Girls tiptoed out of a San Francisco bedroom to find a colossally welcoming worldwide reception that got them covered in the kind of publications that mostly only cover wars and sports. At press time, their band name really did outrank every single porno site in Google. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
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GIRLS: REALLY SORDID PEOPLE
April 14th, 2010 · No Comments
CLOROX GIRLS: THE WALKING COSMO MAGAZINE
February 13th, 2010 · No Comments
Justin Maurer has been the leader of Clorox Girls for about a decade, has narrowly escaped organ theft in Turkey on at least one occasion, and has a book of fiction coming out this spring. Dan Collins and Daniel Clodfelter catch up with him in Long Beach at the Pike.
WHITE DENIM: BLOOD EVERYWHERE
January 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments
White Denim has avoided being labeled for several years now, but after a giant tour and the release of their third album, this Austin trio is rocking a little too hard to be ignored. Bassist Steve Terebecki talks about satanic nightmares and names my sister’s baby. This interview by Amber Hollingsworth.
LINDA PERHACS: WE ARE FINELY KEYED LASERS
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Linda Perhacs sees colors. The psychedelic nature of reality follows her around and tugs at her pant leg for attention. On Parallelograms, her psychedelic gem from 1970, she captured the waveforms of color through sound, and now she’s been called back to REDCAT with Dublab and some of the most wonderful weirdos making music today—for her first live performance ever. This interview by Daiana Feuer.
THE MEKONS: PAUL McCARTNEY SHOULD BE PUNISHED
July 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments
The Mekons lived Leeds but dreamed Texas and Tennessee and after finding their feet in first-wave punk songs like “Where Were You,” they left the world of Rough Trade for the open range. They are working on a new album tentatively called 100 Years and singer-guitarist-activist Jon Langford speaks as he takes his dog to the vet. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
CHAIRLIFT: IT’S POSSIBLE THAT WE ARE CRIMINALS
June 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Chairlift are from a haunted hotel in Colorado but moved to Brooklyn to pursue music more intensely and to be intensely pursued by people who recognize them from an iPod commercial. They speak from Paris in between kissing graves and delivering DJ sets. Their album Does You Inspire You has been re-released on Columbia. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
