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No Concessions: Sebastian Junger and His Elegiac Film for Tim Hetherington

Welcome to FADER’s new film column hosted by me, Michael Zelenko. What can you expect to see here every week? Interviews with up-and-coming, original talent; conversations with first-time directors as well as veterans of the … read more »

POSTED April 18, 2013 11:40AM IN COLUMNS TAGS: , ,
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Dollars to Pounds: My Panda Shall Fly

San Francisco-born Kim Taylor Bennett fled to Europe at 11, lived for a spell in London and once played guitar onstage with Green Day. She’ll report on new British music every other week. My obsession … read more »

POSTED April 18, 2013 11:31AM IN DOLLARS TO POUNDS Comments (1) TAGS: , , ,
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Lungu Lungu: Heavy Coupé Décalé From Guinea

Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he wrote about coupé décalé and Oudy 1er. Living … read more »

POSTED April 11, 2013 5:20PM IN Lungu Lungu TAGS: , , ,
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Freak Scene: New Sounds From Way Out

One weird thing about Freak Scene is that because of the constantly shifting nature of what we define as weird music, things that normally would fit perfectly here suddenly seem like they should be part … read more »

POSTED April 5, 2013 3:27PM IN FREAK SCENE TAGS: , , , , ,
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Dollars to Pounds: Kirk Spencer

San Francisco-born Kim Taylor Bennett fled to Europe at 11, lived for a spell in London and once played guitar onstage with Green Day. She’ll report on new British music every other week. Kirk Spencer … read more »

POSTED April 4, 2013 11:20AM IN DOLLARS TO POUNDS TAGS: , ,
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By the Numbers: Tyler, the Creator’s Wolf

In By the Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits. This week, we tackle Tyler, the Creator’s new album Wolf, out now.

POSTED April 3, 2013 6:11PM IN BY THE NUMBERS Comments (4) TAGS: , ,
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By the Numbers: The Knife

In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits. In FADER #84, we tackled The Knife’s cacophonous first album in seven years, Shaking The Habitual, out … read more »

POSTED April 2, 2013 3:06PM IN BY THE NUMBERS Comments (3) TAGS: , , ,
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Lungu Lungu: DJ Marfox, Tarraxinha, and Rubbing Pelvises

Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he write about Angola’s tarraxinha music. One of the … read more »

POSTED March 28, 2013 3:19PM IN Lungu Lungu, MP3 / STREAMS Comments (4) TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Freak Scene: Tyondai Braxton’s HIVE

Whenever I interact with experimental music that’s “crossed over” from dingy warehouse spaces to museums or planetariums or zoos or really just places that feel more traditionally welcoming than, say, a building corroded with rust … read more »

POSTED March 22, 2013 3:25PM IN FREAK SCENE TAGS: , , ,
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Dollars to Pounds: Brolin

San Francisco-born Kim Taylor Bennett fled to Europe at 11, currently resides in London and once played guitar onstage with Green Day. She’ll report on new British music every other week. Like so many inspired … read more »

POSTED March 21, 2013 11:41AM IN DOLLARS TO POUNDS TAGS: , , ,