Year: 2005
Review: Just Before Now: Sketchbook Drawings – Trent Call
Just Before Now: Sketchbook Drawings Trent Call A Swinj Art Production Street: 2005 Just Before Now “is filled with selected drawings from six different sketchbooks during the time of March oh three to April oh four” (back liner note). It starts with a To Do List containing 12 items with three crossed off, one of
Localized – July 2005
Localized is a monthly showcase of local bands at the Urban Lounge on the second Friday of each month. Horns and Bronco are playing, and this month’s opening band is The Breaks. … read more
THE COUNTERCULTURE WILL BE TELEVISED: A Story About the Vans...
The Vans Warped Tour has become somewhat of a traveling punch in the face to underground and independent punk music. With a slew of corporate sponsors, Clear Channel Broadcasting support and extended MTV coverage, some may say the tour has nothing to do with punk rock at all. All opinions aside, the tour goes across
Waking Up with Jimmy La Valle: The Album Leaf’s New-Dawn...
Jimmy La Valle is The Album Leaf. His music is about sonic textures—not sonic fads. He creates fantastic instrumental compositions with depth and honesty while leaving room for the listener to interpret his work as they listen. It’s so well thought out and crafted with a spirit of progression (instead of the spirit of pretension) that it is easy to state that his music is among the best out in the indie world today. … read more
Papa Don’t Preach: A Conversation with David Pajo
David Pajo is a busy man. In March, he finished the highly successful and cult-approved Slint reunion tour, released his sixth solo album in June and is currently working on a Slint reunion tour DVD and writing new material for yet another record. Pajo, who travels back and forth from his home in Louisville to
Dear Dickheads – July 2005
The only good part of your letter was the reference to Satan’s fires, but I doubt you even have the capability to see the coolness factor in that. … read more