Afternoon Bites: Notes on Matmos, Adam Wilson in Cambodia, Vanessa Veselka, and More

“The idea of telepathy seems both romantic and creepy, disturbingly intimate, an ultimate self-annihilation; identical twins are popular in psychic experiments and horror movies alike.” Chris Randle wrote about Matmos for Hazlitt. Adam Wilson wrote about his recent visit to Cambodia. Vanessa Veselka: interviewed at Identity Theory. Warren Ellis on film adaptations, working with Molly Crabapple, and more. Jenn Pelly has some thoughts on the terrific DC punk band Priests at Pitchfork. Pete Swanson, who we interviewed earlier in the […]

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Band Booking: Pete Swanson on Blissful Noise and His “Police Academy” Inspiration

Pete Swanson, everybody. Maybe you first heard about him because he was one-half of the noise duo Yellow Swans, who did the blissed/abrasive/blissed thing pretty well? His solo debut, Man With Potential, built on that foundation, while his latest EP, the memorably-titled Punk Authority, follows in the dancier direction heard on last year’s Pro Style. Swanson makes memorable music that’s often delivered in memorable ways; Punk Authority is catchy and chaotic, danceable and dissonant. And so I caught up with him via email to […]

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