So why not send our former intern, Jenny Booth, to a festival in the UK, right? Heck, if it helps her with a press pass, we feel pretty damn good about it. -Ed.
Having studied my degree in Cardiff—and always longed for a music festival on my doorstep—it was downright mean of Swn Fest’s organizers to [...]

For reasons not made entirely obvious by what’s seen in this video, this was one of the more challenging (yet still ultimately super-awesome) shows of the tour. Wind turns projection screen into an unwilling sail. Mystery sand bags anchor said sail. Projector gets rained on, nearly. Running video cables across a 12-ft. high network of [...]

I’m on the east coast now, Nashville, TN specifically. This side of the country has been a bit kinder—I have lots of family over here, plus some support slots with a great artist (Chris Pureka) who’s toured a lot more in the States than I have.
My husband Sebastian went back to Portland to do some [...]

On this Autumnal edition of These Are The Days we have conversations with Devin Gallagher about his label High Scores and Records and other projects, and with Jesse and Casey Laney about the debut record by their band World’s Greatest Ghosts. Also, new music from old favorites like Sweeping Exits and Patterns, and new [...]

Quick question: Do you know what local label is releasing the new World’s Greatest Ghosts album? Have you ever wanted to meet some of the peeps behind K Records? Want to nab a copy of the brand new Horse Feathers 7-inch? If you answered yes to at least one of these questions, then it’s likely [...]

Seattle
I just got the most frighteningly insane news about this tour:
When we play Detroit—ON HALLOWEEN—we’re playing in a venue that immediately after us is having an INSANE CLOWN POSSE AFTERPARTY.
It’ll be Halloween and the ICP Juggalos (how do you spell that damn word? Is it even a word?) will be out in droves mixing with [...]

Electric Light Orchestra, “Last Train to London”What’s not to like?
Harry Belafonte, “Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)”A wonderfully energetic and rhythmic calypso jam about a lady dancer,“Senora.” “When she wind up she bottom, she go like a rocket!”
Beyoncé, “Crazy in Love”Beyoncé delivers such power and presence in her performance, and with a song this [...]

Formed: 1995 in Birmingham, England.
Members: Currently, just two: vocalist Trish Keenan and bassist-programmer James Cargill.
Latest release: Broadcast the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age, a collection of what Keenan calls “seancing songs and witch cult rumbles.”
Why you care: Nobody—and I’m looking at you, Stereolab—does spacey, soot-covered electronic pop quite like Broadcast. [...]

Arrington De Dionyso Malaikat dan Singa
(K Records)

[SONIC SPIRITUALITY] Arrington de Dionyso has kept his musical output split between the hopped-up blues skronk of his band Old Time Relijun and his experimental output that features either entrancing throat singing or hot blasts of free jazz. For his latest solo effort, de Dionyso tunes into both wavelengths. [...]