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Meghan Farrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196247017751461770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834033776599782814.post-35536688871511867282013-12-26T16:53:00.002-08:002014-02-15T20:15:16.298-08:00One on One: Flynn Wheeler of Taxes<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Taxes' Back of the Car Collection has an epic, worldly composed sound with hints of beat and synth reminiscent of a song from an 80's soundtrack. When I stumbled upon the project several months back I was pretty taken aback-- for the overall composition and sound was unlike anything I had ever head before. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Australia born and bred composer Flynn Wheeler is the sole force behind Taxes, and officially released his EP back in October this year. I had a chance earlier this month to ask him about life, love, and his music- read more below!</span><br />
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other people feel the way I felt listening to that. Not quite plagiarism, but
certainly inspiration. Lyrically it is always personal experiences. I like to
try and write so that the meaning is crystal clear but the subject is
indecipherable. It is the only way I feel I can be truly honest, and that is all
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13pt;">I have played in bands for a long time, and being a collaboration there has
always been a compromise when it comes to authorship. These were the first
songs I really allowed myself complete authorship to. I wanted to write the
songs that I have always wanted to listen to but hadn’t heard yet. I went back
to the music that destroyed me and made me feel. I have a playlist of those
tracks, it’s about as hard to get onto that playlist as the moon.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5834033776599782814">8 Favorites: Flynn of Taxes</a> from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5834033776599782814">meghanfarrell</a> on <a href="http://8tracks.com/">8tracks Radio</a>.</span></div>
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The person I would love the most</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13pt;">I’m embarrassingly obsessed with Jurassic park and Harry Potter. As in the DVDs
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13pt;">Where and when do you look for inspiration? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13pt;">Where – great art from great people. When – Whenever I need it/always.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13pt;">At the risk of sounding like an echo of myself, truth.</span></span></div>
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Bat and Ball is like a dream: undeniably hypnotic, mysterious, and enchanting... and upon a first listen of the band's first single when it was released a mere month ago, I was completely floored. For such a young band, "We Prefer It In The Dark" is everything you want out of a song: set to a mindfully engaging beat, layered with a perfectly syncopated melody, and soulfully stirring vocals. A recipe for perfection and that sounds like a lullaby of a love song, the song has been a keeper on pretty much all of my playlists ever since!<br />
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If it's one thing I'm convinced of, it's that this quintet is pretty much set to be the next big thing. And I'm completely in love.<br />
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British born and bred, the brother-sister fronted band (Abi and Chris Sinclair) have poured their hearts into their debut EP for a few months, which is set to be released on October 14th!! I of course couldn't help but jump on the opportunity to ask them a few questions about life, art, and their process and inspiration!<br />
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When I was small, I used to sing
constantly--making up my own little tunes and lyrics all the time! They were
pretty bad! So when I started to learn the guitar, I remember I would just sing and try to put
some chords underneath it. Writing songs quickly became something I truly loved doing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Abi and I are from Plymouth [England] but we
moved to London for University. As a musician, London has a lot to offer-- however, it is just as overwhelming as it is stimulating! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think we still sincerely both draw a lot of
inspiration from our youth in Plymouth: Being surrounded by sea and
moorland... the sound of seagulls crying... the warships in the Dockyard blowing
their foghorns... These things just stuck with us and I would say, definitely influence our music today. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Moving to London brought us closer
together musically-- and of course, we met the rest of the band there! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #343434;">What do you recall to be your earliest memory with a musical instrument?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #343434;">Our Great Grandma was a
piano teacher... I think Chris and I got some lessons from her when we were very
young! I got scolded a lot for banging the keys, which I of course thought was much more fun. I
still can’t really play the piano now, but I love trying.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #343434;">Can you talk a little about your songwriting process? Do you
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #343434;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #343434;">Our writing process is
not something that is set and fixed-- it's always different! Sometimes we write together and other times, apart. But for the most part, the chords and melody usually come first... and then we to try fit the lyrics to the melody. On many occasions,
Chris will write a verse, then will show it to me-- and I write the next one.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #343434;">There are three additional members of the band: Harri,
Jamie and Ed. All of us met at Goldsmiths University, where we studied music together! Prior to meeting those three, Bat and Ball was really just an experiment. We had recorded
one song-- just the two of us-- which was cool, but we really wanted to push our music forward! Bringing in the rest of the band was a natural development. We always wanted to
be a live band and the others brought what we were doing to life.</span><span style="color: #343434;"></span><span style="color: #343434;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I take inspiration from my own
everyday experiences, characters in books, my favorite artists, people
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been obsessed with Ryan Adams
for years; I swear I have everything he’s done, including the heavy metal
stage! I love Patti Smith for her music, spoken word and poetry. PJ Harvey is
also a huge favourite of mine- she refuses to define herself. She taught
herself piano for an album and it’s all amazing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"We Prefer It In The Dark" was one of the of the first songs that Chris
and I wrote and recorded together-- and this was before meeting Jamie, Harri and Ed. It started
as a simple song on the piano. We both wanted to make a song that was driven by the melody,
but also step out creatively with a driving, fragmented beat. We recorded it during a daylong
studio session in Plymouth PMC studios. It was like research really, but it was
something that defined our sound.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That's a funny question--- We can’t really say! But it makes a
lot of sense to us. We like alliteration. People still ask ‘who is Bat and who
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s about fear. It is unconfessional
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #343434;">What are your future plans with the band? Touring? An Album?</span></span></span></div>
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Prefer it in the Dark being released next month on the 14<sup>th</sup> October
and our launch gig at Madam Jojo’s on the 15<sup>th</sup> October. From there
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Meghan Farrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196247017751461770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834033776599782814.post-19488376437941822092013-09-12T16:43:00.001-07:002013-09-12T16:43:28.173-07:00Adriel Denae: Put down your phone, get off the computer, and live in today.<div style="text-align: center;">
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Upon a single listen of the Canadian dream-pop band Young Galaxy's single, Pretty Boy, I was mesmerized. Futuristic and dreamy, a driving beat, and with a distinct flair of pop, it was as if the song was straight out of one of your favorite quality 80's teen flicks! (Awesome.)<br />
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The song, which appears as the first track on the Canadian band's second album, <i>Ultramarine</i>, is one of the many electro-gems that will have you feeling good, happily satiated, and get through any day with a flair! Needless to say, I am now hooked.<br />
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When first found the track back in March, I reached out to the band to ask them a few questions about their life, musings, and of course, their incredible album! Here's what they had to say:<br />
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<b> MF</b></div>
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How and when did you start writing music? </div>
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<b>STEPHEN </b></div>
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As a way of combating big changes in her life, my Uncle, in 1998, gave a computer to my Grandmother. She just
flat out rejected it's presence! So since I was [at that time] starting University, my Uncle then
gave it to me instead... one of those weird plastic bubble iMacs.
Anyway, I remember purchasing the music making software Logic... and suddenly my life was
transformed. I went from making weird little acoustic 4-track
recordings to these full fledged productions. It was an amazing feeling-- I felt like I was able to
face the imaginary symphonies I had floating around in my head... I
could program drums, synths, strings, bass... everything! Suddenly I found
myself writing and recording fully formed songs. It only dawned on me
recently that I have technology to thank for my music career.</div>
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<b>MF </b></div>
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Where are you from? How has this impacted your music?<br />
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<b>STEPHEN </b></div>
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I'm from Nanaimo, British Columbia-- a little mill town
on Vancouver Island, on the West coast of Canada. It made a huge
impression on my music. Most of the people I grew up with listened to
AC/DC and Metallica-- things like that. From an early age, I listened to
a lot of weirder stuff, and I would say I was probably one of three
people in town who knew what hip-hop was in 1987!<br />
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As a result, there
was the sense of being on the edge of things, in both good and bad ways.
I felt a little like a target for liking The Smiths and Public Enemy in
the face of all these metalheads, but it also gave me a sense of
singular identity and taught me about the universal power of music.<br />
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It
rains a lot where I'm from, and there isn't much opportunity... so a band
like The Smiths hit home so hard. It taught me that that connection is
the only thing that matters with music.<br />
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My sense of ambition as a
musician was galvanized by those formative listening years. I wanted to
also make music that could mean so much to someone on the other side of
the world-- the way The Smiths had for me. And on the other side of the
coin, there was hip-hop, which was so punk rock in the early days.<br />
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The
Sex Pistols and Dead Kennedys didn't scare my parents, but Public Enemy
sure did... This was all pre-internet, of course-- so all that isolation
let me discover alien cultures and feel like they belonged to me. I feel
sorry for kids growing up nowadays. I mean, how do you use pop culture to
create an identity anymore when counter-culture is subsumed almost
instantly by the internet and the mainstream?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>MF </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Interesting-- so in a world where counter-culture becomes mainstream so fast, what advice might he have for young artists?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>STEPHEN</b></span></span></div>
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Being a musician is a process--
so don't believe anyone who tells you that you need to have an 'angle' all
figured out before you put yourself out there to get signed or recognized. It takes time for most
people to understand themselves as artists, so if you are compelled to
keep creating-- regardless of accolades or money-- stick with it, because
you're most likely on to something. Trust your gut: be willing to say NO
to everything. If you don't, you'll regret it later. Imagine a career
that reflects your values and is conducted with dignity, and adhere to
it. The music industry likes to make artists feel like they should be <i>
grateful</i> just to be there. <b>YOU</b> are the reason they exist, so don't let
them force you to pander to an audience. Also, professional jealousy is a
great motivator. Don't feel bad if you envy someone else's career. Work
hard to make one in your own image, and make it better than theirs.
They had to start somewhere too. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> MF</b></span></span><br />
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So what you think is music's (or even art in general) ultimate goal? What role do you think it serves in the world at this point in time?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>STEPHEN</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">It
really depends on who's making it I think. A lot of art is just made to
make money, and I suppose that's been true for a very long time. However,
I primarily view it as a form of communication, a way of baring
yourself to the world in impressionistic terms. Personally, music was my
best friend throughout my angst-ridden teen years-- I saw my favourite
bands as guides in life at a time when I didn't want to listen to my
parents and didn't relate to my peers. Morrissey was my best friend in
high-school, I'm not even exaggerating. I felt like he was articulating
my internal life in his songs, and from then on I knew just how
important music could be. Indie music and hip-hop gave me an identity at
a very fragile stage of my life, and in a roundabout way introduced me
to a counter-cultural perspective that I still adhere to. I still make
music based on that feeling I had when I was 16 and in need of rescue.
There's nothing better than hearing how your own songs are doing the
same thing for people that your favourite music did for you. </span></span></div>
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<b>MF </b></div>
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Can you talk a little about your songwriting process? Do you write the lyrics before or after you write the music?<br />
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<b>CATHERINE </b></div>
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Usually music first - Stephen comes up with most of
the music in demo or sketch form, and then we riff on the skeleton of
what is there. On Ultramarine, we decided to change our approach a bit
and tried to avoid lyrics that tried to say everything we meant. We did
some automatic writing, where one of us would mumble into the mic and
the other would interpret the sounds as words. We loved that approach,
the results were both unexpected and beautiful to us. </div>
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<b>MF </b></div>
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How did the song "Pretty Boy" come to be? Was there any driving inspiration behind it?<br />
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<b>CATHERINE </b></div>
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It is based on Patti Smith's autobiography, Just
Kids. Stephen and I both finished that book and stayed under it's spell
for a long time - it's both a simple, beautiful love story and an
unapologetic, unflinching account of the artistic temperament. Patti
Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe were misfits who felt they had a calling,
and lived through incredible destitution and rejection to pursue their
dreams. It really resonated for us - we related to their frame of minds,
their struggle, and the fact that they traveled to a strange place to
become artists. They were seekers. The spirit of that book resonates
throughout Ultramarine.<br />
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<b>MF </b></div>
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Three albums that impacted your life:<br />
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<b>BOTH </b></div>
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Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show</div>
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The Stone Roses debut</div>
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Studio - Yearbook One compilation<br />
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<b>MF</b></div>
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Style/Fashion inspiration? Designers?<br />
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<b>CATHERINE </b></div>
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We love the more Scandinavian structured look - in
our down time we both like anoraks, classic, worn jeans and hi-end
trainers. Creatively, I look to people like Karin Dreijer-Andersson,
Planningtorock and Tilda Swinton - who aren't afraid to be both daring
and act their age with their style choices. They are like living
installation pieces when they want to be, without being kitschy. </div>
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I had a designer from Berlin do a few pieces for stage for me,
Andreea Vrajitoru who has a label called Adddress. She's amazing. I
admire designers like Christopher Kane, Yohji Yamamoto, Alexander
McQueen and Vivienne Westwood too.</div>
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<b>STEPHEN</b></div>
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I'm all about my Whyred green anorak, oversize t-shirts or
sweaters, worn A.P.C. jeans altered to have relaxed fit up top, tight
taper at the bottom, Common Projects, Nike Flyknits or Chukka Vans on my
feet. </div>
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<b>MF</b><br />
Favorite spots?<br />
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<b>STEPHEN </b></div>
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<a href="http://www.crowandgate.com/">The Crow And Gate Pub</a>, Nanaimo, B.C. Canada </div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sproat_Lake">Sproat Lake</a>, B.C. Canada</div>
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<a href="http://www.cafe-de-dokter.nl/">Cafe De Dokter,</a> Amsterdam, Netherlands</div>
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<a href="http://nymag.com/listings/bar/angels_share/">The Angel's Share</a>, NYC</div>
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Gothenburg, Sweden</div>
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Montreal, Canada</div>
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Iceland</div>
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NYC</div>
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The Ocean, ANYWHERE</div>
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<b>MF </b></div>
<div class="im" style="text-align: center;">
Eight songs you couldn't live without?<br />
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<b>BOTH </b></div>
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Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah</div>
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Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)</div>
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Portishead - Chase The Tear</div>
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The Knife - The Height Of Summer</div>
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The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold</div>
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The Smiths - This Charming Man</div>
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David Bowie - Heroes</div>
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Rufus Wainwright - Poses</div>
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<b>MF</b><br />
Your life philosophy?<br />
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<b>CATHERINE </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> If you're chasing it, it's running away. </span></b></div>
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While to most, landscapes encompass your stereotypical mountain range that casts shadows over a valley, to me, the most interesting landscapes lie within broader scenes such as these-- even in our everyday lives: what one sees when standing eye level with a desk scattered with objects, or even when simply lying on the ground, looking at a bed of flowers.</div>
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It's about the details within nature; it's about the details in objects we take for granted. But most importantly, it's about scale and transformation: the ability to see the beauty and shifts in such details, and the magical power the camera has to make such details look vast and its viewers, small. Almost like Alice in Lewis Carroll's <i>Through the Looking Glass</i> (only without the "eat me" cookies).</div>
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And so, since around 2004, I've been playing the role of Alice. Using either an iPhone or G12 to find such "miniscapes" wherever I go, I have compiled a collection of images depicting "miniscapes" throughout the seasons, my travels, and in my everyday urban life.</div>
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Everything sounds better on vinyl, that's for sure! J<span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson">örgen Johansson, an avid collector based in Sweden, would most certainly agree. Since he was a small child in the 60's, Jorgen (Who goes by the name JJ) has gone through exorbitant lengths, digging up lost 45s and LPs.</span></div>
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<span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson"><span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson">But how did I find JJ, and why an interview? </span></span></div>
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<span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson"><span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson"><span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson"> </span></span></span><span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson"><span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson">Faced with the dilemma of finding "fresh" oldies for my DJ sets, I discovered JJ while digging up old 60's music. You see, </span></span><span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson"><span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson">in</span></span><span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson"><span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson"><span class="gD" name="Jörgen Johansson"> the boundless sea we
call the Internet, I discovered that there exists an enclave of music bloggers who I like to call "vinyl junkies." These vinyl enthusiasts are just like JJ-- passionate about collecting and finding lost 45s and LPs, and then, sharing them; ultimately giving these tracks the listening credit and exposure their creators only dreamed of receiving.</span></span></span></div>
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While I uncovered a lot of great tracks that were upbeat and fun, I also
found a great deal of tracks that were ambient and mellow. My secret
dream job being a music supervisor for film and television, I would
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And that's when I discovered JJ. During my music search routine, I stumbled upon a blog which contained compilations of tracks from lost 45s. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fading-Yellow-and-beyond/164905943559867?fref=ts">Fading Yellow</a> was the name of the compilation that landed me on the blog, as it
contained a track from the band I was searching for-- a band called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRLqikYxkbU">Vigrass & Osbourne</a>. <br />
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time (there are now fifteen), each containing rare and obscure 60's and 70's psychedelic rock
tracks. I obtained each and became an avid listener-- so much so, that
months later, recognized <a href="http://www.meghanfarrell.blogspot.com/2013/03/one-on-one-interest-group.html">The Interest Group</a>'s cover of "The Boys and the Girls" as a track from one of the volumes!<br />
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Just by glancing through your website and the extensive series Fading Yellow, I can tell that music must have always been a huge part of your life-- Where did you grow up?<br />
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I grew up in the small town of Lidköping, which is in the Southwest portion of Sweden-- and I still live there! <br />
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mom and I used to listen to the radio together a lot! I remember (and
she also told me!) that whenever a song came on the radio and I liked
it, I would sit under the kitchen table "digging it." Whatever that
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Do you remember the first record you ever purchased? What was it?<b> </b></div>
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I remember that day very clearly, I was quite young-- it was the Swedish release of Yes I will/Nobody, by The Hollies. I've collected vinyl ever since.<br />
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Your first concert?<b> </b> <br />
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Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky. Mick and Tich, here in Lidköping 1968..... All is remember is that there were an insane amount of screaming girls upfront. <br />
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The Hollies is a group that seems to be a bit far from 60's psychedelic rock!<b> </b>Fading Yellow has so many rare obscure psychedelic rock gems. What attracts you to this specific genre? <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It<span style="font-size: small;">'</span>s difficult to explain really<span style="font-size: small;">-- </span>all <span style="font-size: small;">I </span>can say is when a song connects with me, magic happens inside<span style="font-size: small;">. <span style="font-size: small;">Pop <span style="font-size: small;">psych </span>just ignites something<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> within me</span>.</span> I ca<span style="font-size: small;">n't quite pinpoint<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">why.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><b> </b><br />
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Is this what made you begin to search and collect vinyl of this genre? How many records would you say you have total?<br />
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Totally-- I would say I definitely have well over 500 LPs, and then... gosh.. maybe around 1000 45s?<br />
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I don't know-- There are many psych compilations out there, but Fading Yellow
filled a gap. You see, the
majority of the bands featured on Fading Yellow only made one 45-- and
then sank in oblivion! My mission was (and still is) to dig up these records just so they could
get the attention they deserved. I find a ton of records, but I'm very picky with the track selection process. I try to pick only the best!<br />
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When was the first volume released? How exclusive was it?<br />
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<b> </b>1995 marked the release of the first Fading Yellow volume, which at first was on
vinyl only: 330 copies, all numbered! This now a big collectors item.
<b> </b>Consequently, the first Fading Yellow CD was released in 2002. This included a tight selection of
eight songs from the original 1995 LP, and then also, an additional seventeen tracks.<br />
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How did you know you had something special?<b> </b> What kind of response did you receive?<br />
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I was surprised! A lot of 60's buffs reached out to tell me the series was pretty much groundbreaking-- the tracks were that good, and just unheard of. Just so much popsike and other
delights! Since the series is now nearing 16 volumes total, I have certainly developed a following. I also feel it ignited people to the genre, and the mere act of collecting and discovering such rare 45s. For example, if you do an eBay search for "Fading Yellow," you will find my volumes on CD, but then, also a ton of 45s just as I look for during my search. It's almost as if "Fading Yellow" is becoming it's own little niche of a genre!<br />
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Pretty neat! So how long does each volume take to compile?<br />
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<b> </b>Between compiling the tracks I'd like to use, making the
cover art, mastering the 45s, the actual record production, and then releasing the cd, I would say a volume takes around six weeks! Believe it or not, choosing and organizing which tracks to use is the easy part for me-- At the moment I have the tracks chosen and set for about 4 upcoming volumes! The artwork is fun and also a cool process- I'm very lucky to have a friend from the UK who professionally does album artwork for a living. He makes all of my covers.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5834033776599782814">JJ's 8 Favorite Fading Yellow Songs</a> from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5834033776599782814">meghanfarrell</a> on <a href="http://8tracks.com/">8tracks Radio</a>.</div>
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Your favorite 8 songs from the <i>Fading Yellow</i> series?<br />
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1. Fading Yellow, <i>Mike Batt</i><br />
2. Remember Me, <i>Ted Mulry</i><br />
3. And Now She Says She's Young, <i>Timon </i><br />
4. Cover Me Babe, <i>The Sunshine Trolley</i><br />
5. Forever Autumn, <i>Vigrass and Osbourne</i><br />
6. Once On A Windy Day, <i>Gracious</i><br />
7. What The New Day Will Bring, <i>Disraeli</i><br />
8. Sad Soul, <i>Ronnie Bird</i><b> </b> <br />
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When you're not making the <i>Fading Yellow</i> series, what are you doing?<br />
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In 1982, I took my love for 60's vinyl to the next level, and opened a store in Sweden called Tracks on Wax. I sell all rare 60's stuff!<br />
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What artists inspire you?<br />
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The Zombies and their Masterpiece LP, Odessey & Oracle is my all time fave LP and still blows me away when playing it.<br />
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Do you listen to new music? What are some of your favorite modern day bands?<br />
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Jacco Gardner is my current fave, amazing young Dutch guy with a strong 60´s vibe/sound, Check him out!<br />
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I'm a film buff so, wow-- My favorite directors are probably Kubrick, Powell/Pressburger. Have you seen "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svTTsrHCvdo">The Red Shoes</a>" from 1948? Fantastic! I also love "Sweet Smell of Success," "Black Narcissus," and "Being There."</div>
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Your favorite year in history:<br />
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1968: my first girlfriend. I was twelve; Innocent times.<br />
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Meghan Farrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196247017751461770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834033776599782814.post-56930521547406810322013-03-29T16:05:00.001-07:002013-03-29T16:39:41.032-07:00One on One: The Interest Group<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hailing from Philly, the psychedelic-pop aficionados who call themselves The Interest Group had the music blogging world enchanted almost immediately. It was only back in May that the collective of five musicians released their take on a rare 1960's psychedelic rock song: a track called The Boys and the Girls, originally recorded by a band that called themselves The Network! To some, this might seem like a tall order-- to find and translate such a lost and obscure track-- but The Interest Group did it with musical aptitude and ease. With this, the group took the concept of being 1960's aficionados to the next level, proving themselves as a highly inventive and musically captivating bunch to be watched!</div>
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With a wildly accumulative intro followed by a string of echoing "bum-bum-bums," the track is ambient, lo-fi, and hazy-- but undeniably full with a distinct weave of fun; an uplifting feel.</div>
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Then in June, the band released their second single: an original song titled, "Fear," which proved to be an impressive spectrum of sound: an eerie drone of vocals over lullaby worthy guitar riffs transitioning into ethic and outer-wordly sounding cries and melodies.<br />
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The Boys and the Girls was on heavy rotation during the production of the FW13 season, and so, I had to include it on my first compilation, <i>Romance Never Dies. </i>Though overdue by a few weeks, I was so excited to interview this bunch, who had me enchanted immediately, and revealed themselves as quite the playful, funny, and inherently gifted group of comrades!<br />
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Love you guys! Who makes up the band? Who does what?</div>
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There are five of us total: Marissa, Yohsuke, Kyle, Matt and Steve. Marissa and Yohsuke are the songwriters-- they sing and play guitars. Matt is the guitar king, Kyle makes us swoon on bass, and Steve is our human metronome on drums!</div>
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So I know that there are only three songs currently available online... But what I want to know is how many are in your repertoire thus far! Super excited to hear more tracks!</div>
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We're still pretty new, a baby band, really! But I guess we have about an album's worth: just about twelve completed songs that we've built together over the past year.</div>
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Do you have plans to release an album anytime soon? What are some of the themes we will notice, and what does it sound like?</div>
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Currently, we are working on a 7" which we hope will be out in the next few months! And we're mixing a full length album right now as well-- though it's taking some time. The themes are probably best left up to the listeners to decide. Maybe in a few years we'll better understand what they are but right now I'm not sure we fully understand them yet.</div>
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Hopefully the full length is done within the year. But that may be wishful thinking! I will just continue to nag Yohsk every week about it 'til we get there.</div>
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Your cover of the 60's song "The Boys and the Girls" by The Network appears on <i>Romance Never Dies</i>. It's a pretty rare track! How did you stumble upon it and why did you decide to cover it? Does it hold a certain significance?</div>
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I found it online-- it was featured on a compilation CD. I just really enjoyed it so I started recording a cover version on my own, and then I asked Marissa to sing backup.</div>
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This song is really important to me as it pretty much brought the two of us together musically. We first met each other in a film class in school, and by pure coincidence ended up in a completely different class together the following year. Just around this time, Yoshuke was in the process of recording "The Boys and the Girls" on his own, and I joined in! After recording this together and singing on a few of his other original tracks, I started sharing my songs with him, collaborating as well. And so the band just grew up from there!<br />
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I think we'd all agree writing and performing with Bjork would be a dream come true. And oh duh, Dusty Springfield!<br />
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So I really love this question-- but do you guys remember the first song you ever wrote? What was it about? </div>
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I think it was on acoustic guitar. But then again, I was in a band in middle school called Grace Keller (supposedly funny because I had no grace, and because it sounded like 'Grace Kelly'), and I remember those songs were pretty grungy/alt rocky and about girls that we were just making up. We liked At The Drive-In and Piebald a lot.</div>
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I wrote my first song I think when I was 11, on electric guitar. It was just instrumental and I used just two chords and performed it in my music class. It wasn't until I was about sixteen when I started writing lyrics as well. I wrote songs on piano and started a band with one of my school friends. I still listen to those songs from time to time and giggle a bit. They were songs about love and full of teen angst. Like Matt I was kind of making everything up too, writing about a future self maybe.</div>
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I remember when I was really little, my mom got me a Mickey Mouse drum set! It had a snare, kick drum, floor tom, and a crash symbol, which all sounded like cardboard boxes. </div>
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When I was six I remember trying to play my uncle's Gibson in his basement. I thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, but that it was awfully heavy and too big for me to wrap my hands around, so I just strummed the strings while it sat in its stand. </div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5834033776599782814">1-on-1: Matt & Steve from the Interest Group</a> from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5834033776599782814">meghanfarrell</a> on <a href="http://8tracks.com/">8tracks Radio</a>.</div>
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Scatterbrain - Radiohead<br />
Harvest Moon - Neil Young<br />
Sometimes - My Bloody Valentine<br />
Wooly Mammoth's Mighty Absence - Mount Eerie<br />
On A Neck, On A Spit - Grizzly Bear<br />
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac<br />
It Takes Alot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry - Bob Dylan<br />
Sloop John B. - The Beach Boys</div>
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Stevie Wonder - As<br />
Spacemen 3 - Big City (Everybody I know Can Be Found Here)<br />
Neu! - Isi<br />
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Can - Future Days<br />
Jesus and Mary Chain - The Hardest Walk<br />
Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody<br />
Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again<br />
Broadcast - Long Was The Year<br />
Bob Dylan - Tomorrow Is A Long Time<br />
Miguel - Adorn<br />
Fleetwood Mac - Angel<br />
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Ella Fitzgerald - Cry Me a River<br />
Beach House - Take Care<br />
Supertramp - Hide In Your Shell<br />
Heart - Barracuda<br />
Dusty Springfield - Do Re Mi<br />
Elton John - Crocodile Rock<br />
Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken<br />
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows</div>
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Montreal<br />
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Berlin. Tons of great record stores, restaurants , and cool shops all over the place. It's cheap, and the whole vibe there is just incredibly open and free. It's kind of like Philadelphia without all the bad stuff. </div>
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Austin/ anywhere in Europe</div>
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Yes, I'd go anywhere in Europe. I'd love to go to Melbourne, too!</div>
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Tokyo, Barcelona, Paris, London, Melbourne, Siberia, Rome, Montreal.</div>
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Whichever town or city in Japan Yohsuke's live in so that I can meet Mr. and Mrs. Araki</div>
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What about idols and inspiration? Who do you admire as artists?<b> </b><br />
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David Lynch, Grizzly Bear, Neil Young<br />
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Beach House, Diane Arbus, Marina Abramovic<br />
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Andy Goldsworthy, Scott Walker, Bill Cunningham </div>
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Are you guys involved in any other kinds of art forms? if so, what are they?<br />
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Filmmaking, when the right thing comes around.<br />
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I love to write. Lately I've just been working on songwriting, but I have a few screenplays that I'd like to finish up. I also like to paint and draw from time to time.<br />
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Film here as well. I love trying to explore spaces by capturing pretty shots and I love writing screenplays. Maybe one day we'll work on a film together. A band of filmmakers.</div>
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I need to laugh. Tell me a joke please!!!!<br />
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You know what they say about big feet........big socks.<br />
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What's Beethoven's favorite fruit? (sung) Ba-na-na-naaaa.<br />
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Man walks into a bar and he's with a horse. They sit down at the bar. Horse falls down. Man gets up to leave and the bartender says, "HEY. You can't just leave that lyin there." The man says, "That's not a lion...it's a horse...."</div>
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Hmmm what about the last dream you had?<br />
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My roommate was in my living room eating a giant bowl of marinara sauce that I for some reason knew was from TGIFridays.<br />
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One of the worst kinds of dreams…I was in a play, nothing specific... but right before I went on stage I couldn't remember a thing and basically just made up all of my lines and all of the songs. Luckily for dream-me, the band was amazing and played along. I really don't like those dreams, those and the ones where you lose your teeth, eck!</div>
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Now onto tastes. Literally! What about your favorite... meal?<br />
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Meatloaf.<br />
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BLT's with tomato.<br />
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Donuts.<br />
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Chocolate chocolate...I mean pistachio frozen yogurt.<br />
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Your life philosophy?<br />
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I believe in saying Thank You.<br />
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BREATHE.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The only thing better than singing is more singing - Ella Fitzgerald</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">When the video for <a href="http://springtimecarnivore.bandcamp.com/">Springtime Carnivore</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5834033776599782814">'s </a>single <i>Collectors</i> was released back in September, it seemed as though almost every music lover and blogger was hit with a wave of excitement. The song, which featured fuzzy, sweet sounding vocals over swingy 60's inspired melodic instrumentals-- was a perfect feel good track that had me walking to work with a bounce almost every day that week! And the video couldn't have been more appropriate. Coinciding with the beat, the one-frame-a-second photo montage playfully displayed images paying homage to the 20th century. Who could ask for more? It was a sweet serenade over a thoughtful gem of a video, and everyone couldn't help but be completely enchanted.</span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Being that I have never read an interview with her, I was so beyond excited to ask her a few questions about her music and future plans as I anxiously await more of her impressive gems of songs!!<i> </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">What is a "Springtime Carnivore?" :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>SPRINGTIME CARNIVORE</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">In August of last year, I
saw a coyote cross my yard... and the word combination just popped
into my head!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">There's something nice about the sweet and unsuspecting
nature of Springtime with a more cunning word like Carnivore. Also, the
poem "Widow's Lament in Springtime" by William Carlos Williams is one
of my favorites.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>MF</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">When did you start Springtime Carnivore?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> SC</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Springtime Carnivore started around the same time- last summer (2012). I had a group of songs lying around and I just felt the need to complete them! None of my
musical friends seemed interested, so I just went ahead and did it alone. It was difficult at first-- but by doing so, I feel like I've started to "find
my voice" in a new and exciting way. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>MF</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">So it's just you?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>SC</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yep! Just
me so far. I loop the drums and play all the instruments other than
bass, which I asked a friend to record once the tracks were done. <i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<b> MF</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Where are you from? How has this influenced or informed your music?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I moved a lot growing up-- and lived in New Mexico, Illinois, California, and Minnesota at various
times throughout my childhood. I guess each move introduced me to music in a different kind of way. Since I attended Catholic school, I heard a great deal of church music... which suprisingly has turned out to be a big influence in my work. Though I hated church growing up, I just remember loving the chord
progressions and melodic lifts in the songs that I heard... and the sound of the
huge organ. It definitely left an impression on me and I can definietly hear the ways it informs my music now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">New Mexico introduced me to bluegrass,
country, and Native American music. I'm not sure how salient these
influences were when thinking about the music I'm making now, but they are definitely the
underpinnings to my musical foundation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Throughout it all, I have always loved pop music and folk
from the 50's-mid-70's-- and it still makes up the majority of what I listen to now.
And I can't forget film scores! Ennio Morricone, Lalo Schifrin, etc. I love old the
music from old Westerns. <i> </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since music was around, what would you say is your earliest musical memory?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Playing the bottom octaves of the piano while my mom played a classical piece.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">And so when you grew up, you wanted to be?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">... I always wanted to be a musician or a writer. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Did you play music growing up? What would you say was the first song you ever wrote?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I wrote my first "real" song when I was about eleven years old. It was about my
middle school crush, who sadly never liked me back. We're still buds-- which is funny because I never played him the song!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I first heard "Collectors" I was so in love with the vibe, the arrangement, and melody-- so much so it appears on <i>Romance Never Dies. </i>Can you talk a little about the song?<i> </i>What was the driving force and inspiration behind it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">The<b> </b>lyrics [for "Collectors"] started as a poem. I imagined there was a museum full of
the collective memories you create with someone you love-- a museum where you must go tally the inventory, dust things off, and try
to keep the whole place in good shape. Almost as if, by keeping the museum
intact, you could keep a relationship intact. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I was writing the music, the
sound I had in mind was like a Thin Lizzy / Supremes mashup. I
don't know if these two influences came across in the final recording, but it made sense in my mind!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/49118415">Springtime Carnivore :: Collectors</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/eddieokeefe">Eddie O'KEEFE</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can you talk a little about the music video for "Collectors?" How did you come up with the concept and who was involved in its creation?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
actually discovered the director, <a href="http://www.eddieokeefe.com/">Eddie O'Keefe </a>on Tumblr! I reached out and
asked if he would make a video for me-- only I had absolutely no
budget. And so, he then came up with the idea of using a photo montage. It came out so wonderfully-- Eddie has brilliant
taste and a tremendous eye. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">When you are in the studio recording, what is your process like? Do you know exactly how you want the song to sound?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well,
I don't really have a "studio" in a traditional sense … I just record
it all myself, using minimalist equipment and often in many different
locations! I have recorded some songs in and around my old house in New Mexico, and some of it
in California. But a lot of the time, I'll just take a miniature setup to
places that have a good energy. One of my new songs, called "Two Scars," I recorded
in my van parked on the side of the road in Minnesota during sunset. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">When
can we expect an EP or Album soon? I'm anxiously awaiting more songs!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm very excited to announce that a wonderful European record label that just offered to put out a 7" for me, which is coming out
in May... Details will be coming on that shortly! I'm writing songs
constantly, so I will definitely have an album together by the end of
the year. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Believe it or not, I'm working on covers of Blur's "You're So Great" and "Who Do You Love" by The
Sapphires at the moment! Both songs are just so dang good. I wish I had
written both of them! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wow, great question. I'd love to play with George Harrison and Billy Preston. And if I
could ever hear Harry Nilsson, Joni Mitchell, Bobbie Gentry, or Otis
Redding sing in close quarters, I would probably die of happiness. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">My
favorite young and current musician is Kurt Vile. I've listened to
"Constant Hitmaker" album about 4,000 times. He's a complete inspiration to me, and the main reason as to
why I started recording songs myself. Also, Cat Power is such a great
songwriter; an unbelievable singer. Her voice fills me with longing
for things I never thought I was missing. She's amazing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">What do you draw your inspiration from?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Symbols
are really interesting to me: how we create them-- how we entrust
meaning to them. And not only religious symbols, but everyday ones too.
Sometimes I'll just start writing about an object I've seen, like a worn
baseball glove or a cup of coffee....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Or sometimes it starts with a character. Last week, I saw a cross dresser walking
his child to the school bus... So I went home to write a poem about it- just imagining that kid's perspective. That kid must get teased all the
time for having an unusual parent. On a good day, I can try to imagine looking through someone else's
eyes. I feel empathetic and connected. On a bad day, I feel stuck in my
skin and caught up in the little short sighted details. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I saw the opera singer Pavoratti when I was little. I was miserable! Totally didn't appreciate it at the time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5834033776599782814">One-on-One: Springtime Carnivore's Songs</a> from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5834033776599782814">meghanfarrell</a> on <a href="http://8tracks.com/">8tracks Radio</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Blue - Joni Mitchell </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://klipd.com/watch/citizen-kane/rosebud-ending-scene">In Citizen Kane, when it is revealed to the audience what 'Rosebud' is. </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Favorite city to tour and why:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Austin; I love the hospitable people and the great food! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">+ Aspen Vista in Santa Fe, New Mexico </span></span></div>
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<i> </i>I fell in love with Bradley Fasthand's first record, Modern Day, when an e-mail appeared in my inbox back in June. Written by a close family friend, it contained a link to the album's <a href="http://bradleyfasthand.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp page</a>, along with two simple words: "must listen." <br />
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Serene, ambient, and set at a slower pace, the melodies caught me almost immediately. I loved the use of piano, the arrangements, the riffs, the repetition-- and the 60's influence. But it was the lead singer's voice that really grabbed me-- a voice with a hopeful, nostalgic, but most importantly, realistic tone, spoke to me simply and defiantly saying, "this is just how it is." I wanted to hear more of his stories through song, and about the driving force and inspiration points behind each.<br />
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Where are you from? How has this impacted your music?</div>
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I'm from Southern California- born and bred. If it influenced my music at all, I guess it would be that I have always yearned to see new places, and as a kid, just kind of wished I was from somewhere else. I think that idea and theme pops up in my songs a lot.</div>
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What would recall to be your earliest musical memory?<br />
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Probably listening to Live At Folsom Prison in my Dad's car. As a young kid, I listened to basically nothing but Johnny Cash. My dad was friends with him-- so his music was something that was always around. What is really striking about Johnny Cash in general (and Live At Folsom Prison in particular) is the amount of raw energy that comes from his sound and presence. <br />
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When I heard your song "First Love," I fell in love-- so much so, it appears on my first compilation, <i>Romance Never Dies</i>. Can you talk a little about the song? What was the driving force and inspiration behind it? <br />
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When I started writing "First Love," I wanted it to reflect the feeling of young love-- and being in love for the first time. When you listen to it, it's a really simple song; doesn't have a lot of lyrics and it's very repetitive. I wanted to communicate the obsession and desperation that can come along with love too, especially that first love.<br />
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You favorite song on your album Modern Day?<br />
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I'm not sure… that's a tough one. I think it would be, "<a href="http://bradleyfasthand.bandcamp.com/track/shoes-2">Shoes</a>." Shoes was a song that I adapted from an old gospel tune-- and Johnny Cash was the first person I heard perform it actually. It was on one of his gospel records. I've also heard a version by Mahalia Jackson. I have always just been struck by the words, and kind of how absurd the lyrics are.<br />
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Where did you record the album and what was this process like for you? Do you have plans on recording a second album?<br />
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I recorded most of the album at my Dad's house, with the exception of the piano, which was recorded on my Aunt's piano at her home. I usually start out with a bass line/vocal melody/chord progression and build a song from there.<br />
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In terms of a second album, I am actually demoing songs right now. I'm not sure if it will be a five to six song EP, or a full length, but I have plans to start recording very soon.<br />
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Believe it or not, it's just me and my brother. On our album "Modern Day," (and actually in all of our music), I write and record everything you hear-- everything except for the drums, which my brother plays. My friend Dylan Jennings is a great saxophone player and also played on a few tracks. When we perform live, some of our buddies play with us as well. It's kind of a rotating cast!</div>
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Believe it or not, the name is something that I came up with before I started this project, and just kept it in the back of my mind. I just liked the sound of it. People sometimes ask if its a euphemism for masturbation. It isn't.</div>
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I actually did a cover of Tonight You Belong To Me (that song from The Jerk w/ Steve Martin) on Soundcloud. I learned how to play ukelele just so I could cover it.<br />
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The Roots- they'd be my backing band.</div>
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What do you draw your inspiration from?</div>
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People watching, reality television, improv comedy, soul music, short stories, technology, roots music (not The Roots' music)</div>
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First concert you ever attended:</div>
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Johnny Cash</div>
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8 songs you couldn't live without?</div>
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<a href="http://8tracks.com/meghanfarrell/one-on-one-bradley-fasthand-s-songs">One-on-One: Bradley Fasthand's Songs</a> from <a href="http://8tracks.com/meghanfarrell">meghanfarrell</a> on <a href="http://8tracks.com/">8tracks Radio</a>.</div>
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1. Rock And Roll Suicide - David Bowie<br />
2. Suzanne - Leonard Cohen<br />
3. Mother - John Lennon<br />
4. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding<br />
5. My Favorite Things - John Coltrane<br />
6. Untitled (How Does It Feel?) - D'Angelo<br />
7. Naive Melody - Talking Heads<br />
8. Sunday Morning - Velvet Underground<br />
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Three albums that changed your life:<br />
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1. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust: David Bowie<br />
2. Otis Blue: Otis Redding <br />
3. Illinoise: Sufjan Stevens<br />
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What would you say is the best scene from a movie?<br />
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Your idols?<br />
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David Bowie, Otis Redding, Johnny Cash, Lou Reed, Steve Martin, Henry Rollins<br />
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Your ultimate goal?<br />
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To keep making good records, and of course, to tour.<br />
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Meghan Farrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196247017751461770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834033776599782814.post-56444052096922928362013-02-10T11:45:00.001-08:002013-02-18T06:36:01.492-08:00NYFW FW13 Highlights<div style="text-align: center;">
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Just a few of the highlights of FW13 in New York thus far!</div>
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So it finally happened! This Wednesday, my first compilation went into production. The first compilation (which I hope will be of many) is titled Romance Never Dies, and features an assortment of artists and songs which have appeared on the blog over the past four years. It will be a promotional item while I showcase at <a href="http://www.capsuleshow.com/">Capsule</a> New York and Paris this month.</div>
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