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Frow the Vaults:
Thoughts on Swervedriver's Mezcal Head
2007-02-28 14:01:05
(Originally posted on Glamorama, 2.12.2004) A tidal wave is brewing somewhere off the east coast of America. We're talking the kind of thing that would get Patrick Swayze all excited and have Keanu Reeves chasing after him and robbing banks in a Nixon mask. That tidal wave is nostalgia. Nostalgia for thirteen years ago to be exact. 80s revivalism is dead. If another Echo and The Bunnymen clone
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The Jazz Butcher
2007-02-28 14:01:05
Doc writes: What goes with Thomas Pynchon, Harlan Ellison, Altimont, and drink? The Jazz Butcher (AKA The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy or The Jazz Butcher and his Sikkorskis from Hell), of course. The Jazz Butcher himself, Pat Fish (nee Huntrods), is an Oxford graduate from the north of England. Throughout the band?s career, Fish has worked with musicians such as David J, Max Eider, Richard Formby,
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From the Vaults:
Interview with Jez from Swervedriver
2007-02-28 14:01:05
(Originally posted on Glamorama in 2004) Last month, as part of the Glamorama Classics series, I did a piece on Swervedriver's LP "Mezcal Head". Much to my surprise, Swervedriver's drummer Jez got in touch to say how much he appreciated the feature. It was a great honor, to say the least. But even more surprising was that Jez agreed to sit down with me during my recent visit to London, in order
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http://sendmedeadflowers.com
2007-02-28 14:01:05
Dead Flowers has moved to http://sendmedeadflowers.com. The old posts will remain on blogspot, but everything has been transferred over to my FTP, so I will use that now. Please adjust your bookmarks and rss feeds. Cheers, -Mick Technorati Profile
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Adam from Swervedriver & Sam from Interpol: Setting Suns!
2007-02-28 14:01:05
On Myspace: The Setting Suns is a collaboration between Sam Fogarino, drummer from Inter pol and Adam Franklin, guitarist and singer from Swervedriver and Toshack Highway. The duo met over dinner in NYC last winter, while being introduced by long time, mutual friend Jack Rabid (The Big Takeover).[Link from Swervedriver.com]
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Hurricane #1
2007-02-28 14:01:05
Hurricane #1 was the group started by Andy Bell when Ride folded. In many ways, the group epitomized one aspect of Creation's slow decline in the 90s: they wanted to be like Oasis a little too much. Watch any of their videos (such as the excruciating "Chain Reaction") and you'll see singer Alex Lowe strutting around like a Liam impersonator. Lowe, a former boxer, even went so far as to
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Ride
2007-02-28 14:01:05
Creation band Ride was one of the real driving forces behind the shoegazing movement in the UK. They had a minor hit in the US as well, "Vapour Trail" off their debut LP "Nowhere". You might have heard it on your local alternative station at 3 in the morning. In retrospect, it's hard to say that Ride were a great band. They had some memorable moments, but there are a lot of songs on their

Dead Flowers Interviews Pete from Adorable
2007-02-28 14:01:05
Pete (Piotr) Fijalkowski was the lead singer of the Creation Records band Adorable in the early 90's. Their first single, "Sunshine Smile", was NME's single of the week in May 1992. They went on to record the phenomenal debut record "Against Perfection", which unfortunately failed to live up to the success of their debut single. Another record, "Fake", followed in 1994, but testy relationships
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Arcade Fire: Live at Judson Memorial Church
2007-02-28 14:01:05
From the Radiohead AtEase Board: ARCADE FIRE Judson Memorial Church New York City February 16, 2007 xACT 1. band takes stage/tunings 2. No Cars Go 3. Haiti 4. Black Mirror 5. Keep the Car Running 6. Antichrist TV Blues 7. Black Waves/Bad Vibrations 8. Poupee de Cire 9. Well and the Lighthouse 10. Ocean of Noise 11. Rebellion 12. Intervention 13. encore break 14. Neon Bible 15. Wake Up (in
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Beginning on Monday: Creation Week
2007-02-28 14:01:05
Stay tuned...
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Marc Bolan and T-Rex:
Deborah (Classic MP3)
2007-02-28 14:01:05
Listen: [Download the MP3 Here] Probably Influenced: Devendra Banhart
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Thoughts on:
"Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman"
by Haruki Murakami
2007-02-28 14:01:05
Murakami is remarkably consistent: his writing seldom if ever slips below the readable mark. Many of the stories here rank up with his best work. "The Rise and Fall of Sharpie Cakes" is a humorous and frightening Kafka-esque tale of psychotic crows and their control of a dessert company, the sort of story that only Murakami can dream up. The story that gave the collection its name, meanwhile,
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Arcade Fire: No Cars Go Mk II
2007-02-28 14:01:05
NME Reports: Arcade Fire talk about re-recording song They wanted to do 'No Cars Go' with orchestra Arcade Fire have discussed their re-recording of 'No Cars Go'. The track, which appears on new album 'Neon Bible', originally appeared on the band's self-titled debut EP from 2003. Speaking to the Toronto Star Regine Chassagne said: "I always had an orchestra in my mind from the conception of
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Jeff Buckley and Liz Fraser:
All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun
2007-02-28 14:01:05
Scrounging around on Soulseek for the live version of this unreleased track, I was amazed to find the studio version. This is a bit of a holy grail for Buckley fans, so it's my pleasure to put it up. If I remember "Dream Brother" correctly, Jeff and Liz went into the studio together. However, they decided never to release their collaboration because romance complicated things. Anyways, here
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