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MIKKI AND THE MAUSES: I DON’T HAVE TO BE STUPID

December 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Anthony Anzalone—the big cheese in Mikki and the Mauses—is the kind of guy that finds pleasure through lived experience, like going to Disneyland on his birthday just to people watch. Having just finished their first West Coast tour, Anzalone gladly finds time unwind the mind behind the Maus-ian madness. This interview by Britt Witt.

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BARE WIRES: THE MOST WORTHLESS PIECE OF VIDEO

August 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Matt Melton is the mastermind behind Bare Wires, Snake Flower 2 and numerous other bands over the years. Originally from Memphis, this mustachioed madman—now based out of Oakland—has never wavered from his musical vision. He shot Jay Reatard’s most famous album cover and is wondering why people have to break everything they can. This interview by John Henry.

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EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE: ONLY THE TIP OF THE CRAP-BERG

July 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Stewards of the rare and miraculously bad in movies—as well as TV, how-to, instructional and homemade video—the merry footage fetishists of Everything is Terrible! make live what critics would rather let die. The weekend after EIT’s ‘Found Footage Freakout’ at the Silent Movie Theatre late last month found these sore-eyed custodians of the Temple of Dumb waxing philosophic. This interview by Ron Garmon.

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