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Video Premiere: The Shaky Hands - "Already Gone"
By Brandon Kim on 09/29/2009
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute
Following a tour with The Meat Puppets last winter, Portland's The Shaky Hands, took a break when Nicholas Delffs (Vocals/Guitar) split for India. He "sang in the temples" and soaked in the country and it's music for a month and a half, but you won't hear any direct musical influence on the album it helped shape - they didn't go Bhangra. Delffs' Darjeeling Express affected him in subtler ways, perhaps it filters through in the lyrics, many of which were penned there. The India trip ended in a day-long flight back to the States and then a 37-hour drive to... MORE »
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The Thermals: Interview and behind-the-scenes video premiere
By Brandon Kim on 07/21/2009
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute
Check out this vidy (first seen here) of The Thermals at their new label, Kill Rock Stars, in Portland putting people and dogs on the spot. Then, I put lead singer Hutch Harris on the spot about their transition from Sub Pop, fascists, the usual stuff.... Their latest record, Now We Can See, is available from KRS and if you're in Seattle on July 25th they play the Capitol Hill Block Party with Sonic Youth. (The Thermals: Hutch Harris, Westin Glass, and Kathy Foster. photo credit: Alicia J. Rose) Video by Lance Bangs BK: Tell me about the seemingly amicable... MORE »
Now We Can See Hear The Thermals' New Album
By Jim Shearer on 04/03/2009
Filed under: ME LIKEY
Yes, I'm assuming you haven't A.) received an advanced copy, or B.) already downloaded a leaked version of The Thermals' brand new album, Now We Can See. (I know, how old-fashioned of me.) MORE »
ME LIKEY: The Thermals
By Jim Shearer on 03/12/2009
Filed under: ME LIKEY
The Thermals, with a new drummer, Westin Glass (formerly of Say Hi), and a new record label, Kill Rocks Stars (they were formerly on Sub Pop), just announced the release date of their brand new album, Now We Can See--April 7--and a string of live tour dates which will begin at SXSW. Fans of three-piece, punky, indie-rock music rejoice! MORE »
Four Paws Mixtape
By Jim Shearer on 12/10/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEFour Paws, a NJ-based publicity company that "celebrates the nurturing of free expression through music," recently assembled a mixtape, highlighting many of the artists they worked with in 2008, including Deerhoof, Hawnay Troof, Xiu Xiu, and Mirror Mirror. (left: Side A is the dog, Side B is the cat.) Listen HERE. MORE »
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