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/2012/01/19/dollars-to-pounds-toy/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/dollars-to-pounds-toy/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:30:36 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=168871 The first time I saw Toy was unintentional. They were supporting Big Deal and they were a helluva lot of hair, immersed, along with the audience, in a groove-heavy, swirling wall of sound. Two months … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/dollars-to-pounds-toy/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/26/dollars-to-pounds-fixers/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/26/dollars-to-pounds-fixers/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:30:02 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=157357 Oxford quintet Fixers played their first show two years ago. They performed Christmas covers, wore Santa hats and singer Jack Goldstein’s mom handed out festive home-baked goods. From the ashes of various local bands singer … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/26/dollars-to-pounds-fixers/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/29/dollars-to-pounds-mozart-parties/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/29/dollars-to-pounds-mozart-parties/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:00:57 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=142326 It’s been just over a year since 23-year-old James Bennett composed his first song as Mozart Parties. From the isolation of the village Kirkby Lonsdale, located in England’s verdant, mountainous Lake District, Bennett found himself … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/29/dollars-to-pounds-mozart-parties/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/dollars-to-pounds-nzcalines/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/dollars-to-pounds-nzcalines/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:00:09 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=138582 The first time I heard Michael Lovett’s music I was shocked. Up until a year ago I knew the 24-year-old as the bassist for Your Twenties, the quite brilliant London (by way of Totnes) indie-pop … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/dollars-to-pounds-nzcalines/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/dollars-to-pounds-big-deal/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/dollars-to-pounds-big-deal/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:31:30 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=135979 When an audience watches Big Deal, glasses make it only midway to mouths and conversations fall away to a hushed silence. Hiding behind hair and guitars, Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe’s combined power lies in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/dollars-to-pounds-big-deal/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/video-spector-what-you-wanted/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/video-spector-what-you-wanted/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:00:21 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=134001 The first time I caught Spector live it was in Dalston pool club Efes. It was full to the gills with singer Fred’s indie heroes. More on that here, in their recent Dollars to Pounds … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/video-spector-what-you-wanted/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/dollars-to-pounds-elephant/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/dollars-to-pounds-elephant/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:30:04 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=133199 Yes, there are a lot of boy-girl duos around these days. Kisses, Tennis, Summer Camp, Cults, Big Deal and Cat’s Eyes. They all sound different and fantastic in their own ways but the common vibe … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/dollars-to-pounds-elephant/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/04/dollars-to-pounds-wolf-gang/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/04/dollars-to-pounds-wolf-gang/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:15:23 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=130450 I met up with Wolf Gang aka 24-year-old Max McElligott the day his album Suego Faults was released in the UK. Produced by Dave Fridmann—who’s worked with the Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev and MGMT—McElligott’s debut … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/04/dollars-to-pounds-wolf-gang/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/dollars-to-pounds-spector/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/dollars-to-pounds-spector/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:30:41 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=127546 For a while if you googled “sleazy moustache” this picture of Fred Macpherson was the sixteenth result. Sadly his moustachioed visage has now been usurped by others with more questionable facial furniture. I had breakfast … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/dollars-to-pounds-spector/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-blood-orange/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-blood-orange/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:04:09 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=121621 I always enjoy talking to Dev Hynes. He’s candid and switched on and it also helps that his musical output is always surprising. First there was the twitchy dance-punk of Test Icicles, formed when Dev … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-blood-orange/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/13/this-week-in-the-fader-february-13-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/13/this-week-in-the-fader-february-13-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:10:24 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=90968 ** Did Dr. Dre capitalize Burning Man? According to a handwritten letter, he happened upon the wild gathering while scouting locations for the “California Love” video and realized he could “get behind this shit and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/13/this-week-in-the-fader-february-13-2011-edition/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/16/dollars-to-pounds-waskerley-way/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/16/dollars-to-pounds-waskerley-way/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:30:19 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=83723 Not long ago I made a podcast tribute to Ariel Pink. I arranged for a load of awesome bands to record covers or remixes of his songs, then played them and talked rubbish over the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/16/dollars-to-pounds-waskerley-way/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/09/dollars-to-pounds-rory-brattwell/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/09/dollars-to-pounds-rory-brattwell/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:00:42 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=82345 If there is one name that pops up over and over again in Dollars To Pounds, it is Rory Brattwell. He has produced songs for loads of the bands I’ve covered here. He is our … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/09/dollars-to-pounds-rory-brattwell/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/16/dollars-to-pounds-holy-other/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/16/dollars-to-pounds-holy-other/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:15:09 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=70001 Back in April we publicly asked Holy Other, “who are you and could you please be a little less mysterious so we can congratulate you for making this song.” Today we finally got to speak … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/16/dollars-to-pounds-holy-other/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/03/dollars-to-pounds-ahu/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/03/dollars-to-pounds-ahu/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:45:13 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=64196 I’ve been a fan of Ahu since 2008 when she appeared on the shuffling, enigmatic “I Know All The Bitches” with my buddy Mr Beatnick. As Dolly she sung on Flying Lotus’ astral stepper “RobertaFlack,” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/03/dollars-to-pounds-ahu/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/20/dollars-to-pounds-chad-valley/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/20/dollars-to-pounds-chad-valley/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:45:17 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=40949 Chad Valley is the unlikely side project of Hugo Manuel, who plays and sings in a great Oxford band called Jonquil. It’s unlikely for a number of reasons, that weird name for a start. The … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/20/dollars-to-pounds-chad-valley/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/12/dollars-to-pounds-dam-mantle/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/12/dollars-to-pounds-dam-mantle/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:30:52 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=40086 One thing I learned during this interview is that, while Dam Mantle (aka Tom Marshallsay) goes to university in Glasgow, he isn’t actually Scottish. I also learned the word “creolisation” which Tom uses to describe … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/12/dollars-to-pounds-dam-mantle/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/06/dollars-to-pounds-field-day/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/06/dollars-to-pounds-field-day/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:30:17 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=39328 I hate music festivals and usually don’t go to any. They are wacky concentration camps for people who wear stupid hats. If I had to go to a music festival it would need to be … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/06/dollars-to-pounds-field-day/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/30/dollars-to-pounds-boiler-room/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/30/dollars-to-pounds-boiler-room/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:30:15 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=38636 Usually on Dollars to Pounds I find an amazing band and ask them a load of stupid questions, but this week is different because I went to an event and asked more stupid questions to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/30/dollars-to-pounds-boiler-room/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/16/dollars-to-pounds-solar-bears/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/16/dollars-to-pounds-solar-bears/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:30:08 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=37008 Solar Bears are so awesome that I’m going to cheat this week and drag Dollars to Pounds across the UK’s only land border into Ireland. For one week only this is Dollars To Euros. John … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/16/dollars-to-pounds-solar-bears/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/dollars-to-pounds-drugs/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/dollars-to-pounds-drugs/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:00:25 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=36202 D/R/U/G/S got mentioned yesterday on the Vanity Fair website. Unfortunately it was part of a blog cussing Altered Zones, the new music blogomerate set up by Pitchfork, and it made fun of the band’s semi-autistic … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/dollars-to-pounds-drugs/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/01/dollars-to-pounds-spectrals/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/01/dollars-to-pounds-spectrals/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:30:22 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=35678 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/01/dollars-to-pounds-spectrals/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-porcelain-raft/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-porcelain-raft/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:00:25 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=34775 Hey Italy, you may have been humbled and humiliated in the World Cup today, but don’t worry dudes! Displaced sons like Mauro Remiddi can give you hope. He lives in London and makes music as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-porcelain-raft/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/dollars-to-pounds-kwes/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/dollars-to-pounds-kwes/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:00:18 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=33825 About two minutes into Kwes‘ bonkers six-minute space jam “No Need To Run” it becomes obvious the young London producer looks at music a little differently than most. And he does, literally. He has a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/dollars-to-pounds-kwes/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/dollars-to-pounds-echo-lake/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/dollars-to-pounds-echo-lake/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:00:58 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=32655 Echo Lake chose their name well because they sound almost exactly as you’d expect: expansive, wild, ethereal, with endless depths of shimmering reverb. As is often the case, I first heard about them over at … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/dollars-to-pounds-echo-lake/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/dollars-to-pounds-radiant-dragon/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/dollars-to-pounds-radiant-dragon/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 16:30:12 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=31104 Radiant Dragon makes sprawling electronic songs that sound by turns like John Carpenter, Can and Carl Craig. His music has a distinct dramatic quality. He builds and sustains tension, takes you to weird places, and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/dollars-to-pounds-radiant-dragon/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/dollars-to-pounds-deadboy/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/dollars-to-pounds-deadboy/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 16:30:53 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=30141 After a volcano-extended holiday, Dollars to Pounds is back to obsess over the burgeoning British bass scene that’s slowly taking over these pages. Deadboy, the man behind one of this year’s biggest 12″s, “If U … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/dollars-to-pounds-deadboy/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/29/dollars-to-pounds-yuck/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/29/dollars-to-pounds-yuck/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:20:32 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=27668 In last week’s Dollars To Pounds I joked that from now on I’d only interview bands from Stoke Newington in North London because it’s where I live and I am extremely lazy. This week I … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/29/dollars-to-pounds-yuck/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/22/dollars-to-pounds-subeena/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/22/dollars-to-pounds-subeena/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:15:36 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=26798 I’ve decided to narrow the scope of Dollars To Pounds. Instead of introducing awesome new music from across the UK, I’ll focus on awesome new music from within five minutes of my flat in North … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/22/dollars-to-pounds-subeena/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/dollars-to-pounds-mount-kimbie/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/dollars-to-pounds-mount-kimbie/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:28:11 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=26013 I’ve been weirdly obsessed with Mount Kimbie’s “Maybes” since I heard it last year and I haven’t been able to work out why until now. It is basically the musical equivalent of an Icelandic volcanic … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/dollars-to-pounds-mount-kimbie/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/08/dollars-to-pounds-summer-camp/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/08/dollars-to-pounds-summer-camp/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:40:41 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=25061 Summer Camp were 2009′s 37th mystery musical phenomenon, but they might also be the best. Top three, at least. Eventually, it turned out the band behind the woozy and wistful “Ghost Train” were not, as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/08/dollars-to-pounds-summer-camp/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/dollars-to-pounds-celestial-bodies/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/dollars-to-pounds-celestial-bodies/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:17:39 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=24212 Ferry Gouw has directed awesome videos for Lightspeed Champion, Emmy The Great, The xx and Vampire Weekend. He used to be in a great band called Semifinalists and sometimes he draws cool comics for Platform. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/dollars-to-pounds-celestial-bodies/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/dollars-to-pounds-rudi-zygadlo/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/dollars-to-pounds-rudi-zygadlo/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:25:30 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=23680 If he hadn’t died 100+ years ago, Charles Darwin would love dubstep. From early experiments in monstrous and monotonous bass, through the skittering grey rain of Burial, to the laidback licentiousness of purple, it has … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/dollars-to-pounds-rudi-zygadlo/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/10/dollars-to-pounds-dignan-porch/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/10/dollars-to-pounds-dignan-porch/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:15:44 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=23085 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/10/dollars-to-pounds-dignan-porch/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-veronica-falls/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-veronica-falls/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:30:26 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=22874 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-veronica-falls/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/26/dollars-to-pounds-django-django/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/26/dollars-to-pounds-django-django/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:38:37 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=22750 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/26/dollars-to-pounds-django-django/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/11/dollars-to-pounds-visions-of-trees/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/11/dollars-to-pounds-visions-of-trees/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:30:28 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=22291 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/11/dollars-to-pounds-visions-of-trees/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/dollars-to-pounds-egyptian-hip-hop/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/dollars-to-pounds-egyptian-hip-hop/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:20 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=21822 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/dollars-to-pounds-egyptian-hip-hop/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/dollars-to-pounds-the-sticks/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/dollars-to-pounds-the-sticks/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:56:19 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=21460 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/dollars-to-pounds-the-sticks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/07/dollars-to-pounds-mazes/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/07/dollars-to-pounds-mazes/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:48:12 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=21285 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/07/dollars-to-pounds-mazes/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/dollars-to-pounds-deep-sht/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/dollars-to-pounds-deep-sht/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:36:29 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=20733 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/dollars-to-pounds-deep-sht/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/03/dollars-to-pounds-fantastic-mr-fox/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/03/dollars-to-pounds-fantastic-mr-fox/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:10:45 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=20380 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/03/dollars-to-pounds-fantastic-mr-fox/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/29/dollars-to-pounds-darkstar/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/29/dollars-to-pounds-darkstar/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:11 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=16535 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/29/dollars-to-pounds-darkstar/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/04/dollars-to-pounds-invasion/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/04/dollars-to-pounds-invasion/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:13:25 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=14065 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/04/dollars-to-pounds-invasion/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/11/dollars-to-pounds-pens/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/11/dollars-to-pounds-pens/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:14:59 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=11877 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/11/dollars-to-pounds-pens/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/04/dollars-to-pounds-delphic/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/04/dollars-to-pounds-delphic/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:15:24 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=11207 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/04/dollars-to-pounds-delphic/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/28/dollars-to-pounds-internet-forever/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/28/dollars-to-pounds-internet-forever/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:27:43 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=10562 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/28/dollars-to-pounds-internet-forever/feed/ 0