October 2011
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Seven (7) Questions With Gold Leaves
Gold Leaves, the solo project of Grant Olsen (who was formerly one half of Arthur & Yu), is opening for A.A. Bondy at the Hi-Dive in Denver in a couple days. In anticipation, I sent Grant 7 questions about his debut solo record, The Ornament.
1.What inspired you to start this project? What inspired the name?
I had a bunch of songs that didn’t really work for my other project, Arthur &...
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Nope Fun Interview
““I was born in a city and raised in a swamp. I’ve been homeless in The North, fed and laid to bed in The South. I exhausted that eastern coast and couldn’t stand to rot with it anymore, so I am now making that great American movement west. As of this paragraph, I am in Colorado; I am no longer homeless; I am still hungry. I often forget the places I’ve met and the people I’ve been,...
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7 Questions With Matthew & The Atlas
Matthew & The Atlas is currently touring alongside the David Mayfield Parade and Lauren Shera. They are traveling the states as a part of the Communion collective, founded several years ago by Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett, and planning a stop into Denver on October 28th at the Soiled Dove. In anticipation, I sent Matthew seven (admittedly general) questions about music and art as a...
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Deer Tick: Tornado of Hate (& Interview)
In anticipation of their new album, Divine Providence, John McCauley and the guys created a full-length hip-hop album and leaked it as the real thing. Seriously. It’s pretty fucking crazy. Here, listen for yourself:
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PLUS: John McCauley did an hour-long live “chat” (message board style) on reddit.com today. I asked as many questions as I could, some...
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Introducing: The Wholetones
I’ve typed and deleted this article 3 times already. I tried straight-forward journalism, a mock-Howl “of my generation” speech, and a drunken but heartfelt “what the fuck have my friends created” ode, yet all of these attempts have shown the same flaw: It is seemingly impossible to describe The Wholetones without embarrassing yourself (or them), without under or over...
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October Folk Mixtape
Drapeaux Rouges is proud to announce our new Mixtape Series. The first is inspired by the changing weather, by the dying of the leaves.
A Side:
1. “Alone With The Beast Folk” by Birdengine
2. “Subtle Strains” by Jonquil
3. “Dead Deer & Other Animals” by Thanksgiving
4. “The Wreck Is Not A Boat” by Sons of Noel and Adrian
5. “Take...
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Colton Owsley
A Collection Of Seasons From The Past Several Years “08-11”
<a href=”http://coltonowsley.bandcamp.com/album/a-collection-of-seasons-from-the-past-several-years-08-11”...
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