08-24-2009
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ShockHound
Interview by Nadine Cheung
With a decade and a half under their belts, Danish trio
Mew pretty much have license to do whatever they want. Case in point? Their
23-word title of their new album: No More Stories/Are Told Today/I’m Sorry/They
Washed Away/No More Stories/The World Is Grey/I’m Tired/Let’s Wash Away. Yes, that’s real. Taken from the
lyrics of their track “Hawaii Dream,” the lengthy title is yet another example
of ho...
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08-28-2008
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ShockHound
Interview by Dan EpsteinWhat a long, strange trip it’s been for Robyn Hitchcock. After first emerging in the late 1970s with psychedelic pop purveyors the Soft Boys, Hitchcock became an alt-rock cult hero in the ’80s, thanks to solo records like 1984’s I Often Dream of Trains, and several classic albums recorded with his ace backing band, the Egyptians, including 1985’s Fegmania!, 1986’s Element of Light and 1988’s Globe of Frogs. He spent the ’90s recording for major labels (first with A&...
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06-26-2009
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ShockHound
It’s an unlikely twist of fate that just as Michael Jackson was set to pull off the biggest comeback of an artist in history, the legendary performer died suddenly from an alleged cardiac arrest. Unknown to many was that just one night earlier, Jackson had performed a stunning rehearsal at the Staples Center. All who saw the performance were electrified and convinced that the King of Pop was back. Unfortunately this would not be the case. Since the tragic moment of his passing at 2:26 pm on J...
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04-14-2010
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ShockHound
COACHELLA — DAY THREEDear Coachella Organizers,We saw some great bands this weekend, and we had a blast dancing our asses off — but if you wanted to increase capacity to 75,000 per day (who are you trying to compete with, Glastonbury?), you should have planned accordingly. We heard numerous complaints all weekend about bands being placed on too small a stage, or fans passing out from being too crammed into a tent; when people are fainting during a mellow band like Beach House, you’ve got to k...
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10-31-2008
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ShockHound
Interview Tom LanhamChronologically, Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill clocks in at a whippersnapperish 26. But inside, he sighs, he feels more like 36. Because — while it hasn’t necessarily been blipping on Stateside radar over the past few years — this Southern family band hit it big in Britain with its rowdy ’03 debut Youth And Young Manhood and has been going great guns overseas ever since. Lumped in with the Strokes, White Stripes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs as part of a great Ame...
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