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Restless People’s First Interview
Gray Hurlburt :: Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 3:30 pm
Though it spent a long time in the oven, over two years actually, Restless People is now wholly conceived and ready to release its first album on September 14 with IAMSOUND Records. This project is composed of Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm of Tanlines and two parts of Professor Murder, Michael Bell-Smith and Tony Plunkett. All combined under the new chapeau, Restless People sounds just like what you would want and expect to hear from the contributing bands, because it’s bigger in scope than either alone and positively ultra-vibrant. MORE »
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Yoga + Chocolate = Health!?
Nick Nicoludis :: Thursday, January 28th, 2010 1:45 pm
Yoga conjures up images, at least for me, of people sweating in a small wood paneled room, drastically manipulating their bodies in pretzel-like poses searching for inner-peace through the union of the mind and the body. Healthy living seems to be the over-riding raison d’etre of this ancient art, and those who practice yoga (yogis) are constantly harping on the importance of organic food and and ‘healthy’ lifestyles. Recently all of this has begun to change, pitting yogi against yogi in a fight over what a “healthy diet” consists of. Imagine, if you will, lying on a comfy mat in matching sweat pants and jacket you just bought at a yoga boutique on Park Ave, eyes closed, wholly relaxed with your mind cleared, while delicately nibbling on a chocolate truffle. Sounds like heaven! MORE »
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An Interview With Discovery We Never Printed
Kristopher Yodice :: Friday, September 4th, 2009 12:39 pm
Rostam Batmanglij and Wes Miles have been busy. Besides being members of Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot, two of the last few years most buzzed about indie bands, the duo has been absorbed in a five-year electro-pop collaboration that is laced in a synth smeared soundscape with lots of handclaps, reverberating 808 bass, pitch shifting vocals and sixteenth note high-hats.
The album entitled LP, released on July 7, features guest appearances by Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig and Dirty Projectors‘ Angel Deradoorian and is an addictive set of pure pop songs - engaging, effervescent and at times heartbreaking. Rostam Batmanglij and Wes Miles took some time off from their busy schedules to talk about the debut Discovery album, modern art, Jamaican riddims and Japan’s romantic setting.
