Of all the things the color pink brings to mind — Victoria’s Secret, feather boas, lip gloss — the last item on the list might be Southern Lord Records. The website for the metal-heavy label, whose menu sidebar is titled “grimoire” and decked out with a ritualistic goat skull, is swathed in black and studded [...]
Crystal Stilts – Radiant Door
Here’s that mid-century vibe everyone’s been crazed with since Eames chairs came back into style and the first seasons of Mad Men proved nostalgia was profitable. Ben-Day dots, Pantone colors, and minimal geometry abound, and the deceptively simple graphic pops from whatever distance you witness it, constantly shrinking and expanding while standing perfectly still. I’ve [...]
Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail
When it comes to guitars, less is usually better. The vast majority of contemporary music’s most important figures have been based on the work of one or two guitarists working together with the rest of a band. I’m thinking of figures like The Beatles, The Stones, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, Cream — the list goes [...]
Spacemen 3 – The Perfect…
If the tides of time leave only one thing that Spacemen 3 are known for, it will be their famously self-reflexive motto: “Taking drugs to make music to take drugs to.” And even if the core message of the statement is a bit nihilistic or romanticized, it’s still one of the most beautifully articulated statements [...]