the rich girls are weeping: Archive

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“I used to think it was all part of the performance to go out there, go on tour,...”

– Florence Welch It’s hard to know what to make of the inclusion of this quote in the interview linked above when most of the profile is set in a bar, and a large amount of it seems to focus on the writer’s fixation on Ms. Welch’s alcohol consumption, and its affects on her bearing...

Oct 31st

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Just a small note to think out loud: There was an odd uptick in drama levels in fashion blog circles this weekend. Kelly Oxford wrote, and then deleted a weird attack on The Man Repeller for not being a good role model for her legion of followers; this morning Fashionista ran a kind-of related story on the death of authentic street fashion, thanks to it being completely co-opted by industry...

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“Seven out of ten times, Coldplay sound almost exactly like U2—the U2 that exists...”

– Sasha Frere-Jones: Why Don’t I Like Coldplay? An Investigation : The New Yorker

Oct 28th

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Electric Wizard's Liz Buckingham: On Heavy Music... →

I don’t know why I’m at all surprised that this interview with Electric Wizard’s Liz Buckingham is so great — she’s diplomatic, gracious, and unapologetically awesome — and has some fascinating observations about being a woman in the doom metal scene.

Oct 28th

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“Favorite Junk Food AF: As a band, chocolate chip cookies are our thing. NM:...”

– Guest Lists: Holy Ghost! | Features | Pitchfork Guilty as charged.

Oct 28th

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Ivories, by John Darnielle →

dear power metal bands it’s important to use real pianos I really can’t stress this enough we play a low-stakes game a trillion years ago power metal might have meant a paycheck now it’s craft for the love of craft which means that if you’re going to do it you have to be willing to bleed for it or else why bother those of us who respond to what you do with hearts still keen to feel...

Oct 28th

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The very question — “Has indie become adult contemporary?” — and the absolute furor this has raised has led to hours of internal amusement during the past week or so. “Become”?! “BECOME”?!? Let’s pause and reconsider the past 15 years or so of indie rock. Shall we? I realize that for some of you out there, who are young, and who came up...

Oct 28th

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How to be a successful music critic 101.

It’s all about a bigger perspective; which is to say, Nitsuh continues to nail it: Q: What do the musicians in the genre get out of being labeled as such, whether they embrace it or not? A: I don’t know that anyone’s really trying to label anyone, or officially corral them into little groups. What you *do* see is a lot of fans who are constantly making personal decisions...

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Oct 27th

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Progress Report: Garbage - Stereogum →

ONCE UPON A TIME, GARBAGE HAD A BIG, CONCILIATORY GROUP HUG AND MADE A NEW RECORD. Which will be out spring-ish.

Oct 27th

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Oct 26th

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Food Pics of the Well Known: Fall Out Boy Frontman... →

FOR MAURA, OF COURSE.

Oct 26th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-23) →

Elliott Smith (31) Britney Spears (22) The Manhattan Transfer (19) John Wesley Harding (15) Ryan Adams (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Oct 26th

Waxidermy | A website about records →

It is still unclear to me how I didn’t know about this site before a few days ago. Outside of the vinyl rarities archive, I’m so glad someone’s on the old ‘catch up with the greatest session musicians of the 60’s thru the 80’s’ beat.

Oct 25th

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bigcrush: “Dark Eyes,” Crystal Stilts This...

Oct 24th

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“Today, Dunst is clad in a striped A.P.C. shirt and a Balenciaga skirt she bought...”

– Kirsten Dunst, I understand you. Imagine what it’s like for me, living close to the ever-tempting, ever-juvenile, largest Forever 21 on the eastern seaboard! (via elisabethdonnelly) The other day, I was desperately trying to find some lace up boots that fit very specific requirements (I eventually...

Oct 24th

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