Battles Turn Club Show Into Basement Jam Session
I thought I was walking into Lee's Palace on Monday night, but after the first few minutes it felt more like a practice space somewhere deep in the heart of Williamsburg. Brooklyn-based quartet...
View ArticleI Read The News Today… For March 2, 2011
Some total douchebag(s?) decided to steal gear from a Hamilton, Ont. practice space Saint Alvia and two other bands, June & July and Eat Me Suck City, use. A total of $30,000 worth of gear is...
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I Read The News Today… For June 9, 2011
Snoop Dogg's been added to the list of presenters at this year's MuchMusic Video Awards. If you're wandering around the Much building on June 19 and you want to find him, all you need to do is move...
View ArticleBEST OF 2011: Our favourite music videos
Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right (Revisited), featuring "Make Some Noise" from Hot Sauce Committee Part Two Battles - "Ice Cream" from Gloss Drop Best Coast - "Our Deal" from Crazy For You (Watch...
View ArticleWATCH: Battles perform “Africastle” for City of Music
Those that have wondered what it would be like to travel to Minneapolis can get an idea with this dark and moody performance video by Battles. Filmed for City and Music, the band performs their...
View ArticleLISTEN: Here’s a Battles remix by Shabazz Palaces that makes perfect sense
The world mourned when prog-rocker group Battles lost its lead singer Tyondai Braxton to the barren wasteland of making music but not telling the Internet about it, and lamented when their first single...
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FULL SCREEN: Harrison displays the sad future of human relationships
Full Screen is our rumination on the remarkable music videos of the day. Today, Harrison makes a video for your phone, Battles debut a new song via livestream, and Petite Noir reconstructs how we...
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FULL SCREEN: Watch Peaches wag her crocheted dick around
Full Screen is our rumination on the remarkable music videos of the day. Today, Peaches and Margaret Cho play with their dinks, Majical Cloudz take us on a handheld tour of Montreal, and Battles spin...
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: Battles’ Ian Williams on the 5 albums that make Battles...
In Essential Albums, our favourite artists dig up a handful of records that they consider “Essential” by any definition they choose. This week, guitarist Ian Williams of the experimental rock trio...
View ArticleTop 10 Bands That Got Better After Their Lead Singer Left
It’s a tricky proposition to carry on as a band after your lead singer leaves. Some groups have done it with textbook grace. Think AC/DC, whose Brian Johnson era is as classic as Bon Scott's tenure....
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