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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/the-wake-are-the-most-influential-band-of-all-time-just-kidding-sort-of/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/the-wake-are-the-most-influential-band-of-all-time-just-kidding-sort-of/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:56:17 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=107848 The first single Glasgow-based band The Wake ever released had two amazing songs on it: “On Our Honeymoon” and “Give Up.” On both tracks, the bass is dominant, powering the rest of the track forward … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/the-wake-are-the-most-influential-band-of-all-time-just-kidding-sort-of/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/stream-zodiacs-faraway-friend/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/stream-zodiacs-faraway-friend/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:30:23 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=89402 WE ARE SUPER BUSY THESE DAYS. As you probably also are. There is no time to do everything. Too much music and too many websites and, man, too many comment wormholes to fall into on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/stream-zodiacs-faraway-friend/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/28/stream-blank-dogs-album-land-and-fixed/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/28/stream-blank-dogs-album-land-and-fixed/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:45:32 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=71557 If you’ve been keeping track of Mike Sniper’s career as Blank Dogs, you’ll have noticed that he’s gradually been moving away from the heavier, muddier early material and into a cleaner, brighter (and sometimes pretty … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/28/stream-blank-dogs-album-land-and-fixed/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/blank-dogs-northern-islands-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/blank-dogs-northern-islands-mp3/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:00:57 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=71075 Renaissance man extraordinaire, Mike Sniper aka Blank Dogs, just release a track from his upcoming album Land and Fixed on his own label, Captured Tracks. The song is a blippy dreamscape of beats and sounds … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/blank-dogs-northern-islands-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/blank-dogs-heat-and-depression-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/blank-dogs-heat-and-depression-mp3/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:25:34 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=24846 Blank Dogs‘ progression has been an interesting one, going from a one man band reluctant to play too many live shows, to a fully fleshed out project with other members and a serious stage presence. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/blank-dogs-heat-and-depression-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/01/blank-dogs-and-silk-flowers-make-mixes/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/01/blank-dogs-and-silk-flowers-make-mixes/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:08:01 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=22779 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/01/blank-dogs-and-silk-flowers-make-mixes/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/04/rcrd-lbl-freeload-blank-dogs-tin-birds-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/04/rcrd-lbl-freeload-blank-dogs-tin-birds-mp3/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:47:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/04/rcrd-lbl-freeload-blank-dogs-tin-birds-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/19/no-fun-fest-sonic-youth-bardo-pond-blank-dogs-yellow-tears-more-music-hall-of-williamsburg-brooklyn/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/19/no-fun-fest-sonic-youth-bardo-pond-blank-dogs-yellow-tears-more-music-hall-of-williamsburg-brooklyn/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 06:42:44 +0000 Rez Avissar http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=23300 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/19/no-fun-fest-sonic-youth-bardo-pond-blank-dogs-yellow-tears-more-music-hall-of-williamsburg-brooklyn/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/28/audio-roman-soldiers-scare-us-a-little-bit/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/28/audio-roman-soldiers-scare-us-a-little-bit/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:06:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/28/audio-roman-soldiers-scare-us-a-little-bit/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/23/video-blank-dogs-setting-fire-to-your-house/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/23/video-blank-dogs-setting-fire-to-your-house/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:03:00 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/23/video-blank-dogs-setting-fire-to-your-house/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/25/singles-collection-the-mayfair-set-the-box-elders-kim-phuc/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/25/singles-collection-the-mayfair-set-the-box-elders-kim-phuc/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:22:08 +0000 Jason Jackowiak http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=19706 Singles Collection is awash in the boozy afterglow of South by Southwest, a festival we survived for the 10th year running... but just barely. Soap-boxing aside, all of the bands featured this week were part of SxSW in one way or another (ie - lots of unofficial shows) and are well-deserving of your listening time and hard-earned stimulus cash. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/25/singles-collection-the-mayfair-set-the-box-elders-kim-phuc/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/17/the-tripwire-showcase-and-the-rest-of-the-levis%c2%aefader-fort-lineup/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/17/the-tripwire-showcase-and-the-rest-of-the-levis%c2%aefader-fort-lineup/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:24:40 +0000 Derek Evers http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=18967 Levi's®/FADER Fort, because you already knew that it's all day, every day from Wednesday, March 18 through Saturday, March 21. And we know you already had planned to be there regardless, you were just waiting to hear where it is and who would be there. Well, now you know. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/17/the-tripwire-showcase-and-the-rest-of-the-levis%c2%aefader-fort-lineup/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/19/new-music-thursdays-lets-wrestle/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/19/new-music-thursdays-lets-wrestle/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:25:03 +0000 P. Elizabeth Cawein http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=17488 Let's Wrestle who might just be headed to a town (or an Austin music festival) near you soon. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/19/new-music-thursdays-lets-wrestle/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/19/freeload-a-gang-of-dum-dum-girls/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/19/freeload-a-gang-of-dum-dum-girls/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:20:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/19/freeload-a-gang-of-dum-dum-girls/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/24/audio-blank-dogs-the-other-way/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/24/audio-blank-dogs-the-other-way/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:33:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/24/audio-blank-dogs-the-other-way/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/20/freeload-blank-dogs-red-world/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/20/freeload-blank-dogs-red-world/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/20/freeload-blank-dogs-red-world/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/04/freeload-blank-dogs-i-on-two-sides-i/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/04/freeload-blank-dogs-i-on-two-sides-i/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:26:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/04/freeload-blank-dogs-i-on-two-sides-i/feed/ 0