INTO THE WAVES (AND T-SHIRTS)
posted
2012-02-13
The month of February often conjures thoughts of hibernation, grayness and icky greeting card "holidays." Thankfully, this year we've got Sophia Knapp to help us think a little differently; Into The Waves brings aqua sea-foam auras and vintage, oceanic sunsets to the forefront of our frontal lobes, and it'll do the same for you on February 28th, when it funnels into your local record shop.
To get you in a beach ball-state of mind, chill(wave)y zoned as February may be, we've got a limited suppl... (read more)
Artists in this story:
Sophia Knapp
IF THIS BOAT'S ROCKIN'
posted
2012-02-10
There's an 855 foot ship docked in Miami, like right now, just waiting to load up with rock kids of all kinds, boys and girls alike, for a three day exercise in avoiding mono while sleeping near a glory portal (I think we just got mono envisioning that! Or at least HIV). They call this high seas adventure The Bruise Cruise. Poor kids from glamorous locales all across the country like Chino, Lincoln, Denton, and Park Slope will board the floating phallus of phun high on Dramamine (and glue) with ... (read more)
Artists in this story:
Neil Hamburger, Ty Segall
THE B(PB)-SIDES FOR "TIME TO BE CLEAR"
posted
2012-02-08
Drag City types love all the fan mail you folks send in on a daily basis; it's our mission to ignore more pressing matters and respond to each and every letter received in timely fashion, gold pens in hand. Sure, we're used to the blood-scrawl of many an inmate, and always pass each of those tear-jerkers on to the artist to which they're directed. Most exciting are the letters full of mystery and intrigue to which we're obligated to investigate. Below is an excerpt from one such received:
"righ... (read more)
Artists in this story:
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
AMERICAN SONGBOOK TO CALLAHAN: "WELCOME!" CALLAHAN TO SONGBOOK: "NO, YOU'RE WELCOME."
posted
2012-02-07
Tomorrow evening Bill Callahan will make his Lincoln Center debut as a part of the Center’s American Songbook series. It’s pretty pretentious - I'm sure you've seen it on TV. Somebody performs your song while you sit up in the mezzanine with a smile plastered on your face, trying to live through the moment with a medal rainbow-strapped around your neck. It's a good moment for mom, but for the rest of us...
Oh, wait, that's the Kennedy Center Honors, right! No, no - this thing is a big deal.... (read more)
Artists in this story:
Bill Callahan
