February 2012
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Swipe the Linen: David Barnard's Home Screen →
Here is David Barnard’s Home Screen. Many fantastic apps, and many that I use every day. I post this to reference his new app Launch Center. I became aware of it from 52 Tiger, and have not looked back since. It is a must own app! swipethelinen: This morning my home screen was completely different. As I tried to describe it for posting here on Swipe the Linen, I realized there were so...
Feb 8th
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January 2012
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The Rosebuds
Originally Published on June 16, 2011 on Aquarium Drunkard. The Rosebuds just released their fifth studio album, Loud Planes Fly Low; their most inventive, inspired, and honest record to date. Following their fourth release, 2008’s Life Like, the relationship that inspired the group in the first place came to an end and the couple chose divorce in order to save themselves and their music. Leaving...
Jan 31st
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No Witch
Originally Published on May 24, 2011 on Sunset in the Rearview Musing about Seattle’s The Cave Singers, I recall the video for “Dancing On Our Graves”, off their 2007 debut, Invitation Songs. It’s coarse, cryptic, and eerily captivating. No Witch, the band’s third release, and first on Jagjaguwar, harnesses that same dusky energy and infuses it with polished instrumentation and abounding...
Jan 31st
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Must Be Blind
Originally Published on May 21, 2011 on Sunset in the Rearview Must Be Blind revisits the hallowed ground left by 2005′s Superwolf, the stunning collaboration by Will Oldham’s alter ego Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and guitarist Matt Sweeney. As with their prior feat, this partnership produces a bountiful harvest of eloquent verse and acute instrumentation. The A-side recalls the most refined...
Jan 31st
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Mount Moriah
Originally Published on May 19, 2011 on Aquarium Drunkard You wouldn’t be wrong to categorize North Carolina’s Mount Moriah as “Country Rock,” but might I suggest the term “Southern” be used instead. While the songs are often set in motion by electric guitars that lead down country roads, Mount Moriah garnishes their sound with a faithful declaration of spirit. Be it Heather McEntire’s sorrowful...
Jan 31st
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Phil Cook
Originally Published May 9, 2011 on Aquarium Drunkard Megafaun’s Phil Cook has had another run in with nature. During the recording of his 2009 eponymous debut he battled a violent thunderstorm. This time around, “Mother Nature” has locked him in a room and asked him for more. With guitar, banjo, and dobro in hand, Phil Cook and His Feat offer upHungry Mother Blues. But before the first note is...
Jan 31st
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Stranger In My Own Hometown
Originally Published on April 18, 2011 on Aquarium Drunkard One on my favorite Elvis albums, even though it’s a bootleg, is Cut Me & I Bleed released on Double G Records. The album is a collection of alternate studio, home, and live rehearsal recordings that present “another side” of Elvis. Pedestal removed, Cut Me & I Bleed chooses to present “The King” in a raw, more human, and often...
Jan 31st
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Lou Reed, Street Hassle
Originally Published April 18, 2011 on Aquarium Drunkard Expectations. We all have them, for better or worse, and with music these expectations are often heightened. Lou Reed was supposed to be the second coming. Based on his Velvet Undergroundgenius, some expected him to be the next “Bob Dylan,” a voice for a new generation, and whileBerlin was strong and Transformer hit on most cylinders, the...
Jan 31st
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Morsels
Drakkar Sauna: WARS AND TORNADOES Oh, my…What do you get when you cross the amazing talents of Drakkar Sauna with the songs of country legends The Louvin Brothers (Ira and Charlie Louvin)…you get perfection. Released on Marriage Records, Drakkar Sauna put forth Wars and Tornadoes: Drakkar Sauna Faithfully Sings Songs of The Louvin Brothers. Easily one of their best releases to date. The reason...
Jan 31st
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Megafaun Interview
Originally published June 26, 2007 *Note - At the time, I had taken the first month of many to come from contributing to The Perm & The Skullet. I became overwhelmed at the time with life, music, writing…and had to step back to find the place where I could enjoy music again. I’m including this only as a reference that will make the following paragraphs make sense. Enjoy the...
Jan 31st
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E Bird Interview
Originally Published June 25, 2007 Tue Ebert, lead singer and founder of the Copenhagen band E Bird, took the time to sit down with us to talk about their latest effort. Below is a track from the release and mark my words, this is a band to watch. Enjoy. MH: First off, let me say thanks for sitting down to talk with us about the band and your recent EP, Real Tigers Made of Paper. I know you...
Jan 31st
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Midtown Dickens
Originally published May 24, 2007 Whether it’s the harmony that you fall in love with, the banjos and guitars that make me jealous, or the way Edgerton tells a tale, Midtown Dickens will be your new favorite band and if you listen just right, you can here them crack a smile. Released May 15th, on Durham’s 307 Knox Records, Oh Yell! is not only one of my favorite releases of the...
Jan 31st
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Charles Latham
Originally published January 31, 2007 Lyrical word play that might offend if you read it, but when crooned by Latham, works so well it’s scary. Last December I went and saw The Wigg Report perform at 305 South in Durham. Opening for them was Charles Latham, unfortunately a name I did not know, but one I will not forget. I was chatting with a few people prior to the evening and asked...
Jan 31st
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The Wigg Report
Originally published January 29, 2007 Acoustic guitar, the skeleton of a drum kit, and a saxophone make up the core…yeah, that’s right I said saxophone, but this provides the foundation in which they erect their layered structure of sound. It’s an intoxicating ride… It’s not often you find a great band that you never heard of in your own back yard, but that’s just...
Jan 31st