [NOTE: No, i’m not sure what this has to do with the band either.]
4. What do your fans look like?
Giant translucent swiming ghosts. [NOTE: Ah, now it makes sense.]
5. What bullshit do you run into at most every show that makes you think “man, this bullshit again?”
OK, so Ryan had this dream. We were all sitting in this giant baby basket and we all turned to each other and said “man, this bullshit again?”
Bonus question: If Hitler were cloned and birthed as a present-day infant, would it be possible to raise the clone as a productive member of society, or would it still only have one testicle and not eat meat? In other words: nature or nurture?
Jeff had a dream about this one… Jeff had a dream he was being chased by a big nazi man, only instead of having a regular head on his shoulders he had a a cooing baby there instead… and the baby had a man’s head…no, wait, never mind, it totally didn’t… pretty creepy…Jeff made a short story about it for a film class this semseter. You can read his blog about it at www.natureistherealbeast.net…???…
Their debut CD, Return to the Astro Castle, was released in August of last year on Milwaukee’s Vicious Pop Records. Groove to their single “I’m a Manican” and realize why girls my advanced age want to take them home and make them men. (Are they not men?)
