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A few recent work related things: ABC, Sound Of The City, Stereogum, Spin

I’ve gotten really bad (for whom, for what?) at posting recent work and clips and stuff, so I’m going to try to do this on a weekly basis. So, this week. I subbed for ABC’s Dan Harris over at his weekly online indie rock interview show, Amplified.

I’ve gotten really bad (for whom, for what?) at posting recent work and clips and stuff, so I’m going to try to do this on a weekly basis. So, this week.

I subbed for ABC’s Dan Harris over at his weekly online indie rock interview show, Amplified. I got to watch a great, rooftop performance by the Noisettes, and talked to them a little bit about how their lives have changed since “Don’t Upset The Rhythm” went to #2 in the UK:

I wrote a new Progress Report on the Go! Team for Stereogum. My favorite quote was right at the end:

Even though it’s album three and the tradition is to mature and all that bullshit I have no desire to clean up the sound.

Spin just ran my review of Sian Alice Group’s Troubled, Shaken, Etc. Such a good record. I called Sian Ahern “a singer with Nico’s presence and complexion.” Just look at her (photo from Ahmed Klink):

And this was last week, but I’m still very proud and thankful to have a chance to talk to These Are Powers about touring China. Before they left they had to record a “performance” for the cultural officials in Shanghai:

We actually had to record it in our practice space, and we pretended like it was a show, so we all clapped and said, “Thank you!” at the end of it. It was really silly. It was by far the most awkward I’ve ever felt playing a set of any music that I’ve been a part of. We’re like, “Hey, Chinese government! Here we are performing for you on video!” I guess it worked.


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Recent stuff: ABC, Stereogum, Spin, Pitchfork, Sound of the City

ABC World News Webcast: Loney Dears’s Dear John Pains Of Being Pure At Heart S/T Progress Reports on Stereogum: Nick Thorburn (Islands, Human Highway) The Wrens (in Q & A form, because they’re hilarious) Grizzly Bear Spin Magazine reviews (I think this is the same print issue

ABC World News Webcast:
 Loney Dears’s Dear John
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart S/T

Progress Reports on Stereogum:
Nick Thorburn (Islands, Human Highway)
The Wrens (in Q & A form, because they’re hilarious)
Grizzly Bear


Spin Magazine reviews (I think this is the same print issue as the last batch, but I think Spin staggers print reviews when they put them online):
Beirut / Realpeople March of the Zapotec / Holland
Black Gold Rush
Asobi Seksu Hush
Vetiver Tight Knit

Pitchfork reviews:
Deerhoof Live EP
Benjy Ferree Come Back To The Five And Dime, Bobby Dee Bobby Dee

Sound Of The City:
Listening to Sufjan’s “The Lonely Man of Winter” in Crown Heights

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New Progress Reports: The Thermals, Spencer Krug

Two more Progress Reports this week. On Monday I talked to Hutch Harris from The Thermals. We talked about how people in Portland smoke a lot of pot; that’s not in the update. Then I talked to Spencer Krug, who is working on a ton of different albums. I

New Progress Reports: The Thermals, Spencer Krug

Two more Progress Reports this week. On Monday I talked to Hutch Harris from The Thermals. We talked about how people in Portland smoke a lot of pot; that’s not in the update. Then I talked to Spencer Krug, who is working on a ton of different albums. I really liked interviewing him, and talked to him for over an hour, but I couldn’t fit nearly enough quotes into the update. I might post some of the other quotes/questions here, just because I think his process is so interesting. I read “Flow,” by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, a few weeks back, and I don’t think I’ve interviewed someone who fits the concept of “Flow” so well.

Paper Magazine review of the Little Joy album too.

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Recent stuff: Pitchfork.tv, Stereogum, Paste, Spin, Sound Of The City

I interviewed Okkervil River for Pitchfork.tv: Part 1 and Part 2. I reviewed Beyonce’s I Am Sasha Fierce for Paste. New Project Reports are up on Stereogum for Röyksopp and Phoenix. I also reviewed Matt and Kim’s Grand, A.C. Newman’s Get Guilty and Andrew

Recent stuff: Pitchfork.tv, Stereogum, Paste, Spin, Sound Of The City

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I interviewed Okkervil River for Pitchfork.tv: Part 1 and Part 2.

I reviewed Beyonce’s I Am Sasha Fierce for Paste.

New Project Reports are up on Stereogum for Röyksopp and Phoenix.

I also reviewed Matt and Kim’s Grand, A.C. Newman’s Get Guilty and Andrew Bird’s Noble Beast for Spin.

I wrote about a “conversation” between LCD Soundsytem’s James Murphy and novelist Sam Lipsyte for Sound Of The City.

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Monday's progress report: Black Lips

Talked to Black Lips for Monday’s Progress Report on Steregum. I mentioned their studio walls covered in inspirational quotes, but didn’t mention that they also put up lots of girlie pictures (girlie is probably not the right word, since that makes you think of tasteful 1940s nude pinups.

Monday's progress report: Black Lips

Talked to Black Lips for Monday’s Progress Report on Steregum. I mentioned their studio walls covered in inspirational quotes, but didn’t mention that they also put up lots of girlie pictures (girlie is probably not the right word, since that makes you think of tasteful 1940s nude pinups. Pretty sure Black Lips are more the Barely Legal / High Society type).

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Progress Report on Giant Drag

New Progress Report on Giant Drag. The Giant Drag story got picked up by the NME. Writes Annie: “It’s funny how all of a sudden people i haven’t talked to in awhile are calling or texting me about shows or whatever after the article.” She’s a great

Progress Report on Giant Drag

New Progress Report on Giant Drag. The Giant Drag story got picked up by the NME. Writes Annie: “It’s funny how all of a sudden people i haven’t talked to in awhile are
calling or texting me about shows or whatever after the article.” She’s a great lady.

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Mastodon Progress Report on Stereogum

Whoah, didn’t expect Stereogum to put up another Progress Report this week. Nothing says long weekend like Mastodon.

Mastodon Progress Report on Stereogum

Whoah, didn’t expect Stereogum to put up another Progress Report this week. Nothing says long weekend like Mastodon.

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Boy Least Likely To Progess Report

I have a new Progress Report on Boy Least Likely To right here. Great new track from BLLT as well. It’s called “The First Snowflake,” and it’s not a holiday song. So no photoshopping Christmas hats this time.

Boy Least Likely To Progess Report

I have a new Progress Report on Boy Least Likely To right here. Great new track from BLLT as well. It’s called “The First Snowflake,” and it’s not a holiday song. So no photoshopping Christmas hats this time.

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Recent stuff (Stereogum, Pitchfork, Sound Of The City)

My new “Progress Report” column on Stereogum started last week. So far there’s Midlake and Andrew Bird, but there will be so, so many more. I saw Drew Daniel read from his new 33 1/3 book and dance with a golden pillow penis between his legs at Housing

Recent stuff (Stereogum, Pitchfork, Sound Of The City)

My new “Progress Report” column on Stereogum started last week. So far there’s Midlake and Andrew Bird, but there will be so, so many more.

I saw Drew Daniel read from his new 33 1/3 book and dance with a golden pillow penis between his legs at Housing Works. I was amazed. Then I wrote about it for Sound Of The City.

I also reviewed Danielson’s Trying Hartz and Nissenenmondai’s Neji/Tori for Pitchfork.

Then I reviewed Desolation Wilderness’ White Light Strobing for eMusic. That album’s really great, I hope it gets more attention.

Then I learned the choreography for about five seconds of “Single Ladies.”