Clue To Kalo- Lily Perdida (Mush)
Forty years ago, you needed a top-of-the-line recording studio, a brigade of session players and a few healthy doses of LSD to make a psychedelic opus. These days, you just need a laptop. And maybe some LSD. First there was Caribou’s 2007 masterpiece Andorra. Now, there’s Clue to Kalo’s Lily Perdida, a similarly lush slab … Continue reading
Calgary boosterism
There’s no way around it — 2008 has been a banner year for Calgary’s music scene. Major events like Sled Island and Juno Fest attuned at least a few outside ears to local music, while Virgin Fest introduced acts like The Summerlad and The Firm Handshake to Calgarians more inclined to seek out Stone Temple … Continue reading
Keiran Hebden, June 2007
[Forgot to record at the start, so this begins partway through him talking about how they’ve been received at festivals. Also, I’ll write up an intro later. I’m lazy, and it’s late.]…We even played this folk festival called the Green Man in Wales. When there’s all these other bands playing, I think we come across … Continue reading
Luke Doucet – Sept 2004
This is from September, 2004, just after the release of Broken (and other rogue states). Doucet’s first album, Aloha Manitoba, remains one of my all-time favourites and his work with Veal is well worth checking out (even if the first album’s a bit hit and miss). There’s a long tradition of break-up albums in rock, … Continue reading
Nardwuar the Human Serviette
From just before Mother’s Day in 2004. He may be quirky, but Nardwuar is one of the best interviewers out there, so I this was one of the most intimidating experiences of my journalistic career. In this, he talks (a lot) about the Evaporators’ legendary live show, piss trolls, and hair metal act E’nuff Z’nuff. … Continue reading
The Consumption 