Freak Scene #47: Sex Church, The Mantles and Aran Ruth

In this week’s Freak Scene, Jamie Johns goes back to covering some new and some not new releases from the weird (pop) underground. Click below for Sex Church, The Mantles, and Aran Ruth.

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Freak Scene #46: Wierd Records

In this week’s Freak Scene, Jamie Johns brings us into the cold world of Wierd Records and the weekly Wierd party. Read about new records from Xeno and Oaklander and Led Er Est, check out a playlist by Wierd founder Pieter Schoolwerth of new minimal synth groups and read an interview with Xeno and Oaklander member Liz Wendelbo.

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Freak Scene #45: New Records, Old Memories

In this week’s Freak Scene, Jamie Johns takes on three new records that have captured her attention—slabs by Drunkdriver, perennial Freak Scene favorites Emeralds and Li Jianhong.

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Live: WFMU Fest

WFMU Fest, the first festival curated by the ever-present and ever-wonderful WFMU, went down this past weekend at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The fest offered loud sounds by new groups Cold Cave, Pissed Jeans, and Drunkdriver, and reunion shows by Faust and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks. Freak Scene writer Jamie Johns hit all three nights. Hit the jump to see Diana Wong’s photos (no more puking ones, sorry) and get Jamie’s take on the fest’s most memorable, if not always best, moments.

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Freak Scene #44: Freak Scene Goes to Sunn O)))

In this week’s Freak Scene, Jamie Johns freaks (sorry) over the recent SunnO))) show at Brooklyn Masonic Temple.

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Freak Scene #43: Blues Control and Stunned Records

This week’s Freak Scene: Back to school with Blues Control and Stunned Records.

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Freak Scene #42: The Freak Scene Goes to China Edition

In this week’s Freak Scene—now back to mainland America—Jamie Johns recounts her experiences, noisy and otherwise, living in China, including Torturing Nurse, ritzy Haagen Daz, scant record stores, These Are Powers, white skin and big feet.

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