#What was NOISE?: UNSOUND, wrapped

#What was NOISE?: UNSOUND, wrapped

At UNSOUND 2024, a stacked lineup of far-flung artists gathered in Krakow to present their diverse interpretations of this year’s theme, NOISE. UNSOUND’s logo projected onto the wall of Kamienna 12. Photo by Michal Murawski.   Before Krakow’s annual UNSOUND festival kicked off on September 29, I sent its featured artists a deceptively simple question:…

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#The artists of UNSOUND define NOISE

#The artists of UNSOUND define NOISE

Krakow’s UNSOUND festival kicked off on Sunday. In honor of this year’s NOISE theme, we asked its featured artists a deceptively simple question: What the fuck is noise? Image via publicist.   “What the fuck is noise?” asks sound artist and theorist Mattin at the start of his essay “Theses on Noise,” laid out plainly…

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#Bill Callahan joins Old Fire on “Mephisto”

#Bill Callahan joins Old Fire on “Mephisto”

It’s the third single from the latter act’s Iterations EP, coming Friday via Western Vinyl. Old Fire’s John Mark Lapham (left) and Bill Callahan. Photo by Deborah Cannon.   Old Fire have shared the third single from their forthcoming Iterations EP. “Mephisto” is a slow-churning sea of synths, strings, and a Rhodes organ, with Bill…

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#10 songs you need in your life this week

#10 songs you need in your life this week

“#10 songs you need in your life this week” Tracks we love right now, in no particular order. (L) Jess Gleeson (M)Berger Myhre (R) ro.lexx   Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can’t get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order. “Sky Love” — Foxes It’s been nearly six…

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#Bill Callahan Shares New “Cowboy” Video: Watch

#Bill Callahan Shares New “Cowboy” Video: Watch

“#Bill Callahan Shares New “Cowboy” Video: Watch” Bill Callahan has shared a new video for “Cowboy,” from his 2020 album Gold Record. The surreal video was directed by Anthony Gasparro and Mikey Kampmann and features Callahan singing and playing guitar in a pulsating bed interspersed with footage of a mariachi band, a kid skateboarding, an…

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#Bill Callahan, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Cassie Berman Cover Silver Jews’ “The Wild Kindness”: Listen

#Bill Callahan, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Cassie Berman Cover Silver Jews’ “The Wild Kindness”: Listen

“#Bill Callahan, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Cassie Berman Cover Silver Jews’ “The Wild Kindness”: Listen” Continuing their covers series, Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy have recruited Cassie Berman (David Berman’s former wife and bandmate) for a rendition of Silver Jews’ “The Wild Kindness.” As Bonnie “Prince Billy” notes, there were a ton of guest…

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#Ty Segall Joins Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy for Johnnie Frierson Cover: Listen

#Ty Segall Joins Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy for Johnnie Frierson Cover: Listen

“#Ty Segall Joins Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy for Johnnie Frierson Cover: Listen” Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy have shared yet another cover song. For their version of Johnnie Frierson’s “Miracles,” the Bills recruited fellow Drag City artist Ty Segall. Check out the new “Miracles” video, directed by Sai Selvarajan, below. Bill and…

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#Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy Cover Lou Reed’s “Rooftop Garden”: Listen

#Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy Cover Lou Reed’s “Rooftop Garden”: Listen

“#Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy Cover Lou Reed’s “Rooftop Garden”: Listen” Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy are continuing their covers series with a rendition of Lou Reed’s Legendary Hearts closer “Rooftop Garden.” The cover features Cretan lute player George Xylouris (of Xylouris White). Check out the accompanying music video, directed by Kris Rey,…

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