The Quiet Poetry of Post-Rock
You just have to sink into the music and let it wash over you.
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Posts Tagged: My Bloody Valentine
Wanted/Needed/Loved: Thurston Moore’s 12-String Guitar
Even though I’ve only had my 12-string for two years, this is my favorite guitar.
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Sound & Vision: Brandon Stosuy
Allyson McCabe talks with music journalist, editor, and curator Brandon Stosuy about his path to music journalism, how the industry has changed, and what he’s working on now.
...moreA Necessary Evil
Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star) and Colm Ó Cíosóig (My Bloody Valentine) spoke to Consequence of Sound about their third album together as Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions, detailing how they found one of the album’s key collaborators walking through the Berkeley BART station and noting that music is a thing they just can’t quit. “It’s a necessary […]
...moreRemastering My Bloody Valentine
Word is Kevin Shields has been busy remastering My Bloody Valentine’s back catalog, and that the work will be available on vinyl soon via the band’s longstanding label, Creation Records. The releases will include Isn’t Anything (1998) and Loveless (1991).
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Shane McCrae
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Shane McCrae about his new book The Animal Too Big to Kill, listening to music while writing, addressing God in poetry, and The Oak Ridge Boys.
...moreThis Week in Posivibes: Creation Records’s Live in London 1987–1992
Creation Records compiled live performances from the label’s artists from 1987–1992: an hour plus of My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, Ride, The Telescopes, Teenage Fanclub, Felt, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Slowdive, and more. See the full tracklist on the label’s site and stream the album after the jump.
...moreSong of the Day: “‘Cause I’m a Man”
The diversely talented Perth, Australia-based recording artist Kevin Parker is known more widely by his stage name, Tame Impala. Often described as a psychedelic musician for the 21st century, Parker forges albums with traces of electronic and lo-fi, as well as influences from heavyweights like My Bloody Valentine and The Flaming Lips. “‘Cause I’m A Man,” from Tame […]
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