Imagine this: You walk into a performance art space, a small local theater that would traditionally hold plays or dance recitals. You’re given a program as you walk in. As you sit, waiting for the event to begin, people talk quietly around you. Then the lights dim, the talking stops, and 13 people wearing white enter the space through the same door you did.
What you are treated to next is not a piece of interpretive dance or an evening of spoken word, but more than an hour of bombastic psychedelic rock, mellow indie moments, classical compostions and mind-blowing noise. What is this mysterious event? It’s Oneida, the experimental Brooklyn rock band, playing their 2005 album ‘The Wedding’ in its entirety with a string quintet, back-up singers, a pianist and a pyschedelic light show. And that’s exactly …
In A Frozen Sea: A Year With Sigur Ros will be their first issue: 32 pages of images, interviews, and observations collected as A+R followed the Icelandic post-rock band through the last leg of their 2006Takk world tour. The first 5,000 copies will include the book, as well as three of Sigur Ros' 12″ LP's including, Agaetis Byrjun, ( ), Takk and Smaskifa, all rereleased exclusively for A+R. If 7 pieces of vinyl do not satiate your fanatic appetite, or if you're not lucky enough to catch one of the limited edition deals, visit the website, www.ainr.com, to hear, see, and discuss Sigur Ros. The site will also host a contest for unsigned bands, judged by Sigur Ros and famed producers Alan …
As soon as word gets around the office that Flosstradamus is comin’ into town, it is apparent that all of the URB crew is going to the Floss show (well, atleast all of the females). Us URB-ettes know it will be a night of non-stop sweaty hip shakin’ and body-rockin’. Floss hit up the ‘Check Yo' Ponytail’ party at Safari Sams in Hollywood this past Tuesday and we knew we was about to get up get up and get down! Read more for the hangover recap…
Flosstradamus, consisting of of Curt Cameruci (Autobot) and Josh Young (J2K) have been near and dear to the URB fam since they were featured in our Next 100 issue last Apr. Plus, they've played a rack of our parties—we know they are the shizzz when it comes …
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