December 2011
25 posts
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“The Train Behind My House” by Little...
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Real Estate/Ducktails: Leaking Glass
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Bright Eyes: Through A Dusty, Glass Lens
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Seven (7) Questions With Philip Seymour Hoffman
One of my favorite interviews yet.
1.What inspired you to start this project? What inspired the name?
My mom says that my first word was radio. I probably made my first mixtape [radio to cassette] in the first grade and still have dozens of them at my mom’s place. At ten I began playing flute in my middle school orchestra, thirteen I played safety cones in a band with my buds ...
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Favorite Albums Of 2011
I’ve never taken part in the ceremonial making of year-end, “best of” lists, and honestly still don’t want to. But, I love every artist on this list and every single one of them deserves respect and recognition for their art. Regardless of how few people will actually see this, I felt the need to promote these artists one more time.
Please don’t write me to tell me...
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Two Gallants: Holga Portraits
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Two Gallants
Hi-Dive 9.2.11
Holga 120N w/ Flash
T-max 400
This show contends to be the best of the year for me. The fact that I got so many clear frames is a near miracle; the crowd was far and away the rowdiest I’ve ever seen at the Hi-Dive, reminiscent of a good crust punk house show. This entire roll was shot from the hip as a war swelled on...
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“Bridges” by Holy Spirits
from The...
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Nathaniel Rateliff: Ghost Portraits
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Nathaniel Rateliff
(broken) Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super
Illford 3200
My Zeiss is the closest thing I have to a “nice” camera. That having been said, it is very much broken. The shutter/ timer is sticky and causes entire rolls to over or under expose. Unfortunately, this roll, as well as A.A. Bondy’s, ended up completely blown out. These were...
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“Passenger” by Mutual Benefit
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A.A. Bondy: A Portrait
All photography by Z. Saint James
A.A. Bondy
Hi-Dive Denver, 11.2.11
(broken) Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super
My Zeiss is the closest thing I have to a “nice” camera. That having been said, it is very much broken. The shutter/ timer is sticky and causes entire rolls to over or under expose. Unfortunately, this roll, as well as Nathaniel Rateliff’s, ended up completely blown out. This...
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“Tulips For My Buds” by Philip Seymour...
Sage Francis: UMS 2011
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All photography by Z. Saint James
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Bad Weather California: UMS 2011
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Fox & The Bird: UMS 2011
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The Lighthouse & The Whaler: Acoustic Performance
“Venice” by The Lighthouse And The Whaler
This video was one of the first things I published after starting Plywood Violins, but no one read my shit back then; I felt it deserved a second chance.
Plus, It felt right to look back as a means to celebrate our 100th article (!) since we switched to Tumblr.
In June, 2010, Aaron Radcliffe and I went to film and interview The Lighthouse...
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“Fingertips” by Holy Spirits & Gem...
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Seven (7) Questions With Gem Club
If Gem Club’s Breakers isn’t on every self-respecting journalists best-of-2011 lists, then my atheism will be resolutely reaffirmed.
It really is a great record. We wrote this piece to help share what we love; we wanted to wave one more red flag to the community before the year was over. So, GC’s Christopher Barnes answered a few questions for us.
When you’re done...
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Seven (7) Questions With Bronson
I really can’t stop listening to this guy right now; Paper Tusk is easily one of my favorite albums of the year. So, I sent a little interview; a chance to catch a moment in history, that moment before Pitchfork hears and begins to scathe. I have to admit how much I love his short, (self-admittedly) cryptic answers. Usually you hope for an artist to speak in fucking paragraphs, but,...
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A Question For The Bowerbirds
The Bowerbirds have one of those FanBridge accounts that allows you to submit questions when you sign up for their mailing list. And, it turns out, they actually take the time to answer some. I decided to use my standard closing question to test it out but I think I’ll submit a few more and make them personal.
Q: Do you think that music (or art in general) is more powerful to the audience...
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“Dead End Job At The Dead Letter...
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“My Idle Bed” by Bronson
from Paper...
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Seven (7) Questions With Caveman
Sometimes, when you hear a new band, the sounds emerging give you a certain chill down your spine. This sensation derives from the sounds themselves, as well as an excitement about the future of said sounds. To be phrased point-blank: Sometimes you just know when a band is about to fucking blow up. This is how I felt about Brooklyn’s Caveman upon hearing their self-released debut, CoCo...
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“Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant” by...
Here’s another. This is one of my...
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“Tuck The Darkness In” by Bowerbirds
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