Daily Archives: November 7, 2008
Video – Glasvegas "Geraldine" (Acoustic)
They’re currently the subject of our On The Cover feature, but this version of Glasvegas’ “Geraldine” features only singer James Allan and his acoustic guitar sitting in a hallway. It’s a stripped down, intimate and dare we say, pretty, version of the single. read more »
Pitchfork's Top 500 Songs Leaked
We got caught up in all the hype around this Barack guy, we lost sight of the really important stuff on Tuesday. Like the fact that somebody leaked the entire list of Pitchfork’s top 500 songs. read more »
Flashback Friday Video – Refused "New Noise"
Widely considered one of — if not the — best produced, written and recorded punk/hardcore album’s of all time, Refused left an indelible mark on musical history when they released their musical manifesto The Shape of Punk To Come a decade ago in 1998. With a nod to the classic Ornette Coleman album, the guys in Refused created an album that is both timeless in its sound as well as its importance to the overall landscape of modern music. In fact, upon finishing the recording, Refused felt topping it was impossible and immediately called it quits, creating an aura about them that far exceeded their importance as a working band. Ten years later it still sounds modern even though countless bands have tried to pull it off since. Indeed it was — and still is — The Shape Of Punk To Come. read more »
Stylee Fridays: Pop’Africana
Browsing over the stack of FADERs we’ve made this year, the Africa issue (F52) definitely stands out as one of our favorites—and it’s not just because it happened to be a style issue either. Re-reading … read more »
Photos: Barack Obama and Family on Election Night by David Katz
Considering the amount of radio stations and car stereos that have “My President is Black” on repeat, you can’t really blame us for our inability to wean ourselves from the brain-addling 24-hour news cycle or … read more »
Live – Hellogoodbye @ The Blender Theater At Gramercy | NYC
Much like T-Pain, Hellogoodbye rose to fame on the heels of the vocoder and it plays a heavy party in their live show. It was weird, but Forrest Kline kept mentioning how the sound that the vocoder emits is what it feels like to be on drugs. There were actually a ton of drug references during the performance to the all ages (16 and under must be accompanied by adult) crowd. Didn’t really go into the show thinking that this was going to be an open forum on hallucinogens and general mind-expanders. read more »
NYC: Harriet’s Alter Ego/Affordable Art Show
Tonight at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple, the good people at Harriet’s Alter Ego are throwing a fundraiser/art show/rager. Marketed as The Affordable Art Show, the event will exhibit mixed-media work by 20 emerging artists at … read more »
Split
One of the more head-scratching pairs to share opposite sides of a wax cylinder, New Jersey’s perennial post-hardcore behemoths Thursday and Japan’s post-screamo warriors Envy don’t exactly go together like two punks in a pit. In fact, from the outside looking in, they appear to be diametric opposites; one is mysterious, methodical and crushing, while the other is a rather ubiquitous fixture on the Warped circuit, as well as the (acknowledged) bridge between mall-core and credibility. read more »
Freeload: Born Ruffians, “Foxes Mate For Life” (Daytrotter Session)
Born Ruffians have just slipped through the cracks. We’ve put them in our magazine and mentioned them plenty of times on thefader.com but they can’t seem to get a break. Or maybe up here from … read more »
