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Published in Prefix Magazine, The Blog. Tags: Music.
M.I.A. , N.E.R.D. and RYE RYE play ‘PAPER PLANES’ @ Diesel XXX NYC Party N.E.R.D.’s Pharrell Williams and Baltimore MC Rye Rye joined a visibly-pregnant M.I.A. on stage for a performance of “Paper Planes” at Diesel’s XXX party this past weekend. The set was M.I.A.’s first since announcing her “retirement” at this year’s Bonnaroo festival. Due in […]
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Along with Robyn Hitchcock, composer Zafer Tawil and a number of others, TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe has recorded a song for the soundtrack to Rachel Getting Married. And for his contribution Adebimpe quietly covered Neil Young’s “Unknown Legend,” a track from the icon’s 1992 Harvest Moon. The near a capella cover comes in great contrast to the […]
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Smashing Pumpkins recently announced that the band would take part in the release of Guitar Hero World Tour by offering a few tracks as an expandable content pack for the game. While not the first band to participate in the series, the news did reveal that Smashing Pumpkins would be the first to debut a single through Guitar Hero. The single, […]
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Dawning a short black wig, leather pants, a chauffeur’s uniform and at times nothing at all, Britney Spears returns with a video for her new single “Womanizer.” As unnecessarily sexual as it is a display of feminine power, the video serves as a motion to reclaim the pop spotlight that was once hers. Since last […]
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Deerhoof is expected to play in front of one of its largest Minneapolis crowds when the band returns to the city tomorrow, playing the main stage at First Avenue. In preparation for the show Culture Bully’s Chris DeLine caught up with the band’s Greg Saunier to discuss the band’s new album Offend Maggie, Henry Rollins […]
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Crooked Fingers, led by former Archers of Loaf lead singer Eric Bachmann, are in the midst of a nation-wide tour in support of the band’s recently released album Forfeit/Fortune. And while on tour, Culture Bully’s Chris DeLine was able to ask a few quick questions on Bachmann – touching on his decision to release Forfeit/Fortune […]
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With Black Ice, AC/DC returns with a release full of typically straightforward songs about fighting, women and rock ‘n roll; the band’s fourth record since 1990 and its fifth in a row to kick off with the album’s lead single. Not being one to break out of the mold that it’s created for itself the […]
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Early Man just released the grinding four-song Beware the Circling Fin EP, and have a full length album still in the works with their new label The End. Culture Bully’s Chris DeLine got in touch with lead singer/guitarist Mike Conte to ask him about the transition away from the indie rock-centric Matador Records, finding new […]
Published in Culture Bully, The Blog. Tags: Influenza / Singled Out, Music.
Approach Influenza as a series which serves to help give insight as to where music is born; these are the thoughts, influences and the inspirations directly from the mind of the artists. Here Local Natives’ vocalist and songwriter Kelcey Ayer peels away the layers from “Airplanes,” a track to be released on the band’s forthcoming […]
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Culture Bully’s Chris DeLine recently caught up with one-time Secret Machines member Benjamin Curtis to discuss his mainstay for the past two years – School of Seven Bells. In the discussion Curtis touched on the band’s curious shoegaze categorization, the relationship between the group’s set of twins and adopting the band’s music for a live […]
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In the eight years he’s been in charge of the nation, George W. Bush’s approval ratings have hit all-time lows. That sentiment has, of course, been manifest into song, as well. To help us prepare to say goodbye to eight of the most disheartening years in the country’s history, here are 10 of the biggest […]
Published in Culture Bully, The Blog. Tags: Canada, Influenza / Singled Out, Music.
Approach Influenza as a series which serves to help give insight as to where music is born; these are the thoughts, influences and the inspirations directly from the mind of the artists. This edition spotlights Canadian vocalist Shawn Hewitt and the process of creating his “Keep Them At Bay.” Politically inspired, Hewitt tracks the song’s […]
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The Cabooze will be hosting a fantastic bill tonight featuring Toki Wright, DJ Snuggles, the Histronic and Big Zach. In preparation for the show Culture Bully’s Chris DeLine caught up with Snuggles, Big Zach and the Histronic’s Paul Marshall. Previewing the event, the artists described a tendency towards improv throughout their performances as well as […]
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Brent Amaker and the Rodeo appear as style-conscious cowboys, but there is nothing fashionable about the band’s traditional brand of country. Culture Bully’s Chris DeLine recently knocked around a few ideas with Brent Amaker, discussing country punk, the pussification of Nashville, short songs and why the band dresses head to toe in black. The band […]
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This past Tuesday marked the release of Mason Proper’s second full length record, Olly Oxen Free. With the album in mind, lead singer Jonathan Visger and Culture Bully’s Chris DeLine recently discussed the refinement of the band’s personal sound, the internet’s influence on the group’s fan base and where Mason Proper might be some five […]
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I am Canadian. But I’m an American, too. Having dual citizenship is a pretty great thing, if for no other reason than having the honor to criticize both nations equally. And the most recent reason I have to criticize Canada is the government’s decision to approve a special coin for pressing by the Royal Canadian […]
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Not to say that it would be right to be expecting Only By The Night to sound like a string of “Molly’s Chambers” or “King Of the Rodeo”-sounding songs, but if you were – it may be helpful to brace yourself ahead of time. The album is far glossier than anything heard from the band […]
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Culture Bully’s Chris DeLine recently connected with both Adam Tucker and Kyle Vande Slunt from the local electronic act Nobot. In preparation for their upcoming show at the Uptown Bar with Estate on the 27th the duo discussed media exposure, forthcoming collaborations and the camaraderie of brosefs on tour. The theme behind Nobot’s latest track, […]
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“Other people’s stuff is shit, but your shit is stuff.” -George Carlin The past few months have been, to say the least, interesting for me. I gained some of that “life-experience” stuff I’ve heard so much about, and accompanying it has been a perspective leading me towards a stronger sense of what is honestly important to me. […]
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It seemed that whenever I was talking to a fan of TV on the Radio about Return to Cookie Mountain, they would always revert to “I liked (either) Young Liars (or) Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes better.” I, on the other hand, felt that the album was amazing — truly one of the year’s best […]
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On Saturday Jay Smooth laid down his latest in a long string of increasingly thoughtful commentaries via his video blog, Ill Doctrine. This time around he reviewed the subject of “Hipster Rap,” citing acts such as The Cool Kids, The Kidz in the Hall and Kid Sister as few examples of the burgeoning sub-genre. One of the issues he mentions, apart […]
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Back in April I decided that I was going to attempt to reduce my “online presence” by dismantling my MySpace, Facebook and Twitter accounts with one fell swoop. The reasoning behind doing so seemed simple enough at the time, but since I’ve come to understand a deeper significance to these sites, one which I hadn’t […]
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Photos taken in Andover and at the Anoka County Library, September 13 & 14, 2008.
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This past week I’ve tried numerous times to write, and re-write, a post of introduction for [sftfcs.com]. Each attempt aimed for a witty or informative explanation, but each attempt subsequently failed. As such this is my fourth or fifth try at coming up with something that is both appropriate and makes sense…leaving me with a […]
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I can’t say that Bob Saget would ever make it to my short list of favorite comedians, nor does his name cross my mind when I think of actors I admire (though his brief cameo in Half Baked still brings a smile to my face), but when the producers of Comedy Central’s ongoing celebrity roast series found […]
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As Death Magnetic slowly begins, an interesting similarity arises between the introduction of “That Was Just Your Life” and that of Slayer’s “South of Heaven,” the first song from the second of the band’s albums produced by Rick Rubin. Both songs build slowly before commencing with an album’s worth of commercial thrash — a slower […]
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Prior to this Summer’s Midwest tour Culture Bully’s Chris DeLine discussed a number of topics with James Buckley of the local act Mystery Palace. Contrasting the band with his own trio, aptly named the James Buckley Trio, the discussion in this edition of Five Questions drifted towards various subjects ranging from the formation of Mystery […]
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Approach Influenza as a series which serves to help give insight as to where music is born; these are the thoughts, influences and the inspirations directly from the mind of the artists. Here in the final episode featuring Chicago’s Alltruisms the emcee discusses the powerful inspiration behind “Clustbombs Laos.” His travels overseas brought him new […]
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There are a number of reasons why I still pay attention to Henry Rollins and what he has to say, and even more reasons why I continue to revisit his spoken word albums and videos. This mp3 is an excerpt from a DVD I was watching a few weeks ago and it essentially conveys a […]
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Via Wooster Collective, a recent piece by Scott Van Den Plas…makes you think of the good times, doesn’t it? (also: remember when Dane Cook wasn’t one of life’s many pieces of evidence suggesting suicide to be a sweet relief?) “WANTED FOR: VANDALISM, DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND PEDOPHILIA” [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]