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GEN F: Stevie Neale
It’s Saturday morning and Stevie Neale sounds remarkably cheerful for someone lying on the floor of her family’s house in Cornwall, England, recovering from a slipped disc. We’re speaking over Skype and, even injured, she’s … read more »
Live: Kurt Vile at Bowery Ballroom
The response to Kurt Vile’s April record Wakin On A Pretty Daze was as loud as it was emotional, as happens with music that crawls inside of you and refuses to leave, the songs creating … read more »
Maud’s Bigger in Texas: Listmania Edition
My Week in Austin is over, I’m back in Los Angeles. There were things that didn’t make it into my posts, however, and since I want you to feel like you, too, were there in … read more »
Maud’s Bigger in Texas: Day 4
My final day in Austin was the hottest yet, literally. I realized late Friday night that the shoes I had been wearing were soon to lose their soles, and after days and days of The … read more »
Maud’s Bigger in Texas: Day 3
Last night I had a dream that I was sitting at the Driskill hotel, the beautiful southern gothic inn smack in the middle of Austin’s 6th street madness, with my boyfriend, and he was getting … read more »
Maud’s Bigger in Texas: Day 2
At the front counter of the CVS next door to my highway oasis, you can purchase the following: 5 Hour Energy, hand sanitizer, Visine, and earplugs. Also giant bags of “cheese flavored balls” but I … read more »
Maud’s Bigger in Texas: Day 1
For those of us here in Austin, let’s give ourselves a big round of applause. We made it through day one of The Time of Year A Lot of Bands Happen To Be In Austin, … read more »
Maud’s Bigger in Texas: Totally Interactive
You know plenty about spring in Austin. You know about the parties and the swag and the total insanity. I thought I knew all that too. I totally thought I was ready. I guess you’re … read more »
GOOD Friday: Kanye West f. Pusha T, Big Sean, Cyhi da Prynce & J. Cole, “Looking for Trouble” MP3
We have to say we did let out a sign of relief this morning when Kanye posted the track artwork for his latest G.O.O.D. Friday masterpiece and there were only four features listed. Sometimes cliches … read more »
GOOD Friday: Kanye West f. Keri Hilson, Pusha T & Cyhi the Prynce, “Take One for the Team” MP3
We really hope this isn’t a sign Kanye is planning an homage to beatboxing. There are some things that are just better left in the past. “Take One for the Team” certainly features that particular … read more »
