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Rowland S. Howard – The Final Interview (Static, 2009)

By |March 1st, 2010|Categories: Interviews|Tags: , , , , , , |

Forever known as Nick Cave's red right hand in the Birthday Party, Rowland was the purveyor of that skeletal, metallic guitar style that along with the bass growl of Tracey Pew, defined the sound of the band. Speaking to Static's Chris Berkley, only a few weeks before his passing, Rowland S. Howard recounts his extensive career and his brief return to music with Pop Crimes.

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Destroyer – London – 28 June 2011

By |July 7th, 2011|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: , , , , , |

How strange to be more than fifteen years into a career and to finally achieve growing, and now glowing, recognition for the music you make. Bands today, the inverse applies, they learn to walk before they can crawl, record a debut they'll never repeat and disappear as if they never existed. Real artists will maintain and nurture their craft regardless of an audience, which more or less, is the story of Dan Bejar. Better known as the wild-card songwriter in Canadian power-pop supergroup The New Pornographers, Bejar's work as Destroyer is like mainlining into Bejar's psyche, which prior to you only got the briefest taste of.

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The Fall – The Wonderful And Frightening World Of… / This Nation’s Saving Grace

By |December 12th, 2010|Categories: Album Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , |

Two classic, career defining Fall albums get the deluxe box set treatment.

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