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(01/12/12 4:38am)
There are noises, sights and smells that are stickier than fly paper. The sound of waves slapping sand, the scent of a magnolia, the taste of a madeleine cake dipped in tea (if you’re Proust, that is) — these are the sensory equivalent of psychotropic drugs, instantly evoking memories and emotions that might otherwise take some coaxing. The noises on a record are no different, and on Alpha Cop’s debut, This One’s For Luck, every track is charged with a similar sense of effusive, evocative sound.
(11/15/11 9:38pm)
Syl Johnson steers a conversation as he pleases. His answers are evasive, wavering between the literal and the metaphoric, and he’ll insert a simple “yes” or “no” where other musicians would wax poetic. Perhaps this comes with the territory of being a mythical merchant of soul, one whose legacy began to surface only recently and whose background is peppered with legend and lore.
(09/01/11 4:29am)
If Wesley Wolfe is sad, at least he’s honest. Painfully, unnervingly honest. Like Camus’ absurd hero — the Sisyphus type who has resigned himself to the way things are — there’s something respectable about the defeat that peppers “Cynics Need Love Too”.
(04/21/11 2:14am)
Here’s a fact with which we’re all well-acquainted: Chapel Hill is no New York City. Sometimes, that’s a good thing. Other times, it feels smaller than the clothes you outgrew in middle school.
(04/14/11 2:08am)
Record Store Day is one of the few days worth waking up at the crack of dawn. For musically minded folks, it’s like Christmas — special releases, in-stores and a gaggle of fellow audiophiles. Here’s Dive’s guide for this year’s local festivities.
(04/07/11 2:43am)
Kurt Vile is not the first man to write pensive lyrics or a hypnotic riff — far from it. The troubadour is a concept that stretches back in the depths of history, before the Dylans of the world made rock ‘n’ roll the voice of generations.
(03/31/11 2:25am)
Many of Hammer No More the Fingers’ songs on Black Shark start the same way.
(03/24/11 2:40am)
There are some bands whose heartache and triumphs transmit like whispered confessions. Even with a fast tempo, meaning is veiled in metaphor, shrouded in reverent angst and symbolism.
(03/24/11 2:10am)
The Nightlight has never been afraid to get weird. A glimpse at the beloved local venue’s website proves just as much — scattered between touring acts and local pop and rock favorites, you’ll find dance installations, home-brewed beer festivals and area noise showcases.
(02/03/11 4:17am)
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s February, and that means one terrifying thing: It will be Valentine’s Day soon.
(02/03/11 3:50am)
As a noun, “noise” carries with it a connotation of cacophony. When something is branded as “noisy,” it’s often the lawn mower that wakes you up on Saturday mornings or the neighbor’s obnoxious dog.
(01/20/11 3:36am)
The Triangle music scene has never been one to lie low. There’s a legacy here that stretches far into history, past Superchunk and Archers of Loaf, back to blues legends and early rock greats.
(12/02/10 3:34am)
It might be the inaugural year of the HearNC Music Video Festival, but Richard Jaimeyfield is a veteran in the local music and film scenes. After directing famed Chapel Hill band the Archers of Loaf’s “Web in Front” controversial music video (featuring a pair of copulating pigs), the director spent some time in Washington, D.C.
(11/18/10 4:25am)
The Scandinavian landscape is like a page out of a Brothers Grimm tale. Apparently, so is its music.
(11/18/10 4:19am)
There are plenty of adjectives that would suit Junip’s sound — ethereal, zen, otherworldly — but for the most part, they’d hint at a group whose sound evokes its Swedish origins.
(11/11/10 5:05am)
In many ways, The Autumn Defense is like Wilco’s more obscure twin.
(11/04/10 3:04am)
Raleigh’s Chatham County Line isn’t your parents’ back-country bluegrass band. The folk- and pop-influenced outfit translates an old genre into a modern tongue, penning songs about city life, love and the weariness that often accompanies both.
(10/28/10 4:32am)
Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo is the musical equivalent of Timothy Leary.
(10/14/10 2:27am)
It’s often said that in the end, man’s common denominators are death and taxes — and everyone knows taxes don’t make good rock ‘n’ roll.
(10/14/10 2:12am)
Stroll into Durham’s Counter Culture Coffee and it isn’t immediately clear that you’ve just walked into the headquarters of an influential international company. In the cupping room — where Friday morning coffee “cuppings,” or tastings, take place — you’ll see smooth, glistening espresso machines and rows of stools.