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DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ Interview
Interviewing House Music’s Favorite Witch: DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ By Henry Holcomb Putting on DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ for the first time transports you across time. Blending disco and synth with the sounds of soundtracks that dominated pop culture in early 2000s media, DJ Sabrina takes house music in a new direction. Often
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No Fidelity Issue II (NF003)
Hello hello! Issue II of No Fidelity is out now, at the link below. We’ve decided to ditch Issuu for now because it’s annoying. Don’t tell them we said that… Click here for the NF003 PDF!
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March 2020 Split (NF002)
Check out the first official release from No Fidelity‘s Music Imprint: March 2020 Split (NF002) by DJ 144.9 and 800 Meter Spring, both performed live in the Record Libe last month. Bandcamp link: http://nofidel.bandcamp.com/album/march-2020-split
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Interview: Matt Diehl
Prolific music writer Matt Diehl ’90 and I talk shop about Zoom mics, bands at Carleton, Public Enemy (and much more) for approx. one hour and thirty-five minutes. Hands-down one of the best conversations of my life. It was really, really neat to get the opportunity to have an in-depth conversation with fellow music nut
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Interview: Emanuel and the Fear
Had tons of fun interviewing Emanuel Ayvas, frontman of the endlessly imaginative and eclectic Brooklyn indie rockers Emanuel and the Fear. They’ve got a new album coming out soon –– keep an eye out!!! Here’s the interview: And heeeeere’s the song previewed in the clip: Emanuel and the Fear by Emanuel and the Fear –
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Review: Living Mirage by The Head and the Heart
(Apologies for the tardiness in uploading reviews. Have been going through medical, name-change, and redesign complications but should be returning to a relatively consistent upload schedule soon.) It seems the case that with every Head & the Heart release I’ve got to defend more and more liking them. It seems that, for me, my fondness
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Review: Dust by Serengeti
I’ll admit it: I’ve got a soft spot for Serengeti’s “new” EP. Released on Spotify just in the last few weeks, Dust, the collection of six songs was recorded in the early-mid 2000s with producer DJ Crucial in St. Louis. Serengeti—real name David Cohn—is a Chicago-based hip hop artist who grew up somehow not in
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On Ummagumma
In defense of Pink Floyd’s most hated album: Forget the live album. Sure, it’s an amazing few tracks, but that’s not what earns the double album Ummagumma its reputation as one of the worst albums of all time. Released in October 1969, Pink Floyd’s Ummagumma is a double LP (meaning two records included, instead of
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Review: Cows on Hourglass Pond by Avey Tare
For better or worse, Dave Portner (stage name Avey Tare), one of the vocalists of experimental pop quartet Animal Collective, has become, in his own roundabout, eclectic way, a pop star—the kind a crowd of strangers could find themselves head-bobbing to in concert. Relying much more on rhythm and melody than his previous albums (2010’s
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Review: Buoys by Panda Bear
Experimental pop guru and critic favorite Noah Lennox—better known as Panda Bear—released his sixth studio album last Friday to hungry fans and non-fans alike. Lennox has explored a plethora of styles throughout his solo musical career, which often served as a foil for his main act—the experimental pop outfit Animal Collective—and their releases over the
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Review: Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino by the Arctic Monkeys
A super daring, out-of-pocket move for the band, yet still charming, with great results. With some of Alex Turner’s most inspired songwriting, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino veers from croons to falsetto cries as he ties together an interpretive, loose narrative. Retro-futurist production lies atop hyperrealist satire, escapism, and warm melancholy, creating the equivalent of
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Interview: Patrick Staff
KRLX Music Director Nicole Collins interviews Patrick Staff, a U.K.-originated L.A.-affiliated artist who focuses largely on aspects of the queer and trans identity. They came to Carleton the week of April 29, 2019 to screen two of their films (The Foundation (2015) and Weed Killer (2017)), followed by a discussion. SoundCloud link is below. Huge thanks to Patrick
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Review: Begin Again by Norah Jones
Norah Jones thrives on hybrids. Much of her music is difficult to tie down to one genre, especially with her newest LP, Begin Again, a lush mixture of elements of hip hop, jazz, R&B, and, at times, folk. The album, in part, explores how people interact: From times of blind dependence to aggressively breaking free
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Interview: Ceschi
Last Saturday, April 13, Music Director Nicole Collins and avid KRLX fan Will Dudarov traveled to Minneapolis to interview Connecticut-based hip hop artist Ceschi, who had just released an album with Canadian collaborator/producer Factor. Below are the YouTube and Soundcloud links. Thanks again to Ceschi for agreeing to be interviewed.
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Interview: Animal Collective & Lipsticism
Well, now I can officially say I’ve met and interviewed my all-time favorite band, which is super surreal. RF Engineer Jackson Warren, Content Director Cole Schiffer and myself traveled up to St. Paul a week ago to interview Dave Portner (Avey Tare) and Josh Dibb (Deakin), two members of Animal Collective, before one of their shows.
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Interview: Serengeti
If you didn’t get to catch it on her radio show earlier this month, KRLX DJ and soon-to-be new board member Nicole Collins interviews Chicago hip hop artist Serengeti! You can listen to the interview below or on Nicole’s Soundcloud here.