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Album Reviews, Zines

Adeline Hotel embraces contradiction and nostalgia on Away Together

Photo Credit: Chris Bernabeo Originally appeared on the 405; view archived article here.  As Dan Knishkowy, aka Adeline Hotel, explains in his new record, life is filled with contradictions. Called Away Together, it is his third solo LP, though he has lent a hand on a few other recent releases such as Ian Wayne’s A Place Where Nothing Matters and Lung Cycles’ self-titled album. Knishkowy’s … Continue reading Adeline Hotel embraces contradiction and nostalgia on Away Together

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Interviews, Zines

The 405 meets Laura Jean Anderson

Originally appeared on the 405; view archived article here.  It took Laura Jean Anderson some years of adjusting to feel comfortable in her own skin. She was always a fish-out-of-water, growing up in a traditional Mormon household…in the grunge haven of Olympia, Washington. Hovering between these communities, she felt fully accepted by neither, which made her double down on her eccentricities. Fast forward to what … Continue reading The 405 meets Laura Jean Anderson

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Be Wary of False Prophets, Warns Brother Oliver Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  When we are desperate, we become irrational. Recklessness makes us prone to fall for schemes from unsavory characters. South Carolina’s Brother Oliver tells us to be wary around new people with unusual ideas; their new single “False Prophet” is a powerful bit of wisdom. Read more. Brother Oliver | website | Facebook | … Continue reading

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When I reviewed Jess Williamson’s opening set for Loma at the Bootleg a few weeks back, I never properly shared my admiration for “I See the White.” It’s a self-aware track with a beautifully shot video, which finds Williamson in Malibu, at her house, and around the Mount Wilson Observatory.  Continue reading

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This clip is a video within a video within a video, with at most three scenes superimposed onto one another, all with their own not-so-quiet support of inaction. My favorite might be the footage of a scooter endlessly looping a roundabout. No better way to do nothing while doing something than by doing it in an infinite circle.  Standards Vol 1 by ROOS Continue reading

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Album Reviews, Zines

Bannack Breathes New Life into a Ghost Town on Debut LP, Compendium

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  The group takes its name from a ghost town in rural Montana, once connected to civilization only by the Montana Trail during the gold rush. “We liked the idea of giving new life to a place that was probably otherwise unreferenced in popular culture,” Benny Friedman told The Daily Trojan. The town’s legacy is Bannack Days, where on the third … Continue reading Bannack Breathes New Life into a Ghost Town on Debut LP, Compendium

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