A tech-savvy Interpol fan created this unofficial-now-official video for Interpol’s “Rest My Chemistry” off the band’s third record, Our Love to Admire. Bewilderingly described in its own press as “a bit like a screen saver”, Blip Boutique’s programmed data mapping wasn’t exactly intended for formal broadcast, but the band got wind of it and endorsed […]
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Interpol “Rest My Chemistry” video
May 18th, 2008
Murder By Death: Staying Alive
April 30th, 2008
Dwindling record sales of artists big and small doesn’t elicit a lot of sympathy from consumers these days. In an age when typing in your favorite artist into your favorite Bit Torrent engine is the de facto response to having to pay actual money for music, being in a band is more of a gamble […]
MTV debuts The Loder Files with a rare Prince interview
March 27th, 2008
Having whisked its only credible source off to the doldrums of online movie reviews, MTV lost its last semblance of legitimacy in hiding Kurt Loder from the camera. His caustic wit and unflappable charm made MTV palatable throughout its awkward teen years, but with the channel hell-bent on erasing the music video from its cultural […]
Tweedy Talks Migraines with The Times
March 6th, 2008
Jeff Tweedy entered a Chicago rehabilitation clinic in 2004 to treat his chronic migraine headaches and subsequent addiction to painkillers. The New York Times‘ Migraine blog recently spoke with the Wilco frontman about his condition and how it has affected his personal and professional life. He told The Times he’s never missed a show because […]
Perceptive Travel – An Interview with Jens Lekman
February 27th, 2008
It is a cold Swedish winter and I find myself flying into Stockholm on a £0.01 flight from London with Ryanair. I’ve emailed Jens to say I’d like to interview him for a new web site called Perceptive Travel. I’m honest enough to tell him that I’ve never interviewed anyone before and that I’m not […]
The National’s Matt Berninger talks touring, sounding like “chocolate and wool”
February 26th, 2008
New York magazine has a brief but excellent interview with The National’s Matt Berninger, wherein the soft-spoken vocalist comments on his band’s willingness to eschew staying an underground secret in favor of reaching more fans. But the best part is his reaction to the characterization of his unique vocal style by various journalists: Critics get […]
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Strange, clueless interview with Interscope head Jimmy Iovine
February 21st, 2008
When climbing the American corporate ladder, it goes without saying that the more you make the less you actually have to do. But does it also hold true that the more you make the further your head is crammed up your own ass to the point where you have no idea what on earth is […]