http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/77/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/77/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:01:27 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=160625 A couple of years ago, Charles Hamilton was on the cover of the Now issue, FADER’s annual, year-end look forward amidst many other publications’ navel-gazing looks back. Hamilton, who in 2009 had heavy buzz and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/77/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/world-premiere-the-fader-issue-77-featuring-future-and-cass-mccombs/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/world-premiere-the-fader-issue-77-featuring-future-and-cass-mccombs/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:38 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=159862 The FADER comes out six times a year, and every single one of those issues is about documenting what’s next. The NOW issue, though, is about looking even further forward. Who is going to soundtrack … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/world-premiere-the-fader-issue-77-featuring-future-and-cass-mccombs/feed/ 11 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/cass-mccombs-scorpio-rising/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/cass-mccombs-scorpio-rising/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:27:07 +0000 Daniel Arnold http://www.thefader.com/?p=159921 Cass McCombs is riding high on a dark horse. Death is an LA hippie with sandy Jesus hair and an Eagle Rock area code. Usually he makes you wait, but tonight, at the Gaylord Apartments … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/cass-mccombs-scorpio-rising/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/02/cass-mccombs-bradley-manning-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/02/cass-mccombs-bradley-manning-mp3/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:36:43 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=159684 On December 16th Bradley Manning, the soldier who supposedly forwarded secret diplomatic cables to Wikileaks by hiding them in Lady Gaga CDs, will make his first court appearance since his arrest in May 2010. This … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/02/cass-mccombs-bradley-manning-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/by-the-numbers-cass-mccombs-humor-risk/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/by-the-numbers-cass-mccombs-humor-risk/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:15:00 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=155284 In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at Cass McCombs’s Humor Risk, it’s the second album he … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/by-the-numbers-cass-mccombs-humor-risk/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/video-cass-mccombs-the-same-thing/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/video-cass-mccombs-the-same-thing/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:00:50 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=151395 Cass McCombs’ six-plus minute “The Same Thing” is pretty much six-plus minutes of the same thing. A driving rock song, with a gentle, mincing bridge that comes around but twice. At one point, towards the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/video-cass-mccombs-the-same-thing/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/07/stream-cass-mccombs-robin-egg-blue-gun-drum-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/07/stream-cass-mccombs-robin-egg-blue-gun-drum-mix/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:00:22 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=144253 Cass McCombs has bestowed us with not one but two, full albums this year. Both are super solid releases, and, like most of McCombs’ records, each has at least two or three songs that worm … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/07/stream-cass-mccombs-robin-egg-blue-gun-drum-mix/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/06/the-tripwire-on-cass-mccombs-formidable-year/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/06/the-tripwire-on-cass-mccombs-formidable-year/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:28:18 +0000 Adam Daniels http://www.thefader.com/?p=136355 Cass McCombs stated earlier this year that he doesn’t write albums. He simply writes songs, compulsively, and doesn’t look back until he’s made enough to create something. This might be surprising, given the cohesion that … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/06/the-tripwire-on-cass-mccombs-formidable-year/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/cass-mccombs-the-same-thing-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/cass-mccombs-the-same-thing-mp3/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:00:49 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=133294 More than totally dark or dire, Cass McCombs‘ first record this year was slow. Which as a feat of restraint is impressive, like he decided Wit’s End wasn’t ever going to get too worked up, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/cass-mccombs-the-same-thing-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/03/video-cass-mccombs-county-line/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/03/video-cass-mccombs-county-line/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:30:02 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=117643 Cass McCombs’s “County Line” plays like a melancholy reflection on his home town—and maybe it is. But in his self-directed video for the song, he acts as both chronicler and interloper, crossing other people’s county … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/03/video-cass-mccombs-county-line/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/stream-two-bummer-records-by-cass-mccombs-and-bill-callahan-for-free/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/stream-two-bummer-records-by-cass-mccombs-and-bill-callahan-for-free/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:00:36 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=104685 What’s up Bill Callahan and Cass McCombs! You are dudes that are able to capture the feeling of getting older and also coming to terms with life. Sometimes it’s a bummer, and even when it’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/stream-two-bummer-records-by-cass-mccombs-and-bill-callahan-for-free/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/21/mauds-bigger-in-texas-day-4/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/21/mauds-bigger-in-texas-day-4/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:30:20 +0000 Maud Deitch http://www.thefader.com/?p=100579 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/21/mauds-bigger-in-texas-day-4/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/09/video-the-walkmens-hamilton-leithauser-covers-cass-mccombs/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/09/video-the-walkmens-hamilton-leithauser-covers-cass-mccombs/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:00:44 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=98248 Hamilton Leithauser played a faithful cover of Nonconcert event, this past February, and they were kind enough to post this great live video. We even get an “as told to” bit of McCombs-brand comedy: What’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/09/video-the-walkmens-hamilton-leithauser-covers-cass-mccombs/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/03/on-set-with-focus-creeps-wavves-king-of-the-beach/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/03/on-set-with-focus-creeps-wavves-king-of-the-beach/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:00:23 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=96526 We have a special love for Focus Creeps, the directorial duo of Aaron Brown and Ben Chappell, who’ve been responsible for videos like Girls‘ “Lust for Life” and “Hellhole Rat Race,” Cass McCombs‘ “Executioner’s Song,” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/03/on-set-with-focus-creeps-wavves-king-of-the-beach/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/27/stream-cass-mccombs%e2%80%99-%e2%80%9ccounty-line%e2%80%9d/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/27/stream-cass-mccombs%e2%80%99-%e2%80%9ccounty-line%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:30:15 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=88619 “Sounds that conjure the colors purple and black,” that’s what Domino’s Cass McCombs press release says. Shout out to the Baltimore Ravens and our iChat color schemes, but why you gotta pigeonhole? Pseudo-synesthetes, pick your … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/27/stream-cass-mccombs%e2%80%99-%e2%80%9ccounty-line%e2%80%9d/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/01/watch-cass-mccombs-play-windfall-with-a-rostam-batmanglij-ified-string-section/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/01/watch-cass-mccombs-play-windfall-with-a-rostam-batmanglij-ified-string-section/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:50:19 +0000 David Bevan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=34207 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/01/watch-cass-mccombs-play-windfall-with-a-rostam-batmanglij-ified-string-section/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/01/cass-mccombs-finally-played-windfall-live/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/01/cass-mccombs-finally-played-windfall-live/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:26:03 +0000 David Bevan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=33947 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/01/cass-mccombs-finally-played-windfall-live/feed/ 0 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