Now based in New York, noise rock duo Pete Nolan (drums, percussion) and Elisa Ambrogio (guitar, vocals) recently became a trio, adding John Shaw (bass) to the lineup. The band recently performed in an Estonian occult film and bobbed around in the Dead Sea. This interview by Linda Rapka.
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MAGIK MARKERS: SOME KIND OF BLOOD ORGY
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments
OM: INGESTING THAT SONIC FOOD
September 25th, 2009 · No Comments
Al Cisneros revived Om with Grails drummer Emil Amos and release the megalithic God Is Good this week on Drag City. Chess-playing sunrise-watching Cisneros discusses everything but how his drummer’s name is an anagram for ‘SOMA LIME.’ This interview by Dan Collins.
MONOTONIX: HOW YOU CALL IT? CHUTZPAH!
September 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Israel’s Monotonix are known and respected and perhaps even secretly coveted here in L.A. because of their world-wrecking live set and super-charged rock ‘n’ roll. Singer Ami Shalev speaks now while presumably fully clothed. This interview by Rena Kosnett.
YA HO WHA 13: MAGNIFICENCE IN THE MEMORY
June 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments
My friend Witchbeam has always made me aware of obscure psychedelic music. He listens to some weird shit, man. He also plays in a noise band. He’s got this power of being able to translate this genre to a mere mortal’s ear. It’s not for everyone, but I totally get it. My memories are peppered with screaming guitar jam sessions, long hair, the Dalai Lama, the mysticism of psychedelic movies and the mainstream media’s portrayal of that lifestyle. Ya Ho Wha 13 taps right into that place.
YA HO WHA 13: A SPACE AND TIME OUT OF THIS REALITY
June 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
Ya Ho Wha 13 were the band formed out of the pre-dawn practice sessions that served also as morning meditation for the Source Family, the L.A.-area religious sect that ran their own health food restaurant during the ‘70s. Drag City has collected nine unreleased songs for this month’s Magnificence in the Memory. This interview by Dan Collins.
WILL OLDHAM: I’M A FRAYED KNOT
April 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Will Oldham is finishing a long streak of interviews in advance of his new Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy album Beware. He speaks a few weeks after a photo shoot at the Figueroa Hotel downtown and will be playing the El Rey tonight. This interview by Katie Byron.
RTX: YOU STARTED THIS PARTY!
October 21st, 2008 · No Comments
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NEIL HAMBURGER: NO MONEY FOR A STAMP
April 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Alice Rutherford
