Category archive for ‘Editorials’
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Interview with Dinosaur Jr’s Lou Barlow
There has always been tension between Dinosaur Jr’s Lou Barlow and J Mascis. At the peak of their success with the release of Bug, their relationship hit a tumultuous low when Mascis attacked Barlow on stage. The group broke up. In 2005, the original group reunited for a tour, but did not perform many of the songs from Bug. “We always had a [...]
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Beats Antique Breaking Barriers in 2012
When the clock struck twelve, we hope Beats Antique looked back on this past year and smiled. What should have come to mind was playing to their largest crowd ever (13,000 fans) alongside two of the biggest names in bass music, Pretty Lights and Bassnectar. And if that was not enough to coax a grin, surely this should: [...]
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Pitchfork’s Review of Childish Gambino Sparks Controvery
Every critic faces the same question at some point: “What’s the value of my opinion?” The natural impulse may be defensive but will typically follow with a self-reflective inquiry: “How is my opinion any better than anyone else’s?” Though it may stem from a moment of self-doubt, it is often someone else who will raise the question. This [...]
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Ellie Goulding [Interview] – The Bright Lights
The flight from London’s Heathrow Airport to New York’s JFK is 3,452 miles or approximately eight hours long. For many European musicians, it’s a journey on which their tour will never take them. And while it’s true that UK music sales in the US have increased in recent years, thanks largely in part to Coldplay, Radiohead Adele, Leona [...]
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Justice [Interview]: So Justice..
For the French production duo, Justice, four years have passed since their last album and c’est la vie. As Xavier de Rosnay explained to SF Critic writer, Collier Meyerson, backstage before their performance at this year’s The Creators Project in New York, “when you make a record the time doesn’t matter if it took four years or four [...]
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Creators Project – Justice, Karen O, Florence and The Machines, and More
Situated next to the East River down under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) normally boasts a European atmosphere with lingering patrons in cafes, coffee shops and bars speckled with affianced couples getting their photos snapped on its cobble stoned streets. However, this past weekend at The Creators Project those streets were sectioned off for the elite hipster crowd [...]
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Treasure Island Day 2 In Photos
Few things are better than lounging on a blanket in park, drenched in sun and with your friends. Very few things. One of those rare instances would be seeing The Antlers, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, Beach House and Explosions In The Sky while lounging on a blanket in the park, drenched in sun and with [...]
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Treasure Island Review: Day 1
First impressions: Treasure Island curates quality songwriters. With such limited space on the two-stage, staggered lineup, there wasn’t room in the day for a band to make it in on a fluke or buzz alone. Even the stuff that didn’t court my taste was solidly written, and as a result, no stage was a fanless island (ha, ha!). [...]
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Treasure Island 2011 Day 1 in Photos
I’m fairly certain I’m only speaking for a very small portion of Treasure Island goers, but the lineup for Saturday, a day usually reserved for the more electronic/dancey acts, was my favorite Saturday set out of the last three years. I know the masses were bummed there wasn’t an Oakenfold or a Deadmau5 (thought that didn’t stop the [...]
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NewVillager [Interview] Explain Their Mythos
There are just too many word that begin with “in-” to describe NewVillager: inspirational, introspective, instructional, and insightful, are just a few. The NY Magazine described them as “brilliant” and “highbrow.” Already some of you might assume that the art collective created by Ross Simonini and Ben Bromley is “too heady.” Even describing their characteristic style seems like [...]
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