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2009: VIDEOS THAT SUCKED LESS

December 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Not too long ago there was an article about the state of music videos in some relevant culture magazine. The alt suits were basically saying at print time (last year) that it was the best time to make music videos because of no budgets. That was the dumbest shit I have ever heard.

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VIDEO: TUNE-YARDS 4AD SESSIONS

November 10th, 2009 · No Comments

tUnE-YaRdS is an unassuming DIY  music goddess. Looping funny little vocal noises, drum beats, and ukulele ditties, she produces a whole show from just her own barefooted body. This year in L.A. she’s opened for Micachu and the Shapes and Sunset Rubdowns. Click above to check out this 5-song set on 4AD Sessions. Real Live [...]

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MICACHU & THE SHAPES: CALL A PHILO SOPHER ABOUT THAT

July 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Micachu and the Shapes began with Mica Levi, a girl in her early twenties who doubles as a composer, triples as a grime producer and quadruples as a pop experimentalist. Along with Raisa Khan and Marc Pell, her band has risen in the U.K.’s indie scene with this year’s debut Jewellery but is already so post-vacuum cleaner. This interview by Daiana Feuer.

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