Check out this interview I conducted for Art in the Age with Emil Nikolaisen, the frontman for Norwegian Shoegazers Serena-Maneesh. We discussed the band’s music, his home country of Norway and some of the artists he admires. A really good dude.
The new album is out now on 4AD. Highly recommended!
Here is part 1 of Dangerous Minds‘ entertaining interview with Kim Fowley, the man behind The Runaways…
“Cult figure Kim Fowley, record producer, rock impresario, songwriter and musician. Manager of The Runaways, Animal Man and the original Mayor of the Sunset Strip. “One of the most colorful characters in the annals of rock & roll.” Thrill to gossipy stories of Sly Stone and Doris Day; Sonny and Cher; Cat Stevens, Led Zeppelin, Gene Vincent and more. Part 1″
Art In The Age Presents…An Interview with Woods at SXSW from Art In The Age on Vimeo.
My trip to this year’s SXSW for Art in the Age was certainly a productive one. Between seeing live shows, eating BBQ, and getting to know the city, I managed to catch up with some really awesome bands and interview them for the AITA blog. Having our artist tees and ROOT Liquor with me didn’t hurt of course.
Above you can watch our interview, which turned out to be one of our best, with the highly entertaing G. Lucas Crane — noisemaker for the band Woods.
Watch interviews with The Golden Filter, Warpaint, Bachelorette, First Aid Kit, Talk Normal, Suckers and Real Estate after the jump…
The queen of No Wave, Lydia Lunch, was/is a TRUE badass. Watch as she discusses her thoughts on making money, entertainment and FILTH in 2 on air interviews from back in ‘83. And if you are looking to learn more about the No Wave scene, check out the great documentary Kill Your Idols.
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Here’s an interview I conducted with Asobi Seksu for Art in the Age, after they played a beautiful acoustic session in the store. Watch it below, along with a sweet performance of Hope Sandoval’s “Suzanne”…
Check out a clip of “New Years” over at Art in the Age’s blog.
Check out this fun interview I conducted with Oliver, the lead singer of A Place to Bury Strangers, for Art in the Age a few hours before their ass-kicking show at Johnny Brenda’s. We discussed various things, including the music industry and the film Crank 2. Watch:
Awesome! Check out their highly recommended new album Exploding Head, out 10/12 on Mute and catch them on tour.
Sun Airway is easily my favorite new band in Philly. They rose from the ashes of The A-Sides with a beautiful new sound that some might call Postal Service-y or Animal Collective Lite–but those descriptions would be cheapening it. Their debut EP Oh, Naoko is made up of esoteric, yet seemingly personal songs dressed in lush vocals and ethereal soundscapes. In short, it’s spellbinding. I sat down with the two members of the band, Jon (vocals/arrangements) and Patrick (arrangements), to discuss their origins, their EP and more…
During their stop in Philly with Bishop Allen, I finally got to meet 5 awesome folks from Seattle whom I have been in contact with ever since one of them (you know who you are!) sent me a cryptic and entertaining video nearly a year ago on MySpace–before the band had recorded a single song. Since then, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band have signed to a label and have released an awesome album, which has garnered praise from blogs like Stereogum and magazines like Spin. Last Friday I finally had a chance to meet them and ask them a few questions…
Our dear friends over at Art in the Age interviewed LA’s No Age during a recent stop at Philly’s First Unitarian Church. The gents spoke candidly about their T-shirt collaboration with the brand, their religious views and the desire to change the face of nacho creation forever. Check it out:
Visit No Age’s blog to see pics of the band at the store and pick up their awesome T-shirt “String Break ‘08″ from AITA.
No Age’s acclaimed album Nouns is available now from Insound.
If you have yet to get into the dark-disco sound of Portland’s The Chromatics, then I have only one question for you. What the hell are you waiting for? Their music is a cinematic melange of sex, violence, mystery, more sex, more mystery, and every other cool word you can think of…so what’s not to love?
Recently, I chatted with lead singer Ruth Radelet about The Chromatics recording process, their live shows, the future of the band and other top-secret stuff. Check it out:
Last Tuesday, one of my favorite bands, Germany’s The Notwist (officially pronounced “know-twist”) performed an awesome set in support of their new album The Devil, You and Me at The First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. For those of you who are not familiar with their music, it’s a mix of glitchy electronics, looped melodies, guitar riffs and gentile vocals that come together to form a powerful and honest brand of post-everything pop.
After their set I had a chance to sit down and speak with lead singer and main songwriter Markus Acher and programmer Martin Gretschmann aka Console (who notably uses Wii sticks to control some of his electronics during live sets) about their music and other things…
Last Friday I had the pleasure of catching Brooklyn’s Takka Takka play their mix of highly nuanced and textual indie-pop at Philly’s MRoom. Indeed, the band sounded great (especially vocals, which were thankfully set high in the mix). After the show, I sat down with lead vocalist Gabe and guitarist Drew, had some beers, and attempted to find out what this band, with an unusual name, is all about.
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