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Never Trust Liarsnew
The band that traded Brooklyn for Berlin has made a career of re-imagining itself with every release, but according to guitarist and founding member Aaron Hemphill, what sounds like so many calculated reversals is "not that intentional."
The Portland Mercury |
John Motley |
10-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Liars
The Evolution of Patrick Wolfnew
As a personality Wolf has transformed into a cross between David Bowie, Marc Almond, and Adam Ant — a flamboyant, androgynous, sexualized crooner with an outlandish fashion sense. But above all else, he's now officially a performer.
The Portland Mercury |
Rob Simonsen |
10-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position
Justice for All (except Kanye)new
It wasn't Kanye West's most (in)famous bit of public speaking. But when West interrupted last November's MTV Europe Music Awards to un-ironically proclaim that his clip for "Touch the Sky" should've won the fête's Best Video Prize, plenty within the pop community took note.
The Portland Mercury |
Tristan Staddon |
10-11-2007 |
Reviews
Film School's Sense of Placenew
While the Film School sound itself — a brainy My Bloody Valentine-inspired foray into atmospheric post-punk — has not changed all that much, the tendency toward creative expression and experimentation has changed.
The Portland Mercury |
Jenny Tatone |
10-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: film school, Hideout
The Everybodyfields on Delicate Sadnessnew
The duo is part of an exciting new movement in contemporary bluegrass-influenced music (alongside labelmates the Avett Brothers), and its brand-new release, Nothing is Okay, is a gorgeous waltz of swelling country ballads soaked in a river of spilled tears.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
10-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bat for Lashes Debuts with Childhood Nightmaresnew
During the softest whispers of Fur and Gold, Natasha Khan's delicate voice cries out like a child stranded in the woods.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
10-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bat for Lashes, Fur and Gold
