Books,Culture,Music

Four reasons R Crumb won’t be drawing the X Factor winner’s album cover

Four reasons R Crumb won’t be drawing the X Factor winner’s album cover

Not that he’d want to, you understand. The legendary comic book artist’s tastes are more – how shall we say – rarefied. A book of his album covers for bluesmen and jazz outfits is out next week, featuring his trademark perspiring weirdoes and fat-bottomed girls (who usually get eliminated in the audition round). R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection is out 22 November (WW Norton) [Read more...]

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Autumn tailoring – with Noah and the Whale

Autumn tailoring – with Noah and the Whale

Flashes of colour, mixed separates, clashing patterns and contrasting cloths – this season is all about experimentation with traditional fabrics. As demonstrated by England’s foremost nu-folk romantics Noah and the Whale.  [Read more...]

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Rob Da Bank’s Track of the Week – ‘Valley of Paradise’ by Psychemagik

Click to playRob Da Bank’s Track of the Week – ‘Valley of Paradise’ by Psychemagik

‘This week we head into the cosmic forest that is Psychemagik for a taster of what is to come on their forthcoming album. Psychemagik are best known for their edits of rare records and classics such as Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Everywhere’ and Harold Melvin ‘Wake Up Everybody’. You can hear more on their Soundcloud page‘

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What we’re listening to – Noah And The Whale

Click to playWhat we’re listening to – Noah And The Whale

Noah And The Whale are all at sea in their new video for “Waiting For My Chance To Come”. OK, maybe not so much “at sea” as “on a boat moored on the Thames”, but at least they’re embracing their watery nomenclature. [Read more...]

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How to “jizz” up your viral video

How to “jizz” up your viral video

 

The Lonely Island, the trio behind “Dick in a Box”, “Jizz in my Pants” and the Grammy-nominated “I Just Had Sex” explain how you too can rack up 600 million views on YouTube by getting Michael Bolton to dress up as a pirate. [Read more...]

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It’s the Kasabianosaurus!

It’s the Kasabianosaurus!

Leicester’s finest “futuristic rock’n’roll band” have gone all prehistoric with their fourth record, Velociraptor!, as guitarist Serge Pizzorno explains. [Read more...]

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – where have you been?

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – where have you been?

In 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s self-financed debut album took off through online buzz alone (Pitchfork gave it a rare 9.0), and the Brooklyn-Philly quintet became musical heroes for a digital age. Then they released a second in 2007, but people weren’t so jazzed. Now, four years later, Clap Your Hands are back with a great third album – frontman Alec Ounsworth explains how they relit their fire. [Read more...]

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Rob Da Bank’s Track Of The Week – Lost In Love by L-Vis 1990

Click to playRob Da Bank’s Track Of The Week – Lost In Love by L-Vis 1990

“This is the first single to be taken from the forthcoming debut album by L-Vis 1990, aka London DJ/producer James Connolly. The video for the track, which features the fine vocal contributions of Bristolian Javeon McCarthy, was shot in the desert around Las Vegas and stars Chachi and Cindy (yes, apparently those are their real names), two local kids who were cast on arrival.” Neon Dreams by L-Vis 1990 is out on 26 September