CRYSTAL CASTLES IN AUSTINBloodshed and mayhem in Austin, Texas as Cannibal Cheerleader faves Crystal Castles ripped and snarled their way through a brief but electric set at La Zona Rosa. Thrashing through new tracks such as “Baptism” and “Yes/No” with reckless abandon while adding a new level of live carnage to their classics such as [...]
MARNIE STERN INTERVIEWWe here at Cannibal Cheerleader were among some of the most ardent fans of Marnie Stern’s sophomore release This is It… and we proclaimed it as one of our top albums of 2008. Now, before she heads down to Austin for SXSW 08, Marnie Stern has granted us an interview about her life, [...]
YEAH YEAH YEAHS REVEAL “ZERO”
Not sure if this leak was intentional or some fortunate coincidence, but the new single from New York art-rockers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Zero”, from their forthcoming third LP It’s Blitz!, has taken the blogosphere by storm. Featuring vintage synths care of Nick Zinner, an infectious dancey groove reminiscient of TV [...]
CANNIBAL CHEERLEADER’S BLOODY BEST
TOP TEN SONGS OF ‘08
10. Spinnerette – “Ghetto Love”
Squeaking in at the last second care of the newest incarnation of ex-Distiller Brody Dalle, Spinnerette, “Ghetto Love” combines spidery guitar riffs and wailing female vocals to make a part-industrial, part-punk masterpiece that rivals the tunes from such seminal works as Coral Fang. Highly recommended [...]
NEW TREASURE MAMMAL 7”Fresh from our mailbox to your computer screen comes the newest release from Phoenix-based rapper/experimental artist/motivational speaker Treasure Mammal, and boy it’s a doozy. The EP is a split with Whitman but it’s our friend T. Mammal who steals the show, especially with his excellent rendition of “Ain’t No Shame in My [...]
INTERVIEW WITH HEARTSREVOLUTIONHey Cannibal Cheerleader faithful, sorry about not updating yesterday, I was busy putting the finishing touches on Issue #2 of the CC zine, the cover of which you can see below! However, on to today’s business, which is a double update to make up for yesterday beginning with an exclusive interview with Lo, [...]
EXCLUSIVE BE YOUR OWN PET PICSWe still haven’t stopped crying about the untimely demise of one of our favorite bands Be Your Own Pet, the Nashville punk foursome that decided to call it quits only after two barn-burning, madness-inducing albums. Luckily we got to see them the final time they swung through Austin (unbeknownst to [...]
EXCLUSIVE CRYSTAL CASTLES REMIXGiven that Crystal Castles seems to be partaking in a never-ending tour around the world, one might think it hard to bang out new material in the meantime. Not so according to Andy of Lies Records who just shot us over this exclusive remix by Crystal Castles’ Ethan Kath, the first of [...]
THE HIVES INVADE AUSTINAccording to this Pitchfork report, after a string of European festivals the infamously insane Hives will be invading our shores with an American tour that thankfully dips south into Austin. Looks like they’ll be playing Sept. 16th at Stubb’s so mark your calendars now people. This is all of course to support [...]
SOUTHERN DRAMA IN AUSTINPerforming at Austin’s own Beauty Bar last night, Southern Drama managed surpass all our expectations and capture a refreshing slice of retro-country rock with a subversive edge that proved both genuine and engaging. There exists a level of underlying difficulty when playing any version of country music – the danger of the [...]
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