image above courtesy of wil-ru.com Finding a folk album that doesn’t indulge in horses or open fields is a feat. But, finding one that touches poignancy and sends you to a reflective place with every listen is also rare. While half heartedly browsing Bandcamp during a dull day at work, Davis Hooker’s Phoning It In caught … Continue Reading
Music, Reviews
I’ll admit I’m a heavy user of Chuck Prophet product so my feelings about his latest, “Temple Beautiful”, should come with some sort of health warning about my levels of enthusiasm and lack of commas. Elliot Murphy says that literature is his religion but rock&roll his addiction and I have to confess that I’m addicted … Continue Reading
Music, Reviews
Jack Conte constructs some of the most impressive D.I.Y. multi-instrumental mania humankind has ever known. It’s totally Zouch. No publishing, no record label (how’s that even possible?) from his mind to your eyes and ears. No mess, just the honesty of a true artist that WILL NOT BE IGNORED. This pure, noise making, throat soothing, body … Continue Reading
Music, Reviews
…DURING A SNOWSTORM PONDERING THE EXISTENCE OF GOD Okay, maybe you’re not pondering the existence of God. Maybe you’re certain that there is no God. Or maybe you’re certain that there is. Maybe, you’re sitting with two friends who have both been scorned by women and they are trying their hardest not to get tears … Continue Reading
Culture, Essays, Music
An interview with Elliott Murphy This is the third part of a series of four articles dealing with “Strings of the Storm”, Elliott Murphy’s epic and surreal double album from 2003. Because the album covers so much ground it’s about time to ask Mr Murphy some pertinent (and not so pertinent) questions about where “Strings … Continue Reading
Interviews, Music, The Elliott Murphy Papers
byKristen Fisher Novella is a band that is so new they haven’t yet crossed the ocean to play a live show in New York. The group consists of Hollie Warren (of the She Set), Sophy Hollington and Suki Sou. These ethereal girls met while living in Brighton, with two thirds of the band already living … Continue Reading
Music, Reviews
Click here for Part 1-Side A Back at Paris VIII University my head echoed with “Zone”, surrounded by the antiquity of old-fashioned classroom furniture, but not yet weary of attempts at flirtation with the pouty and beautiful French-girls who seemed as dazed as me by Apollinaire. The poetry was strong and the lecturer’s voice deep … Continue Reading
Culture, Music, The Elliott Murphy Papers
Ilyas Ahmed is a name many may have come across through his collaborations with fellow Portlander Grouper/Liz Harris on his previous album Goner (2009) and more recently on the Visitor EP. Ahmed’s latest full-length album With Endless Fire (Immune) proves that he is a skilled guitarist whose voice is distinctive but understated. He has a … Continue Reading
Music, Reviews
Directed and Edited by Jonathan Krauth Producer/Art Director: Michelle Allan Sound Recording/Editing: Yonny Vizcaya Ben started his musical career in a Calgary metal band called Pindolls. After relocating to Vancouver he was charmed by the anti-folk scene and the twang of Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. He started writing and working on his solo stuff. … Continue Reading
Art, Film, Music
I met Nardwuar in December 2011 at the location of his radio show at the University of British Columbia. It was a surreal experience for me because I’ve known about him since his days freelancing for MuchMusic (although back then, I admit, my pre-teen self didn’t see him as much more than a crazy guy … Continue Reading
Music, Reviews
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