http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/stream-the-babies-trouble/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/stream-the-babies-trouble/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:00:40 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=165406 Sometimes the word “pretty” is the only descriptor you can think of for a piece of music, a cheesy, five-cent word, maybe, but one that sums up the sweetest reasons for liking a song. The … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/stream-the-babies-trouble/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/woods-christmas-time-is-here-vince-guaraldi-cover-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/woods-christmas-time-is-here-vince-guaraldi-cover-mp3/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:15:54 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=159240 I am a big fan of Christmas, which means I spend a fair amount of time watching PeeWee’s Christmas Special, The Grinch (not the Jim Carrey one, but if you put that on TV I’ll … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/woods-christmas-time-is-here-vince-guaraldi-cover-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/27/video-prince-rama-incarnation-as-performed-by-g-lucas-crane-of-woods/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/27/video-prince-rama-incarnation-as-performed-by-g-lucas-crane-of-woods/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:32:51 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=128974 We’ve now spent a little time with Prince Rama’s upcoming Trust Now, and we’ll tell you that the last thing we thought we needed out of it was people doing karaoke versions of the tracks. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/27/video-prince-rama-incarnation-as-performed-by-g-lucas-crane-of-woods/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/woods-until-the-morning-comes/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/woods-until-the-morning-comes/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:00:57 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=122739 Woods check out, zone in and make beautifully intimate music for the dark moments worth remembering. Rocketing over potholes torn into the road by relentless rain, it seems like Woods frontman Jeremy Earl has a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/woods-until-the-morning-comes/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/stream-woods-find-them-empty/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/stream-woods-find-them-empty/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:12 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=121853 This is much heavier on the organ than we’re used to from Woods. It gives the whole track an experimenting-with-drugs-for-the-first-time-because-actually-it’s-the-1960s-and-a-lot-of-drugs-haven’t-been-invented-yet vibe, but because frontman Jeremy Earl has never been content to emptily ape tropes from … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/stream-woods-find-them-empty/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/74/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/74/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:14:08 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=121067 A little less than a year ago, I went to England for three days to ride around in the back of a van with four Californians and Guy Martin. Trash Talk, the hardcore band who … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/74/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/19/this-week-in-the-fader-june-19-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/19/this-week-in-the-fader-june-19-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:42:42 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=120875 ** Birdman lost two million dollars on LeBron James when The Heart lost to the Mavs in game six. ** We proudly announced our 74th issue! Soulja Boy and Vybz Kartel grace the covers. Inside, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/19/this-week-in-the-fader-june-19-2011-edition/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/16/by-the-numbers-woods-sun-and-shade/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/16/by-the-numbers-woods-sun-and-shade/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:00:50 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=120393 In By the Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in with basic digits in primary colors. This week, we look at Woods‘ Sun and Shade, out this week from … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/16/by-the-numbers-woods-sun-and-shade/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/world-premiere-the-fader-issue-74-summer-music-featuring-soulja-boy-and-vybz-kartel/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/world-premiere-the-fader-issue-74-summer-music-featuring-soulja-boy-and-vybz-kartel/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:20:19 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=119789 In the grand tradition of FADER’s annual jam-packed Summer Music Issue, we are pleased and proud to announce this year’s featuring Vybz Kartel and Soulja Boy. Both cover stars are prolific artists with huge followings—though … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/world-premiere-the-fader-issue-74-summer-music-featuring-soulja-boy-and-vybz-kartel/feed/ 48 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/stream-woods-any-other-day/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/stream-woods-any-other-day/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 20:30:30 +0000 Kam Tambini http://www.thefader.com/?p=116224 Woods continue their gradual evolution from lo-fi folk weirdness to straight up folk-rock. “Any Other Day,” another jam off their upcoming Sun and Shade LP, is masterfully tinged with noisy guitar and chaotic drum bursts. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/stream-woods-any-other-day/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/stream-woods-out-of-the-eye/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/stream-woods-out-of-the-eye/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 20:45:09 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=113401 As much as Woods are about sweet and dark acoustic intimacy, they’re also about completely fried jams. “Out of the Eye” is one of those songs. It’s built on a locked groove that swirls endlessly. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/stream-woods-out-of-the-eye/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/the-tripwire-woods-tennis-and-being-nostalgic-for-that-which-youve-never-experienced/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/the-tripwire-woods-tennis-and-being-nostalgic-for-that-which-youve-never-experienced/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:16:02 +0000 Adam Daniels http://www.thefader.com/?p=104720 Aside from feeling like their music lives a layer or two below the surface much of the time, Tennis and Woods seem like they reside in positively different landscapes. Both, however, happened to release something … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/the-tripwire-woods-tennis-and-being-nostalgic-for-that-which-youve-never-experienced/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/01/stream-woods-pushing-onlys-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/01/stream-woods-pushing-onlys-mp3/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:00:23 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=103060 We went to dinner earlier this week and all the waitstaff wore checkered farm shirts. We had squash toast with caramelized onions that we’re obviously still thinking about, and correct us if we’re wrong but … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/01/stream-woods-pushing-onlys-mp3/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/2011/01/12/stream-ducktails-f-panda-bear-killin-the-vibe/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/stream-ducktails-f-panda-bear-killin-the-vibe/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:28:43 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=86093 Hey Vibe Killer, Baby be easy! Please handle your wandering eyes. Right now at least, there’s no bigger, better thing. Did you want to go to the restroom? Do you need a snack? If you’re … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/stream-ducktails-f-panda-bear-killin-the-vibe/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/28/herbcraft-road-to-agartha-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/28/herbcraft-road-to-agartha-mp3/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:15:10 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=34978 Meandering in the best possible way, Herbcraft‘s “Road to Agartha” sounds like it bloomed fully formed from a thick wall of weed smoke. The band is from Portland but sounds a lot like they’ve been … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/28/herbcraft-road-to-agartha-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/video-woods-death-rattles/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/video-woods-death-rattles/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:30:41 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=34753 Folk rock and mysticism! Always a risky prospect. One second you’ve got a deep song about life or whatever, the next you’ve got it transplanted onto a short film about dragons fighting for a power … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/video-woods-death-rattles/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/video-woods-death-rattles-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/video-woods-death-rattles-2/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:28:50 +0000 David Bevan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=34130 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/video-woods-death-rattles-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/01/stream-the-babies-f-members-of-vivian-girls-and-woods-breakin-the-law/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/01/stream-the-babies-f-members-of-vivian-girls-and-woods-breakin-the-law/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:38:08 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=22780 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/01/stream-the-babies-f-members-of-vivian-girls-and-woods-breakin-the-law/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/stream-woods-im-not-gone/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/stream-woods-im-not-gone/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:34:23 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=22331 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/stream-woods-im-not-gone/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/04/nyc-fader-bowl-iii-with-real-estate-and-the-babies/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/04/nyc-fader-bowl-iii-with-real-estate-and-the-babies/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:10:42 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=21193 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/04/nyc-fader-bowl-iii-with-real-estate-and-the-babies/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/04/woods-and-real-estate-create-touring-lo-fi-stein-announce-dates/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/04/woods-and-real-estate-create-touring-lo-fi-stein-announce-dates/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:34:33 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=32281 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/04/woods-and-real-estate-create-touring-lo-fi-stein-announce-dates/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/02/ganglians-none-of-this-should-work-but-it-does/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/02/ganglians-none-of-this-should-work-but-it-does/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:18:27 +0000 David Bevan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=31523 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/02/ganglians-none-of-this-should-work-but-it-does/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/woods-get-naked-for-daytrotter-prove-hairy/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/woods-get-naked-for-daytrotter-prove-hairy/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:45:11 +0000 Michael McGregor http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=30713 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/woods-get-naked-for-daytrotter-prove-hairy/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/07/woods-daytrotter-session-is-way-better-than-we-expected/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/07/woods-daytrotter-session-is-way-better-than-we-expected/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:45:09 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=17452 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/07/woods-daytrotter-session-is-way-better-than-we-expected/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/04/party-in-the-pines-episode-3-woods/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/04/party-in-the-pines-episode-3-woods/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:46:52 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=14061 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/04/party-in-the-pines-episode-3-woods/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/21/the-babies-meet-me-in-the-city-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/21/the-babies-meet-me-in-the-city-mp3/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:08:46 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=12916 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/21/the-babies-meet-me-in-the-city-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/18/the-babies-post-new-tracks/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/18/the-babies-post-new-tracks/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:15:05 +0000 Gracie Remington http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=28482 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/18/the-babies-post-new-tracks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/12/date-g-lucas-crane-from-woods/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/12/date-g-lucas-crane-from-woods/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:53:14 +0000 Gracie Remington http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=28110 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/12/date-g-lucas-crane-from-woods/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/28/fader-tv-woods-plays-the-whitney-live-series/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/28/fader-tv-woods-plays-the-whitney-live-series/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:01:08 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=10497 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/28/fader-tv-woods-plays-the-whitney-live-series/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/07/fader-tv-a-gang-of-videos-from-the-woodsistcaptured-tracks-festival/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/07/fader-tv-a-gang-of-videos-from-the-woodsistcaptured-tracks-festival/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:05:32 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=8869 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/07/fader-tv-a-gang-of-videos-from-the-woodsistcaptured-tracks-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/22/woods-to-tour-with-kurt-vile-dungen/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/22/woods-to-tour-with-kurt-vile-dungen/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:21:18 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=25351 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/22/woods-to-tour-with-kurt-vile-dungen/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/15/rcrd-lbl-freeload-video-woods-to-clean-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/15/rcrd-lbl-freeload-video-woods-to-clean-mp3/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:43:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/15/rcrd-lbl-freeload-video-woods-to-clean-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/23/audio-freeload-woods-sunlit-military-madness/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/23/audio-freeload-woods-sunlit-military-madness/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:26:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/23/audio-freeload-woods-sunlit-military-madness/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/30/video-woods-military-madness-blood-on-the-sand/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/30/video-woods-military-madness-blood-on-the-sand/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/30/video-woods-military-madness-blood-on-the-sand/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2007/12/11/video-woods-don-t-pass-on-me/ http://www.thefader.com/2007/12/11/video-woods-don-t-pass-on-me/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:20:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2007/12/11/video-woods-don-t-pass-on-me/feed/ 0