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aLive: The Forms

The Forms
Schubas - Chicago, IL
April 25th 2008

Truman Capote once said he lived in Brooklyn by choice. Touring machine The Forms may believe the same but its been awhile since they’ve seen home. The touring machine that is this NY group stepped into Chicago touting their second self titled album and some solid performances including a solid ‘Red Gun’ and ‘Blue Whale’ aided most by Brendan Kenny’s batshit guitars and Alex Tween’s crooning vocals.

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Unveiling Notes: The Presets Interview

Australian duo The Presets is solely in the business of making uncompromising bangers that underscore the sinister side of having fun. The band has played to sweat-soaked youths in dark rooms all around the world but for a set who have little to say on stage, they definitely parry with the best of them off. Most of the time when someone puts their foot in their mouth, it's because of their inner monologue coming out, or because they merely misspoke. Case in point: during this interview it was implied that the Presets music is just a limp-dick imitation of what's come before it - all because a misused connotation of "derivative," used to depict music that is hardly an imitation at all. This is why the interview makes a beguiling shift in tone about halfway through. This is why you don't cross The Presets. ‹read more›

Friday, November 21, 2008

- III
- by The Bronx
- label: White Drugs [2008]
Aether – Artifacts
Kinetic Stereokids - Have a Nice Day [EP]
Apollo Sunshine – Shall Noise Upon Beautiful Disaster
State Shirt - This is Old
Guy J – Esperanza
Lowfish - Frozen & Broken
Auxes - Sunshine