A Conversation With…
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Gang War was created in 1982, but never saw release until this year. We sit down with Gang War’s creator, Frederick Michael St. Jude, who tells us all about the making of this amazing find. Read more
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Gang War was created in 1982, but never saw release until this year. We sit down with Gang War’s creator, Frederick Michael St. Jude, who tells us all about the making of this amazing find. Read more
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We revisit an interview from our editor’s vast archives. This conversation took place in 2007, in advance of Ohio band Lovedrug’s second album. Read more
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A negative reaction to the recently-published book Twee led us to seek out its author, Marc Spitz, to get his side of the story. A gentle revolution, indeed. Read more
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From the outside, Belly should have been enjoying life. Their debut album, Star, was a surprise success. Leader Tanya Donelly was finally blossoming into a fine musician and songwriter, her years in Throwing Muses a stepping-stone to greater things. Alas, looks can be deceiving. “Going into the studio to make King,” Donelly says, with a Read more
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In 2004, punk label Epitaph‘s sister label Anti quietly released A Girl Called Eddy to very little fanfare. Her small fan base had been built earlier in the decade, when she released Tears All Over Town, a five-song EP. Those devoted few who were awaiting her new record were in for a shock; her introduction, Read more
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Some bands are always going to reside on the peripheral of the greater scene. People know the big names–The Beatles, Sex Pistols, Nirvana–but not as many know Gerry and the Pacemakers, Buzzcocks, or Mudhoney–all bands of quality, but ones that have a smaller and just as great a following. Such is the case with Swimming Read more
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What can I say about Neil Hamburger that hasn’t been said about Mother Teresa? If you do not know who Neil Hamburger is, then I feel sorry for you, even though, you know, I wouldn’t really be surprised if you don’t. But it’s not his loss, it’s yours. You see, Neil Hamburger is perhaps the best comedian Read more
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For the past twenty years, Portland-based psych-rock band The Dandy Warhols have released a steady stream of psych-rock albums and the occasionally sugar-sweet, catchy psych-pop single. In so doing, there’s a divisiveness among fans: some see them as purveyors of a hybrid of classic and contemporary rock styles, while others find them a bit too Read more
The Recoup 