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How to Write Music like Tame Impala
The Tame Impala Songwriter’s Toolkit Firstly, try your hardest not to listen to music. Throw out any and all CDs and make sure that
Ricardo Khayatte
May 30, 2013
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music videos
Moby & Mark Lanegan “The Lonely Night”
[youtube]http://youtu.be/4SO0qSfxqyk[/youtube] The clip for Moby’s and Mark Lanegan’s limited edition Record Store Day 7” single “The Lonely Night” comes courtesy of Los Angeles-based cinematographer Colin
Leslie Ken Chu
May 29, 2013
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Chelsea Light Moving “Alighted” (Live on KEXP)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgMLRvDOLpg[/youtube] Anyone who’s been concerned about what will become of Thurston Moore after the surprising indefinite hiatus of Sonic Youth can rest easy – Thurston’s
Leslie Ken Chu
May 29, 2013
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Before the Head Drops
A mind’s inability to relinquish itself to sleep was the first thought that left me once I had finished sampling The National‘s latest expression, Trouble
Daniel Dornbierer
May 29, 2013
music videos
Woodpigeon “Robin Song”
[youtube]http://youtu.be/IK9Jq_YzMlI[/youtube] The first thing you notice about Woodpigeon’s latest video, “Robin Song”, is the amazing animation that makes art out of the brilliant use of
Mike Okada
May 26, 2013
music videos
Wax Idols “When It Happens”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/62719726[/vimeo] Wax Idols are an all-women, post-punk outfit from Oakland whose latest album, Discipline and Desire, sees the band going in a darker direction than
Mike Okada
May 26, 2013
music videos
Passion Pit “Cry Like A Ghost”
[youtube]http://youtu.be/i380DwcJxxM[/youtube] Passion Pit’s latest video opens with a distraught looking woman running (or being chased?) through the forest at night, and after stumbling to the
Mike Okada
May 26, 2013
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Heads Convulsed into Clouds
The purplish hue of Venue was dark and coldly lit with sparse bulbs and twirling projectors that shot down revolving blue indo-centric patterns onto the
Daniel Dornbierer
May 26, 2013
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Japanther Still Have Claws
“Take a deep breath / Dive in,” Ian Vanek sings on “Stolen Flowers”. That was exactly how I had to prepare myself before I plunged
Leslie Ken Chu
May 23, 2013
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The Humble Youth
The debut album of UK indie band Daughter may have only seen its North American release a few weeks ago, but the achingly beautiful If
Amy Bates
May 23, 2013
music videos
The D.O.T. “Blood, Sweat and Tears”
[youtube]http://youtu.be/Ts6-hsedWSo[/youtube] The D.O.T. is what happens when two prominent and respected UK musicians from wildly disparate genres come together to make music for its own
Mike Okada
May 22, 2013
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Pony Boy “Greatest Unknown”
[youtube]http://youtu.be/GG9BqCGz5SI[/youtube] Steeped in the traditions of the oldschool country and blues crooners, Pony Boy is Bedtime for Toys’ frontwoman Marchelle Bradanini’s self-described doom-wop alter ego
Mike Okada
May 19, 2013
