Interviews
Kid606, Pt. 2
Back for the second half, eh? Join CMG’s David Abravanel as he continues his lengthy conversation with Miguel De Pedro....
Apr 30, 2009
Records
The Vaselines: Enter The Vaselines
It’s tempting to start a review of Sub Pop’s lush, loving new Vaselines retrospective with some comments on Kurt Cobain’s...
Apr 29, 2009
Records
St. Vincent: Actor
The overall effect of the new St. Vincent joint is that of a bad dream—or, perhaps more accurately, a series...
Apr 29, 2009
Records
Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career
I once made tea for Tracyanne Campbell, which is exactly the sort of thing one might expect to do in...
Apr 29, 2009
Records
Christian Naujoks: Christian Naujoks
Naujoks doesn’t succeed at what he’s attempting here.
Apr 29, 2009
Interviews
Kid606, Pt. 1
From a young age, Miguel De Pedro has been a heavy, noisy, prankster presence on a wide spectrum of glitched-up...
Apr 28, 2009
Tracks
Jay Electronica f/ Che Grand: "Hagler"
Supreme Clientele (2000) is kind of like the Bible: it’s got something to do with everything. You know on Ghostface’s...
Apr 28, 2009
Tracks
Keri Hilson f/ Ne-Yo and Kanye West: "Knock You Down"
Inasmuch that a Kanye rap is only as good as it is embarrassing, a Keri Hilson single is only as...
Apr 27, 2009
Records
William Basinski: 92982
William Basinski’s The Disintegration Loops (2002), that four-hour epic, made most sense heard peripherally, secondary to whatever else held my...
Apr 27, 2009